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	Windsor Political Science (with Co-op) OUAC NAB Remove	Ottawa Études des conflits et droits humains et Maîtrise en études de sécurité et défence (4 ans) OUAC OGB Remove	Ottawa Conflict Studies and Human Rights and Master in Security and Defence Studies (4 years) OUAC OGA Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80%“80% minimum average”	80%	80%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	—	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	one of ENG4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published	Political Science with Co-op 80% minimum average ENG4U with a minimum average of 70% Alternative Offers To give students options, we often provide Alternate Offers of Admission when students don't yet qualify for their preferred program choices. Rest assured that we will continue to assess all applications to all program choices as we receive new information (i.e., mid-term grades from 2nd semester, night school and virtual course grades) and as space permits.	FRA4U or ENG4U	ENG4U or FRA4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	Available	No	No
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts, BA/MA, Bachelor of Social Science, BSocSc	Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts, BA/MA, Bachelor of Social Science, BSocSc
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Politics Social Policy	Interdisciplinary Studies Politics Social Policy	Interdisciplinary Studies Politics Social Policy
What it is	You study how governments work, political systems, and social policies that affect people's lives. The co-op requirement means you'll spend alternating school and work terms at organizations involved in politics, policy, or public affairs, giving you real-world experience alongside your coursework. This suits people who want to understand politics deeply and test whether a career in government, advocacy, or policy work fits them.	This four-year combined degree integrates the study of conflict, human rights, security, and defence policy across social science and humanities perspectives. Unlike separate bachelor's and master's programs, you complete both degrees as one continuous stream, allowing you to move quickly from foundational concepts to advanced research and analysis. It suits students interested in understanding international relations, peace-building, or policy work who want deeper expertise than a single undergraduate degree provides.	You study how conflicts arise between groups and nations, and how human rights law and institutions work to prevent or resolve them. In your final years, you shift focus to security policy, military strategy, and defence issues at national and international levels. This combined degree suits people interested in diplomacy, international organizations, law, or government policy work who want exposure to both the rights and security sides of global politics.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	None published by average	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	University of Windsor on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo

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