HD in Fine Arts - Advanced is a higher diploma in Visual Arts programme taught at Durham College in Oshawa, Canada. The programme runs for 6 semesters, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,489 per year (CAD 2,776 per year for local students).
The Fine Arts – Advanced program centres on critical discussion and exposure to artists with similar aesthetic concerns, encouraging students to develop the direction and ideas already evident in their earlier coursework. Study combines preparation for work in the visual arts with attention to the student's ongoing role as a practicing artist engaged with their community, framed around addressing contemporary challenges.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Durham College's minimum entry is an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, or Mature Student Status. The Fine Arts - Advanced diploma adds only Grade 12 English at the C or U level, with prior experience or exposure to art and design making recommended but not required; it states no minimum admission average. The program page states no English-language test score of its own for international applicants and points to Durham's institution-wide requirement for certificate, diploma and advanced diploma programs, set out on the college's international admissions page: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 80 with no section below 20, PTE Academic 53 overall with no section below 49, CAEL 60 overall with no section below 60, or Duolingo English Test 105; domestic applicants may instead evidence English with the required Grade 12 English credit. Students must supply their own laptop, a Mac notebook recommended, meeting the program's published hardware and software specification before classes start.
Application Details
Start Date:September intake - the only intake listed on this program's page. Classes begin 8 September 2026 in the current cycle.
Application Deadline:Domestic (apply at ontariocolleges.ca): equal-consideration date 1 February for a September start - 1 February 2026 covered the September 2026 intake and the same rule applies to the next September intake. Applications completed after the equal-consideration date are still accepted and assessed while seats remain. International: apply through Durham College's own international application, not ontariocolleges.ca; Durham publishes no general international closing date and directs applicants to the Intakes and Availability table on the program page.
