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York (Glendon)

Communications (BA, iBA)

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording73–80%Mid to high 70's73–77%Mid-70s75%75% (regular and co-op)
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UFRA4UENG4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
Prerequisitesas published
  • 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
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • ENG4U
  • 5 additional 4U/M courses
  • English (ENG4U)
  • 1 Math credit (4U)
  • 4 best 4U/M courses
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opNoNoAvailable
DegreeBachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA
First-year intakewhere published4050
What you studyCinematics & PhotographyMarketingMedia and Communication StudiesCinematics & PhotographyMedia and Communication StudiesCinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication Studies
What it isCommunications 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.You study how films and media are made, analyzed, and used in society. This program combines film history and criticism with hands-on creative work in video, photography, and digital media, rather than focusing only on theory or only on production. It suits people who want to understand both the artistic and technical sides of filmmaking and are drawn to creative storytelling across different media formats.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.
The door tomajors you reach through itApplied to directlyApplied to directlyApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceYork University — Glendon on OUInfoYork University on OUInfoCarleton University on OUInfo

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