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Politics
Honours, Majors and Minor
Honours
Students interested in an Honours degree in Politics must apply to the
Department of History and Politics after they complete 60 ch of studies. To
be eligible to apply students must have a minimum grade point average of
3.0 in Politics courses and a minimum cumulative grade point average of
3.0. These minimums must be maintained for the duration of the program.
No grade lower than C in a Politics course will count for credit towards the
required credits in Politics for an Honours degree.
The Honours Politics program consists of 18 term-courses of Political
Science courses. This shall be comprised of the 14 term-courses required for
a Major in Politics, plus an additional 4 term-courses of upper level Political
Science courses which must include POLS 4001 Honours Seminar in
Politics and POLS 4000 Honours Thesis, as well as one-term course in
another 4000 level course.
For the award of a first-class Honours degree, a grade point average of 3.6 is
required in all Politics courses above the introductory level. For a secondclass Honours degree an average of 3.3 is required in these courses. In both
cases a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.3 is required.
Major
Students choosing the discipline major must complete a minimum of 14
term-courses in Politics, as follows:
POLS 1201 , and POLS 1301;
two of the following: POLS 2201/POLS 2301/POLS 2401/POLS 2601;
one of the following: POLS 3401/POLS 3101/POLS 3603/POLS 3425;
and POLS 3901 or one 4000 level POLS course.
The remaining 8 term-courses must be upper level courses selected by the
student in consultation with the faculty advisor in Politics. No grade lower
than a C in a Politics course will count for credit towards a Majors degree in
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Politics.
Unless otherwise noted:
1. the required prerequisite for entry into any upper-level course in
Canadian Politics (any course with the number 1, 2 or 5 as its
second digit) is POLS 1201 ;
2. the required prerequisites for entry into any upper-level courses
in Comparative Politics (any course with the number 3 as its
second digit) and International Politics (any course with the
number 6 as its second digit) are POLS 1301 and/or POLS
2601 .
3. the required prerequisites for entry into any upper-level courses
in Political Theory (any course with the number 4 as its
second digit) is POLS 2401 .Exceptions are subject to
approval by the Chair of the Department, in consultation with
the Politics faculty.
Double Major:
Double major students in Politics and in another discipline must complete 12
term-courses in Politics, as follows:
POLS 1201 and POLS 1301 ;
two of the following: POLS 2201/POLS 2301/POLS 2401/POLS 2601;
one of the following: POLS 3401/POLS 3101/POLS 3603/POLS 3425;
and POLS 3901 or one 4000 level POLS course.
The remaining 6 term-courses must be upper level courses selected by the
student in consultation with the faculty advisor in Politics. No grade lower
than a C in a Politics course will count towards a Double Majors in
Politics.
Minor
A Minor in Politics requires the completion of 9 credit hours from any of
the lower level courses in Politics and 15 credit hours of upper level courses.
No grade lower than a C in a Politics course will count towards a Minor in
Politics.