Politics and Governance and Sociology Double Major (BA Honours) at Toronto Metropolitan University

Programme overview

Students in the Politics and Governance and Sociology double major will learn how we shape and are shaped by formal and informal social and political institutions, norms, and practices from the local to the global level. They will learn to evaluate and analyze decisions, practices, and policies that emerge from a variety of sources, and to understand/assess them using a range of criteria, including empirical, theoretical and ethical bases.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts | Department: Department of Politics and Governance and Department of Sociology | Duration: Full-time, 4-year | Study mode: full-time | Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Semesters One and Two: Prior to transferring into the double major program, students take two courses in each of Politics and Governance and in Sociology. In addition to these four courses, students must complete two courses teaching key skills in Critical Thinking and Academic Writing and Research.

Career pathways

Graduates of the double major in Politics and Governance and Sociology program will be able to pursue careers in a variety of capacities in any of the public, private, or third (voluntary and nonprofit) sectors.

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Entry requirements

Applicants interested in the double major program in Politics and Governance and Sociology must apply for admission to one of the major programs (Arts and Contemporary Studies, Criminology, Economics and Finance, English, Environmental and Urban Sustainability, Geographic Analysis, History, Language and Intercultural Relations, Philosophy, Politics and Governance, Psychology or Sociology), or to Undeclared Arts. Students are not admitted directly to a double major. The Faculty of Arts accepts applications for transfer to a double major program in the second semester of studies. Approved transfer students commence studies in the double major program in second year.

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.

Undergraduate admission is for the Fall term (Fall 2027 admission is open for applications). Some undergraduate programmes accept international applicants for winter admission (January start), subject to space availability.

Fall 2027 admission: the guaranteed consideration date for applications to all programmes is February 1; complete applications and amendments received by this date receive equal consideration, and many programmes continue to accept applications afterwards. The OUAC application deadline is in January. Grades-Plus programmes have programme-specific deadlines for non-academic requirements, submitted through the ChooseTMU Applicant Portal.

Apply through the official page: https://www.torontomu.ca/admissions/undergraduate/apply/

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