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TMU

Image Arts: Film

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Published rangetheir exact wording75–80%75-80%70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4U
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Prerequisitesas published
  • English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
  • 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 applicationYes
  • Non-academic requirements: Portfolio, project outline, resumé and written statement.
Usually closes before January 15
Marks only
Co-opNoNo
Degree
First-year intakewhere published105
What you studyCinematics & PhotographyMedia and Communication StudiesCinematics & PhotographyDesignMedia and Communication StudiesOthers in Technology
What it isYou study the creative and technical craft of making films, from cinematography and camera work to storytelling and visual composition. Unlike a broader media studies program, Image Arts focuses on hands-on production skills and the visual language of cinema rather than theory alone. This suits students who want to create films themselves and are comfortable learning through doing.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 itApplied to directlycommunications
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
SourceToronto Metropolitan University on OUInfoLakehead University on OUInfo

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