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Ottawa

English (4 years)

OUAC OVA

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McMaster

Humanities I

OUAC MH

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording70–80%70%; co-op 80%80–83%Anticipated admission average of low-80s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowNo course codes parsed — see prerequisitesENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
  • one of ENG4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published
  • ENG4U or FRA4U
  • 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 only
Co-opAvailableNo
DegreeBachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Arts (Co-op), BA (Co-op)
First-year intakewhere published480
What you studyComparative Literary StudiesEnglish StudiesLinguisticsAfrican StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies
What it isYou study literature, language, and writing in English and other languages. The co-op option lets you alternate semesters of class with paid work terms at cultural organizations, media companies, or educational institutions, giving you real workplace experience alongside your degree. This suits people who want deep knowledge of how language and stories work and who value hands-on experience in fields like publishing, communications, or teaching.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 directlycommunicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophy
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceUniversity of Ottawa on OUInfoMcMaster University on OUInfo

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