Funding

• Winners of major external awards (OGS, QEII and Tri-Council) may be eligible for top-up funding which includes the Dean’s Graduate Scholarship (total value exceeds $10,000). 
• Eligible domestic students admitted to study on a full-time basis are entitled to one year of funding totalling, on average, $14,500. This support may be made up of teaching assistantships, internal/external scholarships, and/or faculty-funded studentships or research assistantships.
• A list of all funding opportunities available to Laurier graduate students, including information about OGS, QEII and Tri-Council, is available on our graduate funding webpage.

Research Focus

• Our program is the only program in Canada to offer specialization in visual communication and culture.
• A second area of emphasis in media, technology and culture ensures you’ll receive a rigorous foundation in the critical analysis of a wide variety of communication media.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies (honours) degree or equivalent.
• Minimum B+ in your undergraduate major program of study and a B+ overall for your last two years of study.
• Applications are reviewed by the graduate program committee, which considers all prior university grades, a statement of research interests, a writing sample and letters of reference.

Careers

Our graduates have gone on to work in education, public relations and communications. Examples of jobs held by our graduates include:

• health marketing communications specialist
• social content strategist
• product content copywriter
• communication and education manager
• marketing and communications coordinator