BA/BS in International Relations is a bachelor's degree in Politics & International Relations programme taught at Mount Allison University in Sackville, Canada. The programme is delivered on campus. Tuition for international students is CAD 22,890 per year (CAD 11,350 per year for local students).
International Relations at Mount Allison University examines relationships between countries and between governmental and non-governmental organizations, covering economic, social, technological, environmental, military, and political dimensions alongside questions of justice and human well-being. The degree is offered as a Bachelor of Arts, either as a major or an honours track, taking an interdisciplinary approach built on core courses in political science, language, and economics. Students choose two streams of study from disciplines such as economics, English, environmental studies, history, political science, religious studies, and sociology, and must meet a university language requirement through options including French, Spanish, German, or Japanese. Representative courses include American foreign policy, problems in international development, foreign policy analysis, and international trade, with honours students completing thesis work. Delivery is on-campus at the Sackville, New Brunswick campus, with faculty-supervised research and mentorship supporting the coursework. The program suits students drawn to an interdisciplinary view of global and international affairs, and it prepares graduates for roles such as humanitarian aid worker, foreign service officer, international development worker, or policy analyst.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: International Relations's programme page sets no academic prerequisites of its own for a Bachelor of Arts and defers to Mount Allison's general admission requirements. There, decisions weigh the whole applicant — academic record, leadership, level of commitment, and potential for personal growth — with the specific courses and grades required varying by the applicant's province or country and prior education. Applicants whose language of instruction was not English must meet Mount Allison's English proficiency requirement: IELTS Academic 6.5 with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 90 with at least 20 in each of Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing (PTE Academic 60 with no score below 51, CAEL CE 70 with no part below 60, Cambridge English B2 First/C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176 with no band below 169, and Duolingo English Test 110 are also accepted). Three years of Canadian secondary schooling, or 30+ credit hours at an English-medium post-secondary institution, can also satisfy it; applicants short only on language may receive conditional admission through the university's English Summer Pathway Program.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Mount Allison uses rolling admission with no fixed general deadline: for the 2027-28 (Fall 2027) intake, early admission based on final Grade 11 marks opens 1 October 2026, general admission with mid-year Grade 12 transcripts opens in February 2027, and 1 March 2027 is the deadline to submit all application documents for admission and scholarship consideration. The deadline to accept an offer and pay the registration deposit is 1 May 2027. Bachelor of Music applicants must submit their application package by 1 February 2027, and Fine Arts (BFA/BA) applicants must submit their portfolio by 15 February 2027. International applicants follow the same published dates; Mount Allison does not publish a separate international deadline, so admission remains rolling until programs are full. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
