International Relations

Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences @ UWindsor

Program Overview & Highlights

  • Honours 4-Year Program
  • Thesis Available
  • B.A.

Get an international perspective and prepare for an exciting career in foreign affairs and global governance. Focus your sights in a variety of areas such as diplomatic relations, human rights, international justice, conflict resolution and more. You’ll learn from our faculty members and develop analytical skills to build novel approaches to global issues. You can broaden your horizons and add a student exchange opportunity, or the EU study abroad course where you will travel to Europe for exclusive access to NATO officials.

Students select one minor to complete as part of their degree: Arabic Studies; Business Administration; Communication, Media, and Film; Economics; Entrepreneurship; French Studies; Geography; History; Indigenous Studies; Jewish Studies; Latin American Studies; Modern Languages; Philosophy; Race and Ethnicity Studies; Sociology; Women’s and Gender Studies

Investigate the intricacies of the global conflicts reshaping our world and research solutions
Travel to NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium in our popular study abroad course
Get an international perspective and prepare for an exciting career in foreign affairs and global governance
Incorporate a minor as part of your degree to give you a unique perspective

Learn More About Our Program

$2.53M
in scholarships and award money1
1 in FAHSS
95%
of our graduates are employed within 2 years2
2 (OUGS Social Sciences, 2020)
200+
undergraduate FAHSS students have published or presented original research
139K
hours of service contributed by FAHSS students in the community

What Lancers Are Saying

Oluwadunbarin Akinwande - Student
I vividly remember my first year at the University and I can boldly say that I am proud of the person I have become in respect to my knowledge and understanding of global issues and in terms of high involvement in extra -curricular and co-curricular activities. I have had the opportunity to attend important conferences such as the Lancer Leadership conference from my first year here which marked the beginning of me being involved in extra-curricular activities here.  Getting involved at the university has made my experience a fulfilling and memorable one. I have gained so many relevant hard and transferrable skills that will be useful for me in my future jobs and even experiences. Each one of these experiences have set me up for success one way or the other whether in enabling me to form important connections, gaining relevant transferrable skills, and allowing me to have an amazing university experience. I am confident that with these numerous experiences, I am certain of the fact that I would have no obstacles in applying all of this skills and experiences I have gained to my future opportunities.

Oluwadunbarin Akinwande

Student
International Relations

Admission Requirements

High School Student from Canada

Course Requirements: English/ENG4U (min. avg. 60% [70% for Fall 2026])
Minimum Average: 70%
Mean Average: 83%

High School Student from Outside Canada and the United States (International)

Course Requirements: Grade 12 English
Minimum Average: 70%
Mean Average: 83%

Language Requirements

To review the most up-to-date information on Language Requirements: See language requirements.

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Career Tracks

  • Diplomatic officer
  • community rights organizer
  • foreign correspondent
  • policy analyst
  • international development worker
  • Ambassador
  • Border services official
  • Community rights organizer
  • Consultant
  • Court monitor
  • Demographer
  • Development analyst
  • Diplomatic officer
  • Foreign correspondent
  • Human rights officer
  • Immigration agent
  • International health educator
  • Journalist
  • Lawyer
  • Legal consultant
  • Lobbyist
  • Operations director
  • Law enforcement officer
  • Policy analyst
  • Political aide
  • Political organizer
  • Professor
  • Project manager
  • Public official
  • Public relations officer
  • Reporter
  • Research co-ordinator
  • Teacher
  • human rights lawyer
  • security analyst

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