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Laurier (Waterloo)

Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording75%75% (regular and co-op)75%73–77%Mid-70s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
Prerequisitesas published
  • English (ENG4U)
  • 1 Math credit (4U)
  • 4 best 4U/M courses
  • 1 grade 12 English U/M course (ENG 4U)
  • 5 other grade 12 U/M courses
  • A minimum overall average of 75% in the 6 best grade 12 U/M courses
  • Alternative Offers
  • BA Interdisciplinary Studies
  • English at 60%
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableNoNo
Degree
First-year intakewhere published50
What you studyCinematics & PhotographyCreative WritingDesignMedia and Communication StudiesAboriginal StudiesEconomicsEducation StudiesEnglish StudiesAnthropologyArchaeologyClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies
What it isYou study how to create and produce media across film, photography, writing, and design, learning both the technical skills and creative thinking behind what you see on screens and in print. Unlike a pure communication theory program, this one emphasizes hands-on production and design work alongside studying media's role in society. It suits people who want to make things, not just analyze them, and who enjoy combining visual, written, and conceptual work.This program trains you to teach junior and intermediate students (roughly grades 4 to 10) by combining a university degree in arts subjects with teacher education coursework. You study one or two arts subjects like English, history, or psychology while also taking education courses that teach you how to plan lessons, manage a classroom, and assess student learning. It suits people who want to teach a specific subject and earn a teaching credential in four years rather than doing a separate degree first.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.
The door tomajors you reach through itApplied to directlyeducationcommunicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophypolitical sciencesociology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceCarleton University on OUInfoLaurentian University on OUInfoWilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo

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