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Full	Carleton Media Production and Design OUAC CMP ☆ Add to planRemove	York Digital Media (BA) - School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design OUAC YFA ☆ Add to planRemove	BU Brock Game Programming OUAC BGP ☆ Add to planRemove	U of T (Scarborough) Visual & Performing Arts, Arts Management and Media OUAC TUC ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%“75% (regular and co-op)”	73–80%“Mid- to high 70s”	80–83%“Low 80s”	73–77%“Mid-70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	one of MCV4U, MHF4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	English (ENG4U) 1 Math credit (4U) 4 best 4U/M courses	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U 4U Math (minimum grade of 75% required) 4 additional 4U/M courses 4M Arts (or similar arts training) recommended	ENG4U MHF4U (min. 70%) or MCV4U (min. 70%) Strongly recommended subject: ICS4U	ENG4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	No	No
Degree	—	—	Bachelor of Science, BSc, Diploma, Dipl.	—
First-year intakewhere published	50	35	—	340
What you study	Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication Studies	Computer Animation and Visual EffectsComputer GamesDesign	Computer GamesComputer ScienceDesignEntrepreneurship	Cinematics & PhotographyComputer Animation and Visual EffectsDanceDesign
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 program teaches you how to create digital content across animation, game design, and visual media. Unlike a pure computer science degree, it balances technical skills with creative and design thinking. It suits people who want to build things that people see and interact with, rather than work mainly on backend systems or theory.	You learn to design and code video games, combining programming skills with game design and storytelling. This program emphasizes building complete games from concept to finished product, rather than studying general computer science. It suits people who want to work in the game industry and have both technical problem-solving skills and creative ideas.	You study the creative and business sides of art, film, design, and performance. This program combines hands-on work in fields like photography, animation, drama, and dance with classes in marketing and media studies, so you're not just making art — you're learning how to manage projects and reach audiences. It suits people who want careers in creative industries but also need to understand budgets, promotion, and how to run cultural organizations.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	communications
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	Carleton University on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo	University of Toronto — Scarborough on OUInfo

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