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	Ottawa Éthique et philosophie politique (4 ans) OUAC OAD Remove	York Undeclared Major (BA) OUAC YBQ Remove	Brock Political Science OUAC BPO Remove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%	73–80%“Mid- to high 70s”	73–77%“Mid 70s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	ENG4U or FRA4U	BA: Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) ENG4U 5 additional 4U/M courses BES: +7 more on the program page	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.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	Available
Degree	—	Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Environmental Studies, BES	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	—
What you study	Interdisciplinary Studies Philosophy Politics	Human Geography Interdisciplinary StudiesPlanningPolitics	Aboriginal Studies African Studies European Studies International Development
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.	In an undeclared major, you start a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Environmental Studies without committing to a specific subject right away. You take introductory courses across areas like geography, politics, social policy, and planning, then choose your major after your first year once you know what interests you most. This approach suits students who are drawn to social and environmental questions but unsure which discipline to study them through.	Political Science is the study of how governments work, why people hold different political beliefs, and how societies make decisions about laws and power. This program lets you combine politics with related areas like international development, criminology, philosophy, or regional studies depending on your interests. It suits students curious about current events, policy-making, and understanding conflict and social change who want practical work experience alongside classroom learning.
The door tomajors you reach through it	Applied to directly	Applied to directly	political science
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	29 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	4 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 80%See them
Source	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	York University on OUInfo	Brock University on OUInfo

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