Offered by OCAD University in Toronto, Canada, MA/MS in Digital Futures is a master's degree in Digital Media & Game Development programme. The programme runs for 2 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 13,807 per semester (CAD 5,668 per semester for local students).
This graduate program leads to a Master of Design or Master of Fine Arts over two years of full-time study at the Toronto campus, centred on critical engagement with disruptive technologies through creative computation, creative techniques, critical theory, digital methods, research, and intensive project and prototyping courses in studio, lab, and maker-space settings. Students carry out individual research and creation overseen by a principal advisor and supervisory committee, culminating in a creative digital thesis project supported by a written paper. The program connects to research labs covering areas such as games, social technologies, and public visualization, and offers internship and study-abroad options alongside elective choices. It suits students with backgrounds in design, technology, culture, or enterprise who are preparing for careers such as app, web, or games designer, digital project lead, cultural producer, creative technologist, transmedia producer, or entrepreneur.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Digital Futures's own program page states no admission requirements beyond a link to OCAD University's general graduate admission requirements, published on the graduate admissions site, which this program follows. Applicants need a BA, BFA, BDes, or comparable honours degree from a recognized post-secondary institution; unofficial transcripts from every post-secondary institution attended are required with the application, with official sealed transcripts due only on admission. Two letters of recommendation submitted directly by referees through the Graduate Application Portal, and a $110 CAD non-refundable application fee, are required of every applicant. Applicants whose prior education was not completed in English must submit an approved language test: IELTS Academic 7.0 overall with no band below 7.0, TOEFL iBT 90 overall (Reading 22, Listening 20, Speaking 22, Writing 22), or Duolingo 120. Program-specific materials commonly include a statement of intent (500-1,200 words), a CV, and 3-7 work samples; Digital Futures has not published further specifics of its own.
Application Details
Start Date:September
Application Deadline:OCAD University admits only in September each year through OUAC, and as of September 2026 it has not yet posted specific dates for fall 2027 entry; the most recently published cycle, fall 2026, set a recommended application deadline of February 1, 2026 and a portfolio-submission deadline of February 10, 2026, with applications opening in early October 2025. OCAD applies the same recommended deadline to domestic and international applicants alike and does not publish a separate international date. The university describes admission as continuing on a rolling basis after the recommended deadline while space remains, rather than as a hard cutoff. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
