Media Production

O.S.S.D. with six Grade 12 U/M courses including Grade 12 U English (ENG4U)/Anglais (EAE4U).

1. A grade of 70 percent or higher will be required ENG4U/EAE4U. 
2. Final admission selection will be based on grades and non-academic criteria, including an interview. 
3. As part of the admission selection process, applicants must visit the Program page for details about the non-academic requirements.
4. A non-academic assessment fee of $50 CDN (non-refundable and subject to change) is required and will be requested by Ryerson as applicable.
5. Students must be able to keyboard, as hand written assignments will not be accepted.
6. Subject to competition, candidates may be required to present averages/grades above the minimum.

Media Communications in Canada is a rapidly changing environment which requires motivated individuals who possess discipline, flexibility and creativity. The information age is open to those with analytical and conceptual skills and the flair to recognize and act on new opportunities.

An appropriate academic background for this program would include the foundation skills developed in the traditional secondary/post-secondary courses which stress research, information synthesis and application of process to achieve results. Performance, arts and media courses should be chosen sparingly to develop and indicate career interest.

The Media Production program centres on content creation/storytelling, media production, critical theory, the law and business of media in radio, television, music and new media industries. The BA in Media Production will offer seven Concentrations: Radio and Sound, TV and Video, Digital Media, Media Business, Screenwriting, Social Media, and Critical Media Theory.

Creative Practice Hours

To graduate from any of the RTA School of Media Undergraduate Programs, each student must complete a minimum of 60 hours of Creative Practice unpaid volunteer work in a qualifying RTA institution or project. This can be done at any time over the four years of the program. This will be considered one requirement of successful completion of RTA 711, RTA 82A/B or RTA 431.

Students must take three lower level liberal studies courses and three upper level liberal studies courses to graduate. Students must not choose courses that are restricted for their program or major.

Please refer to the liberal studies chapter of this calendar for more information on the Liberal Studies Policy. Further information on liberal studies can also be found at the Faculty of Arts' Liberal Studies website (opens in new window) .

Table A - Lower Level Restrictions

Table B - Upper Level Restrictions

Students may pursue any Minor offered by Ryerson (with some exceptions). Please refer to the Minors chapter of this calendar for further information on individual Minor requirements and exclusions.

Undergraduate students wishing to pursue a continuing education certificate program should be aware of possible program exclusions. Please refer to the Certificate Registration section of the Curriculum Advising website (opens in new window)  for complete details.

An optional Concentration may be selected from Core Elective Table I starting in 4th Semester.

Revised curriculum begins 2021-2022 for students admitted Fall 2018 and after.

A Concentration is a structured plan of study within a program (6 to 12 core or professional electives) that provides an opportunity for advanced or in-depth study in a particular area of interest. Students must declare their concentration prior to applying to graduate. Courses used to fulfil the requirements of a concentration cannot also be used to fulfil the requirements of a minor.

The following optional Concentrations may be selected from within Core Elective Table I (opens in new window) . Concentrations are optional, but must be formally declared and completed before graduation to be noted on the academic transcript.

Students will complete RTA 101, plus five (5) of the following:

Students will complete six (6) of the following:

Students will complete six (6) of the following:

*RTA 912 is only available as a core elective in the concentration in Media Business for students admitted Fall 2017 and before.

Students will complete RTA 311, plus five (5) of the following:

Students will complete RTA 212 , plus five (5) of the following:

Students will complete six (6) of the following:

Students will complete either RTA 313 or RTA 314*, plus four (4) of the following:

* RTA 313 and RTA 314 have a GPA weight of 2.00 and a course count of 2.00.
** RTA 912 is only available as a core elective in the Television and Video Concentration for students admitted Fall 2017 and before.

Students must take 6 of the following courses:

A Program Advisory Council (PAC) is a group of volunteers that provides expert advice to a school or department on program related matters such as curriculum, program review, technology and trends in the industry, discipline or profession. For more information, see  (PDF file) Senate Policy #158 (Program Advisory Councils).

Chair: Nancy Chapelle
Executive Director, Bell Fund
TVO

Grant Buchanan
Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Jocelyn Hamilton
President, Canada
eOne Television

Michael Hirsh
Executive Chairman
DHX Media
Formerly CEO of Cookie Jar Entertainment, Founder of Nelvana

Matt Hornburg
Executive Producer/Partner
Marble Media

Tom Igoe
Associate Arts Professor
New York University

Raja Khanna
Co-CEO
Glassbox Television

Karen King
Speaker, Author, Inclusion Consultant

Bernie Lucht
Distinguished Visiting Professor
Ryerson University

Mark Milliere
Senior VP, Production
TSN

Scott Moore
President of Broadcasting
Rogers Media Inc.

Jim Munroe
Executive Director
The Hand Eye Society

Linda Schuyler
President
Epitome Pictures Inc.

Justin Stockman
Vice President, Specialty Channels
Bell Media

Peter Sussman
President
Aver media
Former CEO Alliance Atlantis Entertainment Group.

Jay Switzer
Chair and Co-Founder
HollywoodSuite

Karen Thorne-Stone
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ontario Media Development Corporation

Madeline Ziniak
Chair
Canadian Ethic Media Association

David Zitzerman
Partner
Goodmans Entertainment Group