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Trent

Media Studies

OUAC RAM

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York (Glendon)

Communications (BA, iBA)

OUAC YYT

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording70%73–80%Mid to high 70's70–75%70-75%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UFRA4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
  • one of MCV4U, MDM4U, MHF4U
Prerequisitesas published
  • Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses
  • Required Courses:
  • ENG4U with a minimum of 60%
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • ENG4U
  • (FRA4U for Francophone applicants)
  • 5 additional 4U, 4M or DU courses
  • Program-specific
  • +5 more on the program page
  • English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
  • Grade 11 U or M or Grade 12 U mathematics (one of MCF3M, MCR3U, MHF4U, MCV4U, MDM4U)
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opNoNoNo
DegreeBachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA
First-year intakewhere published200125
What you studyMedia and Communication StudiesCinematics & PhotographyMarketingMedia and Communication StudiesBusiness StudiesDesignManagement StudiesMarketing
What it isMedia Studies teaches you how to analyze, create, and understand media — including film, television, news, social media, and advertising — and how media shapes society and culture. You'll study both the theory behind media and hands-on production skills. This program suits people who are curious about how communication works in the modern world and want to understand or work in creative and media industries.Communications at Glendon teaches you how media, visual culture, and marketing work in practice and in theory. You study cinematography and photography alongside media analysis and strategic communication, rather than pure theory or business skills alone. It suits people who want to understand how messages reach audiences across platforms and are willing to study in both English and French.Graphic Communications Management teaches you to manage the creative and business sides of visual design projects. You study design principles alongside marketing, business strategy, and media production so you can lead teams that create everything from branding to advertising campaigns. It suits people who want to combine artistic thinking with management responsibility, rather than focusing only on design or only on business.
The door tomajors you reach through itcommunicationsApplied to directlyApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 80%See them13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
SourceTrent University on OUInfoYork University — Glendon on OUInfoToronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo

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