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York (Glendon)

Communications (BA, iBA)

OUAC YYT

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OCAD

Digital Futures

OUAC HDF

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording73–77%Mid-70s73–80%Mid to high 70'sNot publishedN/A
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UFRA4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
Prerequisitesas published
  • ENG4U
  • 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
  • OSSD with an overall academic average of at least 70% in six 4U/M courses, including English 4U with a minimum final grade of 70%
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyYes
  • Admission based primarily on your portfolio assessment. All offers of admission are conditional on meeting the minimum academic requirements.
  • Alternative Offers
  • There are no alternative offers.
Usually closes before January 15
Co-opNoNoNo
DegreeBachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBABachelor of Design, BDes, Bachelor of Fine Arts, BFA
First-year intakewhere published340
What you studyCinematics & PhotographyComputer Animation and Visual EffectsDanceDesignCinematics & PhotographyMarketingMedia and Communication StudiesComputer Animation and Visual EffectsDesignFine ArtInformation Systems
What it isYou study the creative and business sides of art, film, design, and performance. This program combines hands-on work in fields like photography, animation, drama, and dance with classes in marketing and media studies, so you're not just making art — you're learning how to manage projects and reach audiences. It suits people who want careers in creative industries but also need to understand budgets, promotion, and how to run cultural organizations.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.Digital Futures is a design and fine arts program where you study visual storytelling through digital tools and media, combining animation, graphic design, coding, and art. Unlike traditional design or fine art streams, it's built around interdisciplinary collaboration and real-world projects that blend artistic creativity with digital technology and communication. It suits people who want to create visually, think critically about media, and work across both artistic and technical domains.
The door tomajors you reach through itcommunicationsApplied to directlyApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 85%See them13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See themNone published by average
SourceUniversity of Toronto — Scarborough on OUInfoYork University — Glendon on OUInfoOCAD University on OUInfo

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