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	Brock Game Design OUAC BGD Remove	Carleton Engineering – Mechatronics OUAC CEM Remove	Brock Game Programming OUAC BGP Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80–83%“Low 80s”	80–85%“80–85% (regular and co-op)”	80–83%“Low 80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	MCV4U MHF4U SCH4U SPH4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	one of MCV4U, MHF4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U Recommended subjects: 1 from 4U History, Philosophy, Classical Studies or International Language ASM4U, AVI4M, ADA4M or ICS3C	Advanced Functions (MHF4U) Calculus (MCV4U) Chemistry (SCH4U) Physics (SPH4U) 2 best 4U/M courses +3 more on the program page	ENG4U MHF4U (min. 70%) or MCV4U (min. 70%) Strongly recommended subject: ICS4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	No
Degree	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Diploma, Dipl.	Bachelor of Engineering, BEng, Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op), BEng (Co-op)	Bachelor of Science, BSc, Diploma, Dipl.
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Cinematics & Photography Computer Animation and Visual Effects Computer Games Design	Artificial Intelligence Computer Engineering Electronic & Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering	Computer Games Computer Science Design Entrepreneurship
What it is	You study how to create video games from start to finish, learning programming, visual design, animation, sound, and storytelling. Unlike a pure computer science degree, this program balances technical skills with creative and business thinking, so you learn game engines, art, and how to actually launch a game. It suits people who want hands-on work making games rather than working only on backend code or studying game theory in isolation.	Mechatronics engineering combines mechanical systems, electronics, and computer control to design machines and devices that think and move. You'll study how motors, sensors, and software work together in everything from robots to medical equipment. The co-op option lets you alternate between study terms and paid work terms, giving you real industry experience alongside your degree.	You learn to design and code video games, combining programming skills with game design and storytelling. This program emphasizes building complete games from concept to finished product, rather than studying general computer science. It suits people who want to work in the game industry and have both technical problem-solving skills and creative ideas.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Brock University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo

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