The Department of Political Science at Glendon College offers five BA degree programs, four iBA degree programs and a Bilingual Certificate in Public Administration and Public Policy.

Program Requirements

All programs are built upon a core curriculum of courses across the four principal subfields of political science: Canadian politics, political theory, comparative politics and international relations. All degree program students must complete at least three of the four core courses (at least 18 credits in three out of four subfields).

Specialized Honours BA

Students must complete at least 48 credits in political science, including:

• 18 credits of core courses;
• 30 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, with at least 12 credits at the 4000 level.

Note: students who wish to pursue graduate studies in political science are advised to take 60 credits of POLS courses, even though this is not required for the degree.

Specialized Honours iBA

Students must complete at least 48 credits in political science, including:

• 18 credits of core courses;
• 30 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, with at least 12 credits at the 4000 level.

In addition to the courses required for their major, students must also complete the following requirements:

• at least 12 credits of internationally-oriented courses;
• at least one full term abroad as a full-time student at an institution with which Glendon and/or York has a formal exchange agreement;
• for the iBA bilingual, students must complete at least 18 credits in each official language (French and English) at Glendon from the following two categories:
  1. courses at the second-year level and above in French as a second language (FRLS) and/or in English as a second language (ENSL);
  2. courses in any discipline which are designated as satisfying the bilingual requirement.
• for the iBA trilingual, in addition to the above 18 credits in English and French, students must complete 18 credits in Hispanic studies including GL/SP 3000 6.00 (formerly GL/SP 2610 6.00) or another advanced-level course (six credits) in Hispanic studies or in a modern language offered by York University, including an advanced-level course in the chosen language.

Courses taken to fulfill the major requirements may also be used to fulfill the above iBA requirements.

Honours BA

Students must complete at least 42 credits in political science, including:

• 18 credits of core courses;
• 24 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, with at least six credits at 4000 level.

Honours iBA

Students must complete at least 42 credits in political science, including:

• 18 credits of core courses;
• 24 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, with at least six credits at 4000 level.

In addition to the courses required for their major, students must also complete the following requirements:

• at least 12 credits of internationally-oriented courses;
• at least one full term abroad as a full-time student at an institution with which Glendon and/or York has a formal exchange agreement;
• for the iBA bilingual, students must complete at least 18 credits in each official language (French and English) at Glendon from the following two categories:
  1. courses at the second-year level and above in French as a second language (FRLS) and/or in English as a second language (ENSL);
  2. courses in any discipline which are designated as satisfying the bilingual requirement.
• for the iBA trilingual, in addition to the above 18 credits in English and French, students must complete 18 credits in Hispanic studies including GL/SP 3000 6.00 (formerly GL/SP 2610 6.00) or another advanced-level course (six credits) in Hispanic studies or in a modern language offered by York University, including an advanced-level course in the chosen language.

Courses taken to fulfill the major requirements may also be used to fulfill the above iBA requirements.

Honours Double Major BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours BA degree program offered at Glendon. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours BA programs.

Honours Double Major iBA

The Honours iBA program described above may be pursued jointly with any other Honours iBA degree program offered at Glendon. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours iBA programs.

Honours Major/Minor BA

The Honours BA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor BA program offered at Glendon. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Minor BA programs.

Honours Major/Minor iBA

The Honours iBA program described above may be pursued jointly with any Honours Minor BA program at Glendon. For further details on requirements, see the listings for specific Honours Minor BA programs.

Honours Minor BA

The Honours Minor must be pursued jointly with an Honours Major/Minor BA or an Honours Major/Minor iBA program at Glendon.

Students must complete at least 30 credits in political science, including:

• 18 credits of core courses;
• 12 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level, with at least six credits at the 4000 level.

Bachelor of Arts

Students must complete at least 30 credits in political science, including:

• 18 credits of core courses;
• 12 credits at the 3000 or 4000 level.

Note: students who wish to pursue graduate studies in political science are advised to take 60 credits of POLS courses, even though this is not required for the degree.

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