Communications at McMaster
Not directly. At McMaster University you apply to Humanities I (MH), then choose communications At the end of first year. Students in Humanities I apply into the Communication Studies major (and the combined Communication & Multimedia Studies option) through Level II Program Selection on Mosaic, which happens in mid-March..
The program you actually apply to
Humanities I
80–83%OUAC MH
Prerequisites
- English 4U
- *Completion of Biology 4U is recommended for students who are interested in pursuing the Cognitive Science of Language program in Level II.
When you choose communications
At the end of first year. Students in Humanities I apply into the Communication Studies major (and the combined Communication & Multimedia Studies option) through Level II Program Selection on Mosaic, which happens in mid-March..
What to watch for
This is a trap: "Communications" sounds like a Social Sciences subject, but McMaster's Department of Communication Studies & Media Arts sits inside the Faculty of Humanities, not Social Sciences. So the Grade 12 OUAC application should be to Humanities I (MH), not to Social Sciences I (ML). There's no direct-entry OUAC code straight into Communication Studies — you spend year one in the Humanities I gateway, take the required first-year courses, then rank Communication Studies as your Level II choice in March. Watch for the very similarly named "iArts (Integrated Arts)" (MHI) on the list — that's a different, separate direct-entry-style Humanities program, not the route into Communication Studies.
The same application also gets you to
Humanities I is the entry point for 4 other majors at McMaster. You are not choosing between these at application time.
Communications at the other campuses
Compare the entry programs side by side →- Algomanot offered at Algoma
- BrockDirect entry73–77%
- CarletonDirect entry75%
- Guelphvia Bachelor of Arts (BA) Honours (GK)75–80%
- LakeheadDirect entry70%
- Laurentianvia English Literature, Media, and Writing (LEI)70%
- Laurier (Waterloo)via Honours Bachelor of Arts (UZ)73–77%
- Nipissingvia Bachelor of Arts (PA)70%
- Ontario TechDirect entry70–73%
- Queen'svia Arts (QA)83–87%
- TMUDirect entry70–75%
- TrentDirect entry70%
- U of T (Mississauga)Direct entry73–80%
- U of T (Scarborough)via Visual & Performing Arts, Arts Management and Media (TUC)73–77%
- U of T (St. George)via Humanities (TAH)80–87%
- Waterloovia Honours Arts (WA)77–80%
- Westernvia Media and Communication Studies (EI)80–87%
- WindsorDirect entry70%
- YorkDirect entry73–77%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16. McMaster’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.