Winter 2026 Courses at OCAD U School of Continuing Studies

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Bundle up and get the most out of winter. Immerse yourself in creativity, refine your skills, and discover new ones. Whether you are looking to explore art and design, advance your career, or embark on a fresh start, join us in your studies. Learn from anywhere in the world with our online courses. Enjoy the benefits of small classes and dedicated feedback with supportive instructors and fellow peers. Our in-person studio courses provide unique hands-on experiences in downtown Toronto. Stack your skills into our many certificate programs.

What Students are Saying
“An outstanding experience. I learned more than I thought I would about Unity and C#, and about game development in general. Egan puts an impressive amount of time and forethought into offering constructive feedback on assignments, which is both valuable to students’ learning and encouraging for those of us taking courses in fields we’re new to. Kudos to the OCADU SCS team for another accessible, richly conceptualized program.”
– Student from Game Design Studio 2: Mechanics and Gameplay, Summer 2025

Choose from courses, including:

Entrepreneurship for Artists and Designers
Explore the business potential of your own creative ideas. Learn about research tools and fundamental business planning principles. Starts online, January 20.

Intermediate Children’s Book Illustration Studio
This studio course focuses on creating a sequential narrative and the completion of a book “dummy” or book pitch.  Starts online, January 28.

Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship: Creating in the Age of AI
This course is designed for professional artists, designers, and creatives who want to understand the intersection of intellectual property (IP), entrepreneurship, and artificial intelligence (AI). Starts online, February 17.

The Cost of Creative Work: Pricing Products and Services
Build a foundation to set and manage the pricing of your creative works. Learn about the historical construction of value and how perceived value affects market pricing. Starts online, March 2.

Check out other unique courses:

• Intermediate Painting Studio: Portraiture – Starts January 10
• Illustration Essentials – Starts January 13
• Character Design Studio – Starts January 15
• Screen Printing Studio – Starts January 24
• Story and Narrative Development for Games – Starts January 26
• And many more!

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.

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 offered in After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Premiere Pro.

© Frances James, courtesy of the artist.

Student Profile: Frances James
Frances James has had careers in the film industry and as a massage therapist and is now pursuing an Art and Design Studio Skills Certificate at SCS, as she prepares to resume degree studies in Fine Arts at OCAD U. Learn about Frances here.

Instructor Profile: Jennifer Wigmore
Jennifer Wigmore’s practice spans figurative and abstract works and often explores the entanglements of art making and pedagogy. Jennifers teaches Intermediate Painting Studio: Portraiture and Art and Craft Fair Success: How to Sell Your Creative Work. Learn about Jennifer here.

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

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