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Full	Carleton Communication and Media Studies OUAC CCR ☆ Add to planRemove	OCAD Digital Futures OUAC HDF ☆ Add to planRemove	Saint Paul Social Innovation (Honours Bachelor of Arts) (4 years) OUAC OPM ☆ Add to planRemove	Ontario Tech Communication and Digital Media Studies OUAC DDC ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%	Not published“N/A”	70%“70% min.”	70–73%“Low 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	English (ENG4U) 5 best 4U/M courses Alternative Offers Find more information about alternative offers .	OSSD with an overall academic average of at least 70% in six 4U/M courses, including English 4U with a minimum final grade of 70%	OSSD or equivalent Minimum of six 4U/M courses, including ENG4U or FRA4U	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.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Yes Admission based primarily on your portfolio assessment. All offers of admission are conditional on meeting the minimum academic requirements. Alternative Offers There are no alternative offers. Usually closes before January 15	Yes An interview may be scheduled as part of the evaluation process. Élisabeth-Bruyère School of Social Innovation will communicate with the candidates directly with more information. Usually closes before January 15	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	No	Available
Degree	—	Bachelor of Design, BDes, Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	200	—	—	500
What you study	Media and Communication StudiesPoliticsPublicity StudiesSocial Policy	Computer Animation and Visual EffectsDesignFine ArtInformation Systems	AnthropologyBusiness StudiesEntrepreneurshipInterdisciplinary Studies	Business StudiesCreative WritingEconomicsInterdisciplinary Studies
What it is	You study how media works, how messages spread, and how communication shapes society and politics. This program combines theory with hands-on practice, and includes a mandatory work term where you apply classroom learning in real media or communications settings. It suits people interested in journalism, public relations, social media strategy, or understanding how news and information influence the world around them.	Digital Futures is a design and fine arts program where you study visual storytelling through digital tools and media, combining animation, graphic design, coding, and art. Unlike traditional design or fine art streams, it's built around interdisciplinary collaboration and real-world projects that blend artistic creativity with digital technology and communication. It suits people who want to create visually, think critically about media, and work across both artistic and technical domains.	You study how to create practical solutions to social problems by combining ideas from business, politics, and social sciences. Unlike a straight business or political science degree, this program intentionally blends entrepreneurship, policy thinking, and community understanding so you can design and launch initiatives that address real needs. It suits people who want to work on social change but also need to understand how organizations, money, and systems actually work.	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.
The door tomajors you reach through it	communications	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	communications
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average	None published by average	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	Carleton University on OUInfo	OCAD University on OUInfo	Saint Paul University on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo

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