📖Introduction

Emily Carr University of Art and Design is a prestigious institution located in Vancouver, Canada, dedicated to nurturing creativity and innovation in the fields of art, design, and media arts. As one of Canada's top art schools, Emily Carr offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, providing students with a transformative learning experience that combines theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and critical thinking. With a focus on interdisciplinary collaboration, experiential learning, and hands-on studio work, the university prepares students to become highly skilled artists, designers, and media practitioners, empowering them to make meaningful contributions to the art and design industry. Emily Carr's vibrant community, world-class faculty, and cutting-edge facilities create an inspiring environment for students to explore their artistic vision, push boundaries, and forge successful careers in the creative industries.

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📚About the Program

Through ink, pencil, or paint, make your mark on the world. Drawing is a way to engage with your surroundings and context, using a range of techniques and tools to translate, subvert, and communicate the world around you. Drawing requires creativity and experimentation—it asks that you explore new modes of representation and use your unique perspective to reflect or reimagine an image. At the same time, it involves developing your technical skills so that you can bring your vision or concept to life. Drawing is both a dynamic and historically rich medium. In the Drawing program, you'll work with a range of contemporary and traditional materials, and experiment with techniques, tools, media, papers, and other supports. Your studies will be a blend of hands-on, technical studio courses alongside theoretical and conceptual ones taught by established and award-winning artists. This blend gives you the freedom to define your own approach as an artist. It will also teach you how to situate your practice in relation to larger themes, histories, communities, and contemporary styles. The program is designed to grant you many opportunities to develop your own drawing practice. You’ll hone your skills and ask critical questions that can influence the way we see the world. Depending on your individual path, you'll discover the possibilities for drawing from your imagination, sharing narratives, creating unconventional forms, and creating compelling images from real life. Students will produce strong bodies of work for exhibiting and defining themselves as innovative artists — and graduate equipped to jump into professional roles in the arts. Through collaborative workshops, self-directed projects, and individual guidance from instructors, you'll have many chances to build community and define your practice as a visual artist and researcher. Show less
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📖Program Curriculum

Program Structure
Credits: 120
Year 1: First-Year Foundation Studies
Year 2-4: Drawing courses and electives
Designation: Bachelor of Fine Arts, Majoring in Visual Arts (BFA, Visual Arts)
Faculty: The Audain Faculty of Art

Example Courses
2DAN 205: Drawing for Animation
ILUS 206: Ideation + Sequence
DRWG 218: Perception + Invention
DRWG 307: Collage
DRWG 309: Narrative Images
VAST 420: Special Topics in Drawing

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🏫About Emily Carr University of Art and Design

Emily Carr University of Art and Design is a renowned institution located in Vancouver, Canada, dedicated to nurturing creativity, artistic expression, and design innovation. Established in 1925, the university offers a diverse range of undergraduate and graduate programs in art, design, media arts, and related fields. With a commitment to interdisciplinary education, Emily Carr provides students with a unique learning experience that combines theoretical knowledge, technical skills, and critical thinking. The university's vibrant campus, state-of-the-art facilities, and world-class faculty create an inspiring environment for students to explore their artistic potential and develop their creative voice. Through hands-on studio work, collaborative projects, and opportunities for exhibitions and showcases, Emily Carr prepares students to become accomplished artists, designers, and media practitioners. Graduates of Emily Carr University are equipped with the skills, vision, and entrepreneurial mindset to thrive in the dynamic and evolving creative industries. Emily Carr's strong connection to the local arts community and its global partnerships further enhance students' exposure to diverse perspectives and opportunities for artistic growth. With its rich history, dedication to artistic excellence, and commitment to fostering creativity, Emily Carr University of Art and Design remains at the forefront of shaping the future of art and design education.

🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:
  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

526 RMB

Tuition fee:

24,936 CAD per year

99,746 CAD in total

❓✅❌ Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied a degree in English before
- Can demonstrate a high level of English
- Having an English certificate such as IELTS level 6 or TOEFL 95 and above is an advantage.

Minimum education level: High School.

You need to have above average grades for the program. C average or above 55%.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

Application step 1

Application step 2

Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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