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TMU

Image Arts: Film

OUAC SPA

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Published rangetheir exact wording75–80%75-80%73–77%Mid-70s75%75% (regular and co-op)
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
Prerequisitesas published
  • English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • ENG4U
  • 5 additional 4U/M courses
  • 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 published1054050
What you studyCinematics & PhotographyMedia and Communication StudiesCinematics & PhotographyMedia and Communication StudiesCinematics & 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.You study how films and media are made, analyzed, and used in society. This program combines film history and criticism with hands-on creative work in video, photography, and digital media, rather than focusing only on theory or only on production. It suits people who want to understand both the artistic and technical sides of filmmaking and are drawn to creative storytelling across different media formats.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.
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Entrance awardsat this campus, by average2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceToronto Metropolitan University on OUInfoYork University on OUInfoCarleton University on OUInfo

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