Wilfrid Laurier University

Creation time: 1911

School type: Comprehensive university

School location: Waterloo, Ontario

Official website: http://www.wlu.ca

2013 Domestic University Ranking: Ranked fourth among basic universities

School Profile

Laurel University was founded in 1911 and is located in Waterloo, Ontario, just an hour's drive from Toronto Pearson International Airport. Waterloo is the most prosperous area in southwestern Ontario. Due to the influence of the Great Lakes, Laurier University has a pleasant climate with warm winters and cool summers. Since 1911, it has been providing excellent teaching services to the Waterloo region of Canada under the name Waterloo Lutheran University, and was renamed Wilfrid Laurie University in 1973.

school characteristic

Laurier University was founded in 1911 and is a prestigious medium-sized university. Although its scale is relatively small compared to other universities, it has not affected the development of the school, but instead established its own unique teaching style.

Laurier University is one of the best and fastest-growing medium-sized universities in Canada, with over 14000 full-time students at its Waterloo and Banff campuses in Ontario. She offers high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs in multiple fields including humanities, business, education, science, social services, and music. Laurier's campus environment is still evolving and is renowned for its friendly and team oriented atmosphere. Every year, a large number of domestic and foreign students apply for admission, and the competition is quite fierce.

The school's popular courses include Business Administration and Economics, and its music department is very famous, attracting a large number of students from Canada and the United States. Another excellent original department of the school is the College of Arts and Sciences, where graduate courses in English, Psychology, Archaeology, and Social Work are renowned throughout the country.

Laurier University ranks fourth among Canadian basic universities.

In 2011, Laurier University was promoted to a comprehensive university. As a highly popular business school in Canada, it entered the comprehensive ranking for the first time and ranked 11th.

The school honor

Laurie's School of Business&Economics is one of the largest business schools in Canada and offers the largest paid internship program in Canada.

Laurie's Center for the Study of Solar Disorderly Motion is unique in this field in Canada.

Laurie's School of Science is 100% funded by external institutions and is a top tier science school in Canada.

Laurie's Center for Cognitive Neuroscience is a top research center in the field of brain mechanisms and cognitive research in Canada.

Laurier is the only university in Canada that offers a basic music therapy program.

In the unified assessment of national and provincial accountants in Canada, Laurier graduates have won far more gold medals than graduates from other universities.

Laurie University has been rated as the most ambitious campus in Canada by the Canadian Business Council for three consecutive years.

Laurie's Financial Mathematics program was the first undergraduate program in Canada to establish this category.

Laurier was appointed for a second term by the United Nations Academic Council in 2008. Laurier is the first non American university to qualify at this institution.

Laurie's Archaeology Department is one of the largest archaeology departments in Canada.

Laurier won a gold medal in the 2010 Business School Competition and was awarded the title of "University of the Year". We rank first in the following projects: debate

Marketing, business strategy, and engagement; And ranked second in entrepreneurial spirit, management information processing, and sports, and third in financial projects.

Laurier's Photonics is the only fully integrated English undergraduate photonics program in Canada.

course setting

Undergraduate course offerings

School of Humanities and Natural Sciences: Anthropology, Archaeology, Canadian Studies, Chemistry, Ancient Studies, Media Studies, Computer Science, Development and International Studies, Economics, English, Fine Arts, French, Geography and Environmental Studies, German, Greek, History, Human Kinesiology and Sports, Latin, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Religion and Culture, Sociology, Spanish, Statistics, Drama, Women's Studies

School of Business and Economics: Business Management, Economics, Economics and Accounting, Economics and Financial Management

Music Academy: Music

School of Sociology: Sociology

Master's program design

Mediterranean Ancient Culture Studies, Business Administration, Biology, Chemistry, Theology, Cultural Analysis and Social Theory, Media, Economics, English, Finance, Geography, History, Kinesiology, Management, Mathematics, Music Therapy, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion and Culture, Sociology, Social Work.

Facilities and Services

Laurie University has three libraries: the Main Building Library, Brantford Public Library, and Social Work Library, with Brantford Public Library located on the Brantford campus.

The Laurier University Library provides resources and services for the school's research, teaching, and learning. Through coordination and cooperation with other libraries in Ontario and Canada, Laurie University Library strives to more effectively meet people's information needs.

The school library has 540000 books of various types, 120000 e-books, 1700 newspapers and magazines, 16000 electronic magazines, 152000 government documents, 1500 movies, and approximately 14000 music CDs.

the accommodation

Laurier University has 15 dormitory buildings, including 2 female dormitories, 1 male dormitory, and 12 mixed living dormitories. About 1179 students live on campus, and there are also about 1030 students living near the school. Laurier University offers three types of dormitories: single rooms, double rooms, and apartment style. These dormitories provide coin operated laundry facilities, as well as leisure game centers, and offer shipping services five days a week.