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To earn your B.A. in Politics and Governance, you’ll complete a total of 40, one-term courses. Explore the depth and breadth of our program in the required and professional course listings below.

For the course descriptions of the Politics (POG) courses listed below, please consult the University calendar. Select "Courses" in the left-hand menu, then “Politics and Public Administration” from the list.

For the other courses, click on the course code.

Consult RAMSS for specific course availability in any particular term.

Click here for a “curriculum map” showing the required and elective courses by category.

Since the launch of the Politics and Governance program in 2005, its structure has been amended twice.  Students’ individual graduation requirements are established by the curriculum in effect at the time of admission, unless a “Requirement Term Change Form” (available in the Department) has been completed and submitted.

For a checklist of the 4-year Politics and Governance curriculum:

  • Click here if you were admitted to the program prior to Fall 2006
  • Click here if you were admitted to the program at any time from Fall 2006 up to and including Fall 2010
  • Click here if you were admitted in or after Fall 2011.

The latter two checklists are in MS-Excel format so they can be completed electronically and saved for future reference and additions.

Required Politics and Governance Courses:
  (NINE required)
POG 100 People, Power, and Politics
POG 110 Canadian Politics
POG 210 Canadian Government
POG 214 Controversial Policy Topics
POG 225 Global Governance
POG 235 Western Political Thought
POG 240 Introduction to Comparative Politics
POG 320 Social Identity and Citizenship
INP 900 Intro to the Nonprofit/Voluntary Sector

Elective Politics and Governance Courses
(Table II Electives)

Students admitted in Fall 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, or 2010 must complete a total of nine courses, a minimum of FIVE (5) of which must be at the 400 level

Students admitted in Fall 2011 (or later) must complete a total of ten courses, a minimum of FIVE (5) of which must be at the 400 level

NOTE: Every course will not be offered every semester.

Students may opt for depth by selecting courses within thematic categories, or may opt for breadth by sampling broadly across those categories.
   
Canadian  
POG 310 Provincial Politics
POG 313 Race and Ethnicity in Canada
POG 315 Equity and Human Rights
POG 410* Urban Government in Canada
POG 416* Canadian Federalism
POG 417* Canadian-American Relations
   
Policy  
POG 316 Social Policy
POG 317 Education Politics and Policy
POG 411* Canadian Foreign Policy
POG 412 * Government and the Economy
POG 415* Public Policy Challenges
   
Global  
POG 323 The Politics of Development
POG 423* Nationalism and Identity
POG 424* Human Rights and Global Politics
POG 425* Regional Economic Integration
POG 426* Contemporary Global Conflicts
   
Comparative  
POG 440* Aboriginal Governance and Justice
POG 442* Women and Politics
POG 443* Global Cities
POG 444* Politics, Media and Technology
POG 446* Voters, Elections, and Parties
   
Theory  
POG 430* Contemporary Political Thought
POG 431* Power, Hegemony and Resistance
   
Unclassified  
POG 490* Politics and Governance Topics
POG 499* Field Experience
- Click here for further information about this course
- Click here for the Participation Agreement
   

* A minimum of five of these (400-level) courses must be taken prior to graduation.

NOTE: With advance written approval of the Department:

  • Public Administration (PPA) courses may be substituted for Table II Professional courses at an equivalent level; and / or
  • Upper Level Politics Liberal Studies electives (i.e., POL courses identified in their calendar description with “UL”) courses may be substituted for 300-level Table II Professional courses.
   
Required Core Competencies Courses:
  (FOUR required)
SSH 105 Critical Thinking (formerly ACS105)
SSH 205 Fundamentals of Academic Writing (formerly ACS205)
SSH 301 Research Design & Qualitative Methods (formerly ACS301)
POG 230 Research & Statistics

PROFESSIONALLY RELATED:

Students admitted in Fall 2005 must complete a total of twelve courses.

Students admitted in Fall 2006 (or later) must complete a total of eleven courses.

Refer to the checklists above for the configuration of Professionally Related electives required by the curriculum in effect at the time of your admission. 

For students admitted in or after Fall 2011, the configuration is:

  • TWO to FOUR Humanities electives selected from Table I
  • TWO to FOUR Social Science electives selected from Table I
  • ONE to SIX electives from disciplines outside the Faculty of Arts selected from Table III
  • up to FIVE electives selected from Table IV

Students admitted before Fall 2011 should select their Table I requirements from an earlier version of the Table

LIBERAL STUDIES: Six required