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Major in Media and the Public Interest (MPI) at Western University

Western University, Canada

Programme overview

Major in Media and the Public Interest (Mpi) is offered through Media and Communications Studies (MACS) Program at Western University. Enrolment in all modules in Media and the Public Interest is limited. Meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee that students wishing to enter any module in Media and the Public Interest will be offered enrollment.

Faculty: Faculty of Information and Media Studies  |  Department: Media and Communications Studies (MACS) Program  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Module 7.0 courses: 2.5 courses required in second year: MediaCom 2000F/G, MediaCom 2100F/G, MediaCom 2200F/G, MediaCom 2500A/B, MediaCom 2152F/G. 0.5 course required in third year: MediaCom 3025A/B or the former MediaCom 2025A/B. 1.0 courses from: MediaCom 3901F/G, MediaCom 3902F/G, the former MediaCom 4999F/G. 2.0 courses from: MediaCom 3110F/G, MediaCom 3215F/G, MediaCom 3218F/G, MediaCom 3221F/G, MediaCom 3832F/G, MediaCom 3931F/G, MediaCom 3932F/G, MediaCom 3933F/G, MediaCom 3935F/G, MediaCom 3936F/G. 0.5 additional course in MediaCom at the 2000 level or above. 0.5 additional course in MediaCom at the 3000 level.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Completion of first-year requirements including a minimum grade of 60% in each of MediaCom 1020E or MediaCom 1021F/G and MediaCom 1022F/G, and MediaCom 1025F/G.

Domestic applicants: CAD 6,171 a year (2026-27). First-year tuition for the Arts & Humanities, Media & Communication Studies fee group (Ontario resident; out-of-province tuition is $7,719); tuition only, excludes student organization, ancillary, transit, health, dental and other fees. Draft schedule, su Source

International applicants: CAD 47,493 a year (2026-27). First-year tuition for the Arts & Humanities, Media & Communication Studies fee group; tuition only, excludes ancillary fees, transit pass and UHIP health plan. Draft schedule, subject to change. Source

Full-time undergraduate programmes start in September (Fall/Winter, September to April). Part-time studies have a May start (Summer Evening, Intersession, Summer Distance) and a September start (Fall/Winter Day or Evening and Distance).

Applications open on the OUAC in late September 2026. The deadline for equal consideration to full-time undergraduate studies is January 15, 2027. Medicine (MD) closes October 1; Law (JD) and Dentistry (DDS) close November 1; Education (BEd) closes November 2; Compressed Time Frame BScN RPN Stream B closes December 1; Compressed BScN Regular Stream and RPN Stream A close February 15, 2027. Ivey AEO closes January 15, Music audition and interview registration February 1, Visual Arts digital portfolio February 15, SASAH February 28, Commercial Aviation Management supplementary application March 1, 2027. Part-time May start deadline is March 1 and part-time September start deadline is July 1, 2027. Applications are submitted through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC), for up to three faculties or direct-entry programmes.

2026-27 application fees: Law $150; Medicine $135; Dentistry $375; Education (BEd/Dip.Ed.) $80; Ivey HBA $200; part-time application $100.

Apply through the official page: https://welcome.uwo.ca/next-steps/

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