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Major in Black Studies at Western University

Western University, Canada

Programme overview

Major in Black Studies is offered through Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program at Western University. Open to all students in the university, the Major in Black Studies aims to develop students’ knowledge of the issues facing people from the Black diaspora. The Major will encompass historical, theoretical, and socio-cultural topics, varying from Black Feminist Thought to contemporary Black cultural practices in Canada and elsewhere.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities  |  Department: Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Inter-Faculty Program  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, Ontario, Canada

What you will study

Module 6.0 courses: 0.5 course: Black Studies 2230F/G or the former GSWS 2230F/G. 0.5 course from the following 2000-level courses: Anthropology 2278A/B, GSWS 2231F/G, History 2135A/B, Political Science 2533F/G. 0.5 course: Black Studies 3420F/G or the former GSWS 3420F/G. 0.5 course from the following 3000-level courses: Black Studies 3401F/G, Black Studies 3404F/G, Black Studies 3420F/G, English 3204F/G, English 3573F/G, GSWS 3324F/G, History 3265F/G, History 3340F/G, the former GSWS 3340F/G, the former GSWS 3401F/G, the former GSWS 3420F/G.

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Entry requirements

Completion of first-year requirements with an average of at least 60% in 3.0 courses including Black Studies 1030F/G or the former GSWS 1030F/G with a minimum mark of 60%, and any 0.5 or 1.0 1000-level essay course in Arts and Humanities, Social Science, or Media and Communication Studies.

Domestic applicants: CAD 6,171 a year (2026-27). First-year tuition for the Arts & Humanities, Media & Communication Studies fee group (Ontario resident; out-of-province tuition is $7,719); tuition only, excludes student organization, ancillary, transit, health, dental and other fees. Draft schedule, su Source

International applicants: CAD 47,493 a year (2026-27). First-year tuition for the Arts & Humanities, Media & Communication Studies fee group; tuition only, excludes ancillary fees, transit pass and UHIP health plan. Draft schedule, subject to change. Source

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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