FACULTY OF INFORMATION AND MEDIA STUDIES

(AREA OF CONCENTRATION)

Admission Requirements

Students who have completed a first year program in another faculty or program, may apply for admission to the second year of the three-year BA program in MIT provided they:

1. meet the general regulations pertaining to the progression requirements for three-year BA programs; and
2. achieve a minimum overall weighted average of 65.0% in 5.0 full-course equivalents numbered 001-099 at the end of the academic year.

The selection process for admission or progression to second year of the program is based on a student carrying a full course load, including the MIT first-year prerequisites. Eligibility is determined by a student's overall weighted average obtained at the end of the academic year. In cases where the number of applicants exceeds the number of spaces, admission will be competitive. Attainment of the minimum admission requirements does not guarantee admission.

Students who have completed a first year program in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies, or in the MIT program at an Affiliated College, may apply for progression to the second year of the three-year BA program in MIT provided they:

1. meet the general regulations pertaining to the progression requirements for three-year BA programs; and
2. achieve a minimum overall weighted average of 65.0% in 5.0 full-course equivalents numbered 001-099 at the end of the academic year.

Progression Requirements

First Year:

• 5.0 courses from 001-099, including Computer Science 031a/b, MIT 025a/b and MIT 026a/b. A first year program must also include at least one course from two of the Faculties of Arts, Science and Social Science. Courses should be selected from at least four different subject areas with no more than two courses in the same subject area.

Second Year

MIT 201F/G, 202F/G, 203a/b, 204F/G

Writing 121F/G

0.5 MIT full-course equivalent elective

2.0 full-course equivalent options

Third Year

2.0 MIT full-course equivalent electives

3.0 full-course equivalent options

Students who have completed a first year program in another faculty or program, may apply for admission to the second year of the three-year BA program in MIT provided they:

1. meet the general regulations pertaining to the progression requirements for three-year BA programs; and
2. achieve a minimum overall weighted average of 65.0% in 5.0 full-course equivalents numbered 001-099 at the end of the academic year.

Students who have completed a first year program in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies, or in the MIT program at an Affiliated College, may apply for progression to the second year of the three-year BA program in MIT provided they:

1. meet the general regulations pertaining to the progression requirements for three-year BA programs; and
2. achieve a minimum overall weighted average of 65.0% in 5.0 full-course equivalents numbered 001-099 at the end of the academic year.

First Year:

• 5.0 courses from 001-099, including Computer Science 031a/b, MIT 025a/b and MIT 026a/b. A first year program must also include at least one course from two of the Faculties of Arts, Science and Social Science. Courses should be selected from at least four different subject areas with no more than two courses in the same subject area.

MIT 243F/G, 245a/b, 246F/G, 247F/G, 248F/G

2.5 MIT full-course equivalents at the 100 level or higher

5.0 full-course equivalent electives, at least 3.0 of which must be at the 100 level or higher

Students enrolled in the three-year BA in MIT program may, if they wish, substitute up to 1.5 approved full-course equivalents relevant to the study of media, information and technoculture from other disciplines. Such courses must be approved by the MIT Academic Advisor in consultation with the Associate Dean. Examples would include courses on the visual, historical, political and/or soical aspects of media, information technologies and communication, or theoretically-informed courses that are useful to further an understanding of the intersection of media, information technologies and culture. Specific examples of such courses are available from the FIMS Dean's Office.

Academic Calendar FACULTY OF INFORMATION AND MEDIA STUDIES MEDIA, INFORMATION AND TECHNOCULTURE THREE-YEAR BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MEDIA, INFORMATION AND TECHNOCULTURE