Communications at Queen's
Not directly. At Queen's University you apply to Arts (QA), then choose communications At the end of first year. You must take FILM 110 (or FILM 111/112/113/114) in first year, and automatic entry into the Film and Media Specialization or Major requires a B or better in that course plus a cGPA of 2.6 or higher..
The program you actually apply to
Arts
83–87%OUAC QACo-op available
Prerequisites
- ENG4U
- 5 additional 4U/M courses
When you choose communications
At the end of first year. You must take FILM 110 (or FILM 111/112/113/114) in first year, and automatic entry into the Film and Media Specialization or Major requires a B or better in that course plus a cGPA of 2.6 or higher..
What to watch for
Queen's does not have a program actually called "Communications" with its own OUAC code. The closest match is Film and Media, a plan inside the Faculty of Arts and Science that explicitly covers "today's systems of mass communication, information and entertainment." There is also a Media Studies Certificate, but that's an add-on, not a stand-alone major, so it can't be your main degree. To get into Film and Media you apply through the general Arts (QA) route, not through any "media" or "communications"-named code, and your admission to the plan itself depends on your first-year grade in the required FILM course plus your cumulative GPA, not on your high-school average alone.
The same application also gets you to
Arts is the entry point for 9 other majors at Queen's. 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%
- McMastervia Humanities I (MH)80–83%
- Nipissingvia Bachelor of Arts (PA)70%
- Ontario TechDirect entry70–73%
- 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. Queen's’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.