Master of Design - Interaction

Our immersive Master of Design is for designers who aspire to create experiences and products that transform our local and global communities. Grounded in critical theory and material experimentation, our program streams are actively engaged in the ecology, ethics and politics of design. Our program streams are built on critical, practice-based creative research. Throughout your time at Emily Carr, faculty, staff, and peers will contribute to your professional development by mentoring, challenging, and supporting you.

Your thesis project a creative product comprising both of innovation through media and written component will be fostered in-studio classes and research seminars by skilled and attentive faculty supervisors. Our MDes Interaction pathway is a two-year, on-campus degree that includes coursework, creative research, and material exploration. The MDes Interaction program has a UX/UI focus, but goes far beyond that, too. Students investigate and challenge design approaches related to nature, services and systems, human relations with technology, ethics in data, and much more.

As an MDes Interaction student, you'll participate in innovative and generative coursework and independent thesis development. You'll choose a research focus area within the interaction design realm. This may involve researching human behaviour, the overlap between the physical and digital, the use of ephemeral materials, psychology in design, and other related topics of interest.

In a studio-practice and research-based environment, you will be encouraged to challenge assumptions on how we engage with one another and the world around us. With access to various on-campus labs (including a VR lab) and participatory research guidance, you will lead and contribute to futuring, speculative writing, and experimental and collaborative design.

If you are applying to the Master of Design or Master of Fine Arts degrees, you must hold a recognized Bachelor's degree from an accredited academic institution.
We accept applications from applicants who hold the following undergraduate degrees: Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Media Arts, Bachelor of Architecture.
Applicants holding a Bachelor's degree in a field outside of art and design may also apply, but must demonstrate studio proficiency.
Applicants holding a three-year Bachelor's degree may apply if it is equivalent to a four-year Canadian degree.
Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (B).
Applicants in the final year of their Bachelor's degree may apply.

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TOEFL iBT - Minimum of 90 out of 120 points including a minimum score in each of the four skills, Speaking 22/30, Reading 22/30, Writing 22/30 and Listening 20/30.
IELTS - Minimum band 7.0 including a minimum score in each component, Speaking 7.0, Reading 7.0, Writing 7.0 and Listening 6.5.