Cert in Media Foundations at Conestoga College in Kitchener, Canada is a certificate in Media Studies & Mass Media programme. The programme runs for 1 year, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,477 per year (CAD 2,750 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Media Studies & Mass Media
Duration: 1 year
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 2,750 / year
International tuition: CAD 15,477 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Media Foundations is a one-year Ontario College Certificate delivered in hybrid format at Conestoga's Kitchener - Doon campus, introducing students to key areas of the media industry: videography, editing, television, radio, event production, journalism, photography and social media marketing. Students gain hands-on experience in Conestoga's HD TV studio and media labs with industry-standard software and equipment, building transferable creative-communication skills through project-based learning. Graduates can transfer credits into advanced media programs such as Journalism or Broadcasting.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Conestoga's Media Foundations certificate requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent, or mature student status for applicants 19 or older by the program start. English: Grade 12 Compulsory English at C or U, or equivalent, or Conestoga's Preparatory Communications course (COMM1251) at 60% or equivalent. The admissions page states that a sound English background is important for success and is considered during selection, and that minimum cutoffs apply, though no overall admission average is separately published. Applicants whose prior education was not delivered in English are directed to Conestoga's general English-language-requirements documentation, but no specific IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, Duolingo or CAEL score is published on this program's own page. No portfolio, interview, work-experience threshold, or background-check condition is listed for this certificate.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through ontariocolleges.ca (college code CONS): for the Fall 2027 intake the online application opens 26 September 2026, the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027, offers may be issued from 1 November 2026, and accepted offers must be confirmed by 1 May 2027; most oversubscribed programs stop accepting applications after 1 February 2027, though many programs remain open afterward. Conestoga does not publish a separate equal-consideration date for its January intake. International applicants apply directly to Conestoga and are assessed on a rolling, first-come, first-served basis until each program fills; no fixed international closing date is published. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
