Art Schools Worldwide

Master’s degree · MFA

MFA (Interdisciplinary, Low-Residency)

Emily Carr University of Art + Design · Audain Faculty of Art · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Official program pageRequest information
Official award
Master of Fine ArtsMFA
Subject
Fine Arts
Format
Low residencytwo-year
Tuition
Not published

Low-residency program

Attendance at residencies is mandatory. This program is not fully online; the residency details are listed under study structure.

About this program

A two-year low-residency MFA combining synchronous online coursework with two summer residencies in Vancouver; admitted students may be placed in the Interdisciplinary or Critical Ecological Practices cohort.

Department
Audain Faculty of Art
Awarding body
Not stated on the pages we checked

Award and subject

The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.

Official award
Master of Fine ArtsMFA
Award family
MFAA Master of Fine Arts, exactly as titled by the awarding institution.
Academic level
Master’s degree
Previous degree required
Not published
Subject links
SubjectRelationshipDetail
Fine ArtsDedicated degreeThe official program title is in this subject.

Accreditation, validation and recognition

Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional accreditation, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and national qualification registers are different things.

No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.

Study structure

Delivery
Low residencyMostly distance study with required periods on site (residencies). It is never described as fully online.
Online instruction
Distance study with required residencies
Campus studio required
Not published
Campus residencies or workshops
Two immersive summer residencies in Vancouver.
Residency frequency
two immersive summer residencies
Residency length
Not published
Residency location
Vancouver (Emily Carr University)
Attendance mandatory
Yes
Travel expectations
Not published
Online components
Synchronous online studio classes and research seminars in fall and spring.
Additional residency costs
Not published
In-person assessment
Thesis project culminating in a final exhibition and defense.
Live attendance
Live sessions required
International enrolment
Not published
Study mode
Not published
Duration
two-year
Intakes
Not published
Campus
Emily Carr University campus, Vancouver

Source could not be re-checked automatically.

Teaching language

Taught in
English
English
English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.

Admissions

Portfolio
Portfolio requirement not published
Interview
Not published

Fees and costs

Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.

The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether studio, materials, fabrication, printing, software, equipment, travel and residency costs are extra.

Sources and verification

Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.

Sources and how this was checked

Last checked 23 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.

Suggest a correction