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Western

Social Science

OUAC EO

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York (Glendon)

International Studies (BA, iBA)

OUAC YGI

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Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording75–80%75%; co-op 80%75%80–87%Low to mid 80s73–80%Mid to high 70s
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row belowMCV4UMHF4UENG4UENG4UENG4UFRA4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it
  • one of ENG4U, FRA4U
Prerequisitesas published
  • ENG4U or FRA4U
  • MHF4U
  • MCV4U
  • If you have not completed MCV4U, you can take the replacement course at the University of Ottawa either the summer before or during your first term.
  • English (ENG4U)
  • 5 best 4U/M courses
  • Alternative Offers
  • Find more information about alternative offers
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  • 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
  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD)
  • ENG4U
  • (FRA4U for Francophone applicants)
  • 5
  • additional
  • +7 more on the program page
More than marks?supplementary applicationMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks onlyMarks only
Co-opAvailableAvailableAvailableNo
DegreeBachelor of Commerce, BCom, Bachelor of Commerce (Co-op), BCom (Co-op)Bachelor of Arts, BA, Bachelor of Science, BScBachelor of Arts, BA, International Bachelor of Arts, iBA
First-year intakewhere published850
What you studyBusiness StudiesInformation TechnologyManagementManagement StudiesAfrican StudiesAnthropologyComparative Literary StudiesEconomicsAboriginal StudiesAccountingAnimal ScienceAnthropologyAfrican StudiesBusiness StudiesEconomicsEnvironmental Studies
What it isYou study business fundamentals, entrepreneurship, and management with a focus on starting and running your own company. This program includes paid work terms built into your degree, alternating between classroom and real business placements where you apply what you're learning. It suits students who want to understand business from the ground up and prefer learning through hands-on experience alongside their coursework.This program lets you study how societies, economies, and cultures interact across borders, drawing from fields like history, anthropology, economics, and international development. You'll examine global issues through multiple lenses rather than specializing in one discipline. It suits students curious about world affairs and international problems who want flexibility to explore different approaches before deciding on a deeper focus.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.International Studies is a degree where you combine courses from fields like economics, history, business, and development to understand global issues and how different countries interact. The iBA option includes a mandatory year abroad at a partner university, immersing you in another culture while continuing your studies, whereas the regular BA keeps you on campus. It suits students who want broader perspectives on world problems rather than specializing in a single discipline, and who are curious about how global systems actually work.
The door tomajors you reach through itApplied to directlyApplied to directlycriminologyeconomicsgeographyhistorypolitical sciencepsychologysociologyApplied to directly
Entrance awardsat this campus, by average22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them6 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 85%See them13 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
SourceUniversity of Ottawa on OUInfoCarleton University on OUInfoWestern University on OUInfoYork University — Glendon on OUInfo

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