Spring and Summer 2025 Courses at OCAD U School of Continuing Studies

Spring and Summer 2025 Courses Now Open. Register today!
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Engage in creativity, build your skills, and gain new ones. Whether you’re looking to broaden your horizons or advance your career, join us this spring. Our online courses allow you to learn from anywhere while being supported by instructors and fellow peers. Enjoy the benefits of small classes and dedicated feedback. Our in-person studio courses provide unique hands-on experiences.

Choose from courses, including:

Intro to Entrepreneurship for Artists and Designers: Turning Your Idea into a Viable Business
In this course, students will explore the business potential of their own creative ideas. Students are introduced to research tools and fundamental business planning principals. Topics include business models, business strategy case studies, developing markets, budgeting, decision making, business trends, risk analysis, operating systems, finance, and legal issues. Starts online, April 16.

Game Design Studio 1: Intro to Unity
In this course students are introduced to the art of game design and development using the popular game engine, Unity. Topics include working in 2D and 3D environments, using game objects both sourced externally, and custom made, environmental design with lighting and materials, physics systems, working with and spatializing sound, and setting up cameras and character controllers. Demonstrations, presentations, discussions, and critical play exercises about the fundamentals of the game experience such as rules, play, and culture, support the design process. Starts online, May 14.

Sustainable Sewing: Mending Workshop
This one-day studio workshop explores the fundamental skills in textile repair and repurposing. Discussions will be held on the broader context of sustainability in clothing and other textiles from the perspectives of creators and consumers. Students are introduced to contemporary and historical textile repair techniques, including machine and hand-darning, needle felting, patching, and Sachiko. An emphasis is placed on visible mending techniques and developing a personal aesthetic. One-day, in-person, May 24.

Intro to Design Thinking
This course introduces students to design thinking as a problem-solving process that focuses on empathy, listening, collaboration, observation, critical analysis, and experimentation to drive innovation. Design thinking can be applied to a wide range of fields from product design to urban planning. Students will work collaboratively to explore real world problems through stages of the design process such as inspiration, ideation, and implementation. Starts online, June 2.

Check out other unique courses:

• The Landscape of Health Design in Canada
• Navigating Production with the Film and Television Industry in Ontario
• Video Editing
• Colour Theory for Digital Design
• Children’s Book Illustration Studio
• Collecting Contemporary Art
• Screen Printing
• Mould Making
• Drawing Skills
• Woodworking
• Oil Painting Techniques
• Conceptual Photography

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RBC Continuing Studies Creative Professional Skills Fund is now accepting applications
Thanks to the support of RBC, eligible students may receive financial assistance to enrol in courses towards select School of Continuing Studies certificates. The fund provides a 60% reduction in course fees, for up to five courses. Learn more and apply here.

SCS Creative Professionals Network
The SCS Creative Professionals Network is a free membership group for OCAD U School of Continuing Studies certificate holders. Tap into benefits including, discounts, invites to special art openings and events, access to an online membership page with additional resources and ways to connect with fellow members, and much more. Check out our certificates today!

50% Off Adobe CC Licence
When you enrol in a course with the School of Continuing Studies, you qualify for a 6-month Adobe Creative Cloud Licence at 50% off. Simply add Adobe CC to your cart when you register for a course and start creating! Adobe courses are now open in After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.

OCAD University
School of Continuing Studies (SCS)
100 McCaul Street
Toronto, ON M5T 1W1
continuingstudies@ocadu.ca

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