Dalhousie University offers BA/BS in Sociology and Social Anthropology, a bachelor's degree in Sociology programme in Halifax, Canada. Tuition for international students is CAD 37,992 per year (CAD 9,030 per year for local students).
At a glance
Degree:Bachelor's Degree
Field:Sociology
Local tuition: CAD 9,030 / year
International tuition: CAD 37,992 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Sociology and Social Anthropology at Dalhousie University is a Bachelor of Arts program offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the Halifax campus, with intake in September and January. The program combines sociology and anthropology to examine how societies, cultures, and social systems function, covering issues such as health, crime, inequality, identity, migration, and work from both local and global perspectives. The curriculum emphasizes research methodology, data analysis, and evidence-based decision-making through field-based learning and critical discussion. Students can pursue the degree as an Honours, Major, Minor, Combined Honours, or Double Major, with specialized minors available in critical health studies, economy/work/development, and social justice and inequality, and direct entry available from high school. The program suits students curious about social and cultural change, preparing graduates for careers in government, policy analysis, research, journalism, community development, and nonprofit work, or for graduate study in related fields.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Domestic applicants complete Grade 12 with a minimum overall average of 70% across five academic Grade 12 courses, including Academic English 12 and four further academic subjects; admission to many Dalhousie programs is competitive, so meeting the minimum average does not guarantee a seat. The page states no program-specific language-test scores and defers to Dalhousie's general English-language requirement for applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, TOEFL iBT 90 overall with no section below 20, Pearson PTE Academic 61 overall with no skill below 50, or Duolingo English Test 120, among other accepted tests and exemptions listed on Dalhousie's international-admissions pages. Sociology and Social Anthropology admits students for September and January entry.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Dalhousie's live Dates and Deadlines page still shows the September 2026 entry cycle as of mid-September 2026, not the 2027 cycle. For that cycle, Bachelor of Science (Nursing), Bachelor of Health Sciences, Bachelor of Science (Medical Sciences) and Bachelor of Social Work close February 15, 2026; the Bachelor of Environmental Design Studies (Architecture) closes March 1, 2026; and the Health Sciences post-diploma option closes June 15, 2026. All other undergraduate programmes are considered on a rolling, space-available basis for both domestic and international applicants, with no separate international closing date published; May 15, 2026 is only the deposit and English-proficiency deadline, not an application deadline. Dalhousie has not yet published September 2027 entry dates. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
