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2010-2011 Calendar | Political Science |
Political Science Extended Minor Program
Department of Political Science | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
91ÅÝܽ Calendar 2010-2011
This program is based on the lower division requirements (100 and 200 division courses) of the major program and the upper division requirements (300 and 400 division courses) of the minor program as follows.
Program Requirements
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete
- POL 210-3 Introduction to Political Philosophy
and one of
- POL 100-3 Introduction to Politics and Government
- POL 101W-3 Introduction to Politics and Government
and one of
- IS 240-3 Research Methods in International Studies *
- POL 201-3 Research Methods in Political Science*
- STAT 203-3 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences
*students may not complete both of IS 240 and POL 201 for credit.
If students plan to complete both POL 201 and STAT 203, a field A credit may be claimed for POL 201. In this case, POL 201 should be completed before STAT 203.
In addition, nine lower division POL units, covering at least three of the five fields of study, are required.
Upper Division Requirements
Students complete 16 upper division POL units in any of the fields of study (see below).
Fields of Study
Political Science courses are divided into five fields (except POLI 498 - Directed Readins and POLI 499 Honours essay). The introductory course is POL 100.
- Field A Political Theory
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- POL 201-3 Research Methods in Political Science
- POL 210-3 Introduction to Political Philosophy
- POL 211-3 Politics and Ethics
- POL 312-4 History of Political Thought II
- POL 313-4 Political Ideologies
- POL 314-4 Theory and Explanation in Political Science
- POL 315-4 Quantitative Methods in Political Science**
- POL 319-4 Selected Topics in Political Theory
- POL 411-4 Normative Political Theory
- POL 415-4 The Liberal Tradition and Its Critics
- POL 416-4 Feminist Social and Political Thought
- POL 417-4 Human Rights Theories
- POL 418-4 Selected Topics in Political Theory I*
- POL 419-4 Selected Topics in Political Theory II*
*these courses may require special prerequisites
**SA 355 may substitute for POL 315
- Field B Canadian Government and Politics
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- POL 221-3 Introduction to Canadian Government
- POL 222-3 Introduction to Canadian Politics
- POL 320-4 Canada and Latin America
- POL 321-4 The Canadian Federal System
- POL 322-4 Canadian Political Parties
- POL 324-4 The Canadian Constitution
- POL 327-4 Globalization and the Canadian State
- POL 329-4 Selected Topics in Canadian Government and Politics
- POL 347-4 Introduction to Canadian Foreign Policy
- POL 422-4 Canadian International Security Relations
- POL 423-4 BC Government and Politics
- POL 424-4 Quebec Government and Politics
- POL 426-4 Canadian Political Behavior
- POL 428-4 Selected Topics in Canadian Government and Politics I*
- POL 429-4 Selected Topics in Canadian Government and Politics II*
*may require special prerequisites
- Field C Comparative Government and Politics
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- POL 231-3 Introduction to Comparative Government and Politics
- POL 232-3 US Politics
- POL 335-4 Government and Politics: People’s Republic of China I
- POL 337-4 Government and Politics: Selected Latin American Nations I
- POL 339-4 Selected Topics in Comparative Government and Politics
- POL 381-4 Politics and Government of Japan I
- POL 431-4 Comparative Western European Systems
- POL 433-4 Comparative Developing Systems
- POL 435-4 Comparative Federal Systems
- POL 436-4 Elections, Parties and Governments in Comparative Perspective
- POL 437-4 Governance and Globalisation
- POL 438-4 Selected Topics in Comparative Government and Politics I*
- POL 439-4 Selected Topics in Comparative Government and Politics II*
- POL 441-4 Comparative Foreign Relations: Selected Political Systems
- POL 481-4 Ethnic Politics and National Identity: Comparative Perspectives
*may require special prerequisites
- Field D International Relations
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- POL 241-3 Introduction to International Politics
- POL 327-4 Globalization and the Canadian State
- POL 342-4 Relations between Developed and Developing Nations
- POL 343-4 Global Political Economy
- POL 344-4 Public International Law
- POL 346-4 International Organizations
- POL 347-4 Introduction to Canadian Foreign Policy
- POL 348-4 Theories of War, Peace and Conflict Resolution
- POL 349-4 Selected Topics in International Relations
- POL 373-4 Human Security
- POL 422-4 Canadian International Security Relations
- POL 440-4 Latin American International Relations
- POL 441-4 Comparative Foreign Relations: Selected Political Systems
- POL 442-4 The Politics of International Trade
- POL 443-4 Nuclear Strategy, Arms Control and International Security
- POL 444-4 Politics and Foreign Policy of the European Union
- POL 445-4 American Foreign Policy: Processes, Issues
- POL 446-4 International Relations in East Asia
- POL 447-4 Theories of International Political Economy
- POL 448-4 Selected Topics in International Relations I*
- POL 449-4 Selected Topics in International Relations II*
- POL 450-4 Globalization and Regional Politics in Latin America
*may require special prerequisites
- Field E Public Policy/Administration and Local Government
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- POL 151-3 The Administration of Justice
- POL 251-3 Introduction to Canadian Public Administration
- POL 252-3 Local Democracy and Governance
- POL 351-4 The Public Policy Process
- POL 353-4 Public Sector Management
- POL 354-4 Comparative Metropolitan Governance
- POL 356-4 The Political Economy of Labour
- POL 359-4 Selected Topics in Governance
- POL 451-4 Public Policy Analysis
- POL 454-4 Urban Public Policy Making
- POL 455-4 Issues in Economic and Social Policy
- POL 457-4 Controversies in Policy Innovation and Design
- POL 458-4 Selected Topics in Local and Urban Governance*
- POL 459-4 Selected Topics in Governance*
*may require special prerequisites