Arts & Humanities
BA African Studies (Combined Honours)
Carleton University, Canada
- Degree
- Bachelor's
- Next intake
- Main intake: Fall (September). January 2027 term is also open for applications.
Arts & Humanities
An interdisciplinary program drawing on the humanities and social sciences to examine historical and contemporary human rights issues, and the legal, social and political tools used to challenge discrimination, subjugation and persecution.
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Study mode: full-time / co-op option | Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Students assess national and international mechanisms including social movements, domestic legislation, international statutes, declarations and conventions, treaty-monitoring bodies and global human rights committees. Sample courses include HRSJ 1101 Introduction to Human Rights and Social Justice and SOCI 3430 Studies in Collective Action and Social Movements. Co-op is available.
Advocacy, civil service, community service, humanitarian aid, international relations, law, lobbying, non-governmental organizations, politics.
Ontario high school: For B.A. and B.A. (Honours) OSSD or equivalent including a minimum of six 4U or M courses. The six 4U or M courses must include a 4U course in English (or anglais ). Applicants submitting an English language test to satisfy the requirements of the English Language Proficiency section of this Calendar may use that test to also satisfy the 4U English prerequisite requirement. Biology For the major in Biology in the B.A. program, in addition to the 4U English, a 4U course in Chemistry is required. Advanced Functions, and Calculus and Vectors are recommended. An overall average of at least 70% is normally required to be considered for admission; the cut-off average is set each year program by program and may be considerably higher than the minimum.
Main intake: Fall (September). January 2027 term is also open for applications.
Applications go through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC), which opens in September 2026; international applicants may also apply directly through Carleton360. January 2027 term: apply by 15 October 2026 (transcripts from outside Canada/US) or 15 November 2026 (transcripts from Canada/US). Fall 2027: 15 January 2027 deadline for Ontario secondary school students applying via OUAC; 1 April 2027 main deadline for international applicants (transcripts from outside Canada/US); 1 June 2027 general deadline for applicants with Canada/US transcripts. Some programmes have earlier deadlines (1 March 2027 for programme-specific deadlines).
Apply through the official page: https://admissions.carleton.ca/apply/
Arts & Humanities
Carleton University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Carleton University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Carleton University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Carleton University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Carleton University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Carleton University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Carleton University, Canada
Arts & Humanities
Carleton University, Canada
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