Offered by University of Guelph-Humber in Etobicoke, Canada, Hons in Media & Communication Studies (BAA, Hons) is a honours degree in Communication Studies programme. The programme runs for 4 years, delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 34,061 per year (CAD 6,213 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Honours Degree
Field:Communication Studies
Duration: 4 years
Delivery: On Campus
Local tuition: CAD 6,213 / year
International tuition: CAD 34,061 / year
Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This program at the University of Guelph-Humber pairs an Honours Bachelor of Applied Arts in Media & Communication Studies from the University of Guelph with a Diploma in Media Communications from Humber Polytechnic, delivered full-time on the Toronto campus over four years, with a shortened route for qualifying transfer students. Students choose among three specializations: digital marketing and social media, covering consumer behaviour, search engine optimization, and social analytics; media business and management, addressing organizational behaviour, leadership, and advertising; and visual communication, developing photography, graphic design, and video production skills including studio lighting and editing. The program includes a substantial work placement following third year, client-based project work, and a final capstone project, supported by access to production studio space. The program suits students interested in content creation and communication strategy who want to work across media, marketing, public relations, or business, or in nonprofit communications roles, as well as those planning further graduate study in a related field.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Ontario Secondary School Diploma applicants need six Grade 12 U/M courses — ENG4U (or an equivalent such as EAE4U) plus five further 4U/M credits — with a minimum admission average above 70%. Out-of-province, transfer, mature, home-schooled and international applicants each follow their own published pathway. The programme page sets no language score of its own, so the University of Guelph-Humber's institution-wide English Language Proficiency Requirements apply: IELTS Academic overall 6.5 with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT total 89 with no section below 21, PTE Academic overall 60 with no component below 60, CAEL overall 70, or Duolingo English Test overall 110, all under two years old. No portfolio, interview or work-experience condition is stated for direct-entry admission.
Application Details
Application Deadline:For current Ontario or other-Canadian-province secondary-school applicants (OSSD/equivalent completing 2026-27), Fall 2027 OUAC applications open in September 2026 and close June 1, 2027, with U of GH's own supplementary application due April 1, 2027, decisions released by May 28, 2027, and offers to be accepted by June 1, 2027. The international-applicant and 'already graduated domestic' pages have not been updated to this cycle: they still show the passed Winter 2026 (November 1, 2025) and Fall 2026 (May 1, 2026) deadlines, with no Fall 2027 or Winter 2027 date yet published for either group. Admission is otherwise handled on a rolling basis once conditions are met. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
