Bachelor of Arts in Social Justice and Community Studies at Saint Mary's University

Programme overview

The Social Justice & Community Studies Major, Honours and Minor Programs offer students the intersectional knowledge necessary for problem solving, organizational work, and public deliberation in a range of complex social issues and will prepare students and professionals for a wide variety of future opportunities. Studying Social Justice & Community Studies at Saint Mary's University offers students and professionals strong interdisciplinary training to promote social responsibility. It does this by fostering intersectional knowledge and community engagement around issues including: gender and sexuality, Indigenous-settler relations, settler colonialism, citizenship and migration status, urban politics and histories, and social organizing and organizational theory.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Department: Department of Social Justice and Community Studies | Study mode: full-time | Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

What you will study

Sample courses include Canadian Society and Social Justice, Climate Disaster and Social Justice, Race, Racism, Colonialism and Gender and Law.

Career pathways

Career examples include researcher or policy analyst, journalist, social worker or counselor, educator, politician or policy analyst, governmental or non-governmental employee, socially responsible scientist or business owner and lawyer or legal advocate.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Nova Scotia applicants: English 12 academic plus four additional academic 12 courses, with a minimum 70% average and no mark below 60% in the required courses. Requirements for other provinces and countries are listed on the Canadian and international admissions pages.

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.

Fall term (classes begin September 9, 2026), Winter term (classes begin January 6, 2027), Spring term (classes begin May 3, 2027) and Summer term (classes begin July 5, 2027).

Fall 2026 (September): domestic applicants apply by August 1, international applicants by June 15. Winter 2027 (January): domestic applicants apply by December 1, international applicants by October 1. Applications for 2027-2028 open October 1. The application fee is $65 CAD for domestic and $100 CAD for international students, paid by credit card at application. The deadline for admissions scholarships is February 15.

Apply through the official page: https://www.smu.ca/future-students/admissions/cs-apply-online.html

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