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Laurier (Waterloo)

Diploma in Opera

OUAC URI

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U of T (Mississauga)

Social Sciences

OUAC TMS

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording73–77%Mid 70s75%70–75%70-75%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 at 60%
  • English (ENG4U)
  • 5 best 4U/M courses
  • Alternative Offers
  • Find more information about alternative offers
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  • English/Anglais (ENG4U/EAE4U preferred)
  • ENG4U
  • Some programs require MHF4U and recommend MCV4U
  • Environmental Management recommends SBI4U
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opNoAvailableNoNo
Degree
First-year intakewhere published70700
What you studyHistoryMusicAfrican StudiesAnthropologyComparative Literary StudiesEconomicsEnglish StudiesHistoryHuman GeographyInterdisciplinary StudiesAnthropologyEconomicsFinanceHistory
What it isYou study opera performance and its history, learning singing technique, stagecraft, and the music and stories behind famous operas. This is a diploma rather than a degree, so it's shorter and more focused on practical performance skills than a full university music program. It suits singers who want professional training in opera specifically and are ready to work intensely on voice and stage presence.This program lets you study how societies, economies, and cultures interact across borders, drawing from fields like history, anthropology, economics, and international development. You'll examine global issues through multiple lenses rather than specializing in one discipline. It suits students curious about world affairs and international problems who want flexibility to explore different approaches before deciding on a deeper focus.You enter this program without committing to a specific major, taking first-year courses across subjects like English, history, psychology, philosophy, and sociology. This gives you time to explore different areas of arts study before declaring a focus at the end of year one, rather than applying directly to a named program. It suits students who are interested in humanities and social sciences but unsure which direction fits them best.Social Sciences is the study of how people, societies, and economies work. You choose from nine subject areas including anthropology, economics, history, law, geography, politics, and sociology, and can combine them however you want rather than following one fixed path. This program suits students curious about human behaviour, institutions, and the world around them who want flexibility to explore multiple disciplines before specializing.
The door tomajors you reach through itApplied to directlyApplied to directlyApplied to directlycriminologyeconomicsgeographypolitical sciencesociology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them2 published, 0 with no applicationfrom 85%See them4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them
SourceWilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfoCarleton University on OUInfoToronto Metropolitan University on OUInfoUniversity of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo

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