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Full	Laurentian English Literature, Media, and Writing OUAC LEI ☆ Add to planRemove	Algoma English (BA 4 year) OUAC JBB ☆ Add to planRemove	BU Brock English Language and Literature OUAC BEN ☆ Add to planRemove	Ottawa Lettres françaises (4 ans) (offered in French only) OUAC OYK ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%	65%“65%+”	73–77%“Mid 70s”	70–80%“70%; co-op 80%”
Required coursesforced into your top 6	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4UFRA4U
Prerequisitesas published	1 grade 12 English U/M course (ENG 4U) 5 other grade 12 U/M courses A minimum overall average of 70% in the 6 best grade 12 U/M courses Alternative Offers B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies	ENG4U 5 other 4U/M courses 65% combined average in top six 4U/M courses	ENG4U Alternative Offers You will receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest listed choice is considered first when you indicate more than 1 Brock program on your application. If you are not eligible for your first choice, your subsequent choices will be considered in your indicated order of preference. In most cases: If you apply to only 1 Brock program but do not qualify, you will be considered for an alternative or related program. If you apply but are not admitted to a co-op program, you will automatically be considered for the regular, non-co-op program.	ENG4U or FRA4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op)
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—	—
What you study	English StudiesModern Languages	Comparative Literary StudiesEnglish Studies	Ancient Middle Eastern LanguagesComparative Literary StudiesEnglish Studies	Comparative Literary StudiesFrench StudiesModern Languages
What it is	You study how to read, analyze, and write about literature and media texts — novels, films, journalism, and digital content. This program combines the close reading skills of traditional English literature with practical training in writing and media production, so you're not just studying texts but learning to create them yourself. It suits people who want to explore how stories and ideas work across different forms and may want careers in publishing, communications, or creative fields.	A four-year Bachelor of Arts in English is a program where you study literature, writing, and language through close reading of texts from different periods, cultures, and genres. You'll analyze how stories, poems, and essays work and what they mean, rather than learning creative writing as your main focus. This suits people who enjoy thinking critically about books and ideas, and who want depth in a humanities subject.	You study English literature and language alongside comparative texts from other cultures and ancient languages. Unlike a straight English program, this one builds in cross-cultural perspectives, so you're reading works in translation and examining how stories and ideas travel across languages and time periods. It suits people who like close reading, cultural depth, and aren't intimidated by unfamiliar texts.	French Literature and Linguistics is a four-year university program taught entirely in French. You study French language, literature, and writing across different periods and genres, with options to compare French works to literature in other languages. The co-op version lets you complete paid work terms at cultural organizations, media outlets, or other French-language employers alongside your classes. This program suits students who are fluent in French and want to deepen their understanding of the language and its literary traditions rather than just learn French as a second language.
The door tomajors you reach through it	communicationsenglish	english	english	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Laurentian University on OUInfo	Algoma University on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo

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