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POLS-M-BAH
Subject: Administered by the Department of Political Studies.
Plan: Consists of 60.00 units as described below.
Program: The Plan, alone, or in combination with a Minor in another subject, and with sufficient electives to total 120.00 units (114.00 units for students admitted prior to September 2017), will lead to a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Degree.
Note: Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2023-2024 Calendar for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Core | ||
| A. Complete the following: | ||
| POLS 111 | Power and Politics | 3.00 |
| POLS 112 | Enduring Political Debates | 3.00 |
| B. Complete the following: | ||
| POLS 250 | Political Theory: Foundations | 3.00 |
| POLS 350 | Political Theory: History | 3.00 |
| C. Complete 3.00 units from the following: | 3.00 | |
| Introduction to Statistics (formerly POLS 385/3.00*) | ||
STAT_Options | ||
| D. Complete the following: | ||
| POLS 284 | Introduction to Political Research (formerly POLS 384/3.00) | 3.00 |
| 2. Option | ||
| A. Complete 12.00 units from the following: | 12.00 | |
POLS at the 400-level or above | ||
| B. Complete 12.00 units from the following: | 12.00 | |
POLS at the 300-level or above | ||
POLS_Subs | ||
| C. Complete 18.00 units from the following: | 18.00 | |
POLS at the 200-level or above | ||
POLS_Subs | ||
| Electives | ||
| Elective Courses | 60.00 | |
| Total Units | 120.00 | |
3. Additional Requirements
A. Maximum of 12.00 units may be chosen from POLS_Subs.
4. Notes
A. A maximum of 6.00 units from courses offered by other Faculties and Schools may be counted toward the program and/or Plan Requirements. This includes courses in BMED, COMM, GLPH, HSCI, LAW, NURS, and courses offered by Smith Engineering.
Political Studies Course List
The following list contains courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.
POLS_Subs
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Political Studies Substitutions | ||
| ASCX 400 | Interdisciplinary Client-based Project | 3.00 |
| BADR 200 | 3.00 | |
| BADR 300 | 3.00 | |
| BADR 304 | 3.00 | |
| BADR 305 | 3.00 | |
| BADR 312 | 3.00 | |
| DEVS 230 | The Global Political Economy of Development | 3.00 |
| DEVS 411 | Post-Placement Seminar in Development Studies | 3.00 |
| LAW 201 | Introduction to Canadian Law | 3.00 |
| LLCU 319 | Roots of Fascism: Resistance to Liberalism in the 19th Century | 3.00 |
| LLCU 320 | Fascism in Europe | 3.00 |
| PPEC 200 | Introduction to the Study of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics | 3.00 |
| QGSP 200 | Global Goals: An Introduction to the Sustainable Development | 3.00 |
STAT_Options
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Statistic Course Options | ||
| BIOL 243 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| CHEE 209 | Analysis of Process Data 1 | 3.50 |
| COMM 162 | Managerial Statistics | 3.00 |
| ECON 250 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| GPHY 247 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| KNPE 251 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| NURS 323 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| POLS 285 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| PSYC 202 | Statistics in Psychology | 3.00 |
| SOCY 211 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| STAM 200 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
| STAT 263 | Introduction to Statistics | 3.00 |
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Note that the unit weighting system in Smith Engineering differs from that in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Therefore, upon acceptance of any course from Smith Engineering, the unit weighting towards Arts and Science degree requirements shall be at the discretion of the Associate Dean (Academic). Usually, a one-term course shall count as 3.00 units and a two-term course as 6.00 units.