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BFA Photography at OCAD University

OCAD University, Canada

Programme overview

Students develop technical, creative and critical skills across analogue, digital and emerging approaches to image-making, with access to digital labs, darkrooms, film processing stations and studios. The four-year program leads to a BFA.

Faculty: Faculty of Art  |  Duration: 4 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

First year is the first-year art program; courses cover photography history, theory and criticism, lighting, composition, editing and production, and moving image and installation.

Career pathways

Graduates become independent artists, freelance photographers and videographers, fashion, commercial and editorial photographers, curatorial and gallery staff, educators and photo editors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Ontario high school applicants: minimum overall average of 70%. Also required: portfolio, statement of intent and official transcripts.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Fall entry (September) for all programs; Winter entry (January, Winter 2028 intake) is available only to applicants other than current Ontario high school students.

Fall 2027 entry: applications open September 2026 through OUAC; recommended deadline 15 January 2027 for current Ontario high school students; 1 February 2027 for all other applicants; portfolio submission deadline 10 February 2027 (portfolio via SlideRoom). Winter 2028 entry (non-Ontario-high-school applicants only): application deadline 1 May 2027, portfolio deadline 10 May 2027.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.ocadu.ca/apply

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