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McMaster

Humanities I

OUAC MH

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Algoma

English (BA 4 year)

OUAC JBB

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U of T (Mississauga)

Humanities

OUAC TMH

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording80–83%Anticipated admission average of low-80s65%65%+73–80%Mid-70s (regular), high 70s (co-op)73–80%Mid to high 70s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UENG4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
Prerequisitesas published
  • English 4U
  • *Completion of Biology 4U is recommended for students who are interested in pursuing the Cognitive Science of Language program in Level II.
  • ENG4U
  • 5 other 4U/M courses
  • 65% combined average in top six 4U/M courses
  • ENG4U
  • ENG4U
  • Some language courses have specific prerequisites
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opNoNoAvailableNo
Degree
First-year intakewhere published480800150
What you studyAfrican StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesClassical StudiesComparative Literary StudiesComparative Literary StudiesEnglish StudiesAfrican StudiesAnthropologyAsian StudiesChinese StudiesClassical StudiesDramaEnglish StudiesFrench Studies
What it isHumanities 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.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 a broad mix of human culture, history, and society through disciplines like anthropology, literature, drama, area studies, and food studies. Unlike a specialized honours program, this option lets you combine subjects freely and explore different fields before deciding on a focus. It suits students curious about people, ideas, and culture who want flexibility and the chance to gain work experience through co-op placements.A Humanities program lets you study how humans create meaning through language, culture, history, and ideas. You choose from subjects like English, history, philosophy, drama, and various languages, building a degree around your interests rather than following a single prescribed path. It suits people who want to understand how societies work and express themselves clearly, without committing to a single specialized field from day one.
The door tomajors you reach through itcommunicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophyenglishenglishgeographyhistorylanguagesphilosophypolitical sciencesociologyeducationenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophy
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 85%See them4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them
SourceMcMaster University on OUInfoAlgoma University on OUInfoUniversity of Toronto — Scarborough on OUInfoUniversity of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo

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