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	Windsor English OUAC NAW Remove	TMU Graphic Communications Management OUAC SGO Remove	Guelph-Humber Honours Bachelor of Applied Arts in Media & Communication Studies and Diploma in Media Communications OUAC GMT Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%“70% minimum average”	70–75%“70-75%”	70–75%“Estimated cut-off admission range is 70-75%.”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U	one of EAE4U, ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	70% minimum average ENG4U with a minimum grade of 70%	English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred) Grade 11 U or M or Grade 12 U mathematics (one of MCF3M, MCR3U, MHF4U, MCV4U, MDM4U)	Ontario applicants 6 4U/M courses: ENG4U (EAE4U is a recognized equivalent) 5 additional 4U/M courses Out of province applicants +5 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	No
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	125	—
What you study	Comparative Literary Studies Creative Writing English Studies	Business Studies Design Management Studies Marketing	Cinematics & Photography Creative Writing Design Journalism
What it is	English at Windsor combines the study of literature, creative writing, and comparative texts across cultures and time periods. You'll analyze existing works and develop your own writing skills rather than focusing purely on how language works. The co-op option lets you intern at publishing houses, media companies, or writing organizations while you study, which suits students who want real workplace experience alongside their degree.	Graphic Communications Management teaches you to manage the creative and business sides of visual design projects. You study design principles alongside marketing, business strategy, and media production so you can lead teams that create everything from branding to advertising campaigns. It suits people who want to combine artistic thinking with management responsibility, rather than focusing only on design or only on business.	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.
The door tomajors you reach through it	english	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	University of Windsor on OUInfo	Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo	University of Guelph-Humber on OUInfo

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