Diploma in Human Sciences - International Relations and Development

This pre-university Diploma of College Studies (DEC), program code 300.A4, is a Human Sciences profile focused on international relations and development. Students examine current international issues, study inequalities, human rights, and humanitarian and environmental crises, and analyze the impact of collective actions and policy responses. The curriculum combines profile-specific courses in international relations, geopolitics, and development studies with the general Human Sciences core and the general education requirements common to all Quebec pre-university DEC programs. The program runs two years over four sessions of full-time study. Graduates are prepared for undergraduate studies in fields such as international relations, political science, international development, law, or public administration. Admission requires a Quebec Secondary School Diploma (DES) or equivalent and completion of Secondary 4 Cultural, Social and Technical (CST) Mathematics; the program has no other specific subject prerequisites.