Ontario College of Art and Design University
Master in Design for Health
Toronto, Canada
MSc
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Master in Design for Health at OCAD University blends design, health and social science to develop solutions for complex health challenges. You’ll partner with hospitals, healthcare research institutes and a technology cluster to design systems, services and products for epidemics, chronic disease (mental health, addictions), aging populations, health inequities, inclusive built environments, global health and digital health. Keywords: health design, service design, systems design, human-centered design.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue roles such as healthcare designer, service designer, product designer, design researcher, health innovation lead, UX designer, policy advisor, program manager, and health systems strategist in hospitals, industry.
Bring your educational and practical experience in design, the health sector or in the social sciences of health into an environment committed to developing design solutions to complex health challenges. In partnership with world-caliber hospitals, healthcare-research institutes, and a thriving technology cluster you'll design multi-disciplinary systems, service, program and product solutions for real-world challenges, including:
- The emergence of new infections including epidemics and pandemics
- Chronic diseases including mental health and addictions
- An aging population
- Health inequities including disparities in access for care for structurally marginalized individuals and groups
- Creating inclusive and healthy built environments
- Global health initiatives including HIV-AIDS and access to medicines
- Patient and caregiver-oriented care planning and delivery
- A shift to multi-setting and multi-disciplinary health-care delivery including digital health and telehealth
