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Full	BU Brock Modern Languages: French Studies; Hispanic & Latin American Studies; Italian Studies OUAC BLA ☆ Add to planRemove	Trent (Durham) Arts and Business OUAC ROB ☆ Add to planRemove	Laurier (Waterloo) Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) OUAC UZ ☆ Add to planRemove	Nipissing Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce OUAC PAB ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	73–77%“Mid 70s”	Not published“N/A”	73–77%“Mid-70s”	70%“Min. 70%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	ICS4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	one of EAE4U, ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U Students applying to Modern Languages (BLA) will choose to pursue a degree in: French Studies (BA) Hispanic & Latin American Studies (BA) Italian Studies (BA) +2 more on the program page	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60% MHF4U, MCV4U or MCB4U recommended This program is only available as a joint-major at the Honours level.	English at 60%	Computer Science and Mathematics majors : ENG4U/EAE4U MCV4U 1 other 4U Math +7 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	200	—	—
What you study	French StudiesItalian StudiesLatin Studies	AgricultureAnthropologyArchaeologyBusiness Studies	AnthropologyArchaeologyClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies	Aboriginal StudiesAnthropologyBusiness StudiesComputer Science
What it is	You study one modern language in depth — French, Spanish and Latin American culture, or Italian — alongside English literature and related humanities. Each stream lets you focus on the language itself, its literature, and the history and culture of regions where it's spoken. This suits you if you want genuine fluency in a second language combined with understanding of its cultural context, rather than a broad survey of multiple languages.	You study arts subjects alongside business fundamentals in a joint-major degree. This combines the breadth of humanities and social sciences with business skills like finance, management, and organizational thinking, rather than letting you focus on just one. It suits people who want a flexible foundation for careers that blend analytical and communication skills across diverse fields.	An Honours BA lets you specialize in one or more subjects from the humanities, sciences, and social sciences while building a broad education across different fields. You choose your major — such as English, Anthropology, Computer Science, or Creative Writing — and take courses in that area alongside electives that let you explore other disciplines. This program suits people who want depth in a subject they care about but also value exposure to different ways of thinking and fields of knowledge.	A combined degree that lets you study both arts and commerce side by side, rather than picking one. You take courses in subjects like history, English, or environmental studies alongside business, accounting, and management courses. This dual approach suits students who want business skills and professional preparation but also value deeper knowledge in humanities or social sciences.
The door tomajors you reach through it	languages	Applied to directly	communicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophypolitical sciencesociology	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	None published by average	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	9 published, 2 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Brock University on OUInfo	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo	Nipissing University on OUInfo

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