French Language Cohort Program in Public Administration and Community Services - French Major, Political Science Extended Minor Program
Department of Political Science | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring
This cohort program, leading to a political science major with a French extended minor, or a French major with a political science extended minor, is a four year program. If offers students the opportunity to study in Canada's two official languages in British Columbia. This multidisciplinary program, unique in Canada, is delivered primarily in French. It is most suitable for those entering directly from French immersion or Francophone secondary school, who plan to undertake full-time study. However, admission is not limited to such applicants and all interested students who have a high level of French are encouraged to apply for admission.
Non-French cohort program students who wish to enrol in French cohort program courses taught in French must contact the French cohort program advisor.
丁香园AV Requirements
The cohort program (see below) normally begins in the fall term, and is for those who have adequate competency in French, as determined by the French language placement test. As it is a cohort program in which students will move together through a significant proportion of their undergraduate studies, those with substantial university transfer credit may need to complete more than the normal 120 units to complete this program.
Cohort Program
This program鈥檚 feature is the group cohort setting where students work together in the same specially designed cohort courses. Cohort specific courses and course sections will be offered in French, while some required and elective courses will be taught in English. Visit for a list of designated program courses, including the language of instruction and the course offerings schedule. At least one term of studies at a francophone university is required.
Designated Courses
Specific courses designated as part of the cohort program and the specified language of instruction may vary from time to time. Required courses, as set out below, are designated as cohort specific (cs), are taught in French, and will normally be open only to cohort students. Regular (r) courses will be taught in English, except for those in the Department of French, which will be taught in French.
Program Requirements
Students complete a minimum total of 85 units as specified below.
Lower Division Requirements
Students complete a total of 33 units, comprised of 18 political science (POL) units (12 units of which will be taught in the French language) and 15 French (FREN) units, by completing all of
- POL 100-3 Introduction to Politics and Government (cs)
- POL 201-3 Research Methods in Political Science (r)
- POL 210-3 Introduction to Political Philosophy (cs)
- POL 221-3 Introduction to Canadian Government (cs)
- POL 223-3 Canadian Political Economy (r)*
- POL 251-3 Introduction to Canadian Public Administration (cs)
*Students may substitute another 200 division POL course that is related to the program, and is selected from a list of designated courses available from the French Cohort Program advisor.
and all of
- FREN 212-3 French for Immersion Program Students (cs)
- FREN 221-3 French Writing I (cs)*
- FREN 222-3 French Writing II (cs)
- FREN 245-3 Introduction to Literary Studies
- FREN 275-3 French Linguistics Today
*Students receiving advanced placement above this level may receive permission to waive or challenge it .
Upper Division Requirements
Students complete a total of 46 units, comprised of 16 political science (POL) units and 30 French (FREN) units.
Political Science Extended Minor Requirements
Students complete 16 units of political science courses.
French Major Requirements
Students complete a total of 30 units, including of
- FREN 301W-3 Advanced French Composition
and one of the following group 1 courses
- FREN 331-3 Accents of French
- FREN 332-3 Social Approaches to the French language
- FREN 333-3 The Magic of French Words
- FREN 334-3 Topics in French Applied Linguistics
and one of the following group 2 courses
- FREN 340-3 Readings In Francophone Literature from Quebec and Canada
- FREN 341-3 Readings in French Literature from the Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century (pre-1789)
- FREN 343-3 Reading French as a World literature
- FREN 344-3 Readings In French literature after 1789
and 21 units of FREN courses, 12 of which must be from 400 division FREN courses, and the remaining nine FREN units can be from either 300 division or 400 division or a combination. (See for details about the FREN courses that the department offers.)
Additional Cohort Requirements
Typically, students complete the following courses, although other appropriate courses may occasionally be substituted.
- HIST 102W-3 Canada since Confederation (cs)
and one of
- HIST 204-3 The Social History of Canada (cs)
- HIST 214-3 Quebec Society, Culture, and Politics (cs)
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Program Requirements
For all bachelor of arts (BA) programs (except the honours program), students complete 120 units, which includes
- at least 60 units that must be completed at 丁香园AV
- at least 45 upper division units, of which at least 30 upper division units must be completed at 丁香园AV
- at least 65 units (including 21 upper division units) in Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences courses
- satisfaction of the writing, quantitative, and breadth requirements
- an overall cumulative grade point average (CGPA) and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0, and a program (major, joint major, extended minor, minor) CGPA and upper division CGPA of at least 2.0
Writing, Quantitative, and Breadth Requirements
Students admitted to 丁香园AV 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 丁香园AV within the student鈥檚 major subject | |
| Q - Quantitative | 6 |
Q courses may be lower or upper division | |
| B - Breadth | 18 |
Designated Breadth | Must be outside the student鈥檚 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鈥檚 major subject (may or may not be B-designated courses, and will likely help fulfil individual degree program requirements) |
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Residency Requirements and Transfer Credit
The University鈥檚 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.