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Full	Ontario Tech Creativity, Digital Arts and Entertainment Industries (Co-op) OUAC DLD Remove	TMU Creative Industries OUAC SCD Remove	Ottawa Communication and Political Science (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available) OUAC OVY Remove	Ontario Tech Communication and Digital Media Studies OUAC DDC Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70–73%“Low 70s”	70–75%“70-75%”	70–80%“70%; co-op 80%”	70–73%“Low 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	Current Ontario secondary school students must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U or 4M courses, including English (ENG4U).	English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)	ENG4U or FRA4U	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.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	Available	Available
Degree	—	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op)	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	245	—	500
What you study	Creative Writing Journalism Media and Communication Studies	Creative Writing Design Journalism Media and Communication Studies	Interdisciplinary Studies Journalism Media and Communication Studies Politics	Business Studies Creative Writing Economics Interdisciplinary Studies
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.	Creative Industries is an interdisciplinary program that brings together writing, design, journalism, and media studies so you can understand how creative work actually gets made and distributed in the real world. Rather than studying each of these fields separately, you learn how they connect and influence each other across publishing, advertising, broadcasting, and digital platforms. It suits people who want to work in media, publishing, or design but aren't sure yet which specific role fits them best.	This is a four-year degree combining the study of political systems and institutions with media, journalism, and how people communicate messages to audiences. Unlike studying either subject alone, you examine how politics and communication shape each other — analyzing political campaigns, news coverage, and public persuasion. It suits students interested in policy, political reporting, campaign work, or understanding how information flows in democratic societies.	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.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	communications
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo

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