Program: Combined Honours in Global Peace and Social Justice and Another Subject (B.A.) - McMaster University

Apr 12, 2025

Undergraduate Calendar 2025-2026

Global Peace and Social Justice is an interdisciplinary program where students investigate systems of social inequity and injustice at the local, national, and global levels. Students in the program develop research skills and practical knowledge to understand the root causes and perpetuation of social conflict, violence, and oppression in politics and culture. They learn strategies for reimagining and making transformative change in order to build peaceful, equitable, and just communities. The program offers many opportunities for community-based learning through our experiential learning courses and public-engagement events.

Admission

Completion of any Level I program and a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including a grade of at least C in PEACEST 1A03, PEACJUST 1A03 , PEACJUST 1VM3 , GENDRST 1A03 , WORKLABR 1A03 or, if not taken, three units acceptable to the Global Peace and Social Justice program.

Notes

It is possible, but not necessary, to emphasize particular areas or sample from our thematically structured lists. These include: Course List 1: Health & Environment; Course List 2: Human Rights; Course List 3: Race, Gender & Sexuality; Course List 4: Social Activism.
Students must be aware that some courses in the Course Lists have their own disciplinary prerequisites. Given the multidisciplinary nature of the Global Peace and Social Justice Program, with its different approaches and expectations, it is the responsibility of students in the Global Peace and Social Justice Program to meet other Faculties’, departments’ and programs’ requirements.
The Faculty of Humanities introduced a new requirement for all Humanities degree students starting in 2024-25. The Skills for Life Concurrent Certificate comprises 18 units that provide a foundation for students to develop important academic and career-relevant skills such as oral and written communication, critical thinking, and digital literacy. The mandatory requirements below assume successful completion of HUMAN 1DL3 , HUMAN 1HL3 and HUMAN 1VV3 in Humanities 1. Students transferring to Humanities programs beyond Level 1 are exempt from the concurrent certificate. Please see Faculty of Humanities Academic Regulations for more information.

Course Lists

Course List 1: Health & Environment

Course List 2: Human Rights

Course List 3: Race, Gender & Sexuality

Course List 4: Social Activism

Requirements

Students who entered Combined Honours in Global Peace and Social Justice and Another Subject (B.A.) prior to September 2025 should refer to the Undergraduate Calendar of their entry year and their individual advisement report for their program requirements.

120 units total (Levels I to IV), of which 48 units may be Level I