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Full	Western Social Science OUAC EO ☆ Add to planRemove	Algoma Sociology (BA 4 year) OUAC JBH ☆ Add to planRemove	BU Brock Sociology OUAC BSO ☆ Add to planRemove	U of T (Mississauga) Social Sciences OUAC TMS ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80–87%“Low to mid 80s”	65%“65%+”	73–77%“Mid 70s”	73–80%“Mid to high 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6	ENG4UMCV4UMFH4USBI4USCH4USPH4U	ENG4U	ENG4U	ENG4UMCV4UMHF4USBI4U
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	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.	ENG4U Some programs require MHF4U and recommend MCV4U Environmental Management recommends SBI4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	Available	No	No
Degree	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BSc	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	850	—	—	700
What you study	Aboriginal StudiesAccountingAnimal ScienceAnthropology	Sociology	—	AnthropologyEconomicsFinanceHistory
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.	Sociology is the study of how people live together in groups, families, communities, and societies. You'll examine social patterns, inequality, culture, and institutions to understand why people behave the way they do and how social structures shape our lives. This program suits people curious about society and human behaviour who want to think critically about how the world works.	Social Sciences is the study of how people, societies, and economies work. You choose from nine subject areas including anthropology, economics, history, law, geography, politics, and sociology, and can combine them however you want rather than following one fixed path. This program suits students curious about human behaviour, institutions, and the world around them who want flexibility to explore multiple disciplines before specializing.
The door tomajors you reach through it	criminologyeconomicsgeographyhistorypolitical sciencepsychologysociology	sociology	sociology	criminologyeconomicsgeographypolitical sciencesociology
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them	7 published, 7 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 90%See them
Source	Western University on OUInfo	Algoma University on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo	University of Toronto — Mississauga on OUInfo

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