International Year One (UTP Stage II): Creative Industries
Overview
International Year One (UTP Stage II): Creative Industries is equivalent to the first year of Toronto Metropolitan University’s Bachelor of Arts in Creative Industries degree.
Upon successful completion of International Year One (UTP Stage II), you’ll progress to the second year of this degree program at TMU which is housed in The Creative School.
The Creative School offers the unique Creative Industries program that is strategically designed for those with a creative flair to blossom into leaders and experts of business in the Creative Industries. The program empowers students to explore and understand the Creative Industries as both creative process and commercial activity. Leveraging the tutelage of the Ted Rogers School of Management, Canada’s largest undergraduate business school, students will develop a world-class business acumen, propelling them to the heights of the exciting world of Creative Industries.
Key Information
Duration
3 terms
Intakes
- January
- May
- September
Location
Toronto Metropolitan University campus, Toronto
Your Direct Pathway into Toronto Metropolitan University
International Year One (UTP Stage II): Creative Industries Program Structure
The first program of its kind in North America, this interdisciplinary program prepares students for leading roles in communication, design, media, entertainment, arts and culture. We cultivate students’ leadership abilities at the intersection of creativity, business and culture.
Creative Industries (BA)
| Required Courses: | |
|---|---|
| CRI100 | Creative Industries Overview |
| CBSM100 | The New Business: From Idea to reality |
| PLX111 | Imagining the Creative City |
| CRI200 | IP Issues in the Digital Age |
| CBSM200 | The Growing Business: Breaking Even |
| CMN210 | Text, Image and Sound |
| CSSH105 | Critical Thinking I |
| Elective Courses: | |
| Two courses for the Table A Lower Level Liberal Studies offered at TMUIC that qualify for the Arts Pathway, for example | |
| CPHL365 | Philosophy of Beauty |
| SOC103 | How Society Works |
| CMN200 | The Craft of Professional Writing |
Following the completion of the International Year One (UTP Stage II): Creative Industries, students must achieve a CGPA of 2.8 and Grade of C+ or better in all required pathway courses to progress into 2nd year. Students need to meet eligibility by August 30.
Graduates are:
- Television executives who will develop the next hit show, boosting ratings for the network
- Music industry executives, who will shape the future of popular culture
- Fashion marketers, who will create the stories around new labels and lines
- Media buyers, who will find the best way to share their client’s marketing message
- Advertising and communications specialists, who will create growth within brands and products
- Policy makers, who will foster processes and inform decisions that strengthen arts and culture
- Entrepreneurs, who will turn their spark of an idea into a viable business
- And leaders in limitless other creative business endeavours
Creative Industries students have access to courses in all of The Creative School’s sister schools:
- The School of Fashion
- Graphic Communications Management
- Radio and Television Arts
- Image Arts
- Journalism
- Professional Communications
- Theatre and Performance
- Interior Design
The Creative School
The Creative School is a dynamic faculty making a difference in new, unexplored ways. Made up of Canada’s top professional schools and transdisciplinary hubs in media, communication, design, and the cultural industries, The Creative School offers students an unparalleled learning experience.
