Joint Honours BSocSc in History and Political Science is a honours degree in History programme taught at University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Canada. The programme runs for 4 years.
At a glance
Degree:Honours Degree
Field:History
Duration: 4 years
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Information for the 2027/28 academic year · Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
This joint honours program leads to a Bachelor of Social Sciences from the University of Ottawa, combining History with Political Science across a total of 120 units of full-time study. The History stream examines the diverse and complex ways individuals and groups have created and adjusted to change over thousands of years, across regions and periods. The Political Science stream provides training across four subfields, political thought, Canadian and Quebec politics, comparative politics, and international relations, analyzing the structures, institutions, ideologies, and movements that shape social and political life from the local to the international scale. Students complete required courses in both disciplines alongside a block of elective units. Program requirements were recently updated for the current calendar year. The program suits students who want to pair historical analysis with the study of political institutions and power, useful preparation for graduate study or careers in public policy, government, journalism, or international affairs.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Ontario secondary-school applicants need English 4U (ENG4U) or Français 4U (FRA4U) as the only subject prerequisite; no other Grade 12 course is required. The published minimum admission average is 75%, calculated from the applicant's top six 4U/4M/DU grades including the language prerequisite. This line covers the great majority of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Sciences programs at the University of Ottawa, including single-subject majors, Honours variants, joint-honours combinations of two Arts or Social Sciences disciplines, and the general Interdisciplinary Studies (BA/BSocSc) credentials. Some programs in this group carry an additional stream (French Immersion, Co-op, or an In-Depth Experiential Learning Stream) that does not change the academic admission line. Meeting the minimum average does not guarantee admission where a program is oversubscribed. Applicants completing Environmental Studies without Biology 4U are advised to take a replacement course in first year.
