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	Western Social Science OUAC EO Remove	Algoma Sociology (BA 4 year) OUAC JBH Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80–87%“Low to mid 80s”	65%“65%+”
Required coursesforced into your top 6	ENG4U MCV4U MFH4U SBI4U SCH4U SPH4U	ENG4U
Prerequisitesas published	English, ENG4U Notes: All Honours Specializations and Majors in Psychology require a first-year university Math course; therefore any Grade 12 U-level Math is highly recommended for this program. Math is helpful in preparation for Sociology and Geography programs. MFH4U and MCV4U are required for all Economics modules. +1 more on the program page	ENG4U 5 other 4U/M courses 65% combined average in top six 4U/M courses
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available
Degree	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc	—
First-year intakewhere published	850	—
What you study	Aboriginal Studies Accounting Animal Science Anthropology	Sociology
What it is	Social Science is a broad study of how people, societies, and economies work. You choose a focus like economics, anthropology, history, or business studies, then take courses across that field. Western offers this as either a BA or BSc depending on your focus, and you can do it with co-op, meaning you alternate between school terms and paid work placements in your field.	A sociology degree means studying how people form groups, institutions, and societies — why they act the way they do together, what shapes their beliefs and behaviours, and how power and inequality work in the real world. This four-year program includes a co-op work term, giving you paid experience in a workplace related to social research, policy, or community work. It suits people curious about how society works who want both classroom theory and hands-on practice in fields like research, social services, or communications.
The door tomajors you reach through it	criminology economics geography history political science psychology sociology	sociology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	Western University on OUInfo	Algoma University on OUInfo

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