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 | Not published“N/A” | 75% | 75%“75% (regular and co-op)” | 75–80%“75-80%” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4U | ENG4U | ENG4U | ENG4U |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it | — |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Yes
| Marks only | Yes
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| Co-op | No | Available | Available | No |
| Degree | — | — | — | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | — | — | 50 | 105 |
| What you study | ArchitectureFacilities ManagementLandscape & Garden Design | Architecture | Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication Studies | Cinematics & PhotographyMedia and Communication Studies |
| What it is | You study how to design outdoor spaces — parks, gardens, campuses, streetscapes — combining art, ecology, and practical building knowledge. Unlike general design programs, landscape architecture focuses specifically on outdoor environments and includes technical skills in grading, drainage, and site planning. It suits people who want to solve real problems through design and enjoy working both creatively and analytically with land and plants. | Architectural Studies teaches you how to design buildings and spaces, from sketching initial ideas to understanding how they're built and function. This program includes paid work terms where you apply what you're learning at real architecture firms alongside your classroom studies. It suits students who combine creative design thinking with interest in how buildings work technically and who want practical experience before or alongside their formal studies. | You study how to create and produce media across film, photography, writing, and design, learning both the technical skills and creative thinking behind what you see on screens and in print. Unlike a pure communication theory program, this one emphasizes hands-on production and design work alongside studying media's role in society. It suits people who want to make things, not just analyze them, and who enjoy combining visual, written, and conceptual work. | You study the creative and technical craft of making films, from cinematography and camera work to storytelling and visual composition. Unlike a broader media studies program, Image Arts focuses on hands-on production skills and the visual language of cinema rather than theory alone. This suits students who want to create films themselves and are comfortable learning through doing. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | architecture | architecture | Applied to directly | Applied to directly |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 12 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them | 16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them |
| Source | University of Guelph on OUInfo | Laurentian University on OUInfo | Carleton University on OUInfo | Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo |
Also compare with
Same subject area and a similar published range, at a campus you have not got in the table yet.
- Concurrent Education: Arts, Media, Performance & Design (BEd)77–87%+
- Architectural Studies – Urbanism75–77%+
- Visual & Performing Arts, Arts Management and Media73–77%+
- Honours Bachelor of Applied Arts in Media & Communication Studies and Diploma in Media Communications70–75%+
- Strategic Communications, Social Media & Society70–73%+
- Visual Arts and the Built Environment (VABE)75%+
Ranges are what each university publishes, not guaranteed cutoffs, and limited-enrolment programs often admit above them. Confirm anything you are about to act on with the university; each column links to its source.