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TMU

Image Arts: Film

OUAC SPA

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Published rangetheir exact wording75–80%75-80%70–75%Estimated cut-off admission range is 70-75%.75%75% (regular and co-op)
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UNo course codes parsed — see prerequisitesENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
  • one of EAE4U, ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published
  • English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
  • 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
  • English (ENG4U)
  • 1 Math credit (4U)
  • 4 best 4U/M courses
More than marks?supplementary applicationYes
  • Non-academic requirements: Portfolio, project outline, resumé and written statement.
Usually closes before January 15
Marks onlyMarks only
Co-opNoNoAvailable
Degree
First-year intakewhere published10550
What you studyCinematics & PhotographyMedia and Communication StudiesCinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignJournalismCinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication Studies
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.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 to create and produce media across film, photography, writing, and design, learning both the technical skills and creative thinking behind what you see on screens and in print. Unlike a pure communication theory program, this one emphasizes hands-on production and design work alongside studying media's role in society. It suits people who want to make things, not just analyze them, and who enjoy combining visual, written, and conceptual work.
The door tomajors you reach through itApplied to directlyApplied to directlyApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceToronto Metropolitan University on OUInfoUniversity of Guelph-Humber on OUInfoCarleton University on OUInfo

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