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TMU

Image Arts: Film

OUAC SPA

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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 wording75–80%75-80%73–80%Mid to high 70's75%75% (regular and co-op)70–75%Estimated cut-off admission range is 70-75%.
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UFRA4UENG4UNo course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
  • one of EAE4U, ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published
  • English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
  • 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 (ENG4U)
  • 1 Math credit (4U)
  • 4 best 4U/M courses
  • 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
More than marks?supplementary applicationYes
  • Non-academic requirements: Portfolio, project outline, resumé and written statement.
Usually closes before January 15
Marks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opNoNoAvailableNo
DegreeBachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA
First-year intakewhere published10550
What you studyCinematics & PhotographyMedia and Communication StudiesCinematics & PhotographyMarketingMedia and Communication StudiesCinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication StudiesCinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignJournalism
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.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.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.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.
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Entrance awardsat this campus, by average2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceToronto Metropolitan University on OUInfoYork University — Glendon on OUInfoCarleton University on OUInfoUniversity of Guelph-Humber on OUInfo

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