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MFA and PhD academic requirements for our graduate program can be found at Faculty of Graduate Studies—Program Requirements. MFA Students complete their degree by exhibition and thesis support paper. PhD
Current Academic Year Healthcare For students with no Employment component in their funding package, Healthcare coverage will be provided via YUGSA. There is a charge associated with this coverage—A healthcare bursary of $1,000/academic year is provided For students with an Employment component in their funding package, Healthcare Benefit Coverage is included through CUPE 3903—there is […]
We are unable to accept any international graduate students who cannot fund their own tuition and all other costs. International applicants are not eligible for York funding opportunities or teaching positions.If you are an international applicant and wish to discuss this, please contact largo@yorku.ca. Applications to the Graduate Program in Visual Art must be completed online. […]
Preparing your application to graduate studies at York University and/or other interested universities requires research and planning. Some students start preparing their plans for graduate studies as early as two years before they submit their application. Consider the following information below to help guide you through a successful application process. We are unable to accept […]
We are unable to accept any international graduate students who cannot fund their own tuition and all other costs. International applicants are not eligible for York funding opportunities or teaching positions.If you are an international applicant and wish to discuss this, please contact Professor Marissa Largo at largo@yorku.ca. Focus on your visual art practice in a […]
How to Reach Us Graduate Program in Visual Art 255 Centre for Fine Arts 4700 Keele StreetToronto, ON M3J1P3 416-736-2100 x 55533 416-736-5710 dburns@yorku.ca Program Administration Graduate Program Director Marissa Largo 416-736-5187 largo@yorku.ca Graduate Program Assistant Dawn Burns 416-736-2100 x 55533 dburns@yorku.ca
Our Visual Art Graduate Program offers a vibrant community of artists and art historians engaged in research, theory and contemporary art practices—providing graduate students with an educational experience that will be intense, rewarding and productive. Both the MFA and PhD programs have an established history of contributing to the contemporary Canadian art scene. Our students […]
Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Combined MFA/MBA, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) At York, the Visual Arts MFA / PhD programs are supported by a vibrant university culture that promotes a creative dialogue between the disciplines. This dialogue is sustained by an emphasis on team teaching approaches and faculty support for divergent views, which is reflected […]