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Algoma

English (BA 4 year)

OUAC JBB

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Windsor

History

OUAC NKC

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Laurier (Brantford)

Honours Bachelor of Arts (BA)

OUAC UQ

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording70–75%70-75%65%65%+70%70% minimum average73–77%Mid 70s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UENG4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
Prerequisitesas published
  • English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
  • ENG4U
  • 5 other 4U/M courses
  • 65% combined average in top six 4U/M courses
  • 70% minimum average
  • ENG4U with a minimum grade of 70%
  • If you are interested in a double major, please choose a single major and contact
  • [email protected]
  • to see if the new double major can be created for you. You will need to meet the admission requirements for both subjects of major interest.
  • +2 more on the program page
  • English at 60%
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableNoAvailableNo
Degree
First-year intakewhere published105
What you studyEnglish StudiesComparative Literary StudiesEnglish StudiesCeltic StudiesChinese StudiesClassical Greek StudiesClassical StudiesAnthropologyArchaeologyClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies
What it isYou study literature, writing, and language through close reading of texts and writing of your own essays and creative work. The co-op option lets you work terms in publishing, media, education, or communications between your school terms, giving you real workplace experience alongside your degree. This suits people who want to understand how language and stories work and who value learning through both classroom study and paid work in an English-related field.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 how people, societies, and cultures have changed over time, using primary sources like documents, artifacts, and written records. History at Windsor lets you focus on specific regions or periods — such as Classical civilizations, East Asia, or Celtic cultures — and you can combine it with another subject as a double major. This program suits people curious about why the world works the way it does and who want to develop research and critical thinking skills applicable across many careers.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.
The door tomajors you reach through itenglishenglishhistoryApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See themNone published by average5 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceToronto Metropolitan University on OUInfoAlgoma University on OUInfoUniversity of Windsor on OUInfoWilfrid Laurier University — Brantford on OUInfo

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