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General Admission Requirements
The basic requirement for admission into this master’s degree program is a four-year Bachelor’s degree, in any discipline, with a minimum overall average of B (75%), and a minimum of two years work experience. Applicants who do not meet these requirements may be considered for admission on an exceptional basis, provided they demonstrate equivalent qualifications.

At St. Jerome’s University the academic year is divided into three terms known as Fall (September-December), Winter (January-April) and Spring (May-August).

The Master of Catholic Thought program admits students two times per year. Students need to apply for admission by May 31 for the Fall term and by September 30 for the Winter term. Late applications will be accepted in exceptional circumstances.

You can request admission in one of the following categories:
Degree students are students possessing a four-year baccalaureate degree from a recognized accredited University or University College or equivalent who are proceeding to completion of the Master of Catholic Thought program.

Non-Degree students are students possessing a four-year baccalaureate degree from a recognized accredited University or University College or equivalent who are taking one or more graduate courses for credit but are not proceeding to completion of the Master of Catholic Thought program.

Auditor
Persons who wish to continue their education, but do not wish to earn academic credit, may be eligible to audit courses. Courses taken as an audit will not count towards a degree. Students must have the permission of the instructor, and registration will normally be limited to 1/3 of the total enrolment for each particular course. Attendance and participation in class is expected.

English Proficiency Requirement
All applicants whose primary or first language is not English must provide a TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) certificate or other satisfactory evidence of English proficiency. A minimum score of 550 is required for the paper-based Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL); a minimum score of 213 is required on the computer-based TOEFL; a minimum score of 90 is required on the 1b-TOEFL.

Admission Procedures
The following are the procedures for applying to the Master of Catholic Thought program at St. Jerome’s University. If you do not find the information that you are looking for, or have any questions regarding application procedures, please contact the Director of the MCT program.

The Graduate Admissions Committee will normally consider the application only after receiving all the required documents. Application material submitted in support of the application will not be returned.

All applicants, in all categories, must complete the online application form through the Ontario University Application Centre. There is a $75.00 application fee and applications will not be processed until payment is made.

The application package should include the following: application form, a personal statement, official transcripts, and two references, as per the notes following.

All application packages must include a personal statement. Comment on your reasons for applying to the Master of Catholic Thought program, your academic record, your employment record, any special interests in the area of theological education, your personal interests, activities and goals. Use a separate sheet and attach to the application.

Degree and Non-Degree students must include in their application package an official transcript (i.e., bearing the seal of the institution) from each institution through which you have completed coursework and two supporting references. Of these references, at least one reference should be from an academic who can assess your academic potential. The second referee may be selected from employers, supervisors, other professionals and academics.

Those students wishing to audit courses should apply online as a non-degree student and should include the personal statement with their package as well as a note indicating their desire to audit the courses only. Transcripts and references are not necessary, however, under the Referee section of the online application, please indicate Elyse Redden (St. Jerome’s staff) as your referee. The Reference form does not need to be completed

To apply for BA Performance Design and Practice you must possess the following qualifications:

- Foundation Studies in Art & Design (or an equivalent qualification)

- 5 passes at GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education) level, including three passes in academic subjects at grade C or above

- 1 A-level or equivalent overseas qualifications

- You will also be asked to submit a portfolio of your art and design work.

The University of the Arts London, of which Central Saint Martins is a part, has a commitment to improving access to education for those without formal qualifications. Therefore we also consider applicants who are able to show evidence of experiential learning which is equivalent to the required formal qualifications.

English language requirements
All classes are conducted in English, so you may be required to have a fluent understanding of the language. If English is not your first language you will be asked to provide evidence of your English language ability. We strongly advise international applicants to take an IELTS test as soon as they consider studying in the UK. Minimum scores for entry on to a BA (Honours) course are as follows:
IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 6.0
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): hand written test: 530-547, computer based test: 196-210 , internet based test: 72-78.

We provide free tuition in English for international students and regular workshops in the language of art and design. We also offer a number of short courses that enable students from overseas to improve their portfolios and English skills before applying to their chosen course.
Suitable candidates

You need a passion for performance, but also to thrive on other areas of contemporary culture such as fashion, fine art, sculpture or architecture. We are looking for people open to new ideas, willing to involve themselves in the various different disciplines and practices associated with design for performance.

Portfolio advice
Your portfolio should demonstrate creative development, whether for a college project or in your personal work. By creative development, we mean ideas that have originated through your own experience and research and progressed towards potential visual proposals. Ideas, visual research and experimentation are more important than finished design solutions and can be shown in two-dimensional work, made objected or through recorded moving image and live events. It is important that the creative work you include reflects and demonstrates your thinking, initiative and personal commitment to a partcular project, theme or idea.

Interviews
As part of the application process you may be asked to submit an ‘Interview Project’ designed to demonstrate your initial approach to performance design and practice. The brief for this project will be sent to you when you are invited to an interview.

Both in your portfolio and at the interview we are interested in you as an individual, your personal interests, your creativity and initiative in finding out about your proposed area of study. We would also like to know about your favourite designers and artists, where you have seen their work at first hand and how you have acquired more information about the work that interests you.

Before your interview, it would be an advantage to have read some play scripts and books about theatre, for example ‘The Empty Space’ by Peter Brook. You should also have tried to see a diverse cross-section of live performances, for example West End productions, repertory, experimental or pub theatre, live art, community theatre or street performances.

Honours Degree; evidence of experiential learning equivalent to a degree; or 3 years relevant professional experience. For the part time mode, you would need to be working in a design-related profession. Research interests, professional experience and personal goals are more important than the quality of your portfolio.

Suitable candidates
We believe that you can shape the world rather than accepting that it has to determine your future. The course offers an environment where people from, for example, business, marketing, fashion, product design, architecture to fine art can work together and individually to challenge to evolve a better world.
Our students come from all over the world and we celebrate and include their diverse cultural knowledge in our quest to create alternative paradigms. Students draw on each others professional and diverse cultural experience to provide critical and constructive insights that open up new ways of thinking and doing.

English language requirements
All classes are conducted in English, so you will be required to have a fluent understanding of the language. If English is not your first language you will be asked to provide evidence of your English language ability. We strongly advise international applicants to take an IELTS test as soon as they consider studying in the UK. Minimum scores for entry on to a postgraduate course are as follows:

IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 6.5

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): hand written test: 568-587, computer based test: 226-240

We provide free tuition in English for international students and regular workshops in the language of art and design. We also offer a number of short courses that enable students from overseas to improve their portfolios and English skills before applying to their chosen course.

A relevant honours degree; evidence of experiential learning equivalent to a degree; or 3 years relevant professional experience.

Suitable candidates
The course suits both recent graduates seeking to develop their skills and expand their market awareness, and experienced designers wishing to challenge their careers. Primarily aimed at textile designers, it also attracts applicants from related design disciplines.

Students with a background in design, fine art, architecture, interactive design or product design are welcome to apply, provided they can demonstrate that their aspirations are compatible with the course rationale and the textile discipline.

The course is demanding and challenging and will benefit most those who are prepared to question their contribution to the design discipline and who aim at becoming leading designers/consultants. Once on the course students will be expected to demonstrate creative design skills, develop strategic design thinking, be independent, flexible, and prepared to respond to challenge with a mature and professional attitude.

English language requirements
All classes are conducted in English, so you will be required to have a fluent understanding of the language. If English is not your first language you will be asked to provide evidence of your English language ability. We strongly advise international applicants to take an IELTS test as soon as they consider studying in the UK. Minimum scores for entry on to a postgraduate course are as follows:
IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 6.5
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): hand written test: 548-567, computer based test: 211-225

We provide free tuition in English for international students and regular workshops in the language of art and design. We also offer a number of short courses that enable students from overseas to improve their portfolios and English skills before applying to their chosen course.

Portfolio advice
Your portfolio should show the nature and breadth of the your skills and include mature design work which reflects a strong personal identity. The journey from concept to finished work should be demonstrated through sketchbooks, research, and experiments. Your portfolio should demonstrate:
an awareness of contemporary design
an understanding and affinity to various materials
a strong sense of colour
creative presentation skills
self initiated work.

Honours degree; evidence of experiential learning equivalent to a degree; or 3 years relevant professional experience.

Suitable candidates
The course is primarily intended for those with a first degree in product design, three-dimensional design or furniture design. However, we have an increasing number of successful applicants from related disciplines such as ceramic design, interface design, architecture, fine art, jewellery design, engineering and ergonomics. You must also demonstrate that you are sufficiently versed in design practice or a related field, and that your personal and professional aspirations are compatible with the aims of the course.

The MA Industrial Design course has students from a mixture of cultures and backgrounds, and has roughly equal numbers of male and female students.

English language requirements
All classes are conducted in English, so you will be required to have a fluent understanding of the language. If English is not your first language you will be asked to provide evidence of your English language ability. We strongly advise international applicants to take an IELTS test as soon as they consider studying in the UK. Minimum scores for entry on to a postgraduate course are as follows:

IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 6.5

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): hand written test: 548-567, computer based test: 211-225

We provide free tuition in English for international students and regular workshops in the language of art and design. We also offer a number of short courses that enable students from overseas to improve their portfolios and English skills before applying to their chosen course.

Honours degree; evidence of experiential learning equivalent to a degree; or 3 years relevant professional experience.

Suitable candidates
The course is aimed at those looking to develop their career potential; those with experience of decision making in ceramics, furniture or jewellery design; and practitioners seeking to maximise their existing knowledge-base. Some applicants have a BA in an appropriate specialist subject. Other applicants come from wider arts-based specialisms.

English language requirements
All classes are conducted in English, so you will be required to have a fluent understanding of the language. If English is not your first language you will be asked to provide evidence of your English language ability. We strongly advise international applicants to take an IELTS test as soon as they consider studying in the UK. Minimum scores for entry on to a postgraduate course are as follows:

IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 6.5

TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): hand written test: 548-567, computer based test: 211-225

We provide free tuition in English for international students and regular workshops in the language of artand design. We also offer a number of short courses that enable students from overseas to improve their portfolios and English skills before applying to their chosen course.

For entry on to the course you will be expected to have successfully completed Foundation Studies in Art & Design and possess two A-levels and five GCSEs (including three passes in academic subjects) at grade C or above. We also welcome applicants with qualifications equivalent to these. As part of your application you will be asked to submit a portfolio of your art and design work.

The University of the Arts London, of which Central Saint Martins is a part, has a commitment to improving access to education for those without formal qualifications. Therefore we also consider applicants who are able to show evidence of experiential learning, which is equivalent to the required formal qualifications.

English language requirements
All classes are conducted in English, so you will be required to have a fluent understanding of the language. If English is not your first language you will be asked to provide evidence of your English language ability. We strongly advise international applicants to take an IELTS test as soon as they consider studying in the UK. Minimum scores for entry on to a BA (Honours) course are as follows:
IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 6.0
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): hand written test: 530-547, computer based test: 196-210 , internet based test: 72-78.

We provide free tuition in English for international students and regular workshops in the language of art and design. We also offer a number of short courses that enable students from overseas to improve their portfolios and English skills before applying to their chosen course.

Suitable candidates
There is no ‘typical’ student who would suit this course - we very much encourage the individual development of each student. We look for independent individuals who show the potential to benefit from the demands of the course.

Portfolio advice
If called for an interview, you will be required to show a selection of work. Ideally we would like to see a portfolio that demonstrates a high level of visual skill, creativity, commitment, and self-motivation. You need to show that you are capable of applying original thought to any given problem and that you are not dependent on mimicking prevalent styles. Above all we are looking for potential.

You could include sketchbooks, ideas books, results of set projects, self-initiated work, finished pieces, work in progress, photographs, three-dimensional work. Unfortunately it is not feasible for us to view films and videos. Instead we suggest that you bring storyboards and selected stills. It is not essential to show attempts at ‘realistic’ graphic design.

For entry on to the course you will be expected to have successfully completed Foundation Studies in Art & Design and possess two A-levels and five GCSEs (including three passes in academic subjects) at grade C or above. We also welcome applicants with qualifications equivalent to these. as part of your application you will be asked to submit a portfolio of your art and design work.

The University of the Arts, of which Central Saint Martins is a part, has a commitment to improving access to education for those without formal qualifications. Therefore we also consider applicants who are able to show evidence of experiential learning, which is equivalent to the required formal qualifications.

English language requirements
All classes are conducted in English, so you will be required to have a fluent understanding of the language. If English is not your first language you will be asked to provide evidence of your English language ability. We strongly advise international applicants to take an IELTS test as soon as they consider studying in the UK. Minimum scores for entry on to a BA (Honours) course are as follows:
IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 6.0
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): hand written test: 530-547, computer based test: 196-210 , internet based test: 72-78.

We provide free tuition in English for international students and regular workshops in the language of art and design. We also offer a number of short courses that enable students from overseas to improve their portfolios and English skills before applying to their chosen course.

Suitable candidates
We are looking for people who are passionate about design and who have a fascination for the visual world around them. Students on the course need to have a mature outlook and be highly self-motivated.

Portfolio advice
Your portfolio should demonstrate design development, whether for a college project or in your personal work. By design development, we mean designs and design ideas that have originated through your own experience and visual research and progressed through logical stages to a finished design solution. This could be two-dimensional work or made objects. Although we would like to see some evidence of 3-dimensional work it does not necessarily need to be related to product design.

It is important that the design work you include reflects and demonstrates your creative thinking, initiative and personal commitment to a particular project. Good drawing and sketching skills are also important.

Interviews
Both at interview and in your portfolio we are interested in you as an individual: your personal interests, your creativity and initiative in finding out about your proposed area of study. We would like to know about your favourite designers and artists, where you have seen their work at first hand and how you have acquired more information about the art and design that interests you. We are also interested in the design-related books and magazines you read.

For entry on to the course you will be expected to have successfully completed Foundation Studies in Art & Design and possess two A-levels and five GCSEs (including three passes in academic subjects) at grade C or above. We also welcome applicants with qualifications equivalent to these. As part of your application you will be asked to submit a portfolio of your art and design work.

The University of the Arts London, of which Central Saint Martins is a part, has a commitment to improving access to education for those without formal qualifications. Therefore we also consider applicants who are able to show evidence of experiential learning, which is equivalent to the required formal qualifications.

English language requirements
All classes are conducted in English, so you will be required to have a fluent understanding of the language. If English is not your first language you will be asked to provide evidence of your English language ability. We strongly advise international applicants to take an IELTS test as soon as they consider studying in the UK. Minimum scores for entry on to a BA (Honours) course are as follows:
IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 6.0
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): hand written test: 530-547, computer based test: 196-210 , internet based test: 72-78.

We provide free tuition in English for international students and regular workshops in the language of art and design. We also offer a number of short courses that enable students from overseas to improve their portfolios and English skills before applying to their chosen course.

Portfolio advice
Your portfolio should demonstrate design development, whether for a college project or in your personal work. By design development, we mean designs and design ideas that have originated through your own experience and visual research and progressed through logical stages to a finished design solution. This could be two-dimensional work or made objects.

It is important that the design work you include reflects and demonstrates your creative thinking, initiative and personal commitment to a particular project.

You will need to be able to demonstrate good drawing, observational, analytical and design development skills. You should also demonstrate that you have a strong sense of three-dimensional form and a sensitivity to materials. Whenever possible, a collection of life drawing work will assist the selection panel. Some jewellery-making experience is desirable though not essential. You may include examples of jewellery you have made in your portfolio.

Interviews
Both in your portfolio and at the interview we are interested in you as an individual, your personal interests, your creativity and initiative in finding out about your proposed area of study. We would also like to know about your favourite designers and artists, where you have seen their work at first hand and how you have acquired more information about the aspects of art and design which interest you.

For entry on to the course you will be expected to have successfully completed Foundation Studies in Art & Design and possess two A-levels and three GCSEs at grade C or above. We also welcome applicants with qualifications equivalent to these. As part of your application you will be asked to submit a portfolio of your art and design work.

The University of the Arts London, of which Central Saint Martins is a part, has a commitment to improving access to education for those without formal qualifications. Therefore we also consider applicants who are able to show evidence of experiential learning, which is equivalent to the required formal qualifications.

English language requirements
All classes are conducted in English, so you will be required to have a fluent understanding of the language. If English is not your first language you will be asked to provide evidence of your English language ability. We strongly advise international applicants to take an IELTS test as soon as they consider studying in the UK. Minimum scores for entry on to a BA (Honours) course are as follows:
IELTS (International English Language Testing System): 6.0
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): hand written test: 530-547, computer based test: 196-210 , internet based test: 72-78.

We provide free tuition in English for international students and regular workshops in the language of art and design. We also offer a number of short courses that enable students from overseas to improve their portfolios and English skills before applying to their chosen course.

Suitable candidates
We look for students who are genuinely passionate about ceramics, yet open to exploring beyond the traditional approaches to ceramic design. Student projects have included lighting, garden design and ceramic jewellery.

Portfolio advice
Your portfolio should demonstrate design development, whether for a college project or in your personal work. By design development, we mean designs and design ideas that have originated through your own experience and visual research and progressed through stages to a resolved design solution. This could be two-dimensional work or made objects. You do not need to have worked with clay previously but demonstrate a sensitivity to working with any material. It is important that the design work you include reflects and demonstrates your creative thinking, initiative and personal commitment to a particular project.

Interviews
Most interviews are held during April and May. Both at interview and in your portfolio we are interested in you as an individual: your personal interests, your creativity and initiative in finding out about your proposed area of study. We would also like to know about your favourite designers and artists, where you have seen their work at first hand and how you have acquired more information about the art and design that interests you.