Laurier Brantford
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 Laurier Brantford's Odeon Building (in foreground) on Market Street in downtown Brantford | |
Other name | Laurier Brantford |
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| Established | 1999 |
Parent institution | Wilfrid Laurier University |
| Undergraduates | approx. 3,000 |
| Location | , Canada 43°08′24″N 80°15′42″W / 43.1400°N 80.2616°W |
| Nickname | Brantford Golden Hawks |
Sporting affiliations | CCAA – OCAA |
| Website | Official website  |
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Laurier Brantford is a campus of Wilfrid Laurier University in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. Laurier follows a 'multicampus' structure, as it is one university with multiple campuses.[1] The university's other campuses are located in Milton, Ontario, and Waterloo, Ontario.
Laurier Brantford opened its doors in 1999 with a total of only 39 students in its inaugural year.[2] By January 2015, there were 2,625 full-time students, and an unstated number of part-time students. At that time, some reduction was expected for the 2015/2016 year because Nipissing University would not be accepting new students to the joint concurrent (BA/BEd) education program with Laurier in September 2015. By the time of the 2017/2018 year, Laurier estimated a total of over 3,000 students at the Brantford campus.[3]
In June 2017, the university graduated its 5,000th student from the Brantford campus.[4]
In June 2025, the university graduated its 10,000th student from the Brantford campus.[5]
Laurier's campus is integrated into the Brantford downtown, with its main building being the Carnegie Building on George Street. The campus has since expanded and has several academic and residence buildings. Research and Academic Centre, Wilfrid Laurier Student's Union, Grand River Hall, Lucy Marco Place, Post House, Wilkes House, the Laurier Brantford YMCA, One Market, 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.[6]
Residences
As of the 2016-2017 academic year, Laurier Brantford had six residence communities: Lawyer's Hall, Expositor Building, Grand River Hall, Post House, Wilkes House and Lucy Marco Place.[7] All residences are apartment-style; 80% of bedrooms are singles.[8]
Curriculum
Laurier Brantford's curriculum is offered by two faculties.[9] The Faculty of Human and Social Sciences includes courses in Criminology, Game Design and Development, Health Studies, Leadership, Policing and Psychology. The Faculty of Liberal Arts houses Society, Culture and Environment (formerly Contemporary Studies), User Experience Design, History, English, Youth and Children's Studies, Foundations, Human Rights and Human Diversity, Indigenous Studies, Languages at Brantford and Law and Society programs.
Another program, Foundations,[10] administered jointly by the two faculties, provides a curriculum that introduces students to common themes in social sciences and humanities research and lays the foundation for building necessary critical thinking and communication skills for university success. To graduate from this program, students must complete Modernity and the Contemporary World, Modernity: Critique and Resistance, Academic Literacy: Social Sciences and Academic Literacy: Humanities.
According to Maclean's, Laurier's "Standout Programs" in 2017-2018 included Game Design and Development at the Brantford campus. "The program develops skills not only in game design, project management and entrepreneurship, but also considers how transformative games are used in areas such as education, corporate training, health care and more."[11]
Laurier Brantford offers Honours Bachelors programs (2015/2016)[12] in Community Health, Criminology, English, Health Administration, History, Human Rights & Human Diversity, Law & Society, Society, Culture & Environment, Youth & Children's Studies, Digital Media & Journalism, Game Design & Development, Public Health, Psychology, Business Technology Management, Policing and Social Work. Students can pursue a number of combination Honours degrees.
A September 2017 report indicated that the Brantford campus offered several recently added programs, including:[13]
- LLB (University of Sussex) and BA (Laurier) in either Criminology, Law & Society, or Human Rights & Human Diversity; six-year program
- Bachelor of Fine and Applied Arts in Game Design & Development
- Bachelor of Arts in Indigenous Studies (must be combined with another major)
- Bachelor of Arts in Policing (must be combined with another major)
- Bachelor of Design in User Experience Design
- Bachelor of Arts in Labour Studies & Career Development
Other programs available at the time included Bachelor of Business Technology Management; Bachelor of Arts in community health; criminology; digital media & journalism; English; health administration; history; human rights & human diversity; law & society; psychology; social & environmental justice; youth & children's studies; Bachelor of Arts and Science in public health and Bachelor of Social Work.[14]
