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Political Science - Atkinson
School of Social Sciences
Coordinator: TBA
Program Requirements
Program Note: Upon choosing political science as their major, students are welcome to contact the undergraduate program director in order that they may be assigned an adviser to assist in developing their major program.
Streams in Political Science: Among the courses taken for the BA or BA (Specialized Honours) in political science, students may select an integrated set of courses for a stream in political economy or a stream in public administration and public policy or a stream in work and the workplace.
BA: 90 credits
Major - 30 credits in political science including:
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AK/POLS 2410 6.00 (cross-listed to: AS/POLS 1000 6.00, AK/PPAS 1000 6.00), AK/POLS 2900 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PPAS 2900 6.00, AK/PHIL 2440 6.00) and AK/AS/POLS 2910 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PPAS 2910 6.00). At least 12 credits in political science must be at the 3000 level or above.
BA (Specialized Honours): 120 credits
Major - 54 credits in political science including:
- AK/POLS 2410 6.00 (cross-listed to: AS/POLS 1000 6.00, AK/PPAS 1000 6.00), AK/POLS 2900 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PPAS 2900 6.00, AK/PHIL 2440 6.00) and AK/AS/POLS 2910 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PPAS 2910 6.00) and
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36 credits in other political science courses, including at least 18 credits at the 4000 level.
Political Science: Stream in Political Economy
BA: 90 credits
Major - 42 credits
- AK/POLS 2410 6.00 (cross-listed to: AS/POLS 1000 6.00, AK/PPAS 1000 6.00), AK/POLS 2900 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PPAS 2900 6.00, AK/PHIL 2440 6.00) and AK/AS/POLS 2910 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PPAS 2910 6.00) and
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24 additional credits from the stream in political economy, including at least six credits in Group A and an additional 18 credits in Group A or B.
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At least six of the additional credits from the stream must be at the 3000 level or above. At least 12 credits in the major must be at the 3000 level or above.
BA (Specialized Honours): 120 credits
Major - 54 credits
- AK/POLS 2410 6.00 (cross-listed to: AS/POLS 1000 6.00, AK/PPAS 1000 6.00), AK/POLS 2900 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PPAS 2900 6.00, AK/PHIL 2440 6.00) and AK/AS/POLS 2910 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PPAS 2910 6.00) and 12 credits in political science at the 4000 level outside the stream.
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24 additional credits from the stream in political economy, including at least six credits in Group A and an additional 18 credits in Group A or B.
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At least six of the additional credits from the stream must be at the 4000 level (e.g. POLS 4170 6.00).
Group A
Group B
#Not open to students who are taking or have taken AK/SOSC 3380 6.00/AS/SOSC 3130 6.00/GL/WKST 3610 6.00/AK/AS/GL/WMST 3510 6.00.
†Not open to students who are taking or have taken AK/SOCI 3860 6.00/AK/SOSC 3730 6.00.
Political Science: Stream in Public Administration and Public Policy
BA: 90 credits
Major - 48 credits
- AK/POLS 2410 6.00 (cross-listed to: AS/POLS 1000 6.00, AK/PPAS 1000 6.00), AK/POLS 2900 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PPAS 2900 6.00, AK/PHIL 2440 6.00) and AK/AS/POLS 2910 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PPAS 2910 6.00) and
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24 additional credits in the stream drawn from the public administration and public policy course list below.
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At least six of the additional credits will be selected from political science courses and at least 12 of the additional credits will be selected from disciplines other than political science.
BA (Specialized Honours): 120 credits
Major - 60 credits
- AK/POLS 2410 6.00 (cross-listed to: AS/POLS 1000 6.00, AK/PPAS 1000 6.00), AK/POLS 2900 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PPAS 2900 6.00, AK/PHIL 2440 6.00) and AK/AS/POLS 2910 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PPAS 2910 6.00), AK/POLS 3410 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PPAS 3410 6.00), AK/POLS 4200 6.00
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six credits in economics at the 1000 level,
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six credits in research methods, and
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an additional 18 credits in the area of specialization drawn from the public administration and public policy course list, including at least 12 credits at the 4000 level.
The research methods courses are identified with an asterisk (*) in the list below.
Public Administration and Public Policy:
Political Science: Stream in Work and the Workplace
Prerequisite: General education course - AK/SOSC 1740 6.00 or permission of the undergraduate program director for students with equivalents.
BA: 90 credits
Major - 42 credits
- AK/POLS 2410 6.00 (cross-listed to: AS/POLS 1000 6.00, AK/PPAS 1000 6.00), AK/POLS 2900 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PPAS 2900 6.00, AK/PHIL 2440 6.00) and AK/AS/POLS 2910 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PPAS 2910 6.00), and
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24 additional credits from the stream in work and the workplace, including at least 12 credits in Group A and an additional 12 credits in Group A or B.
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At least 12 credits in the major must be at the 3000 level or above.
BA (Specialized Honours): 120 credits
Major - 54 credits
- AK/POLS 2410 6.00 (cross-listed to: AS/POLS 1000 6.00, AK/PPAS 1000 6.00), AK/POLS 2900 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PPAS 2900 6.00, AK/PHIL 2440 6.00) and AK/AS/POLS 2910 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/PPAS 2910 6.00) and 12 credits in political science at the 4000 level outside the stream.
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24 additional credits from the stream in work and the workplace, including at least 12 credits in Group A and an additional 12 credits in Group A or B.
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At least six of the additional credits from the stream must be at the 4000 level.
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At least twelve credits in major must be at the 4000 level.
Group A
#Not open to students who are taking or have taken AK/SOSC 3380 6.00/AS/SOSC 3130 6.00/GL/WKST 3610 6.00/AK/AS/GL/WMST 3510 6.00
†Not open to students who are taking or have taken AK/SOCI 3860 6.00
Group B
Course Substitutes
Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions, and residence requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting program requirements.
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