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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.

	Ontario Tech Communication and Digital Media Studies OUAC DDC Remove	Carleton Communication and Media Studies OUAC CCR Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70–73%“Low 70s”	75%
Required coursesforced into your top 6	ENG4U	ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	Current Ontario secondary school students must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U or 4M courses, including English (ENG4U). Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements, or we cannot accommodate your application, you may receive an offer to another closely related program.	English (ENG4U) 5 best 4U/M courses Alternative Offers Find more information about alternative offers .
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available
Degree	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	500	200
What you study	Business Studies Creative Writing Economics Interdisciplinary Studies	Media and Communication Studies PoliticsPublicity StudiesSocial Policy
What it is	You study how people communicate through digital platforms, traditional media, and written content, combining journalism, creative writing, and media analysis with business and economics foundations. Unlike a pure journalism program, this combines multiple communication disciplines and requires hands-on digital media production alongside theory. It suits people who want to work in digital marketing, publishing, broadcasting, or content creation and value gaining real workplace experience during their degree.	You study how media works, how messages spread, and how communication shapes society and politics. This program combines theory with hands-on practice, and includes a mandatory work term where you apply classroom learning in real media or communications settings. It suits people interested in journalism, public relations, social media strategy, or understanding how news and information influence the world around them.
The door tomajors you reach through it	communications	communications
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo

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