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	Trent Criminology OUAC RAG Remove	Ontario Tech Strategic Communications, Social Media & Society OUAC DAN Remove	Ontario Tech Communication and Digital Media Studies OUAC DDC Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	75%“75% minimum”	70–73%“Low 70s”	70–73%“Low 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Minimum 75% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%	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.	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	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available	Available
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	200	—	500
What you study	Law & Criminology	Business Studies Cinematics & Photography Comparative Literary Studies Creative Writing	Business Studies Creative Writing Economics Interdisciplinary Studies
What it is	Criminology is the study of crime, criminal behaviour, and the justice system that responds to it. You'll examine why people commit crimes, how laws are enforced, and the social and psychological factors behind criminal activity. This program suits people interested in understanding crime from an academic angle rather than pursuing law or direct policing careers.	You study how organizations and individuals use digital platforms and media to communicate with audiences, drawing from business strategy, creative writing, design, law, and sociology. Unlike a straight marketing or media studies program, this one explicitly connects social media tactics to broader social impact and strategic business goals. It suits people who want to understand both the creative and analytical sides of digital communication, and who benefit from hands-on co-op work experience.	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	criminology	Applied to directly	communications
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	Trent University on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo

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