Gain design thinking and foresight skills to enhance business success positively impact society and manage organizational change.Youll learn complex problem finding framing and solving to create sustainable futures. Lead innovation alongside a diverse cohort of peers including entrepreneurs social scientists artists designers and engineers to imagine plan and develop a better world. This program prepares you to think holistically - exploring challenging and finding meaning in order to re-frame and guide both present and future actions.In this program your learning environment includesa diverse student body with access to outstanding faculty and industry expertsworking in collaborative trans-disciplinary teams through core classes and many projectsan advisory committee of faculty and in the case of real-world projects public or private sector professionals will support and guide your major projectguest lectures and critiques from professional strategists and foresight experts
Which department am I in?
Graduate Studies
Study options
Full Time
(2 Years)
Tuition fees
CAD$24,398.00 (US$ 17,537)
per year
Student Health and Dental Plan - 471.00
Start date
September 2026
Venue
OCAD University
100 McCaul Street,
TORONTO,
Ontario (ON),
M5T 1W1, Central Canada, Canada
Entry requirements
For international students
Application for admission into the Master of Design in Strategic Foresight and Innovation at OCAD U is a competitive process. Applicants must hold a BA, BFA, BDes, BComm, BEng or comparable honours degree or certification with an average of 75 per cent (B+) or better during the last two years of study, or must demonstrate exceptional experience or 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 to create a truly innovative, germane and implementable project at the masters level. For consideration by the admissions committee, and in addition to the basic application requirements, applicants need to complete and submit the following through the Graduate Application Portal
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.