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2022/23
Academic Calendar 2022/23
Political Science
ufv.ca/politicalsciencePolitical Science major
This section specifies the major discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section and includes the requirements for declaring a major. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.
Lower-level requirements: 18–19 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| POSC 110 | Introduction to Canadian Politics | 3 |
| POSC 120 | Ideology and Politics | 3 |
| POSC 230 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POSC 260 | International Relations and Global Politics | 3 |
| One of: | 3–4 | |
| STAT 104 | Introductory Statistics | |
| STAT 106 | Statistics I | |
| PSYC 110 | Applied Statistical Analysis in Psychology | |
| Plus: | ||
| Three additional credits of lower-level POSC | 3 | |
Upper-level requirements: 30 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| POSC 300 | Research Methods and Approaches in Political Science | 3 |
| POSC 311/ PHIL 371 | Power, Knowledge, and Order: Early Western Political Thought | 3 |
| POSC 312/ PHIL 372 | Order, Liberty, and Equality: Western Political Thought from the 17th Century to 1900 | 3 |
| One of: | 3 | |
| POSC 410 | Seminar in Canadian Politics | |
| POSC 420 | Seminar in Political Theory | |
| POSC 430 | Seminar in Comparative Politics | |
| POSC 460 | Seminar in International Relations | |
| Plus: | ||
| 18 additional credits of upper-level POSC | 18 | |
Note 1: Students can apply a maximum of one Directed Studies course (three credits from POSC 490, 491, 492, 493, or 494) towards the Political Science major.
Note 2: Students may substitute up to three upper-level Political Science credits with the following courses: PHIL 310, PSYC 368, or CRIM 335.
Political Science extended minor
This section specifies the extended minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section and includes the requirements for declaring an extended minor. Please check the Bachelor of Arts residency section of the calendar for how many upper-level credits must be completed at UFV in order to graduate with this program.
Lower-level requirements: 15 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| POSC 110 | Introduction to Canadian Politics | 3 |
| POSC 120 | Ideology and Politics | 3 |
| POSC 230 | Comparative Politics | 3 |
| POSC 260 | International Relations and Global Politics | 3 |
| Plus: | An additional lower-level POSC course | 3 |
Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| 15 credits of upper-level POSC | 15 |
Note: Students can apply a maximum of one Directed Studies course (three credits from POSC 490, 491, 492, 493, or 494) towards the Political Science extended minor.
Political Science minor
This section specifies the minor discipline requirements only. Information on additional Bachelor of Arts requirements begins in this section and includes the requirements for declaring a minor.
Lower-level requirements: 9 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| POSC 110 | Introduction to Canadian Politics | 3 |
| Two of: | 6 | |
| POSC 100 | Introduction to Politics | |
| POSC 120 | Ideology and Politics | |
| POSC 230 | Comparative Politics | |
| POSC 260 | International Relations and Global Politics | |
Upper-level requirements: 15 credits
| Course | Title | Credits |
| 15 credits of upper-level POSC | 15 |
Note: Students can apply a maximum of one Directed Studies course (three credits from POSC 490, 491, 492, 493, or 494) towards the Political Science minor.
Course listings
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