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The School of Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD)

Welcome to AMPD

Our world increasingly needs creative thinkers to ignite bold new ideas, invent transformative experiences and develop innovative solutions for global challenges. As one of North America’s premier centres for education in the arts, York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design (AMPD) will unleash your creativity and prepare you to thrive in a world where the single most valuable asset is creativity.

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30+

Competitive degree programs

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3,000+

Diverse and socially engaged students

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20,000+

Industry leading alumni worldwide

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$10.1M

Research Funding

Pursue Your Passion. Find Your Program

Student working in a studio

Cinema & Media Arts - (BA)
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Students setting up lights

Cinema & Media Arts - Media Arts (BFA)
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Student using camera

Cinema & Media Arts - Production (BFA)
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Student discussing movie script

Cinema & Media Arts - Screenwriting (BFA)
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Creative technologies

Creative Technologies (BFA) *
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Students performing

Dance (BFA)
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Student sharing portfolio

Design (BDes)
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Digital media

Digital Media (BA)
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Integrative arts

Integrative Arts (BFA)
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Music

Music (BFA)
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Students on stage

Theatre (BA | BFA)
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Visual art history

Visual Arts - History (BA)
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visual art studio

Visual Arts - Studio (BFA)
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Cinema & Media Studies (MA)
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Cinema & Media Studies (PhD)
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Design (MDes/MA)
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Film (MFA)
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Music (MA)
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Music (PhD)
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Theatre, Dance, and Performance (MA)
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Theatre, Dance, and Performance (PhD)
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Visual Art (MFA)
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Art History & Visual Culture (MA)
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Digital Media Graduate

Digital Media (MA) (MSc) (PhD) 
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* Available exclusively at our Markham Campus

Artists designers thinkers makers collaborators innovators experimenters

Hear it from our alumni.

Alexa Polenz

Programming and Special Events,
Union Station

EKOW NIMAKO

Internationally Exhibiting LEGO Artist

DANIEL JAMES

Front End Software Engineer,
Helium Inc.