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 | 75%“75% (regular and co-op)” | 70–75%“70-75%” | 70–75%“70-75%” | 70–75%“Estimated cut-off admission range is 70-75%.” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4U | ENG4U | ENG4U | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | Available | No | No | No |
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| First-year intakewhere published | 50 | 245 | 125 | — |
| What you study | Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication Studies | Creative WritingDesignJournalismMedia and Communication Studies | Business StudiesDesignManagement StudiesMarketing | 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. | Creative Industries is an interdisciplinary program that brings together writing, design, journalism, and media studies so you can understand how creative work actually gets made and distributed in the real world. Rather than studying each of these fields separately, you learn how they connect and influence each other across publishing, advertising, broadcasting, and digital platforms. It suits people who want to work in media, publishing, or design but aren't sure yet which specific role fits them best. | Graphic Communications Management teaches you to manage the creative and business sides of visual design projects. You study design principles alongside marketing, business strategy, and media production so you can lead teams that create everything from branding to advertising campaigns. It suits people who want to combine artistic thinking with management responsibility, rather than focusing only on design or only on business. | 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 | Applied to directly |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them |
| Source | Carleton University on OUInfo | Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo | Toronto Metropolitan University 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%+
- Communications sociales (Baccalauréat ès arts spécialisé) (4 ans)70%+
- Media, Film & Communications (Orillia)70%+
- Social communication (Certificate, Part-time Only) (1 year)70%+
- 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.