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3 programs, side by side

Rows marked with a dot are where these differ. Everything is each university’s own published wording; the “your average” row is yours, calculated the way each program does it.

Carleton

Humanities

OUAC CBC

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McMaster

Humanities I

OUAC MH

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording80–82%87–90%High 80s80–83%Anticipated admission average of low-80s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowNo course codes parsed — see prerequisitesENG4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
Prerequisitesas published
  • Best 6 4U/M courses
  • ENG4U
  • 5 additional 4U/M courses
  • 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 onlyMarks only
Co-opNoNoNo
DegreeBachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education, BA/BEd
First-year intakewhere published175480
What you studyAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesClassical Greek StudiesClassical StudiesClassicsAboriginal StudiesClassical Greek StudiesClassical StudiesComparative Literary StudiesAfrican StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies
What it isHumanities is the study of human culture, history, ideas, and expression through subjects like history, philosophy, literature, classics, and religious studies. You choose courses across these fields rather than specializing in just one, so you develop a broad understanding of how societies, texts, and beliefs have shaped each other over time. This suits people curious about why humans think and act as they do, who enjoy reading and discussion, and who want flexibility to explore before narrowing down.In this program, you study an Arts subject — such as English, Economics, Drama, or Environmental Studies — while simultaneously earning your teaching qualification. Unlike a regular BA where you add teacher training after, you complete both degrees together over four years, so you graduate ready to teach your subject in Ontario schools. It suits students who know they want to teach a specific subject and want to combine their subject expertise with education training from the start.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 itApplied to directlyeducationcommunicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophy
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See themNone published by average5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceCarleton University on OUInfoQueen's University on OUInfoMcMaster University on OUInfo

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