A graduate education provides opportunities to develop and enrich intellectual skills in an area of special interest. At Laurier, we are recognized innovators. Our graduate programs include a number of firsts: Canada’s first 12-month MBA program, the country’s first Master of Music Therapy and the first PhD in management with a stream focusing on financial economics.

We also have research centres in business, geography, the humanities and social sciences. The university is home to the internationally acclaimed Penderecki String Quartet and the academic publisher Wilfrid Laurier University Press.

Laurier's Century Plan outlines five areas (shown below) that will guide the university's growth as it prepares to celebrate its centenary in 2011. To the right is a list of funding priorities that will help Graduate Studies & Research at Laurier to continue its development in line with the wider goals of the university.

Student-Centred Environment

• Broaden the variety of graduate programs offered
• Foster a cohesive graduate community identity

Comprehensive University

• Develop a mature system of graduate funding, including graduate student fellowships, faculty grants and a graduate funding guarantee
  

Research Intensity

• The Laurier Institute for the Study of Public Opinion and Policy
• The Clarica Financial Services Research Centre
• The Centre for Supply Chain Management
• NEXT
• The Viessmann Research Centre of Modern Europe
• Centre for Music Therapy Research
• Centre for Global Relations, Governance and Policy
  

Internationalization

• Our graduate students may also take part in an international exchange. We currently have exchange agreements with more than 80 institutions in 27 countries
  
  

Excellence in Teaching and Learning

• Purchase Library materials to ensure a strong collection that meets students and faculty needs for years to come
• State-of-the-art equipment