Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Political Science at Royal Military College of Canada

Programme overview

A 40-credit honours degree with at least 20 credits in Political Science, designed as preparation for graduate education and service in the Canadian Armed Forces, government and international organizations. Courses are organized in three streams: the state, international relations, and theory and policy.

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities | Department: Department of Political Science and Economics | Duration: 4 years (typical full-time outline) | Intake: Fall (late August) start for the full-time academic year; ROTP applications close 31 January. | Study mode: full-time | Location: Kingston, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Mandatory courses are Introduction to Political Science, Introduction to International Relations, Introduction to Political Geography, Canadian Politics and Society, Political Theory, Comparative Politics, International Relations Theory, Research and Methods and, for honours, the Seminar in Political Science capstone, plus optional courses from the three streams.

Career pathways

Prepares graduates for service in the Canadian Armed Forces, government and international organizations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Programme entry: students must complete first-year courses in social sciences and humanities. Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities (Arts), Ontario secondary school applicants: ENG4U, MPM2D (Principles of Mathematics) and four further 4U or 4M courses, with at least 75% in each required course and an overall 75% average on the best six Grade 12 courses (C-level pre-college courses are not accepted). Other systems: US high school applicants need four years of English and three years of mathematics to Junior Level; IB Diploma applicants need three Higher Level subjects, a minimum total of 28, and at least 4 in English or French and in Mathematics Applications and Interpretations SL; French baccalaureate applicants need an 11/20 overall average and 12/20 in each required course. Applicants must be eligible for RMC admission: an applicant to a subsidized CAF entry plan such as the ROTP, a serving or released CAF member who completed basic MOSID training, a term or indeterminate DND or federal government employee, or a spouse of a Regular Force CAF member. ROTP applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents aged 16 or over by 1 January of the enrolment year; the ROTP application deadline is 31 January.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

The general undergraduate studies application fee is $75.00 (non-refundable); ROTP, UTPNCM and DND-sponsored students are exempt.

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