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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 70%“70% min.” | 75%“75% (regular and co-op)” | 70–75%“Estimated cut-off admission range is 70-75%.” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites | ENG4U | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | No | Available | No |
| Degree | — | — | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | — | 50 | — |
| What you study | JournalismMarketingMedia and Communication StudiesPublicity Studies | Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication Studies | Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignJournalism |
| What it is | This one-year certificate teaches you how to create and share messages across newspapers, websites, social media, and marketing campaigns. You study journalism, marketing, and media strategy together rather than picking one path, so you learn how different communication fields overlap. It suits people who want hands-on skills in writing, promotion, or media work without committing to a full degree, or who are already working and need to upgrade their communications knowledge part-time. | 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. | 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 | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | Applied to directly |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | None published by average | 16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them |
| Source | Saint Paul University on OUInfo | Carleton University on OUInfo | University of Guelph-Humber on OUInfo |
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