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Combined Honours BA Media Arts and Another Subject at McMaster University

McMaster University, Canada

Programme overview

Combined Honours BA in Media Arts with another subject. Media Arts is a production-oriented program uniting new media with traditional arts and humanities subjects. It takes a minimum of three years beyond Level I.

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: Time-Based Media, Design Fundamentals, Digital Audio, Interface, Code, Data, Production and Critique, Senior Thesis Research and Production, plus Digital Cultures or New Media Art Practices and 12 units from production and critical-studies course lists.

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Entry requirements

Enrolment is limited and meeting the minimum does not guarantee admission. Selection is based on achievement in MEDIAART 1A03; minimum is any Level I program with a GPA of at least 5.0 including at least C in MEDIAART 1A03, completed by April of the application year. Apply 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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