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Lakehead University, Ontario
Overview
Lakehead University is located in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, (population 117,000) at the head of Lake Superior. Our faculty, staff, programs and services team up to provide an extensive range of learning choices and alternatives, offering an unbeatable combination of quality education at one of the most beautiful campuses in Canada. Fieldwork complements the academic component of many Lakehead programs. Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism; Forestry; Environmental Studies; Geology; Biology and Geography, have been designed to take advantage of, the natural laboratories of Northwestern Ontario. Northern socio-economic issues are addressed in such programs as Sociology, Commerce, Social Work, Nursing, Psychology, Indigenous Learning and Teacher Education. Lakehead's Engineering program is unique in Canada, combining a diploma program in Engineering Technology with a Bachelor of Engineering degree program.
Quick Facts
Lakehead University is a comprehensive institution offering a broad range of degree and diploma programs within seven faculties:Business Administration
Education
Engineering
Forestry and the Forest Environment
Science and Environmental Studies
Social Sciences and Humanities
Professional StudiesPrograms
Within the above faculties, Lakehead offers a broad range of disciplines which attracts many students from diverse backgrounds, thus adding to Lakehead's uniqueness and cultural life. Click on a link below for more information:
Anthropology Biology Business*
Chemistry
College Transfer Programs
Computer Science*
Economics*
EducationEngineering*
English
Environmental Studies Forestry* General Arts
General Science Geoarchaeology Geography
Geology Gerontology History
Indigenous Learning Kinesiology Languages
Library and Information Studies Mathematical Sciences* Music
Native Access Northern Studies Nursing
Outdoor Recreation Parks and Tourism Philosophy Physics*
Political Science Psychology Religious Studies
Social Work Sociology Visual Arts
Women's Studies
* Co-operative Education options available
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