New Media - BFA
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Discover your creative potential by learning to fuse emerging technologies with artistic practice. The New Media program focuses on the design and creative production of interactive and experiential art. Learn skills in interaction design, gaming, interactive storytelling, robotics, wearable computing, art installations, digital fabrication, AR/VR and more!
Access creative technology and cutting-edge facilities that are home to 3D modelling, AR/VR, CNC routers, laser cutters, 3D printers, robotic arms, motion capture and much more. Join the Innovation Studio, an incubator for storytelling and creative entrepreneurship. Connect with global creators and tap into the industry through collaborations with TIFF Bell Lightbox, the Ontario Science Centre and more. Gain global perspectives through boot camps in Los Angeles and London.
In your third year, you can choose from pathways in:
- New Media Art
- Interactive Design
- Video Games
Program info
Faculty:
The Creative School
Program format(s):
Full time: 4 Year
Degree:
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Grade range:
Mid 70s1
Requirements:
Grades-Only
Experiential learning:
Optional internship2
Academic requirements
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent with a minimum of six Grade 12 U or M courses including the following program specific requirements.
Typically, a minimum overall average of 70% establishes eligibility for admission consideration; subject to competition individual programs may require higher prerequisite grades and/or higher overall averages:
- A minimum grade of 70% or higher will be required in Grade 12 U English/anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred).
Academic admission requirements for all other applicants are available on the admission requirements page.
Tuition and fees
For detailed fees information, visit tuition and fees by program.
Full-time format 2023-2024:
Ontario students fees range: $7,232 - $7,738
Out-of-province students fees range: $8,060 - $8,582
International student fees range: $33,462 - $33,881
First-year courses
Here is a preview of first-year courses based on the available undergraduate calendar information.
Your future
- Creative technologist
- Interaction designer
- Game developer
- Entrepreneur
- Professional artist
- Graduate studies in interactive art and design
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Notes:
- Actual minimum grade ranges required for fall 2024 admission/wait list consideration will be determined based on grades and qualifications presented by the applicant pool as they become available. Required grade ranges may fluctuate from year to year (up or down) as a result of competition. Applicants not educated in Ontario may present the equivalent of the Ontario requirements. TMU reserves the right to determine equivalency at its sole discretion.
- Experiential learning details adjusted from "mandatory internship" to "optional internship," February 22, 2024
Disclaimer:
While every effort is made to ensure accuracy on this site, in the event of a discrepancy, TMU's current Undergraduate Calendar is the official reference.