Offered by Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Canada, BA/BS in Cultural Studies is a bachelor's degree in Social & Cultural Studies programme. The programme runs for 4 years. Tuition for international students is CAD 2,077 per credit (CAD 911 per credit for local students).
The Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is a four-year degree exploring how culture shapes, and is shaped by, society. Students examine art and culture through critical lenses addressing power, social justice, and the social, political, and economic context of cultural production, drawing on film, music, art, visual culture, and critical theory across subjects ranging from popular culture and games to Black and Indigenous cultures. The program is interdisciplinary, connecting to literature, religion, philosophy, politics, sociology, and women's and gender studies, and course offerings include an introductory visual-culture course. Faculty are described as fostering collaborative classroom discussion and analysis paired with a hands-on approach to theory and practice, and students are directed to the program's stated requirements page and a named faculty advisor for further guidance on structuring their studies. The program suits students interested in analyzing culture, media, and the arts through a critical, interdisciplinary lens rather than a single traditional discipline, and can be combined with related humanities and social-science programs at the university.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:70.00 / %
Admission Requirements: This program's own requirements page defers to Mount Saint Vincent University's general admission requirements (sections 2.1.4 and 2.1.6 of the undergraduate calendar) rather than stating its own academic thresholds. Domestic applicants are assessed on their Grade 12 academic courses; for Nova Scotia and comparable Canadian provinces this means at least five university-preparatory Grade 12 courses with an overall average of 70% or higher and no individual grade below 60%, including Grade 12 academic English at 65% or higher, with detailed requirements varying by province. International secondary-school applicants need an average of at least 70% across their five best final-year academic subjects, and transfer applicants need an overall GPA of 2.0. Applicants whose first language is not English must submit IELTS Academic 6.5 (no band below 6.0), TOEFL iBT 86-92 (no section below 21), PTE Academic 59 (no band below 54), CAEL 60 or Duolingo English Test 115 (no subscore below 95).
Application Details
Start Date:September, January and May
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply directly to Mount Saint Vincent University, which runs three intakes a year: for January 2027 entry the domestic deadline is December 1, 2026; May 2027 entry closes April 1, 2027; and September 2027 entry closes August 2, 2027, with the Bachelor of Education programme closing earlier, December 7, 2026, for both domestic and international applicants. International applicants face the same three intakes: January 2027 entry closes November 6, 2026 (extended from an earlier September 15, 2026 date); May 2027 entry closes January 4, 2027; and September 2027 entry closes May 3, 2027. Admission is deadline-based, not rolling, though late applications are considered only if space remains. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
