Interdisciplinary Art, Media and Design (IAMD)

The IAMD program at OCAD University is a research-intensive laboratory where creation functions as a primary mode of inquiry. We challenge you to build a rigorous practice that navigates the fluid intersections of culture, emerging technology, and decolonial frameworks. By entering this vibrant ecosystem of makers and community builders, you will spark intercultural dialogue and dissolve the traditional boundaries between digital and physical space.

The Synergy of Context and Creation

Our curriculum is built on the intentional integration of your creative research with the global and professional environments it inhabits. This approach ensures your work is not merely visionary, but purposefully positioned to lead contemporary discourse. You will construct a sophisticated research architecture that bridges:

• Ancestral Traditions: Deep engagement with heritage, lineage, and historical memory.

• Performance: The body and presence as sites of expression and resistance.

• Advanced Fabrication: The cutting edge of digital, material, and physical craft.

The Path to Mastery

Whether pursuing an MFA, MDes, or MA, you will master decolonial pedagogies and critical methodologies that ground your work in relation to Indigenous knowledges. Your journey concludes with a public graduate exhibition and a critical thesis—a contribution of fresh insight to the field, designed to ensure your practice resonates with maximum impact across the global creative landscape.