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Master of Fine Arts Visual Arts at University of Ottawa

University of Ottawa, Canada

Programme overview

The MFA in Visual Arts is a bilingual graduate programme covering photography and media arts, sculpture, painting and drawing, video and installation art. Students study the theories informing contemporary art and image culture and may follow an interdisciplinary studio approach or specialise in one medium.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts  |  Department: Department of Visual Arts  |  Duration: 2 years (five terms of full-time enrolment); full-time only  |  Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

42 units: studio courses (Independent Studio, Integrated Studio I-II, Advanced Studio I-II), theory courses (Art and Cultural Theory, Art and Its Mediation, The Work of Art in Context, plus a professional internship or approved substitute) and a thesis presentation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A portfolio that demonstrates significant artistic accomplishment and potential; A solid background in the history and theory of art, with a particular emphasis on contemporary art and art discourse, as demonstrated by the student having completed at least 12 units of art history and theory courses at the undergraduate level, with at least nine of those units in contemporary art. ​ Note: The Admissions Committee may, when recommending admission, add up to two undergraduate art history and theory courses to the normal requirements of the master’s. At least a basic technical grounding in the visual and multi-media disciplines in which they will be working during their time in the program, as s

Graduate studies application fee is $125.00, paid on the OUAC website; Telfer EMBA application is $198.00 (amounts effective September 1, 2026). Master's applicants need an honours bachelor's degree or equivalent with an average of 70% (B) over the last 20 courses.

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