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Full	TMU Creative Industries OUAC SCD ☆ Add to planRemove	Saint Paul Social Innovation (Honours Bachelor of Arts) (4 years) OUAC OPM ☆ Add to planRemove	Saint Paul Innovation sociale (Baccalauréat ès arts spécialisé) (4 ans) OUAC OPY ☆ Add to planRemove	Ottawa Communication et science politique (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans) OUAC OZC ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70–75%“70-75%”	70%“70% min.”	70%“70% min.”	70–80%“70%; co-op 80%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	one of ENG4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published	English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)	OSSD or equivalent Minimum of six 4U/M courses, including ENG4U or FRA4U	OSSD or equivalent Minimum of six 4U/M courses, including ENG4U or FRA4U	ENG4U or FRA4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Yes An interview may be scheduled as part of the evaluation process. Élisabeth-Bruyère School of Social Innovation will communicate with the candidates directly with more information. Usually closes before January 15	Yes An interview may be scheduled as part of the evaluation process. Élisabeth-Bruyère School of Social Innovation will communicate with the candidates directly with more information. Usually closes before January 15	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op)
First-year intakewhere published	245	—	—	—
What you study	Creative WritingDesignJournalismMedia and Communication Studies	AnthropologyBusiness StudiesEntrepreneurshipInterdisciplinary Studies	AnthropologyBusiness StudiesEntrepreneurshipInterdisciplinary Studies	Interdisciplinary StudiesJournalismMedia and Communication StudiesPolitics
What it is	Creative Industries is an interdisciplinary program that brings together writing, design, journalism, and media studies so you can understand how creative work actually gets made and distributed in the real world. Rather than studying each of these fields separately, you learn how they connect and influence each other across publishing, advertising, broadcasting, and digital platforms. It suits people who want to work in media, publishing, or design but aren't sure yet which specific role fits them best.	You study how to create practical solutions to social problems by combining ideas from business, politics, and social sciences. Unlike a straight business or political science degree, this program intentionally blends entrepreneurship, policy thinking, and community understanding so you can design and launch initiatives that address real needs. It suits people who want to work on social change but also need to understand how organizations, money, and systems actually work.	This program combines the study of how societies work — through anthropology, politics, and social policy — with practical skills in starting and running social enterprises that solve community problems. Unlike a straight business degree, it focuses specifically on ventures designed for social impact rather than profit alone. It suits people who want to understand social change deeply and turn ideas into real projects that help communities.	This program combines the study of how societies communicate with the analysis of politics and power. You'll learn media theory, journalism skills, and political systems alongside each other, rather than choosing one or the other. It suits students curious about how information shapes politics and who want hands-on experience through paid work placements alongside their studies.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	None published by average	None published by average	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Toronto Metropolitan University on OUInfo	Saint Paul University on OUInfo	Saint Paul University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo

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