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Full	York Communication & Media Studies (BA, iBA- Co-op available) OUAC YFF ☆ Add to planRemove	Carleton Media Production and Design OUAC CMP ☆ Add to planRemove	Ontario Tech Business and Society OUAC DAF ☆ Add to planRemove	BU Brock Therapeutic Recreation OUAC BTR ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid-70s”	75%“75% (regular and co-op)”	70–73%“Low 70s”	73–77%“Mid 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U 5 additional 4U/M courses Alternative Offers If you are inadmissible to the original degree program you have applied to, you may be +3 more on the program page	English (ENG4U) 1 Math credit (4U) 4 best 4U/M courses	Current Ontario secondary school students must complete the Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) with six 4U or 4M courses, including English (ENG4U). Alternative Offers If you do not meet the admission requirements, or we cannot accommodate your application, you may receive an offer to another closely related program.	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.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	Available	No
Degree	Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	125	50	—	—
What you study	Media and Communication Studies	Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication Studies	Business StudiesComparative Literary StudiesInterdisciplinary StudiesLinguistics	Business StudiesHospitality, Recreation and LeisureInterdisciplinary StudiesOthers in Business & Administrative Studies
What it is	You study how media works — television, film, social media, news, advertising — and how people communicate through it. The international version lets you spend time studying abroad, and you can choose a co-op stream to do paid work placements with media companies alongside your courses. This program suits students curious about how messages spread, media influence society, and who want hands-on experience in the industry before graduating.	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 combines business studies with social sciences — covering how companies interact with society, economics, politics, and culture. Unlike a straight business degree, you study sociology, communication, literature, and politics alongside core business courses to understand the human and social side of organizations. It suits students interested in business who also want to explore ethics, culture, and how society shapes markets.	Therapeutic Recreation is a program that teaches you how to use activities, games, arts, and outdoor experiences to help people improve their physical health, mental wellbeing, and quality of life. You'll learn both the theory of how recreation heals and the practical skills to run programs in hospitals, community centres, and care facilities. This program suits people who want to work in healthcare or social services but prefer a hands-on, activity-based approach rather than clinical or medical training.
The door tomajors you reach through it	communications	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	3 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	York University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	Ontario Tech University on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo

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