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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.

Full	Carleton Media Production and Design OUAC CMP Remove	Windsor Industrial Engineering OUAC NEH Remove	Ontario Tech Strategic Communications, Social Media & Society OUAC DAN Remove	York (Glendon) Communications (BA, iBA) OUAC YYT Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%“75% (regular and co-op)”	74%“74% minimum average”	70–73%“Low 70s”	73–80%“Mid to high 70's”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	MHF4U SCH4U SPH4U	ENG4U	ENG4U FRA4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	English (ENG4U) 1 Math credit (4U) 4 best 4U/M courses	74% minimum average MHF4U SCH4U SPH4U MCV4U is strongly recommended +1 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.	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U (FRA4U for Francophone applicants) 5 additional 4U, 4M or DU courses Program-specific +5 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available	No
Degree	—	—	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA
First-year intakewhere published	50	—	—	—
What you study	Cinematics & Photography Creative Writing Design Media and Communication Studies	Civil Engineering General or Integrated Engineering Materials Science Others in Physical Sciences	Business Studies Cinematics & Photography Comparative Literary Studies Creative Writing	Cinematics & Photography Marketing Media and Communication Studies
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.	Industrial engineering teaches you how to design and improve systems that make things or deliver services — factories, hospitals, supply chains. Unlike civil engineering, which focuses on building infrastructure, or materials science, which studies what things are made of, industrial engineering optimizes how people, machines, and processes work together. The program includes a co-op component, so you'll do paid work terms at companies alongside your studies. It suits people who like math and science, enjoy solving practical problems, and want hands-on experience before graduating.	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.	Communications at Glendon teaches you how media, visual culture, and marketing work in practice and in theory. You study cinematography and photography alongside media analysis and strategic communication, rather than pure theory or business skills alone. It suits people who want to understand how messages reach audiences across platforms and are willing to study in both English and French.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	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	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Carleton University on OUInfo	University of Windsor on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	York University — Glendon on OUInfo

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