Back To School for Comic Book Studies

Three little words can either strike fear into the hearts of some or inspire others to greatness — it’s inescapeble and it always happens this time every year — back to school. Whatever way you look at it, when it comes to learning more about comic books and the art of making them, there’s always some new topic to discover or subject to dive into.

Here’s a list of just some of the many comic book courses available at Canadian educational institutions starting this fall.

Alberta University of the Arts – Calgary, AB
Comic Book Basics
https://www.auarts.ca/comic-book-basics

Algonquin College – Ottawa, ON
Drawing Foundations for Animation and Illustration
https://www.algonquincollege.com/programdocs/1452X01FWO.pdf

Illustration and Concept Art
https://www.algonquincollege.com/mediaanddesign/program/illustration-and-concept-art/

Brock University – St. Catharines, ON
CLAS 4V62 – 2024-2025: Classics and Pop Culture
https://calendar.brocku.ca/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=10&coid=27748

Camosun College – Victoria, BC
Comics & Graphic Novels, Certificate
https://camosun.ca/programs-courses/find-program/comics-graphic-novels-certificate

Capilano University – North Vancouver, BC
2D Animation & Visual Development Diploma
https://www.capilanou.ca/programs–courses/program-profiles/2d-animation–visual-development-diploma/

Cestar Collège – Syn Studio – Montreal, QC
Intro to Comics
https://synstudio.ca/online-art-classes/intro-to-comics/

Green Apple Art Center – Vancouver, BC
Comic Creators – Grades 1 – 3
https://www.greenappleartcenter.ca/programs-grades-1-3/comic-creators

Mount Royal University – Calgary, AB
ENGL 2294 – Comics as Literature
https://catalog.mtroyal.ca/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=5&coid=5341

OCAD School of Continuing Studies – Toronto, ON
CSLW-N11 – Comics and Graphic Novels Studies
https://continuingstudies.ocadu.ca/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=18221

Sheridan College – Oakville, ON
Honours Bachelor of Illustration
https://www.sheridancollege.ca/programs/bachelor-of-illustration

Seaquam Secondary School – Delta, BC
Media Arts 10-12 – Comic Art & Illustration
https://se.deltasd.bc.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/36/2024/02/Course-Planning-Catalogue-2024-2025.pdf

Toronto Metropolitan University – Toronto, ON
ENG 402 – Comics
https://www.torontomu.ca/calendar/2024-2025/courses/english/ENG/402/

University of Alberta – Edmonton, AB
LIS 404 – Comic Books and Graphic Novels in School and Public Libraries
https://calendar.ualberta.ca/preview_program.php?catoid=44&poid=55104

University of Northern British Columbia – Prince George, BC
Comics and Graphic Novels Studio
https://www.unbc.ca/continuing-studies/courses/comics-and-graphic-novels-studio-0

University of Toronto – Toronto, ON
INF2129H: Graphic Novels and Comic Books in the Library
https://sgs.calendar.utoronto.ca/course/inf2129h

Wilfred Laurier University – Waterloo, ON
KS205 – Cartoons and Comics
https://academic-calendar.wlu.ca/course.php?c=71595&cal=1&d=2902&s=1117&y=90