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2010-2011 Calendar | Political Science |
Political Science Honours Program
Department of Political Science | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
91ÅÝܽ Calendar 2010-2011
Admission Requirements
Students with a 3.0 cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and an upper division grade point average (GPA) of 3.33 are encouraged to apply for the honours program.
An application form is available from the departmental advisor. A completed application will include the essay proposal for POL 499 (Honours Thesis) and a letter of evaluation from the faculty member who agrees to supervise and evaluate the essay. Once the application is submitted, it is reviewed by the undergraduate studies committee in the term prior to honour program entrance.
Program Requirements
Students complete 132 units, as specified below.
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete a total of 18 units, including
- 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 a total of 53 POL units, including five for POL 499 (Honours Essay). An additional 16 of these 53 must be at the 400 division.
POL 315 is strongly recommended.
Fields of Study
Political Science courses are divided into five fields (except POLI 498 - Directed Readings 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
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 91ÅÝܽ beginning in the fall 2006 term must meet writing, quantitative and breadth requirements as part of any degree program they may undertake. See Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements for university-wide information.
| WQB Graduation Requirements A grade of C- or better is required to earn W, Q or B credit. |
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| Requirement | Units |
Notes | |
| W - Writing | 6 |
Must include at least one upper division course, taken at 91ÅÝܽ within the student’s major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative | 6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth | 18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student’s major subject, and may be lower or upper division 6 units Social Sciences: B-Soc 6 units Humanities: B-Hum 6 units Sciences: B-Sci |
6 |
Additional Breadth | 6 units outside the student’s major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) | |
Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University’s residency requirement stipulates that, in most cases, total transfer and course challenge credit may not exceed 60 units, and may not include more than 15 units as upper division work.
Elective Courses
In addition to the courses listed above, students should consult an academic advisor to plan the remaining required elective courses.