ON,
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Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Master of Design in Design for Health in Ottawa Canada | OCAD University
OCAD University
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Ottawa Canada
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
CAD
9,961
(c. USD7,149.47)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
Address healthcare's intricate challenges with a holistic design methodology. Gain the tools to develop principled, enduring solutions for critical issues throughout the healthcare industry.
Leverage your academic background and professional expertise in design, healthcare, or health-related social sciences within a setting dedicated to crafting design responses to intricate health problems. Collaborate with top-tier hospitals, healthcare research centers, and a dynamic technology hub to create interdisciplinary systems, services, programs, and product solutions for tangible challenges such as:
The rise of novel infections, including outbreaks and global health crises
Long-term conditions encompassing psychological wellbeing and substance dependencies
Demographic shifts toward older populations
Healthcare disparities affecting underserved communities and vulnerable groups
Developing accessible, health-promoting physical spaces
International health efforts like HIV/AIDS treatment and medication accessibility
Patient-centered and caregiver-focused care strategies
The transition toward multi-location, interdisciplinary healthcare models incorporating digital and remote health services
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
Application for admission into the Master’s in Design for Health is competitive. Applicants must hold a bachelor degree in a design field, such as BA (in design studies), B.Arch., BED, BID, BDes, BSc, BEng or comparable honours degree/certification with a GPA of 75% (B+) or better during the last two years of study, or must demonstrate exceptional experience and expertise as a practitioner in a relevant discipline. All applicants must demonstrate creative and conceptual competence at a high level, as well as the clear potential for acquiring a sufficient level of expertise in the diverse disciplines relevant to this degree.
English language competency
TOEFL IBT (Test of English as a Foreign Language internet-based test) Overall score of 90 and no scores below the following: 22 Reading, 20 Listening, 22 Writing, 22 Speaking.
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Overall score of 7, and at least a 7 on each of the academic modules.
Duolingo English Test – 120
Tuition
CAD
9,961