The Department of Political Science offers courses in the following areas: Theory and Analysis, Canada and the Americas, Public Policy and Administration, and Comparative /International Development. A brochure describing each of these fields and containing further course information is available from the departmental office. The Department of Political Science also participates in several interdisciplinary programs, including Canadian Studies, European Studies, and International Development Studies.

Students taking courses in Political Science may enrol initially in 78-115, 78-140, 78-150, the latter 2 courses providing overview and introductory treatments of particular interest to students who wish to take higher level courses in the department but who do not intend to specialize in the discipline. For students intending to pursue a general or honours specialization in Political Science, however, 78-115 is a required prerequisite for higher level courses.

Courses at the 200 level provide students with essential grounding in specific areas of the discipline and are normally prerequisite for enrolment in 300 and 400 level courses. Students in the honours program major are required to take 78-365, The Systematic Study of Politics. This course is also strongly recommended for students in the honours program minor.

In addition to the requirements set out in the B.A. Program Regulations, the Department of Political Science requires that students pursuing general and honours programs successfully complete a core requirement of [2.50] credits and meet specific distribution requirements as follows:

Political Science Core Requirements

1. 78-115, 78-200, 78-230
2. 78-208 or 78-210
3. 78-220 or 78-225

1. the core requirement
2. 78-365
3. at least [0.50] credit at the 300 level in each of the 3 fields in the department
4. [2.00] credits at the 400 level, including the 78-497/78-498 Honours Thesis sequence

1. the core requirement
2. 78-365
3. [0.50] credit at the 400 level

The Department of Political Science offers a comprehensive counselling service for students in Political Science. As part of their program, the department also permits students to include [0.50] credit towards the general degree and [1.00] credit towards the honours degree from an approved list of courses offered by other departments.

Students are encouraged to consult with the departmental advisor for either of these programs about course selection, substitution of courses offered by other departments, or other matters.

1998-99 Undergraduate Calendar