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	Ontario Tech Creativity, Digital Arts and Entertainment Industries (Co-op) OUAC DLD Remove	Lakehead Media, Film & Communications (Orillia) OUAC AAC Remove	Windsor Communication, Media and Film OUAC NKM Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70–73%“Low 70s”	70%	70%“70% minimum average”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Current Ontario secondary school students must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U or 4M courses, including English (ENG4U).	ENG4U A portfolio is required. More about the application details Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet Lakehead University's general admission requirements, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.	70% minimum average ENG4U with a minimum grade of 70% Alternative Offers To give students options, we often provide Alternate Offers of Admission when students don't yet qualify for their preferred program choices. Rest assured that we will continue to assess all applications to all program choices as we receive new information (i.e. mid-term grades from 2nd semester, night school and virtual course grades) and as space permits.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Creative Writing Journalism Media and Communication Studies	Cinematics & Photography Design Media and Communication StudiesOthers in Technology	Cinematics & Photography Drama Fine Art Journalism
What it is	You study creative writing, journalism, and media communication — how to write stories, report news, and create content across different platforms. This co-op program requires you to work terms in actual creative or media companies, so you alternate between school and paid work in the field. It suits people who want hands-on experience in writing and digital media before they finish their degree, not just classroom learning.	You study how films, photographs, and media messages are made and understood, combining hands-on work in cinematography and design with analysis of how communication shapes culture. This program blends technical skills — camera work, editing, visual design — with critical thinking about media's role in society. It suits people who want to create visual work and understand the stories media tells.	This program combines studies in how media, film, and communication work across journalism, photography, drama, and fine art. Unlike a general communications degree, it integrates hands-on creative production with critical analysis of how stories and images shape audiences. Co-op placements let you work in newsrooms, production studios, or media organizations while studying. It suits people who want to understand both the creative and technical sides of storytelling across different mediums.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	communications	communications
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	None published by average
Source	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo	University of Windsor on OUInfo

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