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Rows marked with a dot are where these differ. Everything is each university’s own published wording; the “your average” row is yours, calculated the way each program does it.

U of T (Mississauga)

Visual Studies

OUAC TEV

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Brock

Game Programming

OUAC BGP

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording73–80%Mid to high 70s80–83%Low 80s73–80%Mid to High-70s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UNo course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
  • one of MCV4U, MHF4U
Prerequisitesas published
  • ENG4U
  • ENG4U
  • MHF4U (min. 70%) or MCV4U (min. 70%)
  • Strongly recommended subject: ICS4U
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • ENG4U (Francophone applicants may present FRA4U, FEF4U or FIF4U)
  • 4U Math (minimum grade of 75% required)
  • 4 additional 4U/M courses
  • 4M Arts (or similar arts training) recommended
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opNoNoAvailable
DegreeBachelor of Arts, BA, Diploma, Dipl.Bachelor of Science, BSc, Diploma, Dipl.
First-year intakewhere published6045
What you studyCinematics & PhotographyDesignFine ArtComputer GamesComputer ScienceDesignEntrepreneurshipComputer Animation and Visual EffectsComputer GamesComputer ScienceDesign
What it isVisual 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 learn to design and code video games, combining programming skills with game design and storytelling. This program emphasizes building complete games from concept to finished product, rather than studying general computer science. It suits people who want to work in the game industry and have both technical problem-solving skills and creative ideas.This program combines computer science, design, and visual storytelling to teach you how to create digital content like animated films, video games, and interactive media. Unlike a pure computer science degree, it balances technical coding skills with creative design and artistic principles. It suits people who want to build things on screen and understand both the programming and visual art sides of digital production.
The door tomajors you reach through itApplied to directlyApplied to directlyApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceUniversity of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfoBrock University on OUInfoYork University on OUInfo

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