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	Lakehead English (Thunder Bay and Orillia) OUAC AN Remove	Brock English Language and Literature OUAC BEN Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%	73–77%“Mid 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6	ENG4U FEF4U FIF4U FSF4U	ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	English: ENG4U English & French: ENG4U, 1 from FEF4U, FIF4U or FSF4U English & Gender and Women's Studies: ENG4U English & History: ENG4U English & Philosophy: ENG4U +2 more on the program page	ENG4U Alternative Offers You will receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest listed choice is considered first when you indicate more than 1 Brock program on your application. If you are not eligible for your first choice, your subsequent choices will be considered in your indicated order of preference. In most cases: If you apply to only 1 Brock program but do not qualify, you will be considered for an alternative or related program. If you apply but are not admitted to a co-op program, you will automatically be considered for the regular, non-co-op program.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No
Degree	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—
What you study	English Studies Translation Studies	Ancient Middle Eastern LanguagesComparative Literary Studies English Studies
What it is	You study literature, writing, and language — how texts work, what they mean, and how to analyze them closely. You can combine English with French translation, history, philosophy, or gender and women's studies, depending on which campus and specialization appeal to you. This suits people who want to think critically about ideas and communication, whether they're planning to teach, write, edit, or work in fields where strong analysis matters.	You study English literature and language alongside comparative texts from other cultures and ancient languages. Unlike a straight English program, this one builds in cross-cultural perspectives, so you're reading works in translation and examining how stories and ideas travel across languages and time periods. It suits people who like close reading, cultural depth, and aren't intimidated by unfamiliar texts.
The door tomajors you reach through it	english	english
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Lakehead University on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo

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