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” | 73–80%“Mid to high 70s” | 70–75%“Estimated cut-off admission range is 70-75%.” | 75% |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4U | ENG4UFRA4U | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites | 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 | No | No | Available |
| Degree | — | Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA | — | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | 500 | — | — | — |
| What you study | Business StudiesCreative WritingEconomicsInterdisciplinary Studies | African StudiesBusiness StudiesEconomicsEnvironmental Studies | Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignJournalism | African StudiesAnthropologyComparative Literary StudiesEconomics |
| 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. | International Studies is a degree where you combine courses from fields like economics, history, business, and development to understand global issues and how different countries interact. The iBA option includes a mandatory year abroad at a partner university, immersing you in another culture while continuing your studies, whereas the regular BA keeps you on campus. It suits students who want broader perspectives on world problems rather than specializing in a single discipline, and who are curious about how global systems actually work. | This program teaches you how media and communication work across multiple platforms — from journalism and photography to marketing and design. You'll study both the theory behind how messages reach audiences and the practical skills to create them yourself. It suits people who want to understand media industries from the inside and are ready to work across different formats rather than specializing in just one. | This program lets you study how societies, economies, and cultures interact across borders, drawing from fields like history, anthropology, economics, and international development. You'll examine global issues through multiple lenses rather than specializing in one discipline. It suits students curious about world affairs and international problems who want flexibility to explore different approaches before deciding on a deeper focus. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | communications | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | Applied to directly |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them | 13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them |
| Source | Ontario Tech University on OUInfo | York University — Glendon on OUInfo | University of Guelph-Humber on OUInfo | Carleton University on OUInfo |
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