Political Science Major Program
Department of Political Science | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring
Program Requirements
Students complete 120 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
and two of
- POL 221-3 Introduction to Canadian Government
- POL 231-3 Comparative Politics
- POL 241-3 Introduction to International Politics
- POL 251-3 Introduction to Canadian Public Administration
and one of
- POL 151-3 The Administration of Justice
- POL 202-3 Research Design
- POL 211-3 Politics and Ethics
- POL 222-3 Introduction to Canadian Politics
- POL 223-3 Canadian Political Economy
- POL 232-3 US Politics
- POL 252-3 Local Democracy and Governance
- POL 253-3 Introduction to the Public Policy Process
*students may not complete both of IS 240 and POL 201 for credit
If students plan to complete both POL 201 and STAT 203, POL 201 should be completed before STAT 203.
Upper Division Requirements
Students cannot complete upper division courses until lower division prerequisites are complete. Specified prerequisites or department permission is required for course entry. Students who fulfil the requirements may also complete POL 497, 498 and 499.
Students complete a total of 32 IS, ISPO and/or POL units chosen from the upper division, eight of which are 400 division IS, ISPO and/or POL units.
Students who wish to concentrate on a particular field or combination of fields should consult with an advisor to arrange their programs.
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.