The Master of Visual Studies (MVS) is a two-year, full-time professional program with two fields:

Curatorial Studies: prepares students for contemporary curatorial practice in the visual arts

Studio: prepares students to further their visual art practice.

The program normally begins in September.

Program Requirements

Coursework. Students must complete a total of 6.0 full-course equivalents (FCEs) as follows:

4.5 FCEs from the approved course list for curatorial studies

1.5 FCEs in electives. Elective courses are selected in consultation with the student's advisor and are subject to the approval of the Program Director.

The internship requirement is normally completed during the Summer session between Year 1 and Year 2.

MVS Curatorial Studies students are supervised by an Advisory Panel made up of the Director of the Visual Studies program (or their designate), a graduate faculty member who will be considered to be the student's Principal Advisor, one of the University of Toronto's gallery directors, and an external reader chosen upon approval of the Principle Advisor.

The graduating thesis project is composed of an ​exhibition and a qualifying paper.

MVS Proseminar, a non-credit course.

An FZ (fail) in any one course or a B– grade in any two courses normally results in a recommendation to the School of Graduate Studies to terminate the student’s registration in the degree program.