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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 | Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes | 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 Design and Methods | 3 |
| POSC 311 | Justice and the Good Life: Early Western Political Thought | 3 |
| POSC 312 | Freedom and Equality: Modern Political Thought | 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 (POSC 490, POSC 491, POSC 492, POSC 493, or POSC 494; all discontinued) towards the Political Science major.
Note 2: Students may substitute up to three upper-level Political Science credits with one of CRIM 335, PSYC 368, or PHIL 310 (discontinued).
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 | Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes | 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 (POSC 490, POSC 491, POSC 492, POSC 493, or POSC 494; all discontinued) 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 | Democracies and Authoritarian Regimes | |
| 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 (POSC 490, POSC 491, POSC 492, POSC 493, or POSC 494; all discontinued) towards the Political Science minor.
Course listings
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course descriptions section.