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4.51 Political Science
Overview of Programs and Procedures
Baccalaureate Degrees Offered

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Political Science

BA in Political Science with Co-operative Education

BA Honours in Political Science

BA Honours in Political Science with Co-operative Education

Concurrent BA in Political Science and Bachelor of Education

Note: A Minor is offered in Political Science.
Introduction

The Department of Political Science offers courses in the principal fields of the discipline: Canadian government, political theory, comparative politics, and international relations. The program is designed to expose students to each of these fields, as well as to encourage an appreciation of the broader themes and issues that cut across them (see "Courses of Instruction" for Table of Principal Field courses).

In addition, Political Science 439 introduces the area of strategic studies, which is more prominent at the graduate level, and provides students an opportunity to contribute to advanced research in this area while completing their Bachelor's degrees. (See the Departmental brochure for further details.)

Advice and information about Political Science courses and programs may be obtained from the Political Science Advisor and the Undergraduate Director. Detailed course descriptions for individual courses or for different sections of a single course are available in the departmental office.

Contact Information

Department Head: B. O'Neill

Department Office: Social Sciences 756

Phone:403.220.5950

Fax: 403.282.4773

Email: poli@ucalgary.ca

Website: http://poli.ucalgary.ca/

For Program Advice

For information on where to get program advice, see the Faculty of Arts website under http://arts.ucalgary.ca/undergraduate/student-support-program-resources.

In general, questions about overall programs should be addressed to the Student Success Centre (http://www.ucalgary.ca/ssc/), while questions about program details should be addressed to the Subject Advisor in the Department Office.

Admission to the Major

Prospective students wishing to enter the BA (Political Science) Program must meet the criteria in the section of this Calendar on A.2 “Admission Requirements” at the University of Calgary. Annual application deadlines are found in A.3 Deadline Dates for Undergraduate Applications for Admission and Transcripts.

Admission to Honours

The Faculty of Arts procedures for Admission to Honours established in section 3.4.3 Honours Degrees with a Major Field are applicable and provide the overall framework. Students wishing to be considered for admission into Honours program must have completed at least five full-course equivalents. The application deadline is May 1.

Overlapping Programs

Programs in Political Science can be taken in conjunction with the program in International Relations with approval from the Faculty of Arts. Consent is required for Major-plus-Minor combinations, Double Majors, Combined Degrees and Second Baccalaureate Degrees.

Field of Political Science

The Field of Political Science consists of all courses labelled Political Science POLI, which are categorized as follows:

Canadian Politics: Political Science 225, 321, 343, 425, 426, 427, 428, 444, 445, 521, 541, 551.

Comparative Politics: Political Science 279, 357, 359, 369, 371, 429, 430, 431, 447, 451, 463, 464, 465, 469, 470, 471, 473, 476, 477, 553, 554, 561, 567, 569, 571, 577, 579.

International Relations: Political Science 283, 381, 435, 437, 439, 479, 483, 485, 487, 507, 523, 575, 581, 583, 585, 587.

Political Theory: Political Science 213, 310, 403, 405, 407, 409, 411, 413, 441, 503, 505, 515, 517, 519.

Other: Political Science 201, 399, 499, 501, 502, 504, 597.