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: | |
|---|---|
| CBSM 100 | The New Business: From Idea to reality |
| CBSM 200 | The Growing Business: Breaking Even |
| CMN 210 | Text, Image and Sound |
| CRI 100 | Creative Industries Overview |
| CRI 200 | IP Issues in the Digital Age |
| CPHL 365 | Philosophy of Beauty |
| CSOC 103 | How Society Works |
| CSSH 105 | Critical Thinking I |
| PLX 111 | Imagining the Creative City |
| Elective Courses: | |
| Two courses for the Table A Lower Level Liberal Studies offered at TMUIC that qualify for the Arts Pathway, for example | |
| CMN200 | The Craft of Professional Writing |
| CPHL365 | Philosophy of Beauty |
| SOC103 | How Society Works |
Upon successful completion of the International Year One (UTP Stage II): Creative Industries, including achieving a CGPA of 2.8, students will progress into the Creative School at Toronto Metropolitan University with a minimum of 10.0 credits. Progression is restricted to September each year.
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.