Overview

The Media Arts BMA program from University of the Fraser Valley Students gain professional communication, creative problem solving, and project management skills. Concentrations allow students to specialize based on their chosen career paths and creative passions.

Career opportunities:

According to Creative BC, British Columbia is home to one of the world’s largest and most advanced interactive and digital entertainment cluster. It is also becoming known in Canada as a hub for virtual reality content creation. In fact, the interactive and digital media sector is one of the fastest growing industries in B.C. at a rate of 11% per year. The industry features average salaries of $84K and $2.3 billion in sales.
The main challenge of the industry is to attract and retain skilled talent. As a result, many opportunities exists for young content creators and creative entrepreneurs, either working as freelancers, or for a company or clients.
Employment opportunities exist for programmers, UX, web, and graphic designers, illustrators, writers, multimedia and special effects artists, project and production managers, video producers, performers, marketers, and animation and video game designers.
Because a wide range of companies need the services of talented content providers, media arts grads can choose the type of company that has the most appeal, whether it is a start-up, an agency, a non-profit, or a multinational.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Media Arts

Design Ethos and the Creative Practitioner

Exploring Creativity

Mass Communication in Canada

Communicating Professionally to Academic and Workplace Audiences

Writing for the Internet

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-30 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00 , International

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For national students: Fall semester: Applications open October 1. / Winter semester: Applications open May 1. / Summer semester: Applications open October 1.

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Abbotsford, Canada

Disciplines

Design Visual Arts Media Studies & Mass Media View 82 other Bachelors in Media Studies & Mass Media in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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IELTS

6.5

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General requirements

All applicants must meet ONE of the following:

B.C. high school graduation or equivalent;

Or completion of a minimum of nine UFV or transferable post-secondary credits with a minimum 2.00 GPA (C average) based on all credits attempted;

Or a minimum of 19 years of age by the start of the first class;

Or, for admission into preparatory level programs only, a minimum of 17 years of age and out of high school for at least one year by the start of the semester.

A C+ final grade in one of English 12, English 12 First Peoples, AP English, or IB English.

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Your high school transcript(s) and proof of graduation if you have graduated from high school, or a copy of your interim high school transcript(s) if you are currently in high school

Your English language score (TOEFL, IELTS, LPI)

Your passport

When you have completed your online application, you will be prompted to pay a non-refundable application fee of $150 CAD

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

22560 CAD / year

≈ 22560 CAD / year
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Citizens or residents

5010 CAD / year

≈ 5010 CAD / year

Living costs

Abbotsford

Canada

1240 - 1930 CAD / month

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