8.27 Department of Political Studies

Head: William Neville
General Office: 532 Fletcher Argue Building
Telephone: (204) 474-9733
Web: umanitoba.ca/political_studies
Email: political_studies@umanitoba.ca

8.27.1 Academic Staff

8.27.2 Program Information
Political Studies examines the dynamics of human interaction in which individuals and groups compete to achieve their goals. The study of politics involves a consideration of the interactions between the individual, the state, government, public affairs and public policy. Political Studies examines the dynamics of these interactions in the context of competing visions, values and interests, particularly in the pursuit of varying public goals, including the quest for political power and the control of government. Politics is thus both a study of conflict between competing interests and a study of how these competing interests achieve compromise and cooperation.

For entry, continuation and graduation requirements for the General Degree, Advanced Degree and Honours Degree, see Basic Faculty Regulations for the Three Programs Leading to a B.A.

Major Program
For entry to the Major, the prerequisite is a grade of "C" or better in six credit hours in Political Studies. For students who have taken additional courses toward the major, then a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 is required on all courses including the higher of repeated courses and excluding failed courses.

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 in all courses that comprise the Major is required to graduate including the higher grade of repeated courses and excluding failed courses.

A maximum of six credit hours in Political Studies courses numbered at the 100 level may be used towards the 30 credit hours for a General Major or the 48 credit hours for an Advanced Major.

Minor Program
For entry to the Minor, the prerequisite is a grade of "C" or better in six credit hours in Political Studies.

A maximum of six credit hours in Political Studies courses numbered at the 100 level may be used toward the 18 credit hours for a Minor.

Honours Program
For entry to the Honours Program, see Basic Faculty Regulations for the Three Programs Leading to a B.A.

Honours Ancillary Options:
Economics
Psychology
Geography
Sociology
History
Statistics
Philosophy

A modern language or another subject with department approval.

Honours in Political Studies may be taken in combination with the program of Central and East European Studies.

Other
Combinations of courses for the Major, Minor and Honours programs, other than those listed above may be permitted by written consent of the department head. Similarly, Honours courses may be taken by students in the General or Advanced Major programs with the written consent of the department head.

8.27.3 Political Studies, Department Code: 019

University 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4
GENERAL MAJOR    Total: 30 credit hours
6 credit hours in Political Studies courses numbered at or above the 100 level	• 18 credit hours in Political Studies courses numbered at or above the 200 level • 6 credit hours in Political Studies courses numbered at or above the 300 level
ADVANCED MAJOR    Total: 48 credit hours
6 credit hours in Political Studies courses numbered at or above the 100 level	• 6 credit hours in Political Studies courses numbered at the 200 level • 6 credit hours in Political Studies courses numbered at the 300 level • 6 credit hours in Political Studies courses numbered at the 400 level • an additional 24 credit hours in Political Studies courses numbered at or above the 200 level
MINOR    Total: 18 credit hours
6 credit hours in Political Studies courses numbered at or above the 100 level	12 credit hours in Political Studies courses numbered at or above the 200 level
HONOURS SINGLE1
6 credit hours in Political Studies courses numbered at or above the 100 level	• 6 credit hours in Political Studies Honours or Composite courses numbered at the 200 level • 6 credit hours in Political Studies General courses numbered at the 200 level • 6 credit hours in Political Studies courses numbered at the 200 level or 6 credit hours in ancillary options • 12 credit hours in ancillary options	• 12 credit hours in Political Studies Honours or Composite courses numbered at the 300 level2 • 6 credit hours in Political Studies courses numbered at the 300 level2 • 6 credit hours in ancillary options	• 18 credit hours in Political Studies Honours or Composite courses numbered at the 400 level2 • 6 credit hours in ancillary options
HONOURS DOUBLE1
6 credit hours in Political Studies courses numbered at or above the 100 level	• 6 credit hours in Political Studies Honours or Composite courses numbered at the 200 level • 6 credit hours in Political Studies General courses numbered at the 200 level • 12 credit hours in other Honours field • 6 credit hours in ancillary options	• 12 credit hours in Political Studies Honours or Composite courses numbered at the 300 level2 • an additional 12 or 18 credit hours depending on other Honours field	• 12 credit hours in Political Studies Honours or Composite courses numbered at the 400 level2 • 12 credit hours in other Honours field
Notes: 1Include at least six credit hours in political theory. 2In either third or fourth year a student in Single or Double Honours may, with written permission of the department head, substitute one of the following: Six credit hours in General Political Studies for six credit hours in Honours or Composite courses; Six credit hours in Honours or Composite courses numbered at the 300-level in place of six credit hours in Honours or Composite courses numbered at the 400-level; Six credit hours in Honours or Composite courses numbered at the 400-level in place of six credit hours in Honours or Composite courses numbered at the 300-level.

8.27.4 Political Studies Course Descriptions
For prerequisite, corequisite and course availability information, see Prerequisite, corequisite and course availability.

The letter "F" following course numbers indicates courses given in French at Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface.