4 programs, side by side
Rows marked with a dot are where these differ. Everything is each university’s own published wording; the “your average” row is yours, calculated the way each program does it.
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 73–77%“Mid 70s” | 75% | 70–73%“Low 70s” | 73–80%“Mid to high 70s” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4U | ENG4U | ENG4U | ENG4UFRA4U |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it | — | — | — | — |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | No | Available | Available | No |
| Degree | — | — | — | Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA |
| First-year intakewhere published | — | — | 500 | — |
| What you study | — | African StudiesAnthropologyComparative Literary StudiesEconomics | Business StudiesCreative WritingEconomicsInterdisciplinary Studies | African StudiesBusiness StudiesEconomicsEnvironmental Studies |
| What it is | You study how people communicate through media — TV, film, social media, journalism, advertising, and public relations. The program combines theory about how media shapes society with practical skills in creating and analyzing media content. It suits people interested in understanding media's role in the world and developing hands-on abilities in broadcasting, digital production, or communications work. | This program lets you study how societies, economies, and cultures interact across borders, drawing from fields like history, anthropology, economics, and international development. You'll examine global issues through multiple lenses rather than specializing in one discipline. It suits students curious about world affairs and international problems who want flexibility to explore different approaches before deciding on a deeper focus. | You study how people communicate through digital platforms, traditional media, and written content, combining journalism, creative writing, and media analysis with business and economics foundations. Unlike a pure journalism program, this combines multiple communication disciplines and requires hands-on digital media production alongside theory. It suits people who want to work in digital marketing, publishing, broadcasting, or content creation and value gaining real workplace experience during their degree. | International Studies is a degree where you combine courses from fields like economics, history, business, and development to understand global issues and how different countries interact. The iBA option includes a mandatory year abroad at a partner university, immersing you in another culture while continuing your studies, whereas the regular BA keeps you on campus. It suits students who want broader perspectives on world problems rather than specializing in a single discipline, and who are curious about how global systems actually work. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | communications | Applied to directly | communications | 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 | 3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them |
| Source | Brock University on OUInfo | Carleton University on OUInfo | Ontario Tech University on OUInfo | York University — Glendon on OUInfo |
Also compare with
Same subject area and a similar published range, at a campus you have not got in the table yet.
- International Studies & Business Administration (iBA/BBA Dual Degree)73–80%+
- Professional Translation (BA, iBA)73–80%+
- Arts One (Thunder Bay)70%+
- Forensics and Arts70%+
- Honours Bachelor of Applied Arts in Media & Communication Studies and Diploma in Media Communications70–75%+
- Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA)73–77%+
Ranges are what each university publishes, not guaranteed cutoffs, and limited-enrolment programs often admit above them. Confirm anything you are about to act on with the university; each column links to its source.