Community Economic & Social Development

Community Economic & Social Development

Bachelor degree
48 months
Application deadlines: February
Processing time: 30 days
Application fee: CA$100
Full-time
Intakes: September
International tuition: CA$18,279.5
Domestic tuition: CA$6,892.48

Program overview

In students’ third-year of study, they will complete a 150-hour work placement, while in their fourth-year, they will be required to complete a 300-hour placement and a major paper or project. Students have been placed in organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, the Children’s Aid Society, Batchewana First Nation, Garden River First Nation, NORDIK Institute, United Way, Ontario Trillium Foundation, and more. These placements allow students to apply concepts, theories, and methods from their coursework in the community, advocate for change, and implement new analytical strategies, making the degree action-packed and very hands-on.

Study options

Study options
This program can be done
On campus

Requirements

Exams:

  • PTE
  • IELTS
  • TOEFL iBT
  • TOEFL PBT
- International applications are individually assessed on country-specific criteria. - In general, there are 5-6 traditional academic courses in the final year of senior secondary including mathematics. - Minimum average of 65% (though 70% is preferred and more likely to gain admission). - Proof of language proficiency for non-native English speakers.

Career opportunities

Graduates from the CESD program have gone on to work in the local, provincial, and federal government, not-for-profit and cooperative agencies, youth development agencies, rural and urban economic development associations, have worked as researchers, advocates, and more graduates have also been accepted into prestigious graduate programs in geography, education, sociology, sustainable development, and community economic development.

Campus location

Sault Ste. Marie , Canada

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