Certificate in Media Studies at University of Victoria

Programme overview

The Certificate in Media Studies is offered by the Media Studies Program in the Faculty of Humanities as an interdisciplinary credential linking Humanities, Social Sciences, Fine Arts, Education and Engineering and Computer Science courses.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities | Department: Media Studies Program | Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

What you will study

Required courses are Media in the 21st Century (MDIA200), Critical Media Practice (MDIA300) and IS100, plus 1.5 units from Current Topics in Media Studies, Cultures of the Book, Game Studies or Anthropology of Sound, 1.5 units of an approved technical or nontechnical course, and 3.0 units from Advanced Studies in Media, Media and Culture and/or Film and Television.

Career pathways

Writer or content creator, communications specialist, game developer, interaction/experience/narrative designer, media preservationist or historian, collections or archives manager, research or policy analyst.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The certificate can be added to a UVic degree after one year of full-time study. Entry to UVic through the Faculty of Humanities: Grade 11 approved English, Foundations of Mathematics 11 or Pre-calculus 11, approved science 11 and approved social studies 11/12; Grade 12 English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 (minimum 73%) and three approved academic 12 courses. Alberta applicants: English Language Arts 30-1 (minimum 73%) and three approved academic 30/31 courses. Estimated admission average: minimum 80%. Meeting the minimum does not guarantee admission. A limited number of Canadian high school applicants may be considered on non-academic (Expanded Qualifications) grounds. English proficiency for applicants who have not studied in English: IELTS Academic 6.5 (no component below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 88 (no section below 20) or PTE Academic 65 (no skill below 60).

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Apply through the official page: https://www.uvic.ca/undergraduate/

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