NS,
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Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Politics in Wolfville Canada | Acadia University
Acadia University
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Wolfville Canada
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Qualification
Bachelor Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
CAD
21,786
(c. USD15,666.05)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
Acadia’s Department of Politics offers courses that develop the analytical skills, theories, and knowledge you will need. Our courses engage with contemporary issues such as Indigenous politics, environment, development, and media.
We offer courses in five subfields:
Canadian Politics
Comparative Politics
Global PoliticsInternational Relations
Political Theory
Public Policy
You can connect what you learn in class with the politics outside the classroom by attending events throughout the year. Every event is documented in your “Politics Passport.” Awards are given to students who attend the most events.
A politics degree will equip you with the skills to participate actively in shaping our complex and changing world. Studying politics will prepare you for a broad range of careers in Canada and abroad. You will gain skills you can put into action. You will learn how to turn your knowledge about the contemporary world into political projects. You will see ways to change the world for the better.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Admission from High School
When planning their secondary school programs, students should note that a number of courses taken in the first university year have secondary school prerequisites. Generally, students continuing university work in subjects available in secondary school are advised to have senior year secondary school standing in those subjects.
Only academic (university preparatory) high school courses are acceptable for admission. The University reserves the right to exclude inappropriate courses from among those presented.
All students must present a penultimate (NS Grade 11 or equivalent) high school year course in mathematics
Required courses:
- English 12
- Four additional Grade 12 Academic or Advanced course
Admission from the International Baccalaureate Program
Students will be considered for admission using the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma with a minimum score of 24. Students admitted to Acadia University with a score of 30 or higher on the IB Diploma will receive 30 credit hours (30h) of university credit.
Students who have completed IB courses but do not possess the diploma will be considered based on their coursework. Acadia gives individual credit for IB courses completed at the higher level with grades of 5, 6, or 7.
English Language Proficiency
TOEFL score is 80 (PBT 550) with a minimum score of 90 (PBT 580) with no subtest score below 20. Overall IELTS score of 6.5 (with no subtest score below 6.0), a CAEL score of 70 (with no subtest score below 60), a PTE Academic score of 61 (no subtest score below 60), Cambridge English: Advanced with a total of 176 (no subtest score below 169), and MELAB with an overall score of 80.
Tuition
CAD
21,786