Admission deadlines - international 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

ProgramsAdmission deadline
Graduate Diploma in Public Management and GovernanceStill being finalized, no students will be admitted.

Microprograms

We don’t have any deadlines for when to receive applications, we do have a deadline for registering, however. 
Graduate students must contact the relevant academic unit for more information on enrolment procedures.

Fall and Winter

Enrollment for Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 started June 18th 2024 at 8:00 a.m.

Spring/Summer

Enrollment for Spring/Summer 2024 started March 19th 2024 at 8:00 a.m.

Current graduate student at the University of Ottawa:

If you are already enrolled in a graduate program that permits microprograms   and would like to undertake a microprogram during  your graduate studies, contact the graduate studies office of the Faculty of Social Sciences at [email protected].

Not currently a graduate student at the University of Ottawa:

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

Master programs

ProgramFallWinter
MA in AnthropologyDecember 1May 15
MA in CriminologyDecember 1Not available
MA in Criminology with Specialization in Feminist and Gender StudiesDecember 1Not available
MA in EconomicsDecember 1August 1
MA in Environmental SustainabilityDecember 1Not available
MA in Feminist and Gender StudiesDecember 1Not available
MA in International Development and GlobalizationDecember 1Not available
MA in International Development and Globalization with Specialization in Feminist and Gender StudiesDecember 1Not available
MA in International Development and Globalization, French Immersion StreamDecember 1Not available
MA in Political ScienceDecember 1May 15
MA in Political Science with specialization in Feminist and Gender StudiesDecember 1Not available
MA in Psychology (Experimental), Co-op  optionNovember 15Not available
MA in Psychology (Experimental)November 15Not available
MA/PhD Experimental PsychologyNovember 15Not available
MA/PhD Clinical PsychologyNovember 15Not available
MA in Public AdministrationDecember 1Not available
MA in Public Administration with specialization in Feminist and Gender StudiesDecember 1Not available
MA in Public Administration with specialization: Science, Society and PolicyDecember 1Not available
MA in Public and International AffairsDecember 1Not available
MA in Security and Defence StudiesDecember 1Not available
MSW in Social Work (French only)December 15Not available
MA in SociologyDecember 1May 15
MA in Sociology with Specialization in Feminist and Gender StudiesDecember 1Not available
MA in Sociology with course optionDecember 1Not available
MA in Psychedelics and Consciousness Studies (English only) July 7Not 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.

COOP available in Fall term only.

Doctorate programs

ProgramFallWinter
PhD in AnthropologyFebruary 1April 1
PhD in Clinical PsychologyNovember 15Not available
PhD in CriminologyDecember 1Not available
PhD in EconomicsDecember 1Not available
PhD in Environmental Sustainability (English only)December 1Not available
PhD in Experimental PsychologyNovember 15Not available
PhD in Feminist and Gender StudiesDecember 1Not available
PhD in International DevelopmentDecember 1Not available
PhD in Political ScienceDecember 1Not available
PhD in Public AdministrationDecember 1Not available
PhD in Social WorkDecember 15Not available
PhD in SociologyDecember 1Not 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.