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McMaster

Humanities I

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording70%80–83%Anticipated admission average of low-80s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
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
  • English 4U
  • *Completion of Biology 4U is recommended for students who are interested in pursuing the Cognitive Science of Language program in Level II.
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opNoNo
Degree
First-year intakewhere published480
What you studyEnglish StudiesTranslation StudiesAfrican StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies
What it isYou 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.Humanities I is your first year of study in the liberal arts, where you explore human culture, language, history, and society through subjects like English, history, drama, and linguistics. You take a range of courses across these fields to discover what interests you before specializing in a particular discipline in later years. This suits students who are curious about how people think, communicate, and organize themselves, but aren't yet certain which humanities subject to focus on.
The door tomajors you reach through itenglishcommunicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophy
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceLakehead University on OUInfoMcMaster University on OUInfo

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