4 programs, side by side

Full	Carleton Media Production and Design OUAC CMP ☆ Add to planRemove	Laurier (Waterloo) Diploma in Business Administration OUAC UG ☆ Add to planRemove	Ottawa Sciences commerciales – Analytique en soins de santé (4 ans) OUAC OTB ☆ Add to planRemove	York (Glendon) Business Economics (BA, iBA) OUAC YGE ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%“75% (regular and co-op)”	73–77%“Mid 70s”	75–80%“75%; co-op 80%”	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	MCV4UMHF4U	ENG4UFRA4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	English (ENG4U) 1 Math credit (4U) 4 best 4U/M courses	English at 60%	FRA4U or ENG4U MHF4U MCV4U If you are missing MCV4U, you may take the equivalent course at the University of Ottawa the summer before or during your first term.	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U (FRA4U for Francophone applicants) 5 additional 4U +7 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	Available	No
Degree	—	—	Bachelor of Commerce, BCom, Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op), BCom (Co-op)	Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA
First-year intakewhere published	50	—	—	—
What you study	Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication Studies	AccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsFinance	Business StudiesFinanceHealth InformaticsManagement Studies	AccountingBusiness StudiesEconomicsFinance
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 is a two-year applied business program covering accounting, finance, management, and economics fundamentals. Unlike a four-year bachelor's degree, it gets you working faster with practical skills employers want immediately. It suits students who want hands-on business training without the length or theory-heavy focus of a university degree.	You study business and finance with a focus on health-care data and systems. This combines commerce training with health informatics, so you learn to analyze health-care operations and information rather than just general business. The co-op option lets you alternate between school and paid work terms in health-care or health-tech organizations. This program suits people interested in the business side of health care, who want practical work experience alongside their degree.	A Business Economics degree combines the study of how economies work with practical business skills like accounting, finance, and data analysis. Unlike a pure Economics program, you'll spend equal time on business applications and economic theory. This suits students interested in understanding markets, organizations, and financial systems from both theoretical and applied angles.
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	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Carleton University on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	York University — Glendon on OUInfo

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