BA in Ancient Studies in Waterloo Canada | Wilfrid Laurier University

As a Laurier Arts student, you can craft a customized academic path tailored to your interests. Focus on one discipline or blend two together. Incorporate a minor specialization or choose from numerous program options. Pursue co-op opportunities or international volunteer work, and explore studying abroad for a semester. Discover the world through the Arts.
Arts courses help cultivate essential professional skills, whether you're pursuing careers in business, education, or non-profit work. You'll gain abilities to question norms, articulate ideas clearly, analyze critically, and collaborate effectively. Most significantly, you'll develop the capacity to contextualize concepts and challenges within local, global, and historical frameworks.

The Ancient Studies program explores early global civilizations. By examining history, governance, economies, literature, philosophy, religion, and art, students understand how these societies established fundamental aspects of our modern world. Graduates will be equipped for careers in law, education, creative arts, and business, as well as advanced studies across various fields. Both individual courses and the combined program will especially appeal students in English, Languages & Literatures, Political Science, Legal Studies, Philosophy, Religion & Culture, and Business & Economics.