Overview

Key Features

The Department also offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Arts degree in History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture.

Programs leading to the Art and Design program at University of Alberta degree provide advanced studies in Visual Communication Design or Industrial Design. Programs leading to the MFA degree are designed to provide advanced studies in Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking, or Drawing/Intermedia.

Programs leading to the MA and PhD degrees in the History of Art, Design, and Visual Culture provide for advanced study and research. The MA can be either course-based or thesis-based.

Graduate students in studio are provided with adequate independent working spaces and with access to all the equipment necessary to develop their studies and explorations. A well-endowed University library and a departmental visual resources centre featuring access to digital images and over 300,000 slides provide reference material. Eighteen full-time members in the academic staff are available for supervision and discussion.

Inquiries should be addressed to the Coordinator of Graduate Studies, Department of Art and Design.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Art

Design

History of Art, Design and Visual Culture

Research

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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120

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TOEFL^® IBT

95

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Edmonton, Canada

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

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120

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95

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65

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

The Department’s minimum admission requirements for all master’s programs are a general undergraduate degree with a grade point average of 3.0 in the last two years of undergraduate work (or graduate work) at the University of Alberta

and a minimum TOEFL score of 95 (internet-based, with at least 21 per section) or equivalent, or a minimum score of 65 on the Pearson Test of English where applicable

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

10519 CAD / year

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Citizens or residents

4924 CAD / year

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Additional Details

Course based:

National: $268.80 per credit
International: $671.84 per credit

Living costs

Edmonton

Canada

1201 - 1992 CAD / month

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