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Laurier (Waterloo)

Diploma in Opera

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U of T (Mississauga)

Humanities

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording73–77%Mid 70s73–80%Mid to high 70s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
Prerequisitesas published
  • English at 60%
  • ENG4U
  • Some language courses have specific prerequisites
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opNoNo
Degree
First-year intakewhere published150
What you studyHistoryMusicClassical StudiesDramaEnglish StudiesFrench Studies
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.A Humanities program lets you study how humans create meaning through language, culture, history, and ideas. You choose from subjects like English, history, philosophy, drama, and various languages, building a degree around your interests rather than following a single prescribed path. It suits people who want to understand how societies work and express themselves clearly, without committing to a single specialized field from day one.
The door tomajors you reach through itApplied to directlyeducationenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophy
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them
SourceWilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfoUniversity of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo

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