Diploma in Sciences humaines is a diploma in Social Sciences & Education programme offered by Collège Shawinigan in Shawinigan, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years. Teaching is in French. Tuition for international students is CAD 15,150 per year (CAD 3,740 per year for local students).
Sciences humaines, profil Perspective psychosociale is a pre-university DEC at Cégep de Shawinigan intended to prepare students for university programs across the social sciences and humanities. The profile centres on psychological and sociological phenomena, with course content addressing topics such as mental health, social problems, sexuality and gender, criminality, and well-being, taught through what the page describes as varied and innovative pedagogical approaches. Structural features include meetings with practising specialists such as sexologists, criminologists, and street workers beginning in the first session, an orientation toward psychosocial intervention and community engagement, the option of a field placement in an area the student intends to pursue at university, and two program-specific multidisciplinary courses on happiness and on delinquency and criminality. A room is reserved for students in the humanities programs. The page lists a range of possible university destinations connected to this profile, including psychology, criminology, sociology, social work, sexology, and education-related fields, among others. The program suits students who are curious about human behaviour and social dynamics, enjoy discussion and listening to others' experiences, and are considering university studies oriented toward direct engagement with individuals or communities rather than business or the physical sciences.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission is based on the Diplôme d'études secondaires (DES), completed with Langue d'enseignement de 5e secondaire, Langue seconde de 5e secondaire, Mathématiques de 4e secondaire, Sciences de 4e secondaire (ST, ATS or equivalent) and Histoire et éducation à la citoyenneté de 4e secondaire; a Diplôme d'études professionnelles (DEP) covering the same secondary-5 language courses and secondary-4 mathematics is also accepted, as is training the Cégep judges equivalent. In addition this programme requires Mathématiques CST de 4e secondaire (ou Mathématiques 416 ou l'équivalent). The secondary-5 French-language-of-instruction and second-language courses embedded in the DES stand in for a separate language requirement on this domestic programme page, which publishes no French or English proficiency test score. Applicants who hold a DES but are missing one of the required subjects may be required to complete upgrading activities for it. The programme has previously been open for second-round admission.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Domestic (Quebec/Canadian) applicants apply through SRAM (admission.sram.qc.ca): for the Hiver (Winter) 2027 session the portal opened September 15, 2026, with Round 1 closing November 1, 2026 and Round 2 closing November 25, 2026; for Automne (Fall) 2027 entry, SRAM's fixed system-wide Round 1 cutoff is March 1, 2027, though the college has not yet posted 2027-specific Round 2/3 dates (Automne 2026 saw April 23 and May 28, 2026 for those rounds). International applicants face fixed, non-rolling SRAM deadlines instead of rounds: March 14 for Automne entry and May 31 for Hiver entry, with no exceptions once the date passes. Admission is therefore round-based for domestic candidates and firm for international ones. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
