StudyQA — Bachelor: Media, Information & Technoculture — University of Western Ontario (Page 209)

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MIT is the largest undergraduate program in FIMS with roughly 900 students. Because enrolment is limited to approximately 250 students per year, MIT is a competitive and challenging program that requires students who are thoughtful and engaged, creative and critical, and willing to push the boundaries of media research. As a student in the program, you would benefit from a broad and balanced approach that combines media theory, history, and research and analysis.

Year 1

Introduction to Media, Information and Technoculture (required to pursue a degree in MIT)
First Year Foundations (required to pursue a degree in MIT)
Other courses to make up full course load

Year 2

The History of Communication (required)
Political Economy of Media (required)
The Meaning of Technology: Exploring the Relationship Between Technology & Society (required)
Mapping Media and Cultural Theory (required)
Writing - Let Me Explain it to You: Exposition and Visual Rhetoric (required)
Other courses to make up full course load

Years 3 and 4

A student working towards an MIT Major would be able to select from a wide array of electives in 3rd and 4th year. Students following other paths may have required courses in these years.

Electives

Media, Representation and Identity
Political Economy of Media
Social Media, Virtual Gaming and Networked Life
Social Media & Organizations
Special Topics in MIT: Looking at Sensationalism
Special Topics in MIT: Representing the Holocaust: Museums, Memorials, and the Politics of Memory in Poland
Special Topics in MIT: Psychoanalysis and the Imaginary Life
Special Topics in MIT: Critical Utopias
Special Topics in MIT: Innis, Schramm and Chomsky
Media and the Public Interest Practicum

Requirements

Certificate of Complete Secondary General Education - Attestat o Srednem (Polnom) Obshchem Obrazovanii
Applicants must disclose post-secondary attendance on the application form and submit official transcripts to the Undergraduate Admissions Office.
Proof of English language proficiency.The minimum score required on the TOEFL is 550 on the paperbased with a 5 on the TWE, and 83 on the internet-based tests with no score below 20.IELTS Academic is required with a minimum overall band score of 6.5 with no part less than 6.0.
Application Fee $165.00 (CAD)