Overview
Placing creativity at the heart of learning, the Media and Design Innovation at Toronto Metropolitan University program is designed specifically for innovative makers and leading practitioners.
Graduates of the program are trained to be intellectually agile creative professionals with a strong capacity for in-depth innovation and problem-solving.
Career outcomes
- university and college professors
- researcher-practitioners in digital media and design industries
- senior research scientists
- developers within industry-based research centres
- government and policy-related careers
Programme Structure
Research areas within the program are diverse and may include:- creative technology development and prototyping
- curation and contemporary exhibition practices
- digital fashion design and fabrication
- experimental modes of storytelling and user interaction
- innovation in music production and distribution
- new models of journalistic dissemination
- numerous other areas of creative media practice
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 48 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before , International
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- first consideration date for fall admission: January 19
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Design Media Studies & Mass Media View 6 other PhDs in Media Studies & Mass Media in CanadaAcademic requirements
English requirements
Student insurance
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- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Completion of a master’s degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum grade point average (GPA) or equivalent of 3.33/4.33 (B+)
- Statement of research interest
- Resumé/CV
- Transcripts
- Two letters of recommendation
- Two samples of work (one written and one example of your creative practice). For guidelines on other forms of support material, please contact the program director.
- English language proficiency requirement
Tuition Fee
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International
25359 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 25359 CAD per year during 48 months. -
National
10008 CAD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 10008 CAD per year during 48 months.
- Ontario students: $8,976 per year
Living costs for Toronto
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Funding
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