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May 28, 2024
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Undergraduate Calendar 2024-2025
Combined Honours in Communication Studies and Media Arts (B.A.)
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The Combined Honours in Communication Studies and Media Arts allows students to explore two complementary fields during their undergraduate studies.
Communication Studies is an academic discipline that encompasses many fields of inquiry. Graduates of this program will have an advanced knowledge of the nature, function and evolution of communication and will develop both practical and theoretical skills necessary to pursue careers in the field of communications.
Media Arts is a production-oriented program uniting new media with traditional arts and humanities subjects. Through experiential learning, students in the program will engage with the creative, theoretical and critical aspects of digital media production and develop both the practical and conceptual skills necessary to pursue careers in Media Arts.
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Admission
Enrolment in this program is limited and possession of the published minimum requirements does not guarantee admission. Selection is based on academic achievement in MEDIAART 1A03 (or MMEDIA 1A03, if taken previously) and CMST 1A03 . It requires, as a minimum, completion of any Level I program and a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including a grade of at least C in MEDIAART 1A03 (or MMEDIA 1A03, if taken previously) and a grade of at least C in CMST 1A03 . (See Notes below.)
Notes
- Applicants must have completed any Level I program including the course MEDIAART 1A03 (or MMEDIA 1A03, if taken previously) and CMST 1A03 by April of the year in which application is made. Decisions regarding admission into the Combined Honours in Communication Studies and Media Arts program are made in May when final grades for the previous Fall and Winter terms are known.
- Application for this program must be made during the program/plan selection process at the end of the Winter term. Please see Application to Level II Programs under Academic Regulations in this section of the Calendar for information with regard to the application procedure. Serious applicants are advised to rank the Combined Honours in Communication Studies and Media Arts program as their first program of choice for Level II.
- Students entering the Combined Honours in Communication Studies and Media Arts program should be aware that, due to course sequencing and prerequisites, it takes a minimum of THREE years beyond Level I to complete program requirements.
- Students are required to take CMST 2RA3 , 2TM6 and MEDIAART 2B06 , 2DF3 and 2G03 by the end of Level II.
- Students are required to take CMST 3HC3 , MEDIAART 3D03 and MEDIAART 3Z03 by the end of Level III.
- Students wishing to take more than the required three units of Level IV Communication Studies courses must first obtain permission from the department’s undergraduate counselor.
Requirements
120 units total (Levels I to IV), of which 48 units may be Level I
30 units
from
• Level I program completed prior to admission into the program (including CMST 1A03 and MEDAIART 1A03)
21 units
(must be completed by the end of Level II) (See Note 4 above)
9 units
(must be completed by the end of Level III) (See Note 5 above)
3 units
- Level IV Communication Studies
18 units
from the following courses (of which 9 units must be from Level III):
- Level II and III Communication Studies or any of the following:
6 units
- Level III Media Arts or any of the following:
18 units
electives, excluding the following courses, to total 120 units
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