Faculty of Social Sciences

Summary of Degree Programs

Degrees Offered

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Undergraduate

Anthropology

Archaeology

Economics

Geography

History

International Indigenous Studies

International Relations

Linguistics

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Urban Studies

BA

BA

BA

BA

BA

BA

BA

BA

BA

BA

BA

BA

BA Honours

BA Honours

BA Honours

BA Honours

BA Honours

BA Honours

BA Honours

BA Honours

BA Honours

BA Honours

BSc

BSc

BSc

BSc

BSc Honours

BSc Honours

BSc Honours

BSc Honours

BA Co-op

BA Co-op

BA Co-op

BA Co-op

BA Co-op

BA Co-op

BA Co-op

BA Honours Co-op

BA Honours Co-op

BA Honours Co-op

BA Honours Co-op

BA Honours Co-op

BA Honours Co-op

BSc Co-op

BSc Co-op

BSc Honours Co-op

BSc Honours Co-op

BComm/BA1

BComm/BA1

BComm/BA1

BComm/BA1

BComm/BA1

BComm/BA1

BComm/BA1

BComm/BA1

BComm/BA1

BComm/BA1

BComm/BA1

BComm/BSc1

BComm/BSc1

BComm/BSc1

BComm/BSc1

BSc/BA2,3

BSc/BA2,3

BSc/BA2,3

BSc/BA2,3

BSc/BA2,3

BSc/BA2,3

BSc/BA2,3

BSc/BA2,3

BSc/BA2,3

BSc/BA2,3

BSc/BA2,3

BSc/BSc2

BSc/BSc2

BSc/BSc2

BSc/BSc2

BA/BA3

BA/BA3

BA/BA3

BA/BA3

BA/BA3

BA/BA3

BA/BA3

BA/BA3

BA/BA3

BA/BA3

BA/BA3

BA or BSc/BCR4

1 Combined Degree with the Haskayne School of Business

2 Combined Degree with the Faculties of Science or Engineering

3 Combined Degree with the Faculties of Humanities or Science

4 Combined Degree with the Faculty of Education

Graduate

MA

MA

MA

MA

MA

MA

MA

MA

MSc

MSc

MEc

PhD

PhD

PhD

PhD

PhD

PhD

PhD

PhD

PhD

Undergraduate

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Major Degrees

BA and BSc with a Major Field

BA (Honours) and BSc (Honours) with a Major Field

BA International Indigenous Studies (Interdisciplinary)

BA International Relations (Interdisciplinary)

BA Urban Studies (Interdisciplinary)

BA or BSc/BA or BSc (Social Sciences). A combined degree program within the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Second baccalaureate degree programs: BA or BSc and BA or BSc (Honours) with a Major Field following an appropriate first degree.

Co-operative Education

BA Co-operative Education programs in Archaeology, Economics, Geography, History, Linguistics, Political Science, and Sociology.

Combined Degrees

BComm/BA or BComm/BSc. A two-degree program with the Haskayne School of Business.

BSc (Engineering)/BSc or BA (Social Sciences). A two-degree program with the Faculty of Engineering.

BSc or BA (Science)/BSc or BA (Social Sciences). A two-degree program with the Faculty of Science.

BA (Humanities)/BA (Social Sciences) or BA (Humanities)/BSc (Social Sciences). A two-degree program with the Faculty of Humanities.

BA or BSc (Psychology)/BCR (Education). A two-degree program with the Faculty of Education.

Collaborative Degrees

BSc Earth Science. A single degree program with the Faculties of Social Sciences and Science.

BSc Environmental Science. A single degree program with the Faculties of Social Sciences and Science.

BA East Asia. A single degree program with the Faculties of Social Sciences, Humanities and Communication and Culture.

BA Latin American Studies. A single degree program with the Faculties of Social Sciences, Humanities and Communication and Culture.

Minor Programs

A Minor may be formally declared in conjunction with these degree programs. Minors in Social Sciences are available in Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Geography, History, Indigenous Studies, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Urban Studies.

Collaborative (Faculty of Social Sciences, Canadian Energy Research Institute) Applied Energy Economics Minor.

Collaborative (Faculty of Social Sciences, Faculty of Engineering, Van Horne Institute) Transportation Studies Minor.

First Year Options

Students are able to enter directly into the Faculty of Social Sciences. The following options are available to students:

1. Enter Social Sciences directly but do not declare a Major.

2. Enter Social Sciences directly and declare one of the majors that the Faculty offers (Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Geography, History, Linguistics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or Urban Studies).

3. Enter Social Sciences directly and declare one of the Collaborative or Interdisciplinary degrees offered (Latin American Studies, International Indigenous Studies, International Relations, or East Asian Studies). Note that students wishing to enter the Earth Science or Environmental Science programs must wait until their second year (having completed five full-course equivalents). During their first year they may reside in either Social Sciences or the Faculty of Science Natural Sciences program.

Students are able (but not required) to declare a Major as a first year student in the Faculty of Social Sciences. However, by the time they have completed five full-course equivalents, students mustchoose a Major. In the Faculty of Social Sciences, we strongly believe that students should be exposed to a range of academic disciplines both in their first year of study, and throughout their program. All Social Sciences students regardless of whether they have declared a Major, are strongly encouraged to complete three courses (one and one-half full-course equivalents) from different disciplines in the Faculty of Social Sciences.

Students are also reminded that they must fulfill the Effective Writing Requirement within twelve months of their admission to the University of Calgary.

Graduate

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Detailed degree program requirements of the graduate programs listed above can be found in the Faculty of Graduate Studies calendar. All graduate degree programs fall under the jurisdiction of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.