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2010-2011 Calendar | Political Science |

Political Science Minor Program

Department of Political Science | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
91ÅÝܽ Calendar 2010-2011

Program Requirements

Lower Division Requirements

Students complete a total of 12 units, including one of

  • POL 100-3 Introduction to Politics and Government
  • POL 101W-3 Introduction to Politics and Government

and at least nine additional lower division POL units.

Upper Division Requirements

Students complete a total of 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 Readings and POLI 499 Honours Essay). The introductory course is POL 100. The introductory course is POL 100.

Field A Political Theory

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Requirements

In addition to the above requirements, students must also satisfy Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences requirements.

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