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Combined Honours BA Communication Studies and Media Arts at McMaster University

McMaster University, Canada

Programme overview

Combined Honours BA joining Communication Studies with Media Arts, a production-oriented program uniting new media with arts and humanities subjects. It takes a minimum of three years beyond Level I to complete.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Department: Communication Studies and Multimedia  |  Duration: 120 units over Levels I to IV (four years)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Required: CMST 2RA3, 2TM6, MEDIAART 2B06 Time-Based Media, 2DF3 Design Fundamentals, 2G03 Digital Audio, CMST 3HC3, MEDIAART 3D03 Interface, Code, Data, 3Z03 Production and Critique, and the 6-unit Senior Thesis Research and Production (MEDIAART 4ST6).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Enrolment is limited and meeting the minimum does not guarantee admission. Selection is based on achievement in MEDIAART 1A03 and CMST 1A03; minimum is any Level I program with a GPA of at least 5.0 including at least C in both courses, completed by April of the application year. Apply during program selection at the end of Winter term; decisions are made in May. Humanities students also complete the Skills for Life concurrent certificate (HUMAN 1DL3, 1HL3, 1VV3 in Level I; students entering beyond Level I are exempt).

Undergraduate applications are submitted through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC).

Apply through the official page: https://future.mcmaster.ca/apply/

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