224 Master's degrees in Arts, Design & Architecture in Canada
Cinema and Media Studies
The two-year M.A. program offers students the opportunity to pursue Cinema and Media Studies at University of British Columbia through coursework and an M.A. thesis project. There are particular strengths in contemporary Anglophone cinema and television products and cultures within a global context.
Contemporary Arts
The SCA's Master of Arts in Contemporary Arts fromSimon Fraser University, thinks across the arts with an intermedial perspective. Students gain a well-rounded, interdisciplinary expertise by examining their chosen object of study (such as an artwork or movement) through theoretical and historical perspectives from art history, cinema studies, performance studies, and digital arts.
Creative Writing and Theatre
At the University of British Columbia, we have Canada's oldest and most respected MFA Program in Creative Writing and Theatre. Offering an unprecedented 11 genres for potential study, students work in a learner-centered, workshop-driven program which offers an exciting breadth of choices, award-winning faculty and a setting in one of the world's most beautiful and livable cities.
Visual Arts
The Visual Arts program offered at University of Ottawa is bilingual and covers a variety of artistic practices, from photography and media arts to sculpture, painting and drawing, video and installation art.
Theatre Studies
The Theatre Studies program of University of Guelph is a research-based degree that offers students the opportunity to work with award-winning theatre scholars and practitioners.
Architecture
The Master of Architecture is a professional graduate degree from University of British Columbia, leading to certification with the Canadian Architectural Certification Board. It is a highly demanding three-year program that includes design studios alongside courses in history and theory, technical and material systems, and design media.
Film - Production and Screenwriting
At the Film - Production and Screenwriting MFA program at York University, you'll embark on a two-year program, taking courses with our faculty of award-winning filmmakers and completing a thesis film or digital work. You'll have access to extensive production facilities and computing equipment.

Arts Administration and Cultural Management
The Arts Administration and Cultural Management graduate certificate programme from Humber Polytechnic is for those who wish to combine their passion for arts, culture and heritage with business acumen and management skills.
Urban Forestry Leadership
The University of British Columbia’s Master of Urban Forestry Leadership (MUFL) is a unique, intensive 13-month course-based master’s programme for those ready to shape the cities of tomorrow. As the only programme of its kind, MUFL offers a truly interdisciplinary education—blending expertise from arboriculture, forestry, urban planning, landscape architecture, and urban forestry.
Digital Film and Media Production
The Digital Film and Media Production program at Red River College Polytechnic is a post-graduate diploma program that has been developed to provide students the necessary practical and theoretical skills to start a career in film and media production.

Visual Effects and Editing for Contemporary Media
This Visual Effects and Editing for Contemporary Media Postgrad.Cert from Fanshawe College will give you the skills for a career as a specialized post-production professional.
Directing
A professionally oriented Directing program at the University of Alberta which offers 6 directing exercises in various theatres, including 3 full length productions.
Music - Collaboration, Curation, and Creative Performance
Embark on a lifelong career in music and the performing arts with this comprehensive and inclusive Music - Collaboration, Curation, and Creative Performance programme at Wilfrid Laurier University. Discover your unique artistic identity and answer the question: “Who are you as an artist?”
Choral Conducting
The Department of Music has developed the Master of Choral Conducting degree at the University of Alberta in three distinct fields: Choral Conducting, Composition, and Performance. The Performance concentration includes studies in piano, voice, strings and selected other instruments, as well as routes in piano pedagogy and wind band conducting.
Visual Communication Design
The Visual Communication Design program at the University of Alberta prepares you to create communications that inform, entertain, educate and generally improve people’s health and well-being.
Studio Arts
The Studio Arts programme at Concordia University Montréal is a three-year, full-time Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree. This thesis-based course focuses on advanced visual arts practice and critical inquiry. Students engage in intensive studio work to refine their professional artistic identity within a world-class faculty.
Music
Building on the reputation for excellent undergraduate education in performance, composition, and digital audio arts, the Music program at University of Lethbridge offers students the opportunity to join a dynamic community of experienced and active professional musicians and scholars.
Urban Planning
Urban Planning offered by McGill University is the process by which a community shapes its environment to meet its needs and realize its aspirations.
Systems Design Engineering
The Department and Graduate Studies web sites provide information designed to help applicants determine their eligibility for admission. We offer a master degree in Systems Design Engineering at University of Waterloo.
Visual Arts
The Master of Fine Arts Program in Visual Arts at the University of Windsor is a two-year, studio-centered program geared towards creative exploration, innovative experimentation and the development of a sustainable artistic practice.