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	Western Media & Communications Studies OUAC EI Remove	York Concurrent Bachelor of Education: Environmental and Urban Change (BEd) OUAC YET Remove	Queen's Computing OUAC QD Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80–87%“Low to mid 80s”	77–87%“High 70s to mid-80s”	83–87%“Mid 80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U MCV4U MHF4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	English, ENG4U	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U (Francophone applicants may present FRA4U, FEF4U or FIF4U) 5 additional 4U/M courses In this concurrent program, graduates receive a Bachelor of Education as well as a Bachelor's degree in their chosen subject of major interest. Students must apply by selecting +7 more on the program page	ENG4U MHF4U MCV4U 3 additional 4U/M courses
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Yes By applying for this concurrent education program and choosing your subject of major interest from the pull-down list, you will be considered for admission to both programs. Therefore, applicants should not use a subsequent application choice to apply to their subject of major interest separately. Graduates receive both a Bachelor of Education degree as well as a Bachelor's degree in their chosen subject of major interest. An online Faculty of Education Supplementary Information Form and supplemental fee are also required. Refer to the Faculty of Education website Usually closes before January 15	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	300	—	400
What you study	Information Systems Information Technology Media and Communication StudiesOthers in Technology	Education Studies Environmental Studies Human GeographyPlanning	Artificial Intelligence Computer Science Information Systems Information Technology
What it is	This program combines the study of media, communication, and information technology — learning how messages are created, shared, and understood across digital and traditional platforms alongside practical IT skills. The co-op requirement means you alternate between classroom terms and paid work placements in media, tech, or communications companies, giving you real industry experience alongside your degree. It suits students interested in how technology shapes storytelling and public conversation, who want hands-on workplace experience before graduating.	This program trains you to teach high school while earning two degrees at once: a Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor's degree in environmental and urban change. Unlike a regular education degree, you study both teaching methods and a focused subject combining environmental science, geography, planning, and politics. It suits students who want to specialize in environmental or urban issues and pass that knowledge to students in a classroom.	Computing at Queen's covers the theory and practice of building software, managing information systems, and developing artificial intelligence. You'll study programming, algorithms, data structures, and mathematics that underpin these fields. The program includes a co-op option, letting you alternate between classroom and paid work terms at tech companies, which sets it apart from a standard degree and gives you real industry experience alongside your studies. It suits people who like solving problems with code and want hands-on exposure to how software gets built in actual workplaces.
The door tomajors you reach through it	communications	Applied to directly	computer science software engineering
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	Western University on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo	Queen's University on OUInfo

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