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	McMaster Humanities I OUAC MH Remove	Laurier (Waterloo) Arts Degree (BA) + Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Co-op OUAC UAI Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80–83%“Anticipated admission average of low-80s”	80–83%“Low-80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U
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.	English at 70% You will need to maintain a minimum GPA of 10.0+ upon graduation from your undergraduate degree and earn a minimum A- in BU 205 (Introduction to Applied Statistics) in order to keep your offer to the MBA program active.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	Available
Degree	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	480	—
What you study	African StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesClassical Studies Comparative Literary Studies	Anthropology Archaeology Business Studies Comparative Literary Studies
What it is	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.	This program lets you earn a Bachelor of Arts in one of ten humanities or social science subjects, then move directly into a Master of Business Administration without reapplying. The co-op component means you alternate between study and paid work terms in business settings throughout both degrees. It suits people who want deep knowledge in a humanities field but also need business skills and real workplace experience before graduation.
The door tomajors you reach through it	communications english history languages philosophy	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	McMaster University on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo

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