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Western University is one of the oldest and most beautiful universities located in London, Ontario, Canada. Western University attracts students with a broad worldview seeking to study, engage with, and lead in international communities.
Key Facts about Western:
- Ranked among the top 1% of higher education institutions worldwide
- A founding member of the U15 – Canada’s most distinguished research universities
- 40,000 students, including more than 5,800 international students from 128 countries
- One of the highest national entrance averages of first-year students at 90.6%
- First to second year retention rate of 93.6%—one of the highest in Canada
- A proud legacy of Rhodes Scholars, with the 24th announced in 2019
- 12 faculties, including the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, as well professional programs in Medicine, Business, Law and Engineering
- More than 400 combinations of undergraduate majors, minors and specializations
- 88 different graduate degree programs, including a range of interdisciplinary programs
- 26 faculty recipients of 3M National Teaching Fellowships—second highest in Canada
- 95.2% employment rate after graduation
- More than 315,000 alumni in 150 countries worldwide
Where is campus and what’s it like?
Western is located in London, Ontario, which is the second fastest growing city in Canada. The population is 384,000 and it’s a two-hour drive west of Toronto.
Western’s campus is well known for being one of the most beautiful in Canada. It has 1200 acres of greenspace with lots of trees and gardens. The Thames river winds through campus and there’s a mix of modern and historic buildings. Campus amenities include everything you might need as a student: medical and dental office, grocery store, hospital, restaurants/eateries, movie theatre and more.What can I study?
Western offers first-entry undergraduate programs, second-entry professional undergraduate programs, graduate programs and postdoctoral programs.
You’ll have plenty of choice for what you want to study because Western has over 400 undergraduate program options. In first year, most students take a combination of courses for the programs they want to pursue, and electives they choose from almost any faculty. Western’s degree structure allows you to have the flexibility to specialize in one area or combine two passions.Can I do internships or co-op?
Yes, there are internships, co-ops and practicums offered in every undergraduate program. There are also 20+ other ways for you to develop your skills and become career-ready through experiential learning.
Areas of Expertise
Arts & Humanities
DAN Management and Organizational Studies
Education
Engineering
Health Sciences
Information and Media Studies
Ivey Business
Kinesiology
Law
Medical Sciences
Music
Nursing
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
Sciences
Social Sciences
- Actuarial Science Bachelor; Honours
- Actuarial Science Bachelor
- American Cultural Studies Bachelor; Honours
- American Studies Bachelor
- Animal Behaviour Bachelor; Honours
- Anthropology Bachelor
- Anthropology Bachelor; Honours
- Applied Mathematics Bachelor; Honours
- Applied Mathematics Bachelor
- Applied Statistics Bachelor
- Archaeology and Biological Anthropology Bachelor
- Art History Bachelor
- Art History and Museum Studies Bachelor; Honours
- Art History and Studio Arts Bachelor
- Art History and Studio Arts Bachelor; Honours
- Astrophysics Bachelor; Honours
- Astrophysics Bachelor
- Basic Medical Sciences Bachelor; Honours
- Basic Medical Sciences Bachelor
- Biochemical and Environmental Engineering Bachelor
- Biochemistry Bachelor
- Biochemistry Bachelor; Honours
- Biochemistry and Cancer Biology Bachelor; Honours
- Biochemistry and Cell Biology Bachelor; Honours
- Biochemistry and Chemistry Bachelor; Honours
- Biochemistry and Pathology of Human Disease Bachelor; Honours
- Biochemistry of Infection and Immunity Bachelor; Honours
- Biodiversity and Conservation Bachelor; Honours
- Bioinformatics Bachelor; Honours
- Biology Bachelor; Honours
- Biology Bachelor
- Business Administration Bachelor; Honours
- Chemical Biology Bachelor; Honours
- Chemical Engineering Bachelor
- Chemistry Bachelor
- Chemistry Bachelor; Honours
- Civil Engineering Bachelor
- Civil Engineering - Environmental Engineering Bachelor
- Civil Engineering - Structural Engineering Bachelor
- Classical Studies Bachelor
- Classical Studies Bachelor; Honours
- Clinical Trials Management Certificate; Online
- Clinical Trials Management Post-diploma; Online
- Commercial Aviation Management Bachelor
- Commercial Aviation Management Bachelor; Honours
- Computational Biochemistry Bachelor; Honours
- Computer Engineering Bachelor
- Computer Engineering - Electronic Devices for Ubiquitous Computing Bachelor
- Computer Engineering - Software Systems for Ubiquitous Computing Bachelor
- Computer Science Bachelor
- Computer Science Bachelor; Honours
- Computer Science and HBA Bachelor; Honours
- Creative Writing and English Language and Literature Bachelor; Honours
- Criminology Bachelor
- Criminology Bachelor; Honours
- Data Science Bachelor; Honours
- Data Science Bachelor
- Democratic Governance Bachelor
- Democratic Governance Bachelor; Honours
- Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience Bachelor; Honours
- Economics Bachelor
- Economics Bachelor; Honours
- Ecosystem Health Bachelor
- Education - Intermediate-Senior Bachelor
- Education - Junior-Intermediate Bachelor
- Education - Primary-Junior Bachelor
- Electrical Engineering Bachelor
- Electrical Engineering - Biomedical Signals and Systems Bachelor
- Electrical Engineering - Power Systems Engineering Bachelor
- Electrical Engineering - Wireless Communication Bachelor
- English Language and Literature Bachelor
- English Language and Literature Bachelor; Honours
- Environment and Health Bachelor
- Environmental Geoscience Bachelor; Honours
- Environmental Geoscience Bachelor
- Environmental Science Bachelor; Honours
- Environmental Science Bachelor
- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Bachelor; Honours
- Film Studies Bachelor
- Film Studies Bachelor; Honours
- Financial Economics Bachelor
- Financial Modelling Bachelor
- Financial Modelling Bachelor; Honours
- Fine Arts - Studio Arts Bachelor; Honours
- First Nations Studies Bachelor
- First Nations Studies Bachelor; Honours
- Français des Affaires (Business French) Post-diploma
- Français Pratique (Practical French) Diploma
- French Studies Bachelor
- French Studies Bachelor; Honours
- Genetics Bachelor; Honours
- Genetics Bachelor
- Genetics and Biochemistry Bachelor; Honours
- Geographic Information Science Bachelor
- Geographic Information Science - BA Bachelor; Honours
- Geographic Information Science - BSc Bachelor; Honours
- Geography Bachelor
- Geography - BA Bachelor; Honours
- Geography - BSc Bachelor; Honours
- Geology Bachelor; Honours
- Geology Bachelor
- Geology and Biology Bachelor; Honours
- Geophysics Bachelor
- Geophysics Bachelor; Honours
- German Language and Culture Bachelor; Honours
- German Language and Culture Bachelor
- Global Economics Bachelor; Honours
- Global Gender Studies Bachelor; Honours
- Global Justice Bachelor
- Global Justice Bachelor; Honours
- Green Process Engineering Bachelor
- Health and Aging Bachelor; Honours
- Health Promotion Bachelor; Honours
- Health Sciences Bachelor
- Health Sciences Bachelor; Honours
- Health Sciences and Business Administration Bachelor; Honours
- Health Sciences with Biology Bachelor; Honours
- History Bachelor
- History Bachelor; Honours
- Information Systems Bachelor; Honours
- Integrated Engineering Bachelor
- Integrated Science with Biology Bachelor; Honours
- Integrated Science with Chemistry Bachelor; Honours
- Integrated Science with Computer Science Bachelor; Honours
- Integrated Science with Earth Sciences Bachelor; Honours
- Integrated Science with Environmental Science Bachelor; Honours
- Integrated Science with Genetics Bachelor; Honours
- Integrated Science with Mathematics Bachelor; Honours
- Integrated Science with Physics Bachelor; Honours
- Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences Bachelor; Honours
- Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences Bachelor
- International Relations Bachelor; Honours
- Italian Language and Culture Bachelor
- Ivey/Economics Combined Degree Bachelor; Honours
- Jewish Studies Bachelor
- Kinesiology (B.A.) Bachelor
- Kinesiology (B.A.) Bachelor; Honours
- Kinesiology (B.Sc.) Bachelor; Honours
- Linguistic Anthropology Bachelor
- Linguistics Bachelor
- Linguistics Bachelor; Honours
- Management and Organizational Studies Bachelor
- Management and Organizational Studies Bachelor; Honours
- Management and Organizational Studies - Accounting Bachelor; Honours
- Management and Organizational Studies - Accounting Bachelor
- Management and Organizational Studies - Consumer Behaviour Bachelor; Honours
- Management and Organizational Studies - Consumer Behaviour Bachelor
- Management and Organizational Studies - Finance Bachelor
- Management and Organizational Studies - Finance Bachelor; Honours
- Management and Organizational Studies - Human Resource Management Bachelor; Honours
- Management and Organizational Studies - Human Resource Management Bachelor
- Management and Organizational Studies - Public Administration Bachelor
- Management and Organizational Studies - Public Administration Bachelor; Honours
- Mathematical Methods Bachelor
- Mathematical Sciences Bachelor; Honours
- Mathematics Bachelor
- Mathematics Bachelor; Honours
- Mathematics in Society Bachelor; Honours
- Mathematics in Society Bachelor
- Mechanical Engineering Bachelor
- Mechatronic Systems Engineering Bachelor
- Media & the Public Interest Bachelor
- Media & the Public Interest Bachelor; Honours
- Media, Information and Technoculture Bachelor
- Media, Information and Technoculture Bachelor; Honours
- Media, Information and Technoculture - Business Administration Bachelor; Honours
- Medical Biophysics Bachelor
- Medical Biophysics Bachelor; Honours
- Medical Biophysics and Biochemistry Bachelor; Honours
- Medical Cell Biology Bachelor
- Medical Cell Biology Bachelor; Honours
- Medical Physics Bachelor; Honours
- Medical Physics Bachelor
- Medieval Studies Bachelor
- Microbiology and Immunology Bachelor
- Microbiology and Immunology Bachelor; Honours
- Microbiology and Immunology with Pathology Bachelor; Honours
- Middle East Studies Bachelor
- Museum and Curatorial Studies Bachelor
- Music Bachelor
- Music Bachelor; Honours
- Music Administrative Studies Bachelor; Honours
- Music Composition Bachelor; Honours
- Music Education Bachelor; Honours
- Music History Bachelor; Honours
- Music Performance Bachelor; Honours
- Music Performance Diploma
- Music Recording Arts Bachelor
- Music Theory Bachelor; Honours
- Musical Arts Bachelor
- Musical Arts Bachelor; Honours
- Neuroscience Bachelor; Honours
- Nursing Bachelor
- Nursing (Compressed) Bachelor
- Pathology Bachelor
- Pharmacology Bachelor
- Pharmacology Bachelor; Honours
- Philosophy Bachelor
- Philosophy Bachelor; Honours
- Physical Geography Bachelor
- Physics Bachelor
- Physics Bachelor; Honours
- Physiology Bachelor; Honours
- Physiology Bachelor
- Physiology and Pharmacology Bachelor; Honours
- Political Science Bachelor
- Political Science Bachelor; Honours
- Political Science and Business Bachelor; Honours
- Politics, Philosophy, and Economics Bachelor; Honours
- Popular Music Studies Bachelor
- Professional Communication Diploma
- Professional Kinesiology Bachelor; Honours
- Psychology Bachelor
- Psychology - BA Bachelor; Honours
- Psychology - BSc Bachelor; Honours
- Psychology and Business Bachelor; Honours
- Public Administration Post-diploma
- Rehabilitation Sciences Bachelor
- Rehabilitation Sciences Bachelor; Honours
- School for Advanced Studies in the Arts & Humanities Bachelor
- Scientific Computing and Numerical Methods Bachelor
- Sexuality Studies Bachelor
- Sociocultural Anthropology Bachelor
- Sociology Bachelor
- Sociology Bachelor; Honours
- Sociology of Population, Health and Aging Bachelor
- Software Engineering Bachelor
- Software Engineering - Embedded Systems Bachelor
- Software Engineering - Health Informatics Bachelor
- Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures Bachelor; Honours
- Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures Bachelor
- Spanish Language and Linguistics Bachelor
- Sport Management Bachelor; Honours
- Sport Management & Business Administration Bachelor; Honours
- Statistics Bachelor; Honours
- Theatre Studies Bachelor
- Theoretical Physics Bachelor
- Urban Development Bachelor; Honours
- Women's Studies Bachelor
- Women's Studies Bachelor; Honours
- Writing Post-diploma
Requirements
If you are currently attending an Ontario secondary school, you must complete an Ontario Secondary School Diploma including each of the following to be considered for admission:
Six Grade 12 U and/or M level courses (excluding co-op)
English ENG4U
Prerequisites for your program as specified by Western.If you are currently attending a Canadian secondary school outside of Ontario, find your specific requirements and recommendations based on your province.
Requirements for International Students
High school diploma or equivalent
View specific requirements and recommendations based on your curriculum.
Procedure for Canadian Students
All students must apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC). More details and steps under How to Apply on our website.
Procedure for International Students
All students must apply through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC). More details and steps under How to Apply on our website.