Program Description
Get behind the headlines and learn how political power really works. The political science program introduces students to political, economic, social, and environmental issues in Canada and around the world.
Students will learn:
- Describe and explain major issues and phenomena of political science
- Research and investigate political issues, synthesize data and information from varying sources and present descriptive and empirical evidence to support a central thesis
- Confidently assert political ideas and arguments, and defend them with sound reason and logic
- Effectively communicate ideas, arguments and evidence through clear, concise and coherent written work
- Explain the rights and responsibilities associated with Canadian and global citizenship
- Propose and evaluate alternative policy solutions to contemporary societal problems