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Full	Carleton Media Production and Design OUAC CMP Remove	Ontario Tech Health Administration OUAC DHD Remove	U of T (Mississauga) Communication, Culture, Information & Technology OUAC TMC Remove	Lakehead Media, Film & Communications (Orillia) OUAC AAC Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%“75% (regular and co-op)”	73–77%“Mid-70s”	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”	70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	English (ENG4U) 1 Math credit (4U) 4 best 4U/M courses	Six 4U/M credits, including English (ENG4U) with a minimum grade of 60% One of Advanced Functions (MHF4U), Calculus and Vectors (MCV4U) or Mathematics of Data Management (MDM4U). 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 Digital Enterprise Management also recommends one 4U math.	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.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	Available	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	50	—	275	—
What you study	Cinematics & Photography Creative Writing Design Media and Communication Studies	Business Studies Others in Business & Administrative Studies Others in Subjects Related to Medicine	Creative WritingInformation ServicesMedia and Communication StudiesOthers in Technology	Cinematics & Photography Design Media and Communication StudiesOthers in Technology
What it is	You study how to create and produce media across film, photography, writing, and design, learning both the technical skills and creative thinking behind what you see on screens and in print. Unlike a pure communication theory program, this one emphasizes hands-on production and design work alongside studying media's role in society. It suits people who want to make things, not just analyze them, and who enjoy combining visual, written, and conceptual work.	Health Administration teaches you how to run hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities. You'll learn business skills like budgeting, planning, and managing staff, combined with enough healthcare knowledge to understand what doctors and nurses actually do. This program suits people who want a career in healthcare but prefer management and operations over direct patient care or medical science.	This program combines the study of how people create, share, and interpret information across media and cultures. You'll choose from areas like creative writing, media studies, publishing, and information technology, rather than specializing in just one. The co-op option lets you work in communications or tech roles while you study, which suits people who want real-world experience alongside their degree and flexibility in choosing which communication field interests them most.	You 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.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	communications	communications
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Carleton University on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	University of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo

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