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Full	Ottawa Physical Geography and Geomatics (4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available) OUAC OOF ☆ Add to planRemove	Ontario Tech Communication and Digital Media Studies OUAC DDC ☆ Add to planRemove	Lakehead Arts One (Thunder Bay) OUAC AB ☆ Add to planRemove	Trent (Durham) Honours Arts OUAC ROY ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70–80%“70%; co-op 80%”	70–73%“Low 70s”	70%	70%“70% minimum”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	MCV4UMHF4USBI4USCH4USPH4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	FRA4U or ENG4U MHF4U MCV4U SPH4U SCH4U +3 more on the program page	Current Ontario secondary school students must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U or 4M courses, including English (ENG4U). Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements, or we cannot accommodate your application, you may receive an offer to another closely related program.	ENG4U Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet Lakehead University's general admission requirements, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	No	No
Degree	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op), Bachelor of Science, BSc, Bachelor of Science (Co-op), BSc (Co-op)	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	500	—	200
What you study	GeologyHuman GeographyInterdisciplinary StudiesPhysical Geography	Business StudiesCreative WritingEconomicsInterdisciplinary Studies	AnthropologyEconomicsEnglish StudiesFine Art	Aboriginal StudiesAgricultureAnthropologyBusiness Studies
What it is	Physical Geography and Geomatics is the study of Earth's natural systems — climate, landforms, water cycles, and ecosystems — combined with the tools and technology used to map and analyze landscapes and geographic data. You'll learn fieldwork skills alongside GIS software and remote sensing, which sets this apart from pure geology or human geography alone. It suits students who want to understand how the physical world works and are comfortable with both outdoor research and technical problem-solving.	You study how people communicate through digital platforms, traditional media, and written content, combining journalism, creative writing, and media analysis with business and economics foundations. Unlike a pure journalism program, this combines multiple communication disciplines and requires hands-on digital media production alongside theory. It suits people who want to work in digital marketing, publishing, broadcasting, or content creation and value gaining real workplace experience during their degree.	Arts One is a broad first-year program that lets you explore multiple humanities and social science subjects — including anthropology, history, English, economics, and geography — before deciding on a major. Unlike applying directly to a single program, this approach gives you time to sample different disciplines and find the right fit before committing. It suits students who are curious about ideas and society but aren't yet certain which direction they want to specialize in.	An Honours Arts degree lets you study humanities and social sciences in depth, choosing from subjects like history, English, anthropology, environmental studies, and others. Unlike a general arts degree, an honours program requires more advanced courses in your chosen major and typically demands higher academic performance. This program suits students who want to explore ideas across cultures, societies, and texts, and who are willing to commit to deeper study in at least one subject area.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	communications	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	None published by average
Source	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo

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