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| Your average, their wayrequired courses forced in | |||
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| Published rangetheir exact wording | 70%“70% minimum” | 70%“70% min.” | 75% |
| Required coursesforced into your top 6 — options are the row below | ENG4U | No course codes parsed — see prerequisites | ENG4U |
| Choose one ofany of these satisfies it | — |
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| More than marks?supplementary application | Marks only | Marks only | Marks only |
| Co-op | No | No | Available |
| Degree | — | — | — |
| First-year intakewhere published | 200 | — | — |
| What you study | Politics | PhilosophyPoliticsSocial Policy | African StudiesAnthropologyComparative Literary StudiesEconomics |
| What it is | Political Studies is the academic examination of how government, politics, and power work in societies around the world. You study political theory, institutions, policy, and real-world political events and movements. It suits people interested in understanding why governments make the choices they do and how political systems affect people's lives. | This one-year part-time certificate teaches you to think critically about real ethical problems in today's society, from politics and social policy to justice and human rights. Unlike a full philosophy degree, it focuses tightly on contemporary issues rather than the history of philosophical ideas. It suits people working full-time who want to deepen their moral reasoning skills and understand the values underlying current debates. | 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. |
| The door tomajors you reach through it | political science | Applied to directly | Applied to directly |
| Entrance awardsat this campus, by average | 4 published, 4 with no applicationfrom 80%See them | None published by average | 16 published, 9 with no applicationfrom 75%See them |
| Source | Trent University on OUInfo | Saint Paul University on OUInfo | Carleton University on OUInfo |
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