Overview

As a major in Media Arts and Cultures at University of New Brunswick, you will learn about media by making media. You will consider, critique, and engage intellectually with media, but you will also learn the tools and techniques used today to create media content.

MAAC combines elements of the liberal arts and fine arts – critical thinking and creative expression. Like all Arts majors, you will write research papers and give presentations, but you will also make videos, media remixes, animations, blogs, and video games.

Why Media Arts & Cultures at UNB?

In Media Arts & Cultures, we'll teach you to be both a critical consumer and a creative producer, both a scholar of media and an author of media. You will not only learn from reading textbooks but also from screening a film or playing a game - and then making one yourself.

Hands-on learning

Media Arts & Cultures emphasizes experiential learning throughout the program. You will combine courses in the history and language of film with courses in film production. A course in game studies that examines philosophical reflections on play and games in western culture can be paired with another on contemporary videogame design.

Careers

Web and Graphic Designer

Communications Coordinator

Sound/Video Producer

Video Production and Post-production

Sound Engineer/Editor

Game Design and Development

Film Festival Programmer

Animator

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Popular Culture
The Thrill of Fear: Horror Narratives Across Media and Cultures
Mobile Media Art

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-03-31 00:00:00
Starting 2026-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-10-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

85

Duolingo English Test

115

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies Visual Arts Film Studies View 156 other Bachelors in Visual Arts in Canada

Academic requirements

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

English requirements

IELTS

7

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TOEFL^® IBT

85

Duolingo English Test

115

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Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Complete the application

Pay the application fee

Official or notarized transcripts/grades for all secondary or high school, colleges and universities you have attended.

If applicable, submit the results from any academic tests you have taken, such as SAT, ACT, Cambridge ‘O’ and ‘A’ levels, CXC or others.
If you are applying for direct admission to an undergraduate program at UNB and are not exempt from our English language requirements, submit your English language proficiency test score. UNB accepts IELTS; MELAB; TOEFL iBT; TOEFL (paper-based); TOEFL (computer-based); MELAB; CAEL; Pearson Vue, and CanTest.

Tuition Fee

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International

19628 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9814 CAD per semester during 48 months.
National

8504 CAD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4252 CAD per semester during 48 months.

Living costs for Fredericton

1100 - 2100 CAD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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