The Lakehead University has developed gradually from Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology and Lakehead Technical Institute. Lakehead Technical University was introduced to fulfil the need for higher education in Ontario. It was founded by an Order-in-Council of the Province of Ontario in the year 1946. Lakehead College of Arts, Science and Technology were established in the year 1956 by an Act of Ontario Legislature. Later this institute came to be known as “Lakehead University” when the Lakehead University Act came into force in the year 1965. Norman McLeod Paterson was the first Chancellor of the university.
The university offers 57 undergraduate and 30 graduate and doctoral programs through nine faculties that include Education, Business Administration, Engineering, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, Medicine and Graduate Studies, Science and Environmental Studies, Natural Resources Management and Science and Humanities. The largest department is the Social Science & humanities with over 30% of students getting admissions in the undergraduate program. With less than 2% enrollment of students, Medicine and Natural Resources Management are the small faculties of the university.
The two campuses of the Lakehead University combine to offers various intellectual programs for students. The Orilla Campus with over 1,400 students is located at Heritage place in the downtown Orillia that offers unique and rare interdisciplinary programs that combine programs such as arts and science and business, social work and education. Lakehead Thunder-bay Campus in the south-west Ontario has about 7,900 students and here, one can find everything from educational facilities to a wide range of professional courses including forestry, nursing, business, kinesiology, social work, medicine and law.
The university houses a family of 45,000 alumni who have made their name and earn fame through their work and achievements. The Alumni Association also supports and administers the Lakehead Giving funding platform. Some of the notable alumni of the university are the filmmaker and director of IMAX, Stephen Low; the City Councillor of Orillia, Mason Ainsworth and the well-known coach and Swimmer of Australia, Jan Cameron.
MSc in Computer Science
- Duration - 2 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 13.9 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Duration - 12 Months
- Exams Accepted - GMAT : Accepted, GRE : Accepted
- Fees - INR 21.8 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
- Duration - 2 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 17.3 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Duration - 2 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 17.3 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
MSc in Civil Engineering
- Duration - 2 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 17.3 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor of Business Administration
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 16.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
BSc in Computer Science
- Duration - 3 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 14.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Science in Management
- Duration - 1 Years
- Exams Accepted - GMAT : Accepted, GRE : Accepted
- Fees - INR 16.2 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor of Engineering in Software Engineering
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 18.5 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Science in Health Science
- Duration - 2 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 7, TOEFL : 100
- Fees - INR 13.3 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Science in Environmental Engineering
- Duration - 2 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 17.3 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Arts in Economics
- Duration - 2 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 13.3 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
- Duration - 1.5-2 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 17.3 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner
- Duration - 12 Months
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 13.3 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 18.5 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Honours Bachelor of Commerce
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 16.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Honours BASc Media, Film, & Communications
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 14.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Arts in Sociology
- Duration - 2 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 13.3 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 18.5 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Honours BSc Biology
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 14.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
MSc Geology
- Duration - 2 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 13.3 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (for Registered Nurses)
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 14.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Science in Chemistry
- Duration - 2 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 13.3 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Science in Biology
- Duration - 2 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 13.3 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 18.5 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Science in Mathematical Sciences
- Duration - 2 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 13.3 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 18.5 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
MSc Physics
- Duration - 2 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 13.3 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Honours Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Arts
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 14.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Honours BA (Psychology)
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 14.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
BA Economics
- Duration - 3 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 14.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
BA in Political Science
- Duration - 3 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 14.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Master of Science in Archaeological Science
- Duration - 2 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 13.3 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 14.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Honours BA Geography
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 14.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Honours BA Sociology
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 14.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Honours Bachelor of Science Bioinformatics
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 14.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Honours BSc Physics
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 14.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Honours BSc Geology
- Duration - 4 Years
- Exams Accepted - IELTS : 6.5, TOEFL : 80
- Fees - INR 14.4 Lakh (1st Year Tuition Fees)
Entry Criteria
| Courses | Exams |
|---|---|
| MBA - 1 Course | GMAT - Accepted GRE - Accepted IELTS - 6.5 & Above |
| MS - 12 Courses | IELTS - 6.5-7 TOEFL - 80-100 PTE - 58 & Above |
| MIM - 2 Courses | GRE - Accepted IELTS - 6.5 & Above TOEFL - 80 & Above |
| BE/Btech - 6 Courses | IELTS - 6.5 & Above TOEFL - 80 & Above PTE - 58 & Above |
| BBA - 2 Courses | IELTS - 6.5 & Above TOEFL - 80 & Above PTE - 58 & Above |
| BSc - 5 Courses | IELTS - 6.5 & Above TOEFL - 80 & Above PTE - 58 & Above |
| MA - 1 Course | IELTS - 6.5 & Above TOEFL - 80 & Above PTE - 58 & Above |
| Other Courses - 10 Courses | IELTS - 6.5 & Above TOEFL - 80 & Above PTE - 58 & Above |
Admission Requirement
| Documents | SOP - Not required LOR - Needed for few courses Essays - Not required CV - Needed for few courses Additional documents - Required |
|---|---|
| Application fees | CAD 100 - 135 |
| Type of deadline | Regular |
| Intake Season & Deadlines | Fall - 1ˢᵗ Feb 2021 |
Approximate Fees
| Courses | Duration | Tuition Fees |
|---|---|---|
| MBA - 1 Course | 12 Months | INR 21.8L CAD 37,800 |
| MS - 12 Courses | 18 - 24 Months | INR 13.3L - 17.3L CAD 23,000 - 30,000 |
| MIM - 2 Courses | 1 - 2 Years | INR 13.3L - 16.2L CAD 23,000 - 28,000 |
| BE/Btech - 6 Courses | 3 - 4 Years | INR 14.4L - 18.5L CAD 25,000 - 32,000 |
| BBA - 2 Courses | 3 - 4 Years | INR 14.4L - 16.4L CAD 25,000 - 28,350 |
| BSc - 5 Courses | 4 Years | INR 14.4L CAD 25,000 |
| MA - 1 Course | 2 Years | INR 13.3L CAD 23,000 |
| Other Courses - 10 Courses | 1 - 4 Years | INR 13.3L - 16.4L CAD 23,000 - 28,350 |
