4 programs, side by side
Rows marked with a dot are where these differ. Everything is each university’s own published wording; the “your average” row is yours, calculated the way each program does it.
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% |
| 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 |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | No | No | No | No |
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| First-year intakewhere published | — | — | 244 | — |
| What you study | Interdisciplinary StudiesPhilosophyPolitics | Interdisciplinary StudiesPhilosophyPolitics | Interdisciplinary StudiesPhilosophyPolitics | Interdisciplinary StudiesPhilosophyPolitics |
| What it is | 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. | This program combines philosophy and political science in one four-year degree, so you study both how societies are organized and governed alongside fundamental questions about knowledge, ethics, and human nature. Unlike studying either subject alone, you examine how philosophical ideas shape political systems and use analytical thinking to evaluate political claims. It suits students who want to understand not just how politics works, but why we should care about justice, freedom, and the rules we live by. | 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 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. |
| 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 | 22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them |
| Source | University of Ottawa on OUInfo | University of Ottawa on OUInfo | University of Ottawa on OUInfo | University of Ottawa on OUInfo |
Also compare with
Same subject area and a similar published range, at a campus you have not got in the table yet.
- Baccalauréat ès arts spécialisé en éthique et enjeux sociaux contemporains (BA) (4 ans)70%+
- Honours Bachelors of Arts with Major in Ethics and Contemporary Social Issues (BA) (4 years)70%+
- Undeclared Arts (First Year Studies Only)70–75%+
- Philosophie et science politique (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans)70%+
- Philosophy and Political Science (Joint Honours – 4 years) (French Immersion Stream is available)70%+
- Éthique et enjeux sociaux contemporains (certificat, temps partiel seulement) (1 an)70%+
Ranges are what each university publishes, not guaranteed cutoffs, and limited-enrolment programs often admit above them. Confirm anything you are about to act on with the university; each column links to its source.