4 programs, side by side

Full	Trent Ancient Greek and Roman Studies OUAC RAN ☆ Add to planRemove	Ottawa Philosophie et science politique (Bidisciplinaire – 4 ans) OUAC OOD ☆ Add to planRemove	Saint Paul Baccalauréat ès arts spécialisé en éthique et enjeux sociaux contemporains (BA) (4 ans) OUAC OEP ☆ Add to planRemove	Ottawa Éthique et philosophie politique (4 ans) OUAC OAD ☆ Add to planRemove
Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in
Published rangetheir exact wording	70%“70% minimum”	70%	70%“70% min.”	70%
Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below	ENG4U	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
Prerequisitesas published	Minimum 70% calculated from best six 4U/M courses Required Courses: ENG4U with a minimum of 60%	ENG4U or FRA4U	OSSD or equivalent Minimum of six 4U/M courses, including ENG4U or FRA4U	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	200	—	—	—
What you study	Classical Studies	Interdisciplinary StudiesPhilosophyPolitics	Interdisciplinary StudiesPhilosophyPoliticsSocial Policy	Interdisciplinary StudiesPhilosophyPolitics
What it is	You study the history, literature, philosophy, and culture of ancient Greece and Rome through their own texts and artifacts. This is a focused humanities program centred on these two civilizations rather than a broad survey of ancient world cultures. It suits students who enjoy reading classical texts, understanding how ancient societies shaped Western thought, and are comfortable with language study or historical analysis.	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, politics, and current social issues together rather than in separate programs. This interdisciplinary approach lets you examine ethical problems — like inequality, justice, and policy — from multiple angles at once. It suits people who want to think deeply about society's problems and aren't sure whether philosophy, political science, or social studies fits them best.	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.
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	4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 80%See them	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them	None published by average	22 published, 5 with no applicationfrom 75%See them
Source	Trent University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo	Saint Paul University on OUInfo	University of Ottawa on OUInfo

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