Diploma in Sciences humaines is a diploma in Social Sciences & Education programme offered by John Abbott College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada. The programme runs for 2 years. Teaching is in French. Tuition is CAD 3,740 per year for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Social Sciences & Education
Duration: 2 years
Language: French
Local tuition: CAD 3,740 / year
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
Sciences humaines corresponds to the General Social Science profile within John Abbott's Social Science pre-university program, described on the college's page as the broadest and most flexible of the program's several profiles. Students in this profile take the program's compulsory courses in psychology, history, economics, and research methodology, then choose freely among option courses in fields such as anthropology, business, classics, geography, philosophy, political science, religion, and sociology, without the added mathematics or business requirements that the program's other profiles carry. The page describes the overall Social Science program as combining general education with social-science disciplines to build research and analytical skills, culminating in an Integration in the Social Sciences course where students complete a major research paper. It states graduates go on to a wide range of university programs, from psychology, sociology, and political science to law, journalism, education, and criminal justice. It suits students who want to explore human society and behaviour broadly, value flexibility in choosing their own areas of interest, and are drawn to developing research, writing, and critical-thinking skills across the social sciences rather than committing early to a single specialization such as mathematics or commerce.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Applicants need a Diplôme d'Études Secondaires including Secondary 5 Language of Instruction, Secondary 5 Second Language, Secondary 4 Mathematics, Secondary 4 Science and Technology (or Applied Science and Technology), and Secondary 4 History and Citizenship Education, or a Secondary School Vocational Diploma with Secondary 5 Language of Instruction, Secondary 5 Second Language and Secondary 4 Mathematics, or education the College deems equivalent. The General, Psychology, Justice and Society, and Global Citizenship profiles of this program carry no further subject prerequisite beyond the general diploma, while the Commerce profile additionally requires Secondary V Mathematics Technical & Scientific Option or Science Option. English is John Abbott's language of instruction; the College does not publish a separate IELTS/TOEFL minimum for general admission, and international applicants' academic credentials are instead assessed against their own country of study through SRAM's international admission service. Prerequisites older than five years require Admissions Office consultation. Applications go through SRAM by March 1 for Fall or November 1 for Winter entry.
Application Details
Start Date:September and January
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through SRAM: the general deadline is 1 March 2027 for Fall 2027 entry and 1 November 2026 for Winter 2027 entry, though only Nursing and a few pre-university programmes admit in Winter. International applicants apply through SRAM's international service: the Fall 2027 file-completion deadline is 14 March 2027 (window opened 15 March 2026); the Winter international window for Winter 2027 entry already closed 31 May 2026, so the current one is Winter 2028 entry, closing 31 May 2027. John Abbott publishes no separate institution-specific international deadline beyond SRAM's own schedule. Admission is not rolling beyond these SRAM rounds. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
