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Brock

Economics

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording73–77%Mid 70s73–77%Mid-70s75%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowENG4UENG4UENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
  • one of MCV4U, MHF4U
Prerequisitesas published
  • ENG4U
  • MHF4U (min. 65%) or MCV4U (min. 65%)
  • Alternative Offers
  • You will receive an offer of admission to only 1 program. Your highest listed choice is considered first when you indicate more than 1 Brock program on your application. If you are not eligible for your first choice, your subsequent choices will be considered in your indicated order of preference. In most cases: If you apply to only 1 Brock program but do not qualify, you will be considered for an alternative or related program. If you apply but are not admitted to a co-op program, you will automatically be considered for the regular, non-co-op program.
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • ENG4U
  • five additional 4U or M courses
  • Alternative Offers
  • If you are inadmissible to the original degree program you have applied to, you may be
  • +3 more on the program page
  • English (ENG4U)
  • 5 best 4U/M courses
  • Alternative Offers
  • Find more information about alternative offers
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More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableAvailableAvailable
Degree
First-year intakewhere published200
What you studyPoliticsSocial PolicyMedia and Communication StudiesPoliticsPublicity StudiesSocial Policy
What it isEconomics is the study of how people, businesses, and governments make choices about money, resources, and trade. This program includes a co-op component, meaning you alternate between classroom terms and paid work terms at organizations, giving you real workplace experience alongside your degree. It suits students who want to understand how economies work and prefer learning through a mix of theory and hands-on practice.This program combines the study of politics and social policy with a focus on global issues and international systems. You'll examine how governments, policies, and social movements interact across borders, rather than focusing on one country alone. The co-op option lets you do paid work terms with organizations in Canada or abroad, giving you real-world experience alongside your coursework. It suits people interested in international affairs, diplomacy, development work, or policy analysis who want to test their skills in actual jobs before graduating.You study how media works, how messages spread, and how communication shapes society and politics. This program combines theory with hands-on practice, and includes a mandatory work term where you apply classroom learning in real media or communications settings. It suits people interested in journalism, public relations, social media strategy, or understanding how news and information influence the world around them.
The door tomajors you reach through iteconomicsApplied to directlycommunications
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceBrock University on OUInfoYork University on OUInfoCarleton University on OUInfo

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