Major Degrees
BA and BSc with a Major Field
BA (Honours) and BSc (Honours) with a Major Field
BA International Indigenous Studies (Interdisciplinary)
BA International Relations (Interdisciplinary)
BA Urban Studies (Interdisciplinary)
BA or BSc/BA or BSc (Social Sciences). A combined degree program within the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Second baccalaureate degree programs: BA or BSc and BA or BSc (Honours) with a Major Field following an appropriate first degree.
Co-operative Education
BA Co-operative Education programs in Archaeology, Economics, Geography, History, International Indigenous Studies, International relations, Linguistics, Linguistics and Language, Political Science, Sociology and Urban Studies.
BSc Co-operative Education programs in Archaeology and Geography.
Combined Degrees
BComm/BA or BComm/BSc. A two-degree program with the Haskayne School of Business.
BSc (Engineering)/BSc or BA (Social Sciences). A two-degree program with the Schulich School of Engineering.
BSc or BA (Science)/BSc or BA (Social Sciences). A two-degree program with the Faculty of Science.
BA (Humanities)/BA (Social Sciences) or BA (Humanities)/BSc (Social Sciences). A two-degree program with the Faculty of Humanities.
BA or BSc (Psychology)/BCR (Medicine). A two-degree program with the Faculty of Medicine.
Collaborative Degrees
BSc Earth Science. A single degree program with the Faculties of Social Sciences and Science.
BSc Environmental Science. A single degree program with the Faculties of Social Sciences and Science.
BA East Asian Studies. A single degree program with the Faculties of Social Sciences, Humanities and Communication and Culture.
BA Latin American Studies. A single degree program with the Faculties of Social Sciences, Humanities and Communication and Culture.
BA and BSc Transportation Studies. A single degree program with the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Schulich School of Engineering, the Haskayne School of Business, and the Van Horne Institute.
Minor Programs
A Minor may be formally declared in conjunction with these degree programs. Minors in Social Sciences are available in Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Urban Studies.
Collaborative (Faculty of Social Sciences, Canadian Energy Research Institute) Applied Energy Economics Minor.
Collaborative (Faculties of Social Sciences and Humanities) South Asian Studies Minor and Concentration.
Collaborative (Faculty of Social Sciences, Schulich School of Engineering, Van Horne Institute) Transportation Studies Minor.
First Year Options
Students are able to enter directly into the Faculty of Social Sciences. The following options are available to students:
1. Enter Social Sciences directly but do not declare a Major.
2. Enter Social Sciences directly and declare one of the majors that the Faculty offers (Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Geography, History, Linguistics, Linguistics and Language, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or Urban Studies).
3. Enter Social Sciences directly and declare one of the Collaborative or Interdisciplinary degrees offered (Latin American Studies, International Indigenous Studies, International Relations, or East Asian Studies).
In the Faculty of Social Sciences we believe students should be exposed to a range of academic disciplines throughout their program. All Social Sciences students, regardless of whether they have declared a Major, are therefore encouraged to complete three courses (one and one-half full course equivalents) from different disciplines in the Faculty of Social Sciences. Students are strongly advised to declare a major as a first year student in the Faculty of Social Sciences. Failure to declare a major by the completion of five full-course equivalents may compromise their ability to complete their degree program in a timely fashion. By the time they have completed 10 full-course equivalents, students must choose a Major.