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 | 70–73%“Low 70s” | 75%“75% (regular and co-op)” | 70–75%“70-75%” | 75% |
| 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 | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | Available | Available | No | No |
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| First-year intakewhere published | — | 50 | 70 | — |
| What you study | Business StudiesCinematics & PhotographyComparative Literary StudiesCreative Writing | Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication Studies | English StudiesHistoryHuman GeographyInterdisciplinary Studies | Aboriginal StudiesEconomicsEducation StudiesEnglish Studies |
| What it is | 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. | 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 enter this program without committing to a specific major, taking first-year courses across subjects like English, history, psychology, philosophy, and sociology. This gives you time to explore different areas of arts study before declaring a focus at the end of year one, rather than applying directly to a named program. It suits students who are interested in humanities and social sciences but unsure which direction fits them best. | This program trains you to teach junior and intermediate students (roughly grades 4 to 10) by combining a university degree in arts subjects with teacher education coursework. You study one or two arts subjects like English, history, or psychology while also taking education courses that teach you how to plan lessons, manage a classroom, and assess student learning. It suits people who want to teach a specific subject and earn a teaching credential in four years rather than doing a separate degree first. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | education |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them |
| Source | Ontario Tech University on OUInfo | Carleton University on OUInfo | Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo | Laurentian University on OUInfo |
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