Design
If you have questions about the MDes or MA Program, contact graduatedesign@yorku.ca.
The Master of Design (MDes) program is a full-time two-year, practice-based program that explores the research challenges faced by contemporary visual communication design. We provide students with the tools and confidence needed to meet the demands posed by today’s constantly shifting context of technology, media, aesthetics, and information. We prepare graduates for careers as practicing designers, design researchers, and educators by engaging students in critical practice, theory, and methodology.
Our program offers strongly supportive design studies courses that provide a foundation for doctoral studies in the rapidly developing area of design research.
Our program embraces intellectually curious students interested in experimental and investigative approaches to design practice, theory and research in communication design.
Master of Arts in Design Research (MA in Design Research)
For designers who want to energize their practice, the MA in Design Research’s 3-semester applied emphasis allows a student to immediately transfer what they learned into the workplace. The MA shares the same curriculum as the first year of the MDes program but culminates in a 1-semester Major Research Project or Major Research Paper completed under the guidance and support of a supervisor rather than a 12-month thesis. The MA program helps students develop the applied research expertise needed in today’s workforce and offers practical and attainable means of developing a strong, forward-thinking contemporary practice. Students sharpen their design skills, gain exposure to design research methods, and learn to articulate the value of design-based innovation.
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Degrees Offered
MDes
PROGRAM LENGTH (FULL-TIME)
5 term(s)
PROGRAM COMPONENT(S)
- Thesis
MINIMUM REQUIRED GPA
B
FALL ENTRY
- Full-time
Deadline - Fall (Full-time Applicants Only)
2023-02-15
English Proficiency Requirement
| Minimum TOEFL (Paper-based) | 600 |
| Minimum TOEFL (Internet-based) | 100 |
| IELTS (Academic Module) | 7.5 |
| YUELI | Academic Program Level 9 with Distinction |
| YUELI Graduate Studies Preparation Program (GSPP) | Graduate with distinction |
| CAEL | Overall score of 70, no component score less than 60 |
| Minimum CPE Score | C |
| Minimum CAE Score | B |
| Duolingo | 140 |
| PTE Academic | 76 |
MA
PROGRAM LENGTH (FULL-TIME)
3 term(s)
PROGRAM COMPONENT(S)
- Major Research Project, OR
- Major Research Paper
MINIMUM REQUIRED GPA
B
FALL ENTRY
- Full-time
Deadline - Fall (Full-time Applicants Only)
2023-02-15
English Proficiency Requirement
| Minimum TOEFL (Paper-based) | 600 |
| Minimum TOEFL (Internet-based) | 100 |
| IELTS (Academic Module) | 7.5 |
| YUELI | Academic Program Level 9 with Distinction |
| YUELI Graduate Studies Preparation Program (GSPP) | Graduate with distinction |
| CAEL | Overall score of 70, no component score less than 60 |
| Minimum CPE Score | C |
| Minimum CAE Score | B |
| Duolingo | 140 |
| PTE Academic | 76 |
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