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)” | 75–80%“75-80%” | 80–83%“Anticipated admission average of low-80s” | 77–80%“High 70s” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4U | ENG4U | ENG4U | ENG4U |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it | — | — | — | — |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Yes
| Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | Available | No | No | Available |
| Degree | — | — | — | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | 50 | 105 | 480 | 298 |
| What you study | Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication Studies | Cinematics & PhotographyMedia and Communication Studies | African StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies | AnthropologyArchaeologyBusiness StudiesClassical Greek 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. | You study the creative and technical craft of making films, from cinematography and camera work to storytelling and visual composition. Unlike a broader media studies program, Image Arts focuses on hands-on production skills and the visual language of cinema rather than theory alone. This suits students who want to create films themselves and are comfortable learning through doing. | Humanities I is your first year of study in the liberal arts, where you explore human culture, language, history, and society through subjects like English, history, drama, and linguistics. You take a range of courses across these fields to discover what interests you before specializing in a particular discipline in later years. This suits students who are curious about how people think, communicate, and organize themselves, but aren't yet certain which humanities subject to focus on. | This program combines arts courses — drawn from fields like English, history, economics, and creative writing — with business studies to prepare you for careers that value both analytical and communication skills. The co-op option lets you alternate study terms with paid work placements at real companies, giving you experience before you graduate. It suits students who want a broader education than straight business but need practical skills for the job market. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | communicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophy | marketing |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them |
| Source | Carleton University on OUInfo | Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo | McMaster University on OUInfo | University of Waterloo on OUInfo |
Also compare with
Same subject area and a similar published range, at a campus you have not got in the table yet.
- Arts Degree (BA) + Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Co-op80–83%+
- Honours Arts and Business (Regular/Co-op)80–83%+
- Honours Arts (Regular/Co-op)77–80%+
- Arts and Humanities80–83%+
- Arts, Honours (BA): St. Jerome's University80–83%+
- Concurrent Education: Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (BEd)77–87%+
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.