Prospective students to the MDes program must submit a portfolio of 12 to 15 projects in 1 PDF (all together) no larger than 5MB and add it to Department Check 4 in the application system. Each project could include images of the research, prototypes, and the final result, as well as context of the projects (e.g., if you worked with an external partner, or it was a live project). The portfolio should be well-designed. Entitle the document with name, program (MDes) and specialization (Industrial Design or Visual Communication Design). English is the primary language of instruction and communication at UAlberta. All applicants must be proficient in English prior to admission.

International applicants must be able to demonstrate English Language Proficiency at the time of application.

If previous degrees were not completed at an institution in which English is the official language of instruction, prospective students will have to take the TOEFL or IELTS exam and upload a score sheet to the application system.
TOEFL in-person or special at-home edition, minimum overall score of 95 (internet-based) with at least 21 per band score, paper-based TOEFL minimum score is 580,
IELTS minimum overall score of 7.0 with a band score of at least 6.