UTSC and Centennial College collaborate to offer Joint programs. These programs build on the academic strengths of the University of Toronto degree together with Centennial College's strengths in technical and practical education. Students earn a University of Toronto degree, and also have the opportunity to qualify for a diploma or certificate from Centennial College, which in some cases may require the completion of an additional academic session.
All Joint Programs are limited enrolment Specialist or Major programs and may be taken only as part of an Honours BA or BSc degree. Currently, the following Joint programs are offered:
- Specialist (Joint) Program in Journalism (Arts)
- Specialist (Joint) Program in Music Industry and Technology (Arts)
- Major (Joint) Program in New Media Studies (Arts)
- Specialist (Joint) Program in Paramedicine (Science)
For specific program details, including application procedures, admission requirements, and program requirements visit the Joint Programs website. Program admission and course requirements are also described in this section as well as in the relevant discipline sections of the Calendar.
Students in Joint programs will enroll in all degree credit courses at UTSC through ACORN, including those taken at Centennial College. It is recommended to meet regularly with the Joint Programs Co-ordinator to ensure you are progressing appropriately through their program.
Registration and academic information for the Joint programs are shared with the relevant Program Supervisor and Departments at Centennial College.
Tuition and incidental fees are payable to the University in the normal way. In each session in which students are taking one or more courses at Centennial College, a program fee relating to the use of materials is charged. The amount of the fee varies by program.
Joint Programs: Courses
For full details regarding course descriptions, requisites, and breadth requirement categories, please consult the Journalism, Music Industry and Technology, New Media Studies, and Paramedicine sections of the Academic Calendar. Note that the JOU, NME and PMD courses are specific to the Centennial College portion of the relevant joint programs; other courses are taken at the University of Toronto Scarborough.
- Journalism
JOUA01H3 - Introduction to Journalism and News Literacy I
JOUA02H3 - Introduction to Journalism II
JOUA06H3 - Contemporary Issues in Law and Ethics
JOUB01H3 - Covering Immigration and Transnational Issues
JOUB02H3 - Critical Journalism
JOUB03H3 - Business of Journalism
JOUB11H3 - News Reporting
JOUB14H3 - Mobile Journalism
JOUB18H3 - Visual Storytelling: Photography and Videography
JOUB19H3 - Data Management and Presentation
JOUB20H3 - Interactive: Data and Analytics
JOUB21H3 - Witnessing and Bearing Witness
JOUB24H3 - Journalism in the Age of Digital Media
JOUB39H3 - Fundamentals of Journalistic Writing
JOUC13H3 - Entrepreneurial Reporting
JOUC18H3 - Storyworks
JOUC19H3 - Social Media and Mobile Storytelling
JOUC21H3 - Podcasting
JOUC22H3 - Advanced Video and Documentary Storytelling
JOUC25H3 - Field Placement
JOUC30H3 - Critical Approaches to Style, Form and Narrative
JOUC31H3 - Journalism, Information Sharing and Technological Change
JOUC60H3 - Diasporic Media
JOUC62H3 - Media, Journalism and Digital Labour
JOUC80H3 - Understanding Audiences in the Digital Age
JOUD10H3 - Senior Seminar in Journalism
JOUD11H3 - Senior Research Seminar in Media and Journalism
JOUD12H3 - Journalism at the Intersection of Politics, Economics and Ethics
JOUD13H3 - Surveillance, Censorship, and Press Freedom
- Music Industry and Technology
New courses will be added following governance approval.
- New Media Studies
NMEA01H3 - Digital Fundamentals
NMEA02H3 - Introduction to New Media Communications
NMEA03H3 - The Language of Design
NMEA04H3 - Interface Design, Navigation and Interaction I
NMEB05H3 - Interface Design, Navigation and Interaction II
NMEB06H3 - Project Development and Presentation
NMEB08H3 - Application Software for Interactive Media
NMEB09H3 - Sound Design
NMEB10H3 - New Media Design
NMEC01H3 - Theory and Practice of New Media
NMED10Y3 - New Media Senior Project
- Paramedicine
PMDB22H3 - Pre-hospital Care 1: Theory and Lab
PMDB25H3 - Therapeutic Communications and Crisis Intervention
PMDB30H3 - Alterations of Human Body Function I
PMDB32Y3 - Pre-hospital Care 2: Theory, Lab and Clinical
PMDB33H3 - Anatomy
PMDB36H3 - Pharmacology for Allied Health
PMDB41H3 - Professional and Legal Issues, Research, Responsibilities and Leadership
PMDC40H3 - Alterations of Human Body Function II
PMDC42Y3 - Pre-hospital Care 3: Theory, Lab and Field
PMDC43H3 - Medical Directed Therapeutics and Paramedic Responsibilities
PMDC54Y3 - Pre-hospital Care 4: Theory, Lab and Field
PMDC56H3 - Primary Care Paramedic Integration and Decision Making