3 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.
| Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in | |||
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 75%“75% (regular and co-op)” | 70%“70 %” | 70–75%“Estimated cut-off admission range is 70-75%.” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4U | FRA4U | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it | — | — |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | Available | No | No |
| Degree | — | — | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | 50 | — | — |
| What you study | Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication Studies | Business StudiesInterdisciplinary StudiesManagement StudiesPsychology | Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignJournalism |
| 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. | This three-year arts degree lets you study human and social issues from multiple angles — combining courses in psychology, sociology, management, and business. Unlike a specialized honours program, it gives you breadth across disciplines rather than depth in one field, so you can explore how people behave, organizations work, and societies function together. It suits students curious about people and society who want flexibility to discover their focus before committing to a specific major. | 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. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | Applied to directly |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | None published by average | 7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them |
| Source | Carleton University on OUInfo | Université de Hearst on OUInfo | University of Guelph-Humber on OUInfo |
Also compare with
Same subject area and a similar published range, at a campus you have not got in the table yet.
- Communication and Digital Media Studies70–73%+
- Strategic Communications, Social Media & Society70–73%+
- Visual & Performing Arts, Arts Management and Media73–77%+
- Communications sociales (Baccalauréat ès arts spécialisé) (4 ans)70%+
- Graphic Communications Management70–75%+
- Social Communication (Honours Bachelor of Arts) (4 years)70%+
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.