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Full	Ottawa Communication and Political Science (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available) OUAC OVY ☆ Add to planRemove	Saint Paul Innovation sociale (Baccalauréat ès arts spécialisé) (4 ans) OUAC OPY ☆ Add to planRemove	Lakehead Interdisciplinary Studies (Orillia Campus) OUAC AZ ☆ Add to planRemove	Ontario Tech Communication and Digital Media Studies OUAC DDC ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70–80%“70%; co-op 80%”	70%“70% min.”	70%	70–73%“Low 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U or FRA4U	OSSD or equivalent Minimum of six 4U/M courses, including ENG4U or FRA4U	ENG4U Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements for your program of choice but do meet the General Admission Requirements of Lakehead University, you will automatically be considered for an alternate program.	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.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Yes An interview may be scheduled as part of the evaluation process. Élisabeth-Bruyère School of Social Innovation will communicate with the candidates directly with more information. Usually closes before January 15	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	No	Available
Degree	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op)	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—	500
What you study	Interdisciplinary StudiesJournalismMedia and Communication StudiesPolitics	AnthropologyBusiness StudiesEntrepreneurshipInterdisciplinary Studies	AnthropologyChemistryEnglish StudiesEntrepreneurship	Business StudiesCreative WritingEconomicsInterdisciplinary Studies
What it is	This is a four-year degree combining the study of political systems and institutions with media, journalism, and how people communicate messages to audiences. Unlike studying either subject alone, you examine how politics and communication shape each other — analyzing political campaigns, news coverage, and public persuasion. It suits students interested in policy, political reporting, campaign work, or understanding how information flows in democratic societies.	This program combines the study of how societies work — through anthropology, politics, and social policy — with practical skills in starting and running social enterprises that solve community problems. Unlike a straight business degree, it focuses specifically on ventures designed for social impact rather than profit alone. It suits people who want to understand social change deeply and turn ideas into real projects that help communities.	This program lets you design your own degree by combining courses from multiple fields — anthropology, chemistry, English, history, philosophy, law, media studies, and others — rather than following a single major. You choose which subjects to focus on and how much depth in each, creating a customized path that suits your interests. It works well if you're curious about several areas and want flexibility to explore across disciplines before committing to one specialization.	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.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	communications
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	Saint Paul University on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo

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