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	U of T (Mississauga) Visual Studies OUAC TEV Remove	Brock Arts Leadership OUAC BAC Remove	Carleton Media Production and Design OUAC CMP Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”	73–77%“Mid-70s”	75%“75% (regular and co-op)”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U	ENG4U Alternative Offers You will receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest listed choice is considered first when you indicate more than 1 Brock program on your application. If you are not eligible for your first choice, your subsequent choices will be considered in your indicated order of preference. In most cases: If you apply to only 1 Brock program but do not qualify, you will be considered for an alternative or related program. If you apply but are not admitted to a co-op program, you will automatically be considered for the regular, non-co-op program.	English (ENG4U) 1 Math credit (4U) 4 best 4U/M courses
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available
Degree	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Diploma, Dipl.	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	60	—	50
What you study	Cinematics & Photography Design Fine Art	Fine Art Management	Cinematics & Photography Creative Writing Design Media and Communication Studies
What it is	Visual Studies is the study of how images, film, photography, and design communicate meaning and shape culture. You'll learn theory, history, and hands-on practice across cinematography, photography, fine art, and design. This program suits students who want to understand visual culture deeply and develop creative skills, rather than train narrowly for a specific design or film production role.	You study fine art alongside management and business skills, learning both how to make or curate art and how to run arts organizations or projects. This differs from a straight fine art degree because you gain practical training in budgets, planning, and leadership alongside studio work. It suits people who want careers in arts administration, gallery management, or running their own creative ventures rather than just making art.	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 it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	University of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo

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