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Full	Ottawa Ethics and Political Philosophy (4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available) OUAC OAC ☆ Add to planRemove	Ottawa Éthique et philosophie politique (4 ans) OUAC OAD ☆ Add to planRemove	Ottawa Philosophy and Political Science (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available) OUAC OXY ☆ Add to planRemove	Saint Paul Honours Bachelors of Arts with Major in Ethics and Contemporary Social Issues (BA) (4 years) OUAC OPE ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%	70%	70%	70%“70% min.”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	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	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	one of ENG4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U or FRA4U	ENG4U or FRA4U	ENG4U or FRA4U	OSSD or equivalent Minimum of six 4U/M courses, including ENG4U or FRA4U
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No	No
Degree	—	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	244	—
What you study	Interdisciplinary StudiesPhilosophyPolitics	Interdisciplinary StudiesPhilosophyPolitics	Interdisciplinary StudiesPhilosophyPolitics	Interdisciplinary StudiesPhilosophyPoliticsSocial Policy
What it is	You study how people should live together, focusing on moral reasoning and political systems. Ethics examines what is right and wrong; political philosophy explores how governments should be organized and what justice means. This program suits you if you want to think critically about values, laws, and society rather than train for a specific profession, and if you're comfortable with reading, writing, and debating complex ideas.	You study how people and societies should organize themselves, and what makes choices right or wrong. Ethics and political philosophy blend thinking about moral principles with questions about power, justice, law, and governance. This program suits students who want to understand the foundations of politics and ethics through careful argument and debate rather than through policy work or management training.	You study philosophy — how people think about knowledge, ethics, and what's real — alongside political science, which examines how governments work and why societies organize the way they do. This joint program lets you explore big questions through both lenses at once, rather than choosing one. It suits students who want to understand both abstract ideas and practical politics, and who prefer flexibility over specializing in just one discipline.	You study philosophy, political theory, and social policy through an interdisciplinary lens, examining real-world ethical problems like justice, inequality, and human rights. Unlike a straight philosophy major, this program anchors abstract thinking in contemporary social issues and policy solutions. It suits students who want to understand the theoretical foundations of social problems and are drawn to careers in advocacy, public policy, or social justice work.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	Applied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average
Source	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	Saint Paul University on OUInfo

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