Thompson Rivers University offers Media Studies: Bachelor of Communication and Digital Journalism Degree (BCDJ), a bachelor's degree in Media Studies & Mass Media programme in Kamloops, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered in a hybrid format. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 875 per credit (CAD 162 per credit for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Media Studies & Mass Media
Duration: 4 years
Delivery: Hybrid
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 162 / credit
International tuition: CAD 875 / credit
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Bachelor of Communication and Digital Journalism in Media Studies by embracing studies in public and strategic communication, media relations, media and technology, multimedia storytelling, digital journalism, visual communication, and digital design. With this degree, you will be ready to navigate flexible opportunities as a digital journalist, a public relations specialist, a media analyst or a content producer.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Direct entry to the Bachelor of Communication and Digital Journalism (Media Studies concentration) requires Grade 12 or equivalent, or mature-student status. The programme's stated English requirement is English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12 with a minimum of 73%, with equivalents accepted via ESAL 0570 together with ESAL 0580, or ENGL 0600, or ENGL 0601; the page notes admission to each major within the degree may carry further conditions not detailed here. No standardized international English test score, minimum GPA, portfolio, interview or work-experience condition is stated. Applicants short of the Grade 12 English requirement may qualify for Thompson Rivers University's Flexible Entry pathway, completing the missing prerequisite while taking university-level courses. The programme admits in September, January and May.
Application Details
Start Date:September, January, and May
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants (Canadian citizens and permanent residents) apply directly to TRU: for the September (Fall) intake the deadline is 1 May, for January (Winter) it is 1 September, and for the May (Summer) intake it is 1 January; applications for most programs open 1 October, and a deadline falling on a weekend or statutory holiday moves to the next working day. International applicants follow the same intake structure with deadlines of 1 May (September), 1 October (January) and 1 February (May); TRU still reviews later applications where space remains, though high-volume programs can close early, so admission runs on a rolling basis around these published cut-offs for the 2027 entry cycle. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
