Offered by Mount Allison University in Sackville, Canada, BA/BS in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics is a bachelor's degree in Politics & International Relations programme. Tuition for international students is CAD 22,890 per year (CAD 11,350 per year for local students).
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Mount Allison University is an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts offered as a major (66 credits, divided across philosophy, politics, and economics) or an honours (84 credits, with an option to emphasize one discipline). It is described as the only such program in Canada east of Ontario. The curriculum combines philosophical study of ethics, epistemology, and philosophy of law with the study of government structures, citizenship, and comparative politics, and with economic topics such as growth, technological change, and the history of economic thought, exploring how these three fields together address questions of citizenship, governance, justice, and economic outcomes. Most required courses sit at the first- and second-year level, leaving upper years more open for students to tailor coursework to their interests. It suits students wanting to combine three disciplines around questions of society and governance, with graduates pursuing careers such as public policy analyst, lawyer, economist, foreign service officer, municipal administrator, community development officer, human rights officer, and entrepreneur.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics page states no admission requirements of its own and defers to Mount Allison's general admissions process (admission-requirements page). Mount Allison reviews the whole applicant: decisions weigh academic record, leadership, commitment, and potential for growth, varying by degree, education level, and country; routes are published for high-school, transfer, CEGEP, IB, Cambridge GCE, mature (22+), and home-schooled applicants. As English is the language of instruction, applicants may be asked to prove proficiency with one of: IELTS Academic 6.5 (no band below 6.0); TOEFL iBT 90 with at least 20 per section (before Jan. 21, 2026) or the redesigned TOEFL at 4.5 overall, 4.5 Writing, 4.0 elsewhere (from that date); PTE Academic 60 (no score below 51); CAEL CE 70 (no part below 60); Cambridge English B2 First/C1 Advanced/C2 Proficiency 176 (no band below 169); or Duolingo 110 (Comprehension 125, Literacy 120, Conversation 110, Production 95). Three years of English-medium Canadian secondary schooling or 30+ post-secondary English credit hours can also satisfy this; applicants just short of it may get conditional admission via the English Summer Pathway Program. It is offered as a Bachelor of Arts major or honours.
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.
