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How To Apply

The Specialized Honours BA Program in Digital Media is an innovative interdisciplinary degree that links Fine Arts, Computer Science, and Communication Studies.

Computer Lab, image First-year Digital Media students may take the following courses

Programming for Digital Media
Building Interactive Systems
Music in the City and Anatomy of the Feature Film
Introduction to Sets & Logic
Introduction to Communications OR
CyberCities: The Community and Communication in Changing Urban Areas

Application to the Digital Media BA program involves one step:

Apply to York University

Students applying to the Specialized Honours BA Program in Digital Media have the choice of being in either the Faculty of Fine Arts or the Faculty of Science & Engineering. While the required core courses for all Digital Media students are the same, students in the different Faculties may choose different elective courses in accordance with their interests.

Students currently enrolled full-time in an Ontario secondary school apply through their guidance office.

All other candidates, including international applicants, may get an application from the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC).

International applicants are also encouraged to visit York University's website for international students.

Application Criteria

Admission is based on academic criteria. As a guide, the average required for admission to the BA in Digital Media in recent years has been in the mid 70s (a B/B+ average) for high school students and C+/B for current university/college students.

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York University and the Faculty of Fine Arts offer an array of scholarships for incoming students. In addition to Fine Arts Talent Awards valued at $1000, scholarships are available based on academic performance or by application. For more information, visit York's Admissions website.

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Do you have more questions about the undergraduate application/audition procedure? Need to know more about your next steps? Ask finearts@yorku.ca.

Or you can contact us directly at:

Digital Media Program
Faculty of Fine Arts
322 Joan & Martin Goldfarb Centre For Fine Arts
York University
4700 Keele St.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3
Tel: 416 736 5822
digitalmediafa@yorku.ca