Social Sciences Diploma at Royal Roads University in Victoria, Canada is a diploma in Social Sciences & Education programme. The programme runs for 2 years, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition is CAD 6,500 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Diploma
Field:Social Sciences & Education
Duration: 2 years
Delivery: On Campus
Language: English
Local tuition: CAD 6,500 / total
Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
With the Social Sciences Diploma, you can give into global issues, social justice, politics, literature and more. Work with community organizations and gain practical experience with research and leadership.
With hands-on projects, challenge-based learning and a focus on real-world application, you’ll build the critical thinking, communication and collaboration skills needed to navigate complexity and lead change.
Requirements
Minimum GPA:73.00 / %
Admission Requirements: Direct entry is from a Canadian secondary school or comparable high school, requiring Language Arts (English 12, i.e. English Studies 12 or English First Peoples 12) at a minimum of C+ (67%) and a minimum B (73%) cumulative average across three academic Grade 12 courses, drawn from an approved list of over twenty academic subjects spanning sciences, languages and social studies. The programme page defers non-native English speakers to Royal Roads' institution-wide requirement: for first-year undergraduate entry, IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, or TOEFL iBT 88 overall with a minimum of 20 in reading, writing, listening and speaking. Applicants who do not meet the standard requirements may be considered under flexible admission based on a combination of education, informal learning and real-world experience, potentially supported by a reference letter, a two-to-three-page statement of intent or a detailed résumé; official high school transcripts are required, and conditional offers require final transcripts by the stated deadline.
Application Details
Application Deadline:Royal Roads University sets no single university-wide deadline: domestic and international applicants apply directly to the university through the same process, and every programme page checked shows one identical deadline for both. RRU consistently closes a programme's application exactly three calendar months before that programme's own intake start date — a September 2027 intake typically closes 7 June 2027 — though a few programmes (the Master of Global Management, for example) use a six-month lead instead. Each programme lists its own upcoming intakes, running from 2026 into 2028 depending on the programme, and RRU says it may still accept a late application if space and processing time remain, but it publishes no separate international deadline and no institution-wide equal-consideration or rolling policy. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
