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	U of T (Mississauga) Visual Studies OUAC TEV Remove	York Concurrent Education: Arts, Media, Performance & Design (BEd) OUAC YQ Remove	Windsor Concurrent General Bachelor of Arts (Drama)/Bachelor of Education OUAC NX Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”	77–87%“High 70s to mid-80s”	75%“75% minimum average”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U	In this concurrent program, graduates receive a Bachelor of Education as well as a Bachelor's degree in their chosen subject of major interest. Students must apply by selecting both the York Faculty that they are applying to and +4 more on the program page	75% minimum average ENG4U Note: Admission to first year only.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Yes Note: Many Arts, Media, Performance & Design programs require a subsequent supplementary evaluation (questionnaire, interview, portfolio and/or audition).Find out more at ampd.yorku.ca/apply. Usually closes before January 15	Yes An interview is required for Concurrent General BA Drama/BEd. Contact Dramatic Art at ext. 2804 or Usually closes before January 15
Co-op	No	No	No
Degree	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Diploma, Dipl.	Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education, BA/BEd, Bachelor of Fine Arts/Bachelor of Education, BFA/BEd	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education, BA/BEd
First-year intakewhere published	60	—	—
What you study	Cinematics & Photography Design Fine Art	Cinematics & Photography Creative Writing Drama Education Studies	Drama Education Studies Fine Art
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 an arts or media subject like drama, creative writing, fine art, or music while simultaneously completing teacher training. Unlike a regular arts degree followed by separate teacher certification, you earn both your subject degree and your teaching credential in one integrated program. This suits people who know they want to teach their artistic passion and want to combine the two paths from the start.	You earn two degrees at once: a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and a Bachelor of Education. Instead of studying drama for four years and then doing teacher training separately, you complete both programs together in four years, taking drama courses alongside mandatory education and teaching practicum work. This path suits students who want to teach drama or theatre in high schools and want to integrate their subject expertise with education training from the start.
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	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	University of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo	University of Windsor on OUInfo

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