Admission deadlines - Canadian students

The Faculty of Social Sciences offers a variety of programs of study adapted to the realities of today's world, both in terms of the contemporary social issues studied and how they are matched to the job market.

Graduate diploma

Programs Admission deadlines
Graduate Diploma in Public Management and Governance Still being finalized, no students will be admitted.

Microprograms

Program

Fall

Winter

Spring/Summer

Microprogram in Anthropology – viruses, vitalities and pandemics in anthropology

See note 1

See note 2

TBD

Microprogram in Evaluation of Social and Health Programs and Policies

See note 1

See note 2

TBD

Microprogram in Political Science

See note 1

See note 2

TBD

Microprogram in Public Administration

See note 1

See note 2

TBD

Microprogram in Public and International Affairs

See note 1

See note 2

TBD

Microprogram in Sociology – advanced analysis of qualitative and quantitative data

See note 1

See note 2

TBD

Microprogram in Sociology – methodology applied to the professional context

See note 1

See note 2

TBD

We don’t have any deadlines for when to receive applications, we do have a deadline for registering, however.

Note 1: Enrollment for Fall 2021 begins August 24th 2021 at 12:01am, Graduate students must contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures.

Note 2: Enrollment for Winter 2022 begins December 15th 2021 at 12:01am, Graduate students must contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures.

If you are a current graduate student at the University of Ottawa:

If you are already enrolled in a graduate program that permits microprograms (currently Anthropology, Public and International Affairs, and Sociology) and would like to undertake a microprogram during your graduate studies, contact the graduate studies office of the Faculty of Social Science at [email protected].

If you are not currently a graduate student at the University of Ottawa:

If you would like to enrol in a microprogram without enrolling in graduate studies, send an email to the graduate studies office of the Faculty of Social Science at [email protected] and include copies of the admission documents required for the microprogram. 

Master programs

Program

Fall

Winter

MA in Anthropology

1 February

15 November

MA in Criminology

1 February

Not available

MA in Criminology with Specialization in Feminist and Gender Studies

1 February

Not available

MA in Economics

1 February

15 November

MA in Interdisciplinary Environmental Sustainability 1 February Not available

MA in Feminist and Gender Studies

1 February

Not available

MA in Globalization and International Development

1 February

Not available

MA in Globalization and International Development with Specialization in Feminist and Gender Studies

1 February

Not available

MA in Political Science

1 February

15 October

MA in Political Science with specialization in Feminist and Gender Studies

1 February

15 October

MA in Public Administration

1 February

Not available

MA in Public Administration with specialization in Feminist and Gender Studies

1 February

15 September

MA in Public and International Affairs

1 February

Not available

MSW in Social Work (French only)

15 December

Not available

MA in Sociology

1 February

15 November

MA in Sociology / Specialization in Feminist and Gender Studies

1 February

15 November

The application for admission must be submitted to the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) before the admission deadline indicated in the above table. The process of transferring applications from OUAC to the University of Ottawa's servers can take up to 10 business days before being able to access the uoZone student portal and upload the documents required to complete your file.

Please note we may continue to accept applications to our programs following the deadline indicated in the table above. Once the given session is no longer an option to select on the OUAC application form, the program is considered closed

Doctorate programs

Program

Fall

Winter

PhD in Anthropology

1 February

1 October

PhD with Specialization in Clinical Psychology

15 December

Not available

PhD in Criminology

1 February

Not available

PhD in Economics

1 February

Not available

PhD in Environmental Sustainability 1 February Not available

PhD with Specialization in Experimental Psychology

15 December

Not available

PhD in Feminist and Gender Studies

1 February

Not available

PhD in International Development

1 February

Not available

PhD in Political Science

1 February

Not available

PhD in Political Science with Specialization in Canadian Studies

1 February

Not available

PhD in Population Health

1 February

Not available

PhD in Public Administration

1 February

Not available

PhD in Social Work

15 December

Not available

PhD in Sociology

1 February

1 October

PhD in Sociology/ specialization: Canadian Studies

1 February

Not available

The application for admission must be submitted to the Ontario Universities’ Application Centre (OUAC) before the admission deadline indicated in the above table. The process of transferring applications from OUAC to the University of Ottawa's servers can take up to 10 business days before being able to access the uoZone student portal and upload the documents required to complete your file.

Please note we may continue to accept applications to our programs following the deadline indicated in the table above. Once the given session is no longer an option to select on the OUAC application form, the program is considered closed.