Communications at Western
Not directly. At Western University you apply to Media and Communication Studies (EI), then choose communications After finishing first year in MACS, you apply into one of the specific modules — Media, Information & Technoculture (MIT), Media & the Public Interest (MPI), or Creative Arts & Production (CAP) — based on how well you did in first year..
The program you actually apply to
Media & Communications Studies
80–87%OUAC EICo-op available
Prerequisites
- English, ENG4U
When you choose communications
After finishing first year in MACS, you apply into one of the specific modules — Media, Information & Technoculture (MIT), Media & the Public Interest (MPI), or Creative Arts & Production (CAP) — based on how well you did in first year..
What to watch for
Western has no OUAC code called "Communications" on its own — the program used to be called Media, Information & Technoculture (MIT) but the whole area was renamed Media and Communication Studies (MACS), OUAC code EI, low to mid-80s average, with ENG4U required. This is a Faculty of Information & Media Studies (FIMS) program, not Arts & Humanities or Social Science, which trips people up. You're admitted broadly into EI/MACS first; getting into your preferred specific module (MIT, MPI, or CAP) after first year depends on your first-year grades, so it isn't guaranteed just because you got into MACS.
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%
- 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%
- WindsorDirect entry70%
- YorkDirect entry73–77%
Entry routes were researched against each university’s own program pages in 2026-08-16. Western’s page. Faculties restructure — confirm before you apply.