Examples of Double Majors or Combined Honours
Keep in mind that you can build your own program by combining many of the university’s degree programs into a double major degree path. With the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences you have many possible combined degree options. Below are just a selection of predetermined degree combinations:
Disability Studies & Social Work (Combined BSW Honours)
In this combined Honours Degree Program, students have to meet entry requirements for both areas of study. Please visit the combined BSW and Disabilities Studies website for complete details.
Disability Studies & Psychology (Combined BA Honours)
In this combined Honours Degree Program students will complete a total of 40 courses. The admission requirements are governed by the general requirements of the University.
In this program, students will learn the basics of academic writing, social justice, psychology and social work. The course requirements include 14 major requirements from both the Disability Studies and the Psychology discipline.
Visit the webpage: www.uwindsor.ca/disabilitystudies/312/combined-ba-honours-disability-studies-and-psychology
Forensics and FAHSS (Combined BA Honours)
Forensic Sciences is multidisciplinary and combines knowledge of forensics techniques with disciplinary subject specialization. Multiple career paths are possible depending upon students’ areas of interest.
Visit the webpage for details: www.uwindsor.ca/science/369/combined-ba-forensics
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Music and Communication, Media and Film (Combined BA Honours)
The Music and Communications, Media and Film combined program is offered jointly through the School of Creative Arts and the Department of Communication, Media and Film, and allows students to pursue studies in both areas.
Visit the webpage for program details: www.uwindsor.ca/studentrecruitment/595/musiccommunications-media-film
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Music and Creative Writing (Combined BA Honours)
The Music and Creative Writing combines program is offered jointly through the School of Creative Arts and the Department of English Language and Literature to provide students with the opportunity to explore topics in both areas.
Visit the webpage for program details: www.uwindsor.ca/studentrecruitment/596/musiccreative-writing
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Music and English (Combined BA Honours)
The Music and English Language and Literature combined program is offered jointly through the School of Creative Arts and the Department of English Language and Literature to provide students with the opportunities to pursue studies in both areas.
Visit the webpage for program details: www.uwindsor.ca/studentrecruitment/597/musicenglish
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Music and French Studies (Combined BA Honours)
The Music and French Studies combined program is offered jointly between the School of Creative Arts and the Department of French Studies to allow students to explore facets from both areas.
Visit the webpage for program details: www.uwindsor.ca/studentrecruitment/598/musicfrench
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Music and Psychology (Combined BA Honours)
The Music and Psychology combined program is offered jointly between the School of Creative Arts and the Department of Psychology. This combined program allows students to explore topics from both areas.
Visit the webpage for program details: www.uwindsor.ca/studentrecruitment/599/musicpsychology
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Philosophy and Criminology (Combined BA Honours)
The Philosophy and Criminology combined program is offered jointly by the Department of Philosophy and the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology. This combined program gives students the flexibility to explore topics in both areas.
Visit the webpage for program details: www.uwindsor.ca/studentrecruitment/600/philosophycriminology
Political Science, Law and Politics Specialization (BA Honours)
The Honours Political Science, Law and Politics Specialization program offers a specialized concentration of learning within the four-year Honours Political Science degree program. It is designed for students who are interested in a career in law, or who wish to learn more about the Canadian legal system and contemporary legal issues.
It does not guarantee admission to law school or direct entry to the legal profession, but rather provides students with an academically rigorous curriculum aimed at fostering the skill sets demanded by law schools, such as analytical and problem-solving skills, critical reading abilities, strong oral and written communication, critical thinking, organizational skills, and knowledge of the law and social justice.
Visit the webpage for program details: www.uwindsor.ca/political-science/341/honours-political-science-law-and-politics-specialization
Political Science and Diaspora Studies (Combined BA Honours)
Diaspora Studies focus on issues of diversity critical to the multiethnic and multicultural nature of western countries. Diasporas exist for groups of people that share a collective memory of forced dispersion and emigration from an ancestral homeland, resettlement in many countries, and a deep longing to maintain a connection to their homeland and culture. Most immigrant communities enclose diasporic identities and the Jewish, Armenian, Ukranian, African, and Irish diasporas are very well known.
Diaspora Studies is available as a minor, and as a major within a Combined Honours B.A. (to be taken with another subject Major) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Windsor.
Visit the webpage for preogram details: www.uwindsor.ca/political-science/344/combined-honours-diaspora-studies
Social Work and Women’s Studies (Combined BSW Honours)
The Combined BSW in Social Work and Women's and Gender Studies broadens your horizons and equips you to see beyond the conventional perspective. You learn to engage with others in an open and non-judgmental way, and you acquire the knowledge and skills needed to effectively address the issue faced by those with whom you work.
Visit the webpage for program details: www.uwindsor.ca/wgst/CoursesAndPrograms#SWWS
Visual Arts and Communication, Media, and Film (Studio Arts) (Combined BA Honours)
This program combines a foundation in artistic skills with an analysis of contemporary media institutions and production practices.
Visit the webpage for program details: www.uwindsor.ca/visualarts/106/visual-arts-and-communication-media-and-film
Visual Arts and Communication, Media, and Film (Film Production and Media Arts) (BA Honours)
Film Production & Media Arts
Housed in the School of Creative Arts, Film Production & Media Arts courses offer students a complex and compelling education in the craft and theory of filmmaking, sonic and time-based video art, alongside exciting courses in photography, sculpture, drawing, music, architecture and visual culture. Students have the opportunity to learn and grow in a vibrant and artistic inter-disciplinary environment that fosters experimentation, creativity and excellence.
Visit the webpage for program details: www.uwindsor.ca/film/
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Visual Arts & Music (Combined BA Honours)
The Visual Arts and Music combined program is offered as a double major program through the School of Creative Arts. This joint program allows students to learn about and explore topics and ideas from both areas. You, the developing artist, will benefit from excellent working space in our stunning new facility, an invaluable foundation of skills, supportive faculty and the opportunity to explore, share and realize individual creativity and expression.
Visit the webpage for program details: www.uwindsor.ca/studentrecruitment/610/visual-artsmusic