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	Windsor Communication, Media and Film OUAC NKM Remove	Ottawa Acting (3 years) OUAC OCB 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%	70–75%“Estimated cut-off admission range is 70-75%.”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	one of EAE4U, ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	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.	ENG4U or FRA4U	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	Yes Audition Usually closes before January 15	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	No
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Cinematics & Photography Drama Fine Art Journalism	Drama Fine Art	Cinematics & Photography Creative Writing Design Journalism
What it is	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.	You study acting and performance, learning technique, character work, and stagecraft through classes and frequent performances. The BFA is a specialized, more intensive degree focused entirely on theatre and performance, while the BA lets you combine acting with other university subjects. This suits people who want hands-on training in acting and are ready to spend significant time rehearsing and performing.	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	communications	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	University of Windsor on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	University of Guelph-Humber on OUInfo

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