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Carleton

Humanities

OUAC CBC

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McMaster

Humanities I

OUAC MH

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording73–77%Mid-70s80–82%80–83%Anticipated admission average of low-80s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UNo course codes parsed — see prerequisitesENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
Prerequisitesas published
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • ENG4U
  • 5 additional 4U/M courses
  • Alternative Offers
  • If you are inadmissible to the original degree program you have applied to, you may be
  • +3 more on the program page
  • Best 6 4U/M courses
  • English 4U
  • *Completion of Biology 4U is recommended for students who are interested in pursuing the Cognitive Science of Language program in Level II.
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableNoNo
DegreeBachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA
First-year intakewhere published125480
What you studyMedia and Communication StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesClassical Greek StudiesClassical StudiesClassicsAfrican StudiesAncient Middle Eastern LanguagesClassical StudiesComparative Literary Studies
What it isYou study how media works — television, film, social media, news, advertising — and how people communicate through it. The international version lets you spend time studying abroad, and you can choose a co-op stream to do paid work placements with media companies alongside your courses. This program suits students curious about how messages spread, media influence society, and who want hands-on experience in the industry before graduating.Humanities is the study of human culture, history, ideas, and expression through subjects like history, philosophy, literature, classics, and religious studies. You choose courses across these fields rather than specializing in just one, so you develop a broad understanding of how societies, texts, and beliefs have shaped each other over time. This suits people curious about why humans think and act as they do, who enjoy reading and discussion, and who want flexibility to explore before narrowing down.Humanities I is your first year of study in the liberal arts, where you explore human culture, language, history, and society through subjects like English, history, drama, and linguistics. You take a range of courses across these fields to discover what interests you before specializing in a particular discipline in later years. This suits students who are curious about how people think, communicate, and organize themselves, but aren't yet certain which humanities subject to focus on.
The door tomajors you reach through itcommunicationsApplied to directlycommunicationsenglishhistorylanguagesphilosophy
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them5 published, 3 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceYork University on OUInfoCarleton University on OUInfoMcMaster University on OUInfo

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