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Published rangetheir exact wording70%70–75%70-75%70%70% minimum average
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
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.
  • English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
  • 70% minimum average
  • ENG4U with a minimum grade of 70%
  • Alternative Offers
  • To give students options, we often provide Alternate Offers of Admission when students don't yet qualify for their preferred program choices. Rest assured that we will continue to assess all applications to all program choices as we receive new information (i.e. mid-term grades from 2nd semester, night school and virtual course grades) and as space permits.
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opNoNoAvailable
Degree
First-year intakewhere published245
What you studyCinematics & PhotographyDesignMedia and Communication StudiesOthers in TechnologyCreative WritingDesignJournalismMedia and Communication StudiesCinematics & PhotographyDramaFine ArtJournalism
What it isYou 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.Creative Industries is an interdisciplinary program that brings together writing, design, journalism, and media studies so you can understand how creative work actually gets made and distributed in the real world. Rather than studying each of these fields separately, you learn how they connect and influence each other across publishing, advertising, broadcasting, and digital platforms. It suits people who want to work in media, publishing, or design but aren't sure yet which specific role fits them best.This program combines studies in how media, film, and communication work across journalism, photography, drama, and fine art. Unlike a general communications degree, it integrates hands-on creative production with critical analysis of how stories and images shape audiences. Co-op placements let you work in newsrooms, production studios, or media organizations while studying. It suits people who want to understand both the creative and technical sides of storytelling across different mediums.
The door tomajors you reach through itcommunicationsApplied to directlycommunications
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See themNone published by average
SourceLakehead University on OUInfoToronto Metropolitan University on OUInfoUniversity of Windsor on OUInfo

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