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Full	Carleton Public Affairs and Policy Management OUAC CPX ☆ Add to planRemove	Carleton Global and International Studies OUAC CGI ☆ Add to planRemove	York (Glendon) International Studies (BA, iBA) OUAC YGI ☆ Add to planRemove	BU Brock Political Science OUAC BPO ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80–82%	75%	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”	73–77%“Mid 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	ENG4UFRA4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	Optional concentrations: Development and Human Rights; International Policy; Public Policy and Administration Combined honours with Communication and Media Studies available 6 best 4U/M courses Alternative Offers Find more information about alternative offers +1 more on the program page	English (ENG4U) 5 best 4U/M courses Alternative Offers Find more information about alternative offers .	Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U (FRA4U for Francophone applicants) 5 additional +7 more on the program page	ENG4U 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.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	No	Available
Degree	—	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—	—
What you study	International DevelopmentMedia and Communication StudiesOthers in Business & Administrative StudiesPolitics	African StudiesAnthropologyComparative Literary StudiesEconomics	African StudiesBusiness StudiesEconomicsEnvironmental Studies	Aboriginal StudiesAfrican StudiesEuropean StudiesInternational Development
What it is	You study how governments, organizations, and institutions make decisions and solve public problems, combining politics, policy analysis, and communication. The program lets you focus on areas like international development, social policy, or media's role in public discourse, and you can pair it with a communication degree if you want. It suits people interested in working in government, non-profits, advocacy groups, or international organizations where understanding policy and public issues matters more than technical expertise.	This program lets you study how societies, economies, and cultures interact across borders, drawing from fields like history, anthropology, economics, and international development. You'll examine global issues through multiple lenses rather than specializing in one discipline. It suits students curious about world affairs and international problems who want flexibility to explore different approaches before deciding on a deeper focus.	International Studies is a degree where you combine courses from fields like economics, history, business, and development to understand global issues and how different countries interact. The iBA option includes a mandatory year abroad at a partner university, immersing you in another culture while continuing your studies, whereas the regular BA keeps you on campus. It suits students who want broader perspectives on world problems rather than specializing in a single discipline, and who are curious about how global systems actually work.	Political Science is the study of how governments work, why people hold different political beliefs, and how societies make decisions about laws and power. This program lets you combine politics with related areas like international development, criminology, philosophy, or regional studies depending on your interests. It suits students curious about current events, policy-making, and understanding conflict and social change who want practical work experience alongside classroom learning.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	political science
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Carleton University on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	York University — Glendon on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo

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