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Full	Ottawa Études des conflits et droits humains et Maîtrise en études de sécurité et défence (4 ans) OUAC OGB ☆ Add to planRemove	Carleton Bachelor of Arts (BA) – Non-Honours (3 years) OUAC CA ☆ Add to planRemove	Trent (Durham) Arts and Business OUAC ROB ☆ Add to planRemove	Laurier (Waterloo) Arts Degree (BA) + Master of Business Administration (MBA) with Co-op OUAC UAI ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	80%	75%	Not published“N/A”	80–83%“Low-80s”
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	No course codes parsed — see prerequisites	ENG4USBI4USCH4U	ENG4U	ENG4U
Choose one ofany of these satisfies it	one of ENG4U, FRA4U	—	—	—
Prerequisitesas published	FRA4U or ENG4U	Programs: African Studies, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, Art History, Biology ,* Childhood and Youth Studies, English, Environmental and Climate Change Studies, European and Russian Studies, Film Studies, French, Geography, Geomatics, Greek and Roman Studies, History, History and Theory of Architecture, Human Rights and Social Justice, Indigenous Studies, Law, Linguistics, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Religion, Sociology, and Women's and Gender Studies. You can also apply to the BA Undeclared for first year, or our new 15-credit online program in General Studies. +4 more on the program page	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60% MHF4U, MCV4U or MCB4U recommended This program is only available as a joint-major at the Honours level.	English at 70% You will need to maintain a minimum GPA of 10.0+ upon graduation from your undergraduate degree and earn a minimum A- in BU 205 (Introduction to Applied Statistics) in order to keep your offer to the MBA program active.
More than marks?supplementary application	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only	Marks only
Co-op	No	No	No	Available
Degree	Bachelor of Arts/Master of Arts, BA/MA, Bachelor of Social Science, BSocSc	—	—	—
First-year intakewhere published	—	—	200	—
What you study	Interdisciplinary StudiesPoliticsSocial Policy	Aboriginal StudiesAfrican StudiesAnthropologyClassical Studies	AgricultureAnthropologyArchaeologyBusiness Studies	AnthropologyArchaeologyBusiness StudiesComparative Literary Studies
What it is	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.	A three-year Bachelor of Arts lets you choose from humanities and social science subjects like history, English, anthropology, geography, and environmental studies. Unlike an honours degree, you complete fewer credits overall and have more flexibility to explore different fields or combine subjects without specializing deeply in one. This suits students who want a broad liberal arts education or who are still deciding what to focus on.	You study arts subjects alongside business fundamentals in a joint-major degree. This combines the breadth of humanities and social sciences with business skills like finance, management, and organizational thinking, rather than letting you focus on just one. It suits people who want a flexible foundation for careers that blend analytical and communication skills across diverse fields.	This program lets you earn a Bachelor of Arts in one of ten humanities or social science subjects, then move directly into a Master of Business Administration without reapplying. The co-op component means you alternate between study and paid work terms in business settings throughout both degrees. It suits people who want deep knowledge in a humanities field but also need business skills and real workplace experience before graduation.
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	16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average	11 published, 1 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	Carleton University on OUInfo	Trent University — Durham GTA on OUInfo	Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo on OUInfo

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