Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts

Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts
Duration2 Years
LevelMasters Program
  • In this bilingual two-year program students will work within a variety of artistic practices, from photography and media arts to sculpture, painting and drawing, video and installation art
  • Students will take an in-depth look at theories informing contemporary art and image culture, and choose between an interdisciplinary studio approach or specializing in a single medium
  • Students will study courses like Art and Cultural Theory, Advanced Studio I, Advanced Studio II, Art and Its Mediation, The Work of Art in Context, etc
  • Each MFA student is provided with their own individual artist’s studio and enjoys access to the Department’s state-of-the-art technical facilities, including painting and sculpture studios, darkrooms, digital and 3-D printing laboratories
  • Theory courses provide exposure to contemporary artistic and cultural discourse, and the basis for students’ contextualization of their personal studio work within current art practice and theoretical investigation
Fees componentsAmount
Tuition & fees1572780 INR
Insurance36723 INR
Transportation36838 INR
Textbooks and Supplies92384 INR
Total165945 INR

Entry Criteria

Class 12thNo specific cutoff mentioned
Bachelors70.0%
  • Applicants to the program are required to have a bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts (either a BFA or a BA with major or specialization in Visual Arts), with a minimum B+ (75%) average in the last two years of study and an overall B (70%) average
  • Applicants should have 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
  • Applicants should also have 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 shown by the admission portfolio and/or undergraduate studies
  • Candidates with an honours bachelor’s degree in another discipline may be accepted if they submit a portfolio of exceptional quality

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

ExamsTOEFL: 92
  • Minimum Scores required: 92-93

IELTS: 6.5
  • with an individual score of 6.0 in each band

Additional info
  • Applicants should have a portfolio that demonstrates significant artistic accomplishment and potential
  • Applicants also expected to have a proficiency in one of the two official languages (English or French) and at least a passive knowledge of the other official language, that is, the ability to read and understand it
  • Applicants also should have proof, as demonstrated by their portfolio and exhibition records, that they have been capable of sustaining an artistic practice for at least two years since completing undergraduate studies. This regulation may be waived for older students with outstanding records of artistic accomplishment.
  • Application to the graduate program is a highly competitive process
  • Applications are chosen based not only on the quality of artistic productions to date but also on academic potential
  • Applicants on the shortlist may be interviewed (in person or by telephone conference call)
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