Overview

Today's world is diverse and complex and our assumptions about it are constantly challenged. How is our world distinct from all that has come before? How do biology and culture shape what it means to be human? What is progress? What does it mean to live with the memory of the Holocaust? In Dalhousie University 's Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Studies programme you'll examine these and other issues.

Programme options

If you are registered for a Bachelor of Arts, or a Bachelor of Science, you can pursue a degree in the Contemporary Studies programme as a Combined Honours degree, or as a Minor. As part of the programme, you can opt to study abroad in Berlin, Germany.

The following Contemporary Studies programme options are offered by Dalhousie University’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Connect with an academic advisor after you start your studies to explore options such as:

Bachelor of Arts with Combined Honours in Contemporary Studies

Bachelor of Science with Combined Honours in Contemporary Studies

Minors in Contemporary Studies

What you will learn

The Contemporary Studies programme engages with the ideas, thinkers, and movements of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Courses give you a framework for understanding political, scientific, and aesthetic phenomena in the contemporary period. Through electives, you can opt to explore ideas about ethics, politics, contemporary art, modern film, and digital media, new biotechnologies, nature, the body, and more.

Possible careers include:

International aid officer

Museum curator

Government policy developer

Editor

Future studies could include programmes at the graduate level in Arts, or a degree in law.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Narrative and Meta-narrative

Modern Social and Political Thought: Politics of Recognition

Apocalypse: The Revolutionary Transformation of Politics and Culture

Kant and Radical Evil

Critiques of Modernity

The Rise of Nietzscheanism

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00

More details

Applications can be considered before the start of classes in September. Apply early to meet the February 15 deadline for general entrance awards.

Language

English

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61

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Halifax, Canada

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies View 135 other Bachelors in Area & Cultural Studies in Canada

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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120

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90

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61

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be considered for admission to this programme, you must meet minimum academic criteria:

Completion of secondary school (Grade 12)

Achievement of the minimum average for your programme of choice.

Completion of Grade 12 English (or equivalent course).

Admission to many Dalhousie programmes is competitive. This means that meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

Programme-specific admission requirements

Minimum overall average: 70%

Academic English 12

Four additional academic subjects

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

33814 CAD / year

≈ 33814 CAD / year
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Citizens or residents

9030 CAD / year

≈ 9030 CAD / year

Living costs

Halifax

Canada

1235 - 1956 CAD / month

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Funding

Financial information

Dalhousie offers competitive tuition rates and funding programmes to support undergraduate students in almost all of its degree programmes.

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Overview

Programme options

What you will learn

Possible careers include:

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Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Living costs

Halifax

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