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	Lakehead Media, Film & Communications (Orillia) OUAC AAC Remove	Ottawa Communication et sociologie (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans) OUAC OFY Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%	70–80%“70%; co-op 80%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U A portfolio is required. More about the application details Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet Lakehead University's general admission requirements, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.	ENG4U or FRA4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op), Bachelor of Social Science, BSocSc
First-year intakewhere published	—	—
What you study	Cinematics & Photography Design Media and Communication StudiesOthers in Technology	Interdisciplinary Studies Journalism Media and Communication Studies Sociology
What it is	You study how films, photographs, and media messages are made and understood, combining hands-on work in cinematography and design with analysis of how communication shapes culture. This program blends technical skills — camera work, editing, visual design — with critical thinking about media's role in society. It suits people who want to create visual work and understand the stories media tells.	You study how people communicate with each other and how societies are organized, combining insights from both fields to understand media, journalism, and social behaviour. Unlike a program in communication or sociology alone, this integrated approach lets you apply communication theory to real social issues and social analysis to media and public discourse. It suits students interested in how information shapes society and who want practical experience through co-op placements in newsrooms, nonprofits, or research organizations.
The door tomajors you reach through it	communications	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Lakehead University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo

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