Students intending to complete the major degree must declare their intention to do so before registering for their sixth unit of coursework. Students who do not make this declaration within this time frame will not be permitted to register for further coursework.
Students must successfully complete 21.0 units with the following requirements:
❏ 1.0 unit internship (POLS 3399)
❏ obtain a GPA of 2.0 in the courses required for the specialization
❏ at least 9.0 units must be at the 2000 level or above
❏ Note: No more than 4.0 units from professional areas may be counted toward the degree. Courses included in the Applied Human Nutrition science minor will not be counted as professional electives
Required Courses (3.5 units)
❏ 0.5 unit ECON 1101
❏ 0.5 unit ECON 1102
❏ 0.5 unit POLS 2203
❏ 0.5 unit POLS 2214/PHIL 2214
❏ 0.5 unit POLS 3304
❏ 0.5 unit POLS 4406
❏ 0.5 unit ENGL 2220/WRIT 2220 or WRIT 1120 (ENGL 2220/WRIT 2220 is recommended)
Primary and Secondary Specializations
There are two fields of specializations in the program. Students must choose one of those fields as their primary specialization, and complete 5.0 units from their primary area of specialization. In addition, students must complete at least 2.0 units from the other area of specialization. Each of the two fields has designated required courses and lists of electives from which students may choose to complete their program.
Primary Specialization in Canadian Public Policy
Required Courses:
❏1.5 units selected from the following:
- ECON 2204 0.5 unit
- ECON 2206 0.5 unit
- ECON 2208 0.5 unit
- ECON 3308 0.5 unit
- ECON 3325 0.5 unit
- ECON 3335 0.5 unit
❏ 0.5 unit POLS 2201/CANA 2201
❏ 0.5 unit POLS 2202/CANA 2202
❏ 0.5 unit POLS 3306/BUSI 3306
❏ 2.0 units of electives from the Public Policy and Political Processes category
❏ 2.0 units of electives from the Global Issues category
Primary Specialization in Global Issues
Required Courses:
❏ 0.5 unit ECON 2311
❏ 0.5 unit ECON 2312
❏ 0.5 unit ECON 3308
❏ 0.5 unit ECON 3330
❏ 0.5 unit ECON 3335
❏ 0.5 unit POLS 1001/CANA 1001
❏ 0.5 unit POLS 1002/CANA 1002
❏ 0.5 unit POLS 2244
❏ 0.5 unit POLS 3334 or POLS 3344
❏ 1.5 units of electives from the Global Issues category
❏ 2.0 units of electives from the Public Policy and Political Processes category
Global Issues Course List
CANA 1001/POLS 1001
CANA 1002/POLS 1002
CANA 4007/POLS 4007
ECON 2311
ECON 2312
ECON 3308
ECON 3330
ECON 4444/POLS 4444
HIST 2219/POLS 2219
PHIL 3312/POLS 3312
POLS 1001/CANA 1001
POLS 1002/CANA 1002
POLS 2219/HIST 2219
POLS 2224
POLS 2244
POLS 3308
POLS 3310
POLS 3312/PHIL 3312
POLS 3324
POLS 3334
POLS 3344
POLS 3391/WOMS 3391
POLS 4006
POLS 4007/CANA 4007
POLS 4444/ECON 4444
SOAN 3533
WOMS 3391/POLS 3391
Public Policy and Political Processes Course List
BUSI 3306/POLS 3306
CANA 2201/POLS 2201
CANA 2202/POLS 2202
CANA 3301/POLS 3301
CANA 4007/POLS 4007
ECON 2204
ECON 2206
ECON 2207
ECON 2208
ECON 3308
ECON 3325
ECON 3335
ECON 3550
FSGN 3450
HIST 2216/POLS 2216
HIST 3330
POLS 2201/CANA 2201
POLS 2202/CANA 2202
POLS 2205
POLS 2216/HIST 2216
POLS 2223/WOMS 2223
POLS 2227
POLS 3301/CANA 3301
POLS 3304
POLS 3306/BUSI 3306
POLS 3309
POLS 3361/WOMS 3361
POLS 3531/SOAN 3531
POLS 4006
POLS 4007/CANA 4007
POLS 2530/SOAN 2530
SOAN 3531/POLS 3531
WOMS 2223/POLS 2223
WOMS 3361/POLS 3361