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HBA/Honours Specialization in Politics, Philosophy and Economics - Politics and Philosophy Concentration (PPE-P) at Western University

Western University, Canada

Programme overview

HBA/Honours Specialization in Politics, Philosophy and Economics - Politics and Philosophy Concentration (PPE-P) is a combined degree programme at Western University combining the HBA and the partner degree.

Faculty: Ivey Business School  |  Department: HBA Combined Programs  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Year 1 5.0 courses: 1.0 course: Political Science 1020E. 0.5 course: Economics 1021A/B. 0.5 course: Economics 1022A/B. 1.0 course: Philosophy course at the 1000 level. 1.0 course: Category C (recommended)*. 1.0 additional first-year course. Students must have successfully completed one of: MCV4U, Mathematics 0110A/B, Mathematics 1225A/B, Calculus 1000A/B, or Calculus 1500A/B. *NOTE: It is strongly recommended that students include in their first-year course selection 1.0 course requirement from Category C in order to meet the breadth requirements of their degree.

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Entry requirements

To be eligible for consideration for admission to the combined program, in the first two years students must complete a minimum of 10.0 courses including Business Administration 2257. In Year 1 they must complete the admission requirements as specified in the current Academic Calendar for entry into the Honours Specialization in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics – Politics and Philosophy Concentration (PPE-P) offered by the Department of Political Science. Admission to the Honours Specialization in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics – Politics and Philosophy Concentration (PPE-P) occurs at the end of Year 1. The requirements are: Completion of first-year requirements with no failures. Students must complete 3.0 principal courses, including Political Science 1020E, Economics 1021A/B and Economics 1022A/B, and 1.0 Philosophy course at the 1000 level, with an average of at least 75% and no mark less than 70%, plus 2.0 additional courses at the 1000 level. Students must have successfully completed one of: MCV4U, Mathematics 0110A/B, Mathematics 1225A/B, Calculus 1000A/B, or Calculus 1500A/B.

Full-time undergraduate programmes start in September (Fall/Winter, September to April). Part-time studies have a May start (Summer Evening, Intersession, Summer Distance) and a September start (Fall/Winter Day or Evening and Distance).

Applications open on the OUAC in late September 2026. The deadline for equal consideration to full-time undergraduate studies is January 15, 2027. Medicine (MD) closes October 1; Law (JD) and Dentistry (DDS) close November 1; Education (BEd) closes November 2; Compressed Time Frame BScN RPN Stream B closes December 1; Compressed BScN Regular Stream and RPN Stream A close February 15, 2027. Ivey AEO closes January 15, Music audition and interview registration February 1, Visual Arts digital portfolio February 15, SASAH February 28, Commercial Aviation Management supplementary application March 1, 2027. Part-time May start deadline is March 1 and part-time September start deadline is July 1, 2027. Applications are submitted through the Ontario Universities' Application Centre (OUAC), for up to three faculties or direct-entry programmes.

2026-27 application fees: Law $150; Medicine $135; Dentistry $375; Education (BEd/Dip.Ed.) $80; Ivey HBA $200; part-time application $100.

Apply through the official page: https://welcome.uwo.ca/next-steps/

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