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Full	Waterloo Honours Arts (Regular/Co-op) OUAC WA Remove	Carleton Communication and Media Studies OUAC CCR Remove	Waterloo Honours Arts and Business (Regular/Co-op) OUAC WAB Remove	York Concurrent Education: Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (BEd) OUAC YFK Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	77–80%“High 70s”	75%	77–80%“High 70s”	77–87%“High 70s to mid-80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 70%)	English (ENG4U) 5 best 4U/M courses Alternative Offers Find more information about alternative offers .	Any Grade 12 U English (min. 70%)	In this concurrent program, graduates receive a Bachelor of Education as well as a Bachelor's degree in their chosen subject of major interest. Students must apply by selecting both the York Faculty that they are applying to and +4 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Yes An online Faculty of Education Supplementary Information Form and supplemental fee are also required. Refer to the Faculty of Education website . Usually closes before January 15
Co-op	Available	Available	Available	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	402	200	298	—
What you study	Anthropology Archaeology Classical Greek Studies Classical Studies	Media and Communication Studies PoliticsPublicity StudiesSocial Policy	Anthropology Archaeology Business Studies Classical Greek Studies	African StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesAnthropologyAsian Studies
What it is	An Honours Arts degree lets you study humanities and social sciences — literature, history, languages, creative writing, drama, economics, or anthropology — with flexibility to combine subjects. The co-op option alternates your studies with paid work terms in related fields, giving you real workplace experience alongside your degree. This suits people who want a liberal arts education but also want to test out careers and build a professional network while studying.	You study how media works, how messages spread, and how communication shapes society and politics. This program combines theory with hands-on practice, and includes a mandatory work term where you apply classroom learning in real media or communications settings. It suits people interested in journalism, public relations, social media strategy, or understanding how news and information influence the world around them.	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.	You study a subject like economics, anthropology, or Chinese alongside teacher training, so you earn both a Bachelor of Education and a Bachelor's degree in your chosen field. Unlike a regular education degree, this concurrent program embeds your subject expertise from day one rather than adding it separately. It suits people who know they want to teach and have a clear subject they're passionate about.
The door tomajors you reach through it	communications criminology economics english history languages philosophy political science	communications	marketing	education
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	University of Waterloo on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo

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