4 programs, side by side
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.
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 73–80%“Mid to high 70s” | 73–77%“Mid-70s” | 75%“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 below | ENG4U | ENG4U | ENG4U | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it | — | — | — |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | No | Available | Available | No |
| Degree | Bachelor of Arts, BA, Diploma, Dipl. | — | — | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | 60 | 50 | 50 | — |
| What you study | Cinematics & PhotographyDesignFine Art | DesignEntrepreneurshipFine Art | Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication Studies | Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignJournalism |
| 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. | Creative Technologies is a visual arts and design degree that combines fine art, graphic design, and digital media with entrepreneurship skills so you can develop creative work and understand how to turn ideas into projects or businesses. Unlike a straight fine arts program, it emphasizes the practical and business side of creative work. It suits people who want to make art or design but also care about how creative work reaches audiences and generates opportunity. | 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. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | Applied to directly | Applied to directly |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them | None published by average | 16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them | 7 published, 6 with no applicationfrom 75%See them |
| Source | University of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo | York University — Markham on OUInfo | Carleton University on OUInfo | University of Guelph-Humber on OUInfo |
Also compare with
Same subject area and a similar published range, at a campus you have not got in the table yet.
- Visual & Performing Arts, Arts Management and Media73–77%+
- Communication and Digital Media Studies70–73%+
- Strategic Communications, Social Media & Society70–73%+
- Visual and Critical Studies (Art History)Not published+
- Communication, Culture, Information & Technology73–80%+
- Communication, Media and Film70%+
Ranges are what each university publishes, not guaranteed cutoffs, and limited-enrolment programs often admit above them. Confirm anything you are about to act on with the university; each column links to its source.