Diploma in Social Science is a diploma in Social Sciences & Education programme taught at Cegep de Thetford in Thetford-Mines, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 7,575 per semester.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Social Sciences & Education
Duration: 2 years
International tuition: CAD 7,575 / semester
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Sciences humaines is a pre-university Diploma of College Studies (DEC) at Cégep de Thetford that introduces students to the social sciences: psychology, sociology, economics, political science, geography, history, and international affairs. Within the same diploma, the college offers four distinct profiles — Business World, Psychology and Human Relations, International Studies, and Sport, Nature and Community — allowing students to orient their coursework toward a particular area of interest while completing the same core DEC. All students complete a final Épreuve synthèse de programme, which can take the form of a research paper, a supervised internship with an accompanying research component, or a short international exchange. The program includes recurring field activities such as visits to the legislature, regional excursions, and networking sessions with professionals and alumni. It suits students who want a broad grounding in human and social phenomena before continuing to university in fields such as law, education, business, psychology, social work, international relations, or environmental and community planning. As a pre-university program, it emphasizes academic preparation rather than direct workplace training.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Cégep de Thetford's Sciences humaines profile carries no program-specific prerequisite; its page (Présentation, Activités, Encadrement, Enseignants, Débouchés tabs) has no Préalables section, so only the institution's general DEC admission conditions apply: a Secondary School Diploma (DES) or Diploma of Vocational Studies (DEP), including Secondary 5 French (language of instruction), Secondary 5 English (second language) and Secondary 4 Mathematics; a DES holder missing those units may be assigned upgrading courses, and the Cégep can admit a candidate up to six DES units short if the program's and Cégep's other requirements are met. No minimum grade average, language test, portfolio or interview is stated; admission is processed through the SRACQ portal.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through the Service regional d'admission au collegial de Quebec (SRACQ) in successive rounds: for Fall 2027 entry the first-round deadline is 1 March 2027 (with later rounds on 1 May, 1 June and 1 August), and for Winter 2027 entry the first-round deadline is 1 November 2026 followed by rounds on 1 December and 1 January. International applicants apply directly to the college for Fall entry only, with a hard deadline of 1 February 2027; applications are processed on a continuous basis between September and February of the intake year, and French nationals may be eligible for later dates. Domestic admission proceeds through rounds so later applicants are still considered while seats remain, while the international Fall deadline is firm. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
