Program:Political Science
Program | Political Science | Faculty | Liberal Arts & Professional Studies |
Credential | BA, iBA | Duration | 4 Years |
Starting Month | Fall, Winter and Summer | Available for | Full-Time and Part-Time |
Program Description:
Choose from a rich and diverse range of courses that allow you to focus on a number of topics such as:
· global politics
· political economy and political power
· development and inequality in the Third World
· social justice
· ethics
· law and democracy
· violence and security
This breadth of choice will help you to gain a comprehensive understanding of critical issues facing our world and the political context in which they exist while acquiring in-demand analytical and communications skills.
· You'll learn to conceptualize and to think critically about crucial dimensions of political life, both values and processes, especially those linked to such issues as the uses and abuses of power; the articulation of rights and responsibilities; and the intersections of community and nation-state with more globally-defined realities.
· Our first-year classes are taught by our most distinguished scholars who not only cover the essentials, but also design the courses with flair and expertise.
· Our Political Science professors are internationally known. Professor Leo Pantich is the Canada Research Chair in Comparative Political Economy and Professor Leah Voskos is the Canada Research Chair in Feminist Political Economy.
· We are well known in many areas including Canadian Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory and Women and Politics.
Admission Requirements:
Chinese High School
BA
· Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate
o Successful completion of the final year of Senior 3/Grade 12 level of student
iBA
· Senior Secondary School Graduation Certificate
o Successful completion of the final year of Senior 3/Grade 12 level of student
Link to York University Official Website
http://futurestudents.yorku.ca/program/political-science/laps