Toronto Metropolitan University offers BA/BS in Journalism, a bachelor's degree in Journalism programme in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 38,733 per year (CAD 7,466 per year for local students).
Also offered as: Master's Degree
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Journalism
Duration: 4 years
Local tuition: CAD 7,466 / year
International tuition: CAD 38,733 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This Bachelor of Journalism program, delivered through The Creative School, is built around practical newsgathering, investigative reporting, and multimedia storytelling rather than journalism theory alone. Students train in professional-style newsrooms and editing facilities, building a portfolio across writing, video, and multimedia platforms. The first year includes an introduction to journalism, journalism tools and techniques, multimedia news reporting, and data visualization, alongside liberal studies and elective coursework. It is offered full-time over four years, with an optional internship for experiential learning, and admission is grades-only with no audition or portfolio requirement. The program states that its instructors include working journalists as well as academic faculty, and that it maintains pathway arrangements into related master's programs at the same university. It suits students aiming directly at reporting, editing, or multimedia production roles in news and media organizations, who want an undergraduate degree oriented toward the practice of journalism rather than a broader communications or media-studies credential.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: This is a Grades-Only programme, offered full-time only, with admission based on academic performance and no portfolio requirement. Direct entry requires the OSSD with six Grade 12 U or M courses, including English (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred) at a minimum of 70%, and an overall average of at least 70% to be considered; recent admitting averages have run 70-75% depending on application volume and available spaces. Applicants without Ontario schooling may be considered with the recognised equivalent, at TMU's discretion. The programme page defers to the university's general admission requirements for English proficiency: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (no minimum band), TOEFL iBT 92, Duolingo English Test 120, PTE Academic 60 or CAEL 70.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Toronto Metropolitan University sets one guaranteed-consideration date for both domestic and international applicants applying for Fall 2027 entry: complete applications and amendments received by 1 February 2027 receive equal consideration for admission, and TMU says this same date applies to 'all domestic & international applicants.' Non-academic ('Grades-Plus') requirements are generally due around this point too, though the exact date varies by programme. For Winter 2027 (January-start) entry, TMU's program-status page gives domestic applicants a guaranteed-consideration date of 1 December 2026, with most programmes closing applications in mid-December; a limited number of programmes separately accept international applications for winter admission subject to space availability, but TMU publishes no fixed closing date for those international winter applicants. Admission is not rolling: late applications are considered only as space allows after the guaranteed-consideration date. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
