Political Science and Economics Joint Major Program
Department of Economics | Department of Political Science | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring
This program explores the fields of political science and economics, and develops an appreciation of the ways in which economic and political phenomena condition and interact in the modern world. Consult advisors in both departments.
Program Requirements
Students complete 120 units, as specified below.
Lower Division Requirements
Political Science
Students complete a total of 21 units, including one of
- POL 100-3 Introduction to Politics and Government
- POL 101W-3 Introduction to Politics and Government
and all of
- POL 221-3 Introduction to Canadian Government
- POL 222-3 Introduction to Canadian Politics
- POL 251-3 Introduction to Canadian Public Administration
and one of
- BUEC 232-4 Data and Decisions I
- 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 six lower division units in political science.
*recommended
Economics
Prior to admission to this joint major program, students complete, with a grade of at least C-, all of
- ECON 103-4 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 105-4 Principles of Macroeconomics
- MATH 157-3 Calculus for the Social Sciences I (or equivalent)
To meet the requirements, students also complete
- BUEC 232-4 Data and Decisions I
and two 200 division ECON or BUEC courses (in addition to BUEC 232)
Upper Division Requirements
Political Science
Students complete a total of 24 units, including a minimum of eight units chosen from
- POL 313-4 Political Ideologies
- POL 321-4 The Canadian Federal System
- POL 342-4 Developing Countries in Global Politics
- POL 343-4 Global Political Economy
- 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 447-4 Theories of Global Political Economy
- POL 451-4 Public Policy Analysis
- POL 454-4 Urban Public Policy Making
- POL 455-4 States and Markets
- 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
The remaining 16 units may be chosen from IS and/or ISPO and/or POL upper division courses.
Economics
Students complete a total of at least 25 units, including all of
- BUEC 333-4 Statistical Analysis of Economic Data
- ECON 301-4 Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior
- ECON 302-4 Microeconomic Theory II: Strategic Behavior
- ECON 305-5 Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory
and at least one 400 division ECON or BUEC course (excluding ECON 431, 435 and BUEC 433).
Group Requirements
To meet the Department of Economics group requirements for the economics major program, students must include at least one course from the economics group requirements, as shown below.
- ECON 102-3 The World Economy
- ECON 104-3 Economics and Government
- ECON 110-3 Foundations of Economic Ideas
- ECON 250-3 Economic Development in the Pre-industrial Period
- ECON 353-4 Economic History of Canada
- ECON 354-3 Comparative Economic Institutions
- ECON 355W-4 Economic Development
- ECON 372-3 History of Globalization
- ECON 404-3 Methodology of the Social Sciences
- ECON 409W-3 Seminar in Economic Thought
- ECON 450W-3 Seminar in Quantitative Economic History
- ECON 451-3 Seminar in European Economic History
- ECON 452W-3 Seminar in Economic Prehistory
- ECON 453-3 Seminar in the Economics of Education
- ECON 455W-3 Seminar in Economic Development
- ECON 490-3 Seminar in Public Choice
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.
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