Established in 1876, OCAD University is committed to art and design education, practice and research and to knowledge and invention across a comprehensive range of disciplines. The university continuously builds on its traditional, studio-based strengths, adding new methods to learning that champion cross-disciplinary practice, partnership and the integration of emerging technologies. OCADs courses and research bridge fields of digital media and design, sustainability, health and wellness, cultural diversity and indigenous cultures. The college has more than 4,500 students and 16 undergraduate programs. Field placement and internship prospects are available in almost every program.
The university’s power to offer graduate students a distinctive skill is solidly rooted in its 139-year history of delivering uncompromising art and design schooling. Its graduate degree programs suggest the next generation of artists, designers and industry leaders a level of scholarship that is virtually incomparable in Canada. Campus Life, within OCAD U's Student Success Programs, certif... Read more
Established in 1876, OCAD University is committed to art and design education, practice and research and to knowledge and invention across a comprehensive range of disciplines. The university continuously builds on its traditional, studio-based strengths, adding new methods to learning that champion cross-disciplinary practice, partnership and the integration of emerging technologies. OCADs courses and research bridge fields of digital media and design, sustainability, health and wellness, cultural diversity and indigenous cultures. The college has more than 4,500 students and 16 undergraduate programs. Field placement and internship prospects are available in almost every program.
The university’s power to offer graduate students a distinctive skill is solidly rooted in its 139-year history of delivering uncompromising art and design schooling. Its graduate degree programs suggest the next generation of artists, designers and industry leaders a level of scholarship that is virtually incomparable in Canada. Campus Life, within OCAD U's Student Success Programs, certifies that students have access to social, learning and development opportunities outside the classroom. The programs inspire enhanced personal growth, connection, engagement, leadership, self-confidence, interpersonal and team-building skills. CAD U is located at the center of the nation's art, design, business and new media capital, on the ancestral and traditional territories of the Mississauga’s of the New Credit, the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabe and the Huron-Wendat, the original owners and custodians of the land on which we stand.
Approximately 23% of the 255 postgraduate students are international, while they make up about 9% of the total undergraduate student population. The institution has a full-time academic staff of over 250 instructors and administrative staff of more than 485 members.
The academic structure of OCAD U is categorized into three faculties, focused on different disciplines of art, design, liberal arts and sciences. Each faculty offers a range of educational programs across undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
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