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	Saint Paul Social communication (Certificate, Part-time Only) (1 year) OUAC OHC Remove	TMU Creative Industries OUAC SCD Remove	Ontario Tech Communication and Digital Media Studies (Co-op) OUAC DDE Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%“70% min.”	70–75%“70-75%”	70–73%“Low 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	OSSD or equivalent Minimum of six 4U/M courses, including ENG4U or FRA4U	English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)	Current Ontario secondary school students must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U or 4M courses, including English (ENG4U).
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	245	—
What you study	Journalism Marketing Media and Communication StudiesPublicity Studies	Creative Writing Design Journalism Media and Communication Studies	Creative Writing Journalism Media and Communication Studies
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.	Creative Industries is an interdisciplinary program that brings together writing, design, journalism, and media studies so you can understand how creative work actually gets made and distributed in the real world. Rather than studying each of these fields separately, you learn how they connect and influence each other across publishing, advertising, broadcasting, and digital platforms. It suits people who want to work in media, publishing, or design but aren't sure yet which specific role fits them best.	You study how people communicate through writing, journalism, and digital media in the modern world. This co-op program includes mandatory work terms at media companies or communications organizations, so you alternate between semesters of classroom learning and paid professional experience. It suits students who want hands-on practice in the media industry while earning credits toward their degree.
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	2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	Saint Paul University on OUInfo	Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo

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