Lead a personalized academic journey intended to break traditional disciplinary boundaries. Work alongside an academic advisor to create a custom undergraduate degree made for your individual interests and goals. Develop versatile skills, critical thinking and adaptability for dynamic professions during hands-on learning experiences and coursework. You’ll finish this program with confidence that you’re prepared to excel in a rapidly evolving job market.
Your future professors work to make sure your academic experience is current, complete and designed to open doors in your career. Here are a few things you can count on:
Here are just a few examples of the experiences you’ll have access to in the Multidisciplinary Studies program:
Get a glimpse of what you will study throughout your degree. See what your first-year classes will look like through sample courses and start exploring what your upper academic years can offer.
The BA Multidisciplinary Studies is a flexible program with only one required course in your final year.
AF495 Multidisciplinary Capstone Experience is a variable-content seminar that provides students with an integrative learning experience where they will bring together what they have learned across disciplines into a meaningful research project.
In order to prepare for this capstone experience in their final year, students in the BA in Multidisciplinary Studies work with an advisor throughout their degree to create their own academic journey.
Explore a variety of courses, specializations and pathway options that let you shape your degree around your unique interests and goals. Find out how you can customize your experience and prepare for what’s next.
Management Option
The Management Option is for students interested in adding management-specific education to their degree. This is a direct-entry, 4.0-credit option that includes courses covering all the core pillars of business and economics. Apply directly to Multidisciplinary Studies with Management Option on the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) by choosing ‘Management Option’ as your program enhancement.
Other Options and Minors
The BA in Multidisciplinary Studies program requires students to take at least one (and up to two) Minors (6 courses) and Options (8 courses). Choices include:
Consider taking digital humanities courses to complete the Digital Humanities Minor or the Generative AI certificate. Learn more about all our options and minors to enhance your degree.
The following opportunities allow you to pursue additional, related qualifications from another postsecondary institution (either before or after your time at Laurier):
Pathway to Grad Studies
Note: This pathway is only available to students in Arts programs at Laurier Waterloo. Check the individual program page to see whether it includes this conditional offer pathway to an MBA.
Interested in furthering your studies? The BA in Multidisciplinary Studies + MBA with co-op pathway may be just for you. In collaboration with the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, the Faculty of Arts is proud to offer this exciting pathway to our students.
Start your Multidisciplinary Studies BA with a conditional offer to join our full-time MBA program (with co-op) after graduation.
This program is six years: four years in the BA program plus two years in the MBA program. The MBA program consists of three academic terms plus one paid four-month or eight-month work term.
Students accepted into the BA + MBA program receive mentoring and skills development opportunities throughout their undergraduate degree that will help them achieve the admission requirements for the MBA and help turn the conditional offer into an acceptance.
Other Pathways
Check out other pathways to and from Laurier.
OUAC Codes:
When you apply on the OUAC application:
Students applying to this program from a Canadian province outside of Ontario are encouraged to review our course equivalents by province chart. This chart will show you what courses from your province are equivalent to the admission requirements listed under the Ontario High School Admission Requirements section.
Students applying to this program from an international curriculum must present the following:
Students applying to this program from an international curriculum are encouraged to review our curriculum-specific requirements. You will find which courses from your country's curriculum are equivalent to the admission requirements listed above. If your country or curriculum is not listed, please reach out to international@wlu.ca.
Laurier's language of instruction is English, and so we may require you to provide evidence of your English proficiency to help make sure you are successful in your academic courses.
Your three most recent years of full-time education must be in English without taking any ESL (English as a Second Language) courses. If you do not meet this requirement, you must provide evidence of your English proficiency.
We reserve the right to request an English-language test from any applicant.
If you do not meet Laurier's English proficiency requirement but are academically qualified for your program, you may be eligible for a conditional offer of admission.
The Academic Transition Pathway (ATP) program is offered through our affiliated institution, Wilfrid Laurier International College, and provides an option for meeting our English-proficiency requirement. If you have received an offer to Laurier with a condition to meet our English-proficiency requirement, you can meet that condition by successfully completing the ATP program.
Students applying to this program from another post-secondary institution are encouraged to review our transfer-specific requirements. This page will show you the admission requirements for your unique transfer situation and provide more details about transferring to Laurier.
College graduates applying to Laurier’s Multidisciplinary program may be eligible for admission with one of our block transfer agreements.
Learn more about our college pathway opportunities.
Visit our admission requirements section to find specific requirements for transfer students, indigenous applicants, mature learners, homeschooled applicants, senior citizens, refugees, and more.
It’s not only about the journey; it’s about the destination. Let us help you get set up for a meaningful career. Here are just some examples of our graduates' destinations. What's yours?
Note: Additional training and education may be required.
Alumni for life means that you have access to Career and Employment Support offered at Laurier for your entire career.
Getting a university education is an investment in your future.
At Laurier, we take financial health seriously by providing a wide variety of funding opportunities for you throughout your degree, such as scholarships and bursaries, and by equipping you with the skills to manage your finances effectively in the years to come.
In this program, you'll attend some scheduled classes in a physical classroom and participate in online learning. Some online components may be live at scheduled times (virtual synchronous), while others can be completed independently (virtual asynchronous).
When you register for classes you’ll be choosing from online and in-person classes. Some courses may require in-person exams, either on campus or at an approved testing location near your home.
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