3 programs, side by side
Rows marked with a dot are where these differ. Everything is each university’s own published wording; the “your average” row is yours, calculated the way each program does it.
| Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in | |||
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 70–80%“70%; co-op 80%” | 70%“70 %” | 70–80%“70%; co-op 80%” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites | FRA4U | 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 | Available | No | Available |
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op), Bachelor of Social Science, BSocSc | — | Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op) |
| First-year intakewhere published | — | — | — |
| What you study | Interdisciplinary StudiesJournalismMedia and Communication StudiesSociology | Business StudiesInterdisciplinary StudiesManagement StudiesPsychology | Interdisciplinary StudiesJournalismMedia and Communication StudiesSociology |
| What it is | You study how people communicate and how society works, combining media, journalism, and social analysis. Unlike a program focused only on communication or only on sociology, this joint degree lets you examine both how messages spread through society and why societies function the way they do. It suits students interested in understanding culture, institutions, and human behaviour through multiple lenses, and who want practical work experience alongside their studies. | This three-year arts degree lets you study human and social issues from multiple angles — combining courses in psychology, sociology, management, and business. Unlike a specialized honours program, it gives you breadth across disciplines rather than depth in one field, so you can explore how people behave, organizations work, and societies function together. It suits students curious about people and society who want flexibility to discover their focus before committing to a specific major. | You study both communication and sociology together as equal partners over four years, learning how people share information and how societies function. Unlike a program that focuses on just one field, this bidisciplinary approach lets you explore media, journalism, and social structures side by side, seeing how they connect. It suits people curious about why people and groups behave the way they do, and who want to understand the role of communication in shaping society. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | Applied to directly |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | None published by average | 22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them |
| Source | University of Ottawa on OUInfo | Université de Hearst on OUInfo | University of Ottawa on OUInfo |
Also compare with
Same subject area and a similar published range, at a campus you have not got in the table yet.
- Business and Society70–73%+
- Communication and Digital Media Studies70–73%+
- Communication and Sociology (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)70–80%+
- Communication et sociologie (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)70–80%+
- Baccalauréat ès arts spécialisé avec majeure en foi, éthique et justice (4 ans)70%+
- Communications sociales (Baccalauréat ès arts spécialisé) (4 ans)70%+
Ranges are what each university publishes, not guaranteed cutoffs, and limited-enrolment programs often admit above them. Confirm anything you are about to act on with the university; each column links to its source.