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Full	York (Markham) Creative Technologies (BFA, Co-op available) OUAC YME ☆ Add to planRemove	U of T (Mississauga) Visual Studies OUAC TEV ☆ Add to planRemove	Carleton Media Production and Design OUAC CMP ☆ Add to planRemove	U of T (Scarborough) Visual & Performing Arts, Arts Management and Media OUAC TUC ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid-70s”	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”	75%“75% (regular and co-op)”	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	ENG4U	English (ENG4U) 1 Math credit (4U) 4 best 4U/M courses	ENG4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	Available	No
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Diploma, Dipl.	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	50	60	50	340
What you study	DesignEntrepreneurshipFine Art	Cinematics & PhotographyDesignFine Art	Cinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication Studies	Cinematics & PhotographyComputer Animation and Visual EffectsDanceDesign
What it is	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.	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 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.	You 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.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	communications
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 85%See them
Source	York University — Markham on OUInfo	University of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	University of Toronto — Scarborough on OUInfo

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