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Full	Nipissing Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice OUAC PAJ ☆ Add to planRemove	BU Brock Critical Criminology OUAC BBC ☆ Add to planRemove	Guelph-Humber Honours Bachelor of Applied Arts in Media & Communication Studies and Diploma in Media Communications OUAC GMT ☆ Add to planRemove	Lakehead Media, Film & Communications (Orillia) OUAC AAC ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%“Min. 70%”	73–77%“Mid 70s”	70–75%“Estimated cut-off admission range is 70-75%.”	70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of EAE4U, ENG4U	—	one of EAE4U, ENG4U	—
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U/EAE4U Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements or admission averages for the programs you apply to, you will automatically be considered for an alternative program you qualify for. Visit our Undergraduate Alternative Offer website for further information.	ENG4U Alternative Offers You will receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest listed choice is considered first when you indicate more than 1 Brock program on your application. If you are not eligible for your first choice, your subsequent choices will be considered in your indicated order of preference. In most cases: If you apply to only 1 Brock program but do not qualify, you will be considered for an alternative or related program. If you apply but are not admitted to a co-op program, you will automatically be considered for the regular, non-co-op program.	Ontario applicants 6 4U/M courses: ENG4U (EAE4U is a recognized equivalent) 5 additional 4U/M courses Out of province applicants +5 more on the program page	ENG4U A portfolio is required. More about the application details 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.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No	No
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First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—	—
What you study	Law & Criminology	Law & Criminology	Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignJournalism	Cinematics & PhotographyDesignMedia and Communication StudiesOthers in Technology
What it is	You study the causes of crime, how the justice system works, and how laws are enforced and applied. This is broader than a law degree because it focuses on understanding criminal behaviour and the system that responds to it, rather than training you to become a lawyer. It suits people interested in police work, corrections, victim services, or roles in government agencies that deal with crime and justice policy.	Critical Criminology examines why crimes happen and how criminal justice systems work, focusing on how power, inequality, and social structures shape both crime and punishment. Unlike traditional criminology, which mainly studies criminal behaviour itself, this program questions whether laws and enforcement are fair and who benefits from the current system. It suits students interested in understanding crime as a social problem rather than just studying offenders.	This program teaches you how media and communication work across multiple platforms — from journalism and photography to marketing and design. You'll study both the theory behind how messages reach audiences and the practical skills to create them yourself. It suits people who want to understand media industries from the inside and are ready to work across different formats rather than specializing in just one.	You study how films, photographs, and media messages are made and understood, combining hands-on work in cinematography and design with analysis of how communication shapes culture. This program blends technical skills — camera work, editing, visual design — with critical thinking about media's role in society. It suits people who want to create visual work and understand the stories media tells.
The door tomajors you reach through it	criminology	criminology	Applied to directly	communications
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Nipissing University on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo	University of Guelph-Humber on OUInfo	Lakehead University on OUInfo

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