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	Trent (Durham) English Literature and Business OUAC RX Remove	Laurier (Brantford) Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA) OUAC UQ Remove	Waterloo Honours Arts and Business (Regular/Co-op) OUAC WAB Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%	73–77%“Mid 70s”	77–80%“High 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%	English at 60%	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 70%)
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available
Degree	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	200	—	298
What you study	Business Studies Comparative Literary Studies English Studies	Anthropology Archaeology Classical Studies Comparative Literary Studies	Anthropology Archaeology Business Studies Classical Greek Studies
What it is	You study both English literature and business together, learning to analyze texts and ideas while also building skills in management, accounting, and organizational thinking. Unlike a straight English or Business degree, this combined program lets you apply critical reading and writing to real business problems and understand how language shapes commerce and culture. It suits students who want to keep options open across both humanities and commerce, or who see writing and communication as central to business work.	A Bachelor of Arts is a three- or four-year undergraduate degree where you study subjects in the humanities, social sciences, or sciences — at Laurier Brantford, that means choices like English, anthropology, computer science, creative writing, or environmental studies. You can focus on one major or combine two. This program suits students who want broad knowledge across disciplines and enjoy writing, analysis, and critical thinking rather than hands-on lab or professional training.	This program combines arts courses — drawn from fields like English, history, economics, and creative writing — with business studies to prepare you for careers that value both analytical and communication skills. The co-op option lets you alternate study terms with paid work placements at real companies, giving you experience before you graduate. It suits students who want a broader education than straight business but need practical skills for the job market.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	marketing
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	5 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Brantford on OUInfo	University of Waterloo on OUInfo

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