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Published rangetheir exact wording70%70% minimum average77–87%High 70s to mid-80s75%75% (regular and co-op)73–77%Mid-70s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UNo course codes parsed — see prerequisitesENG4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
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.
  • 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
  • both
  • the York Faculty that they are applying to
  • and
  • +4 more on the program page
  • English (ENG4U)
  • 1 Math credit (4U)
  • 4 best 4U/M courses
  • ENG4U
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyYes
  • Note:
  • Many Arts, Media, Performance & Design programs require a subsequent supplementary evaluation (questionnaire, interview, portfolio and/or audition).Find out more at
  • ampd.yorku.ca/apply.
Usually closes before January 15
Marks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableNoAvailableNo
DegreeBachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education, BA/BEd, Bachelor of Fine Arts/Bachelor of Education, BFA/BEd
First-year intakewhere published50340
What you studyCinematics & PhotographyDramaFine ArtJournalismCinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDramaEducation StudiesCinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication StudiesCinematics & PhotographyComputer Animation and Visual EffectsDanceDesign
What it isThis 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 an arts or media subject like drama, creative writing, fine art, or music while simultaneously completing teacher training. Unlike a regular arts degree followed by separate teacher certification, you earn both your subject degree and your teaching credential in one integrated program. This suits people who know they want to teach their artistic passion and want to combine the two paths from the start.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 business sides of art, film, design, and performance. This program combines hands-on work in fields like photography, animation, drama, and dance with classes in marketing and media studies, so you're not just making art — you're learning how to manage projects and reach audiences. It suits people who want careers in creative industries but also need to understand budgets, promotion, and how to run cultural organizations.
The door tomajors you reach through itcommunicationsApplied to directlyApplied to directlycommunications
Entrance awardsat this campus, by averageNone published by average29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
SourceUniversity of Windsor on OUInfoYork University on OUInfoCarleton University on OUInfoUniversity of Toronto — Scarborough on OUInfo

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