Laurier Brantford is a satellite campus of Wilfrid Laurier University

Wilfrid Laurier University

Wilfrid Laurier University is a university located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It also has campuses in Brantford, Ontario, Kitchener, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario and a future proposed campus in Milton, Ontario. It is named in honour of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the seventh Prime Minister of Canada....

 located in Brantford

Brantford, Ontario

Brantford is a city located on the Grand River in Southern Ontario, Canada. While geographically surrounded by the County of Brant, the city is politically independent...

, Ontario

Ontario

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. The other campus

Campus

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 of the University is in Waterloo

Waterloo, Ontario

Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....

, Ontario.

Laurier Brantford opened its doors in 1999 with a total of only 39 students in its inaugural year. As of 2009, over 2,000 students were enrolled at the school. Laurier's main building is the Carnegie building on George Street. The campus has since expanded and has several academic and residence buildings. Grand River Hall, Lucy Marco Place, Post House, Wilkes House, Rizzo, the Odeon building and the Carnegie Building are all properties of Laurier Brantford and are used as academic theaters, residences, book store and a gym facility.

Residences

As of the 2010-2011 academic year

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, Laurier Brantford had eight residence communities: Grand River Hall, Post House, Rizzo Building, Wilkes House, Lawyer's Hall, Lucy Marco Place, Imperial Hall and the Nelson Street Residence.

Curriculum

Laurier Brantford's curriculum

Curriculum

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 is built around Contemporary Studies, an innovative program designed to educate students for a world in which change is the only constant. Most arts degrees

Academic degree

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 emphasize the study of a particular discipline; in contrast, Contemporary Studies promotes a broader understanding of contemporary issues and more broadly applicable cultural literacy

Cultural literacy

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, creativity

Creativity

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, critical thinking

Critical thinking

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, and communication

Communication

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 skills.

In addition to the core program, Laurier Brantford offers Honours programs in Criminology

Criminology

Criminology is the scientific study of the nature, extent, causes, and control of criminal behavior in both the individual and in society...

, Health Administration, Health Studies, Journalism

Journalism

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, Law and Society, Leadership

Leadership

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; combination Honours degrees in English

English language

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, History

History

History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...

, Human Rights and Human Diversity and Psychology

Psychology

Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Its immediate goal is to understand individuals and groups by both establishing general principles and researching specific cases. For many, the ultimate goal of psychology is to benefit society...

; a concurrent education

Education

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 program with Nipissing University; a selection of Arts programs; and College

College

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/University

University

A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...

programming.