Overview

Key facts

Rooted and actively engaged in the ecology, ethics and politics of design, Emily Carr University’s MDes programs are for designers who take risks, think unconventionally, seek to foster change, and actively contribute to local and global cultural ecologies.
The Design programs are built on critical, practice-based creative research. Throughout your time at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, faculty, staff and peers will contribute to your professional development by mentoring, challenging and supporting you as you work to uncover, cultivate and refine your thesis project, a creative product comprising both a practical and written component. With the assistant and supervision of a faculty mentor, your thesis project will be fostered in-studio classes and research seminars by skilled faculty with a diverse range of design expertise.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Graduate Design Studio
Design Research Methods
Contemporary Dialogues in Design

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Vancouver, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

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90

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General requirements

If you are applying to the Master of Design degrees, you must hold a recognized four-year Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Media Arts, or Bachelor of Architecture degree.

Applicants holding a Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field may apply. Applicants holding a three-year Bachelor's degree may apply if it is equivalent to a four-year Canadian degree.

Your minimum grade point average must be 3.0 (B) or higher from an accredited university or institute.

Applicants must submit a portfolio and supporting documents online. Supporting documents include:

Statement of Intent
Recommendation Letters
Curriculum Vitae/Resume
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Tuition Fees

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32330 CAD / year

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20467 CAD / year

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Living costs

Vancouver

Canada

1590 - 2686 CAD / month

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