How many times do you pick up your phone every day? Who do you follow for their influence? How do cultural trends, politics, economics and technology shape media consumption and production?
Because media and communication intersect in all areas of life, this is one of the most relevant degrees you can study.
Media and Communication understands that media works like interconnecting webs. When you post a “like” it can ripple into trends, change feeds, shift ad spending and spark policy debates. Because
everything in media is connected this way, we study four interconnected areas: media industries, content, audiences and policy. Students can choose specialist courses (like Sports Media, Data and Society, Food Media or Environmental Media).
Media and Communication recognizes that you can’t understand media by looking at just one subject. Climate denial spreads faster than climate science, social media algorithms can change election results, and cultural trends explode and evaporate in hours. The biggest problems happen where media, technology and power meet. Media and Communication equips students to tackle these puzzles by drawing on multiple disciplines like sociology, psychology, politics, economics, screen studies, law and digital culture. Students excel at critical thinking, research design and clear, impactful communication — skills valued in every field. Graduates are prepared to lead in our interconnected world.
Students build further professional skills through a fourth-year work placement course, applied projects and case studies, annual case competition and BrockTV volunteering.
- BA in Media and Communication Studies
- Minors in Media Studies, Digital Culture or Popular Culture
Expected cut-off: mid 70s
OUAC Code: BUC
Not an Ontario Secondary School applicant? Find your admissions criteria here.
