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
The Bachelor of Humanities is a Great Books program in which students read influential texts and explore ideas in art, philosophy, history, literature, classics, music, religion and science through small discussion groups and writing.
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Four core seminars each cover a different period and discipline (religion, philosophy, literature and politics), taught by two professors, with complementary courses such as ancient and modern drama, history of art and music, and science in the modern world. Sample courses include HUMS 1000 Foundational Myths and Histories and HUMS 4103 Science in the Modern World. Combined Honours, minors, and Humanities and Biology and Journalism and Humanities degrees are options.
Business, civil service, communications, foreign service, international relations, journalism, law, medicine, policy analysis, public service, research, teaching, writing.
Ontario high school: OSSD or equivalent including a minimum of six 4U or M courses. The Bachelor of Humanities and Biology option must include 4U Chemistry or 4U Biology. Note: applicants with lower averages may be asked to submit a portfolio in support of their application. For detailed information about the portfolio and whether you are required to submit one, please consult admissions.carleton.ca . 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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