BA/BS in Political Science at Brandon University in Brandon, Canada is a bachelor's degree in Politics & International Relations programme. The programme is delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 596 per credit (CAD 158 per credit for local students).
Political Science at Brandon University is a Bachelor of Arts program available as a four-year honours major, four-year general major, three-year major, or as a four-year or three-year minor. The curriculum is organized around four sub-fields: Canadian, comparative, international, and political theory, and majors are required to take at least one course in each sub-field to build a comprehensive foundation in the discipline, following an introductory course in the fundamentals of politics. Four-year majors have the option of pursuing an independent research course involving a thesis or major research paper, subject to approval. Four-year honours graduates are held to a minimum grade point average. The program is delivered on campus at Brandon University in Brandon, Manitoba, and is designed for students who want a broad, comparative grounding in political science with the flexibility to pursue independent research interests within the discipline.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Political Science page on Brandon University's site states no admission requirements specific to this program beyond the general undergraduate admission policy referenced there. Entry follows Brandon's general undergraduate requirements: Manitoba high school graduates with no M, I or E designated courses (or a recognized GED/CAEC) receive a conditional offer on submitting the application, fee and transcript; out-of-province Canadian applicants need a minimum 60% average on the province's university-preparatory courses, including English. All applicants whose first language is not English, or who lack at least three years of English-medium secondary or post-secondary study, must meet Brandon's English Language Proficiency requirement: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall (min. 6.0 per band), TOEFL iBT 86 overall (min. 20 per section), Duolingo English Test 120 overall (min. 105 per component), PTE Academic 58, CAEL 60, or Cambridge C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176 overall (min. 170 per component); exemptions include Manitoba Grade 12 English 40S at 70%+, IB Higher Level English 4+, AP English 4+, or Brandon's EAP Tier 4 program.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to Brandon University: for Fall (September) 2027 entry the deadline is August 15, 2027, and for Winter (January) 2027 entry it is December 1, 2026. International applicants must apply earlier: April 1, 2027 for Fall 2027 entry, and August 1, 2027 for the next open Winter window (Winter 2028 entry), since the Winter 2027 international deadline of August 1, 2026 has already passed. Applications for the new academic year open October 1 each year. A late application for one term is automatically carried to the following term rather than rejected, but Brandon does not otherwise describe admission as rolling. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
