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Full	BU Brock Labour Studies OUAC BLB ☆ Add to planRemove	Guelph-Humber Honours Bachelor of Applied Arts in Media & Communication Studies and Diploma in Media Communications OUAC GMT ☆ Add to planRemove	Ontario Tech Strategic Communications, Social Media & Society OUAC DAN ☆ Add to planRemove	Algoma Business Administration (BBA 4 year) OUAC JDA ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid 70s”	70–75%“Estimated cut-off admission range is 70-75%.”	70–73%“Low 70s”	70%“70%+”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of EAE4U, ENG4U	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U Alternative Offers You will receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest listed choice is considered first when you indicate more than 1 Brock program on your application. If you are not eligible for your first choice, your subsequent choices will be considered in your indicated order of preference. In most cases: If you apply to only 1 Brock program but do not qualify, you will be considered for an alternative or related program. If you apply but are not admitted to a co-op program, you will automatically be considered for the regular, non-co-op program.	Ontario applicants 6 4U/M courses: ENG4U (EAE4U is a recognized equivalent) 5 additional 4U/M courses Out of province applicants +5 more on the program page	Current Ontario secondary school students must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U or 4M courses, including English (ENG4U). Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements, or we cannot accommodate your application, you may receive an offer to another closely related program.	ENG4U Two 4U/M math courses (Data Management recommended) Three other 4U/M courses 70% combined average in top six 4U/M courses Alternative Offers +1 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	Available	Available
Degree	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Certificate, Cert	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—	—
What you study	Human Resource ManagementPoliticsSocial Policy	Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignJournalism	Business StudiesCinematics & PhotographyComparative Literary StudiesCreative Writing	AccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsFinance
What it is	Labour Studies examines how work, employment, and workers' rights function in society through the lenses of politics, human resources, and social policy. Unlike a general business degree, it focuses on labour relations, workplace justice, and policy rather than management techniques alone. This program suits people interested in union work, employment law, labour advocacy, or human resources roles where understanding worker perspectives matters.	This program teaches you how media and communication work across multiple platforms — from journalism and photography to marketing and design. You'll study both the theory behind how messages reach audiences and the practical skills to create them yourself. It suits people who want to understand media industries from the inside and are ready to work across different formats rather than specializing in just one.	You study how organizations and individuals use digital platforms and media to communicate with audiences, drawing from business strategy, creative writing, design, law, and sociology. Unlike a straight marketing or media studies program, this one explicitly connects social media tactics to broader social impact and strategic business goals. It suits people who want to understand both the creative and analytical sides of digital communication, and who benefit from hands-on co-op work experience.	A BBA is a four-year business degree where you study core topics like accounting, finance, marketing, and human resources alongside economics and general business strategy. Unlike some business programs, this one includes co-op work terms, meaning you alternate between classroom learning and paid jobs at companies, giving you real workplace experience before you graduate. It suits students who want a broad business foundation with hands-on learning and don't yet know which specific business path they'll take.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	commerce/business
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Brock University on OUInfo	University of Guelph-Humber on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	Algoma University on OUInfo

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