Arts & Humanities
BA African Studies
York University, Canada
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- Bachelor's
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Arts & Humanities
The Digital Media BA (AMPD version) combines art, science and innovation for careers in gaming and the digital world, using specialised labs and Toronto's digital media scene. It is offered at Keele Campus (OUAC code YFA).
Faculty: School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design | Intake: Fall, Winter and Summer (first and upper year) | Study mode: full-time, part-time, co-op | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Offered in collaboration with AMPD and Lassonde. Students begin with an 18-month common core, then choose one of three streams: Digital Media Game Arts, Digital Media Arts or Digital Media Development, exploring video game design, sound, virtual reality, data visualization and interactive installations. Co-op roles have included UI/UX design, game design, front-end development and interactive experience design.
Game designer; new media artist; AR/VR developer; interactive media/multimedia developer; game developer; web programmer/designer; front-end application developer.
Ontario high school applicants: Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U 4U math (minimum grade of 75% required) And four additional 4U or M courses - recommendation(s) below: 4M arts (or similar arts training) Applicants with averages in the mid-70s or higher may be considered for admission. Maintaining your offer of admission to this program requires a final academic average of 74%. Requirements for other curricula are listed on the programme page.
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.
Undergraduate classes begin in Winter (January), Summer (May) and Fall (September); Fall 2027 (September) is the main intake with the January 2027 and May 2027 starts also listed.
Application deadlines for most programmes: Winter 2027 (January) entry November 18, 2026; Summer 2027 (May) entry April 1, 2027; Fall 2027 (September) entry January 15, 2027 for Ontario high school students and March 24, 2027 for out-of-province high school, international and university/college transfer and mature applicants. Applications are accepted until each programme is full.
Exceptions: Direct Entry Nursing and Nursing Second Entry apply by February 1; Nursing Post-RN for Internationally Educated Nurses by June 1; Schulich BBA and Social Work (BSW) accept no applications after January 15. Supplementary application deadlines for Fall 2027: Schulich BBA February 1, 2027; Creative Writing February 5, 2027; AMPD BFA/BDes programmes February 5, 2027; Concurrent Education March 19, 2027; Glendon International Studies & Business Administration March 31, 2027; Social Work February 16, 2027.
Applications are made through OUAC, or through the York University application for mature, international and transfer applicants, visiting students and certificate applicants; the York University application fee is $140 (non-refundable, Visa, Visa Debit or MasterCard). AMPD BFA/BDes programmes require a $20 supplementary application fee within the OUAC application.
Apply through the official page: https://futurestudents.yorku.ca/requirements/apply
Arts & Humanities
York University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
York University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
York University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
York University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
York University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
York University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
York University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
York University, Canada
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