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Trent (Durham)

Arts and Business

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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%75%Not publishedN/A80–83%Anticipated admission average of low-80s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowNo course codes parsed — see prerequisitesENG4UENG4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
Prerequisitesas published
  • Optional concentrations: Development and Human Rights; International Policy; Public Policy and Administration
  • Combined honours with Communication and Media Studies available
  • 6 best 4U/M courses
  • Alternative Offers
  • Find more information about alternative offers
  • +1 more on the program page
  • English (ENG4U)
  • 5 best 4U/M courses
  • Alternative Offers
  • Find more information about alternative offers
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  • 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 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 onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableAvailableNoNo
Degree
First-year intakewhere published200480
What you studyInternational DevelopmentMedia and Communication StudiesOthers in Business & Administrative StudiesPoliticsAfrican StudiesAnthropologyComparative Literary StudiesEconomicsAgricultureAnthropologyArchaeologyBusiness StudiesAfrican StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies
What it isYou study how governments, organizations, and institutions make decisions and solve public problems, combining politics, policy analysis, and communication. The program lets you focus on areas like international development, social policy, or media's role in public discourse, and you can pair it with a communication degree if you want. It suits people interested in working in government, non-profits, advocacy groups, or international organizations where understanding policy and public issues matters more than technical expertise.This program lets you study how societies, economies, and cultures interact across borders, drawing from fields like history, anthropology, economics, and international development. You'll examine global issues through multiple lenses rather than specializing in one discipline. It suits students curious about world affairs and international problems who want flexibility to explore different approaches before deciding on a deeper focus.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.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 directlyApplied to directlyApplied to directlycommunicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophy
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See themNone published by average5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceCarleton University on OUInfoCarleton University on OUInfoTrent University — Durham GTA on OUInfoMcMaster University on OUInfo

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