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Political Science
Political science focuses on the analysis, the understanding and the criticism of phenomena relating to power in society. The discipline is particularly concerned with the structural and institutional aspects that define political systems, and with the political processes within the systems. Political science extends both to the relationships between political agents within societies and those between states on the international level. Finally, political science examines the general context that influences political life and political institutions: social groups and ideologies, and other forces.
Studies in political science can lead to teaching and research, to careers in the civil service (federal, provincial, municipal) or in organizations (para-governmental or international), to public relations, community organizing, journalism, and other careers. Political science studies can also usefully complement studies in history, geography, economics, sociology, law, public administration, and other studies. The objectives of the department are twofold. They attempt to give students a general and critical knowledge of political phenomena in Quebec, Canada and the world. This is the intent of the baccalaureate in social sciences with concentration in political science and the service courses offered by the department. The department attempts, in addition to this, to provide a program whose graduates will be political scientists capable of undertaking scientific study of political ideas, institutions and processes. This is the objective of the honours program in political science and particularly of the masters and PhD programs.
The Department of Political Science concentrates its effort in the areas of Canadian and Quebec politics, international relations, comparative politics and political thought.
All compulsory courses in the Department in Political Science are offered in English and French. A variety of optional courses are offered in English or French, usually with some alternating from year to year.
Written work may be presented in either language, but in class the language of instruction indicated in the calendar prevails. We also offer, in collaboration with other departments, bidisciplinary and multidisciplinary programs. In order to help students in their course selection, the department has, in addition to academic advisors, three student supervisors: one for undergraduate programs, one for the master's programs and one for PhD programs.
For more information concerning the programs in political science:
University of Ottawa
Faculty of Social sciences
Department of Political Science
75 Laurier East, Room 378
Ottawa Ontario K1N 6N5
Telephone: (613) 562-5754
Fax: (613) 562-5371
E-mail: [email protected]
www.uottawa.ca/academic/socsci
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BSocSc with concentration in Political Science | 90 |
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Students are responsible for satisfying the requirements of their program.
Compulsory courses in POL - 30 credits
General studies courses - 60 credits
Passing grade: D |
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| Compulsory first-year course: | cr. |
| POL1101 | Understanding Politics | 3 |
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| POL2156 | Foundations of Research in Political Science | 3 |
| POL2201 | Canadian Politics | 6 |
| POL2203 | Introduction to International Relations and Global Politics | 6 |
| POL2207 | Introduction to Political and Social Thought | 6 |
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| Six credits in POL (at least three credits at the 3000- or 4000-level) | 6 |
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| Sixty credits of electives | 60 |
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Honours BSocSc in Political Science | 120 |
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Students are responsible for satisfying the requirements of their program.
Compulsory courses in POL - 66 credits
General studies courses - 54 credits
Passing grade: D
Diploma grade point average (DGPA): 5.0 |
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| POL1101 | Understanding Politics | 3 |
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| POL2156 | Foundations of Research in Political Science | 3 |
| POL2201 | Canadian Politics | 6 |
| POL2203 | Introduction to International Relations and Global Politics | 6 |
| POL2207 | Introduction to Political and Social Thought | 6 |
| POL3155 | Analysis in Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POL3156 | Research Techniques in Political Science | 3 |
| POL3202 | Modern Systems of Political Thought | 6 |
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| POL4710 | Séminaire de synthèse en pensée politique | 3 |
| POL4720 | Séminaire de synthèse en politique canadienne | 3 |
| POL4730 | Séminaire de synthèse en politique internationale | 3 |
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| Twenty-seven credits in POL (at least 12 credits at the 4000-level) | 27 |
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| Fifty-four credits of electives | 54 |
Advanced standing/exemption for POL1101/1501
Students who receive 18 university credits of advanced standing upon admission to a political science program are exempted from POL1101/1501 - Understanding Politics. The exemption enables students to register in second-year courses in political science. Students exempted from POL1101 must replace it with three credits in political science.
Also, one political science course at a Quebec CEGEP is considered equivalent to POL 1101/1501. |
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Political Thought (PPT) | |
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| POL2207 | Introduction to Political and Social Thought | 6 |
| POL2607 | Introduction à la pensée politique et sociale | 6 |
| POL3126 | Women and Politics | 3 |
| POL3202 | Modern Systems of Political Thought | 6 |
| POL3503 | Introduction à l'économie politique | 3 |
| POL3505 | Les théories démocratiques | 3 |
| POL3506 | Les théories politiques de l'autoritarisme | 3 |
| POL3509 | Le nationalisme | 3 |
| POL3510 | La pensée politique non occidentale | 3 |
| POL3526 | Les femmes et la politique | 3 |
| POL3602 | Système de pensée politique moderne | 6 |
| POL4507 | Le socialisme | 3 |
| POL4508 | Les théories contemporaines de l'état | 3 |
| POL4536 | Le marxisme | 3 |
| POL4537 | Le libéralisme | 3 |
| POL4538 | L'impérialisme | 3 |
| POL4540 | Le conservatisme | 3 |
| POL4560 | Les rationalités politiques modernes | 3 |
| POL4561 | Mouvements ouvriers | 3 |
| POL4565 | Développement des idéologies sociales et politiques au Québec | 3 |
| POL4566 | Développement des idéologies sociales et politiques au Canada | 3 |
| POL4567 | Auteur choisi en pensée politique | 3 |
| POL4710 | Séminaire de synthèse en pensée politique | 3 |
| POL5518 | Problèmes choisis en théorie politique | 3 |
| POL5519 | Problèmes choisis en pensée politique | 3 |
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| POL2201 | Canadian Politics | 6 |
| POL2601 | Société politique canadienne | 6 |
| POL3126 | Women and Politics | 3 |
| POL3503 | Introduction à l'économie politique | 3 |
| POL3509 | Le nationalisme | 3 |
| POL3525 | Pouvoir municipal au Canada | 3 |
| POL3526 | Les femmes et la politique | 3 |
| POL3528 | La vie politique au Québec | 3 |
| POL3529 | Vie politique en Ontario | 3 |
| POL3533 | Politique et médias au Canada | 3 |
| POL3535 | Politique et francophonie en Ontario | 3 |
| POL3546 | Politique étrangère canadienne | 3 |
| POL3548 | Relations canado-américaines | 3 |
| POL4530 | Les politiques économiques au Canada | 3 |
| POL4531 | Politiques gouvernementales | 3 |
| POL4532 | Environnement, écologie et politique au Canada | 3 |
| POL4533 | L'État canadien et les politiques sociales | 3 |
| POL4534 | Politique constitutionnelle au Canada | 3 |
| POL4550 | Les systèmes électoraux et les partis politiques | 3 |
| POL4551 | Les groupes d'intérêt et les mouvements sociaux au Canada | 3 |
| POL4553 | Le fédéralisme canadien | 3 |
| POL4554 | Le parlementarisme au Canada | 3 |
| POL4565 | Développement des idéologies sociales et politiques au Québec | 3 |
| POL4566 | Développement des idéologies sociales et politiques au Canada | 3 |
| POL4720 | Séminaire de synthèse en politique canadienne | 3 |
| POL5517 | Politique et développement régional | 3 |
| POL5520 | Problèmes choisis en politique canadienne I | 3 |
| POL5521 | Problèmes choisis en politique canadienne II | 3 |
| POL5523 | Politique canadienne | 3 |
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International Relations and Global Politics (INT) | |
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| POL2203 | Introduction to International Relations and Global Politics | 6 |
| POL2603 | Introduction aux relations internationales et à la politique mondiale | 6 |
| POL3111 | Universal International Organizations | 3 |
| POL3114 | Politics in Asia | 3 |
| POL3115 | Development and Political Change | 3 |
| POL3143 | Topics in International Development and Globalization | 3 |
| POL3144 | Politics in Africa | 3 |
| POL3145 | Politics in Latin America | 3 |
| POL3503 | Introduction à l'économie politique | 3 |
| POL3509 | Le nationalisme | 3 |
| POL3511 | Organisations internationales universelles | 3 |
| POL3513 | Transnationalité et migrations internationales | 3 |
| POL3514 | Vie politique en Asie | 3 |
| POL3515 | Développement et changement politique | 3 |
| POL3546 | Politique étrangère canadienne | 3 |
| POL3548 | Relations canado-américaines | 3 |
| POL4170 | Topics in International Development | 3 |
| POL4171 | Topics in Globalization | 3 |
| POL4176 | International Political Economy | 3 |
| POL4178 | Political Economy of Development | 3 |
| POL4520 | Organisations internationales régionales | 3 |
| POL4522 | Multilatéralisme: formes et enjeux | 3 |
| POL4523 | Théories féministes en relations internationales | 3 |
| POL4524 | Politique étrangère comparée : les grandes puissances | 3 |
| POL4526 | Géopolitique et mondialisation | 3 |
| POL4538 | L'impérialisme | 3 |
| POL4541 | Politique et religion | 3 |
| POL4544 | Vie politique en Chine | 3 |
| POL4576 | Économie politique internationale | 3 |
| POL4578 | Économie politique du développement | 3 |
| POL4730 | Séminaire de synthèse en politique internationale | 3 |
| POL5503 | Thèmes de politique internationale et comparée | 3 |
| POL5506 | Problèmes d'actualité I | 3 |
| POL5507 | Problèmes d'actualité II | 3 |
| POL5513 | Les organisations internationales et les problèmes du développement | 3 |
| POL5522 | Analyse du changement politique | 3 |
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| POL1101 | Understanding Politics | 3 |
| POL1102 | Politics and Globalization | 3 |
| POL1103 | Governance and Society | 3 |
| POL1501 | Introduction à la vie politique | 3 |
| POL1502 | Politique et mondialisation | 3 |
| POL1503 | Gouvernance et société | 3 |
| POL2156 | Foundations of Research in Political Science | 3 |
| POL2556 | Fondements de la recherche en science politique | 3 |
| POL3155 | Analysis in Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POL3156 | Research Techniques in Political Science | 3 |
| POL3540 | Vie politique aux États-Unis | 3 |
| POL3542 | Vie politique en Europe occidentale | 3 |
| POL3544 | Vie politique en Afrique | 3 |
| POL3545 | Vie politique en Amérique Latine | 3 |
| POL3555 | L'analyse en politique comparée | 3 |
| POL3556 | Techniques de recherche en science politique | 3 |
| POL4545 | Politique comparée : questions identitaires | 3 |
| POL4546 | Systèmes politiques en Europe centrale et orientale | 3 |
| POL4556 | Techniques de recherche choisies en analyse politique | 3 |
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Co-operative education seeks to relate classroom learning to its practical application in the workplace. Co-op students alternate study terms on campus with four-month paid work terms. During the work terms, students are placed in jobs which should progressively involve more responsibilities and require more skills.
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2. Admission into the Co-operative Education Program
To be admissible, students must meet the following conditions:
-Canadian citizenship or permanent residency status;
-registration in the honours program;
-completion of all first-year courses and normal course requirements for the fall session of the second year or the equivalent;
-cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of 6.0 or more;
-submission of their application for admission to the central co-ordinating office before September 30 (see 5 below).
3. Requirements
Students in the co-operative education option must maintain a CGPA of 6.0 or more throughout the program. During each work term they must register in the Co-op Work Term Report course and submit a work term report at the end of the term. The course requirements for the co-op degree are those of the regular program plus the Co-op Work Term Report courses. The regulations governing the co-operative education programs are given in the Co-op Students Handbook and in the document entitled Regulations and Procedures Governing Co-operative Education Programs.
4. Advantages of co-operative education
The combination of work and study helps students both in their choice of courses and in their choice of career. Compared to other graduates, co-op graduates are often offered permanent positions involving more responsibilities and offering higher salaries. The salary earned during work terms helps to finance the students education.
5. Central Co-ordinating Office
The University of Ottawa has set up a central co-ordinating office to administer the work term component of all its co-operative education programs. The Office provides the necessary services to all participants in a co-operative education program, manages the placement process (secures employer participation, arranges interviews, places students, and other processes) and participates in monitoring work terms. A faculty member from each discipline is also involved in co-ordinating the co-operative education programs. For all questions concerning the program, please contact the office or the department co-ordinator. |
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