2 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% min.” |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it |
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| Prerequisitesas published |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | Available | No |
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op) | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | — | — |
| What you study | Interdisciplinary StudiesJournalismMedia and Communication StudiesSociology | Interdisciplinary StudiesJournalismMarketingMedia and Communication Studies |
| What it is | 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. | Social Communication is an interdisciplinary program that teaches you how to craft and spread messages across different media and audiences. You study journalism, marketing, media analysis, and publicity techniques together rather than in separate streams, so you understand how these fields overlap in real-world communication work. It suits people who want to communicate for organizations, media outlets, or campaigns and prefer a broad foundation over specializing in just one area early on. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | 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 |
| Source | University of Ottawa on OUInfo | Saint Paul University on OUInfo |
Also compare with
Same subject area and a similar published range, at a campus you have not got in the table yet.
- Communications sociales (Baccalauréat ès arts spécialisé) (4 ans)70%+
- Communication and Digital Media Studies70–73%+
- Honours Bachelor of Applied Arts in Media & Communication Studies and Diploma in Media Communications70–75%+
- Communication and Sociology (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)70–80%+
- Communication and Sociology (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)70–80%+
- Communication et sociologie (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)70–80%+
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.