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Honours Political Science with Law and Politics Specialization

Total courses: forty.

Major requirements [20 courses]:
(a) 45-100, 45-130, 45-160 and 45-275;
(b) one of 45-251 or 45-252 [should be taken in Semester 3, 4 or 5];
(c) two of 45-214, 45-314, 45-321, and 45-363;
(d) three of 45-201, 45-212, 45-220, 45-221, 45-309, 45-323, 45-324, and 45-326;
(e) ten additional Political Science courses, including at least two at the 300-level and three at the 400-level.

Option requirements [6 courses]:
(a) two courses from Arts;
(b) two courses from Languages or Science;
(c) two courses from any area of study, excluding Social Sciences.

Other requirements [14 courses]:
(a) 01-150, 01-151, 02-250, 34-160, and 34-261;
(b) one of 01-209 or 34-221;
(c) two of 34-226, 43-287, 48-262, 53-310, and 54-200;
(d) three courses from any area of study, including Political Science;
(e) three courses from any area of study, excluding Political Science.

Recommended Course Sequencing

Year 1 [Semester 1]
01-150. Foundations of Academic Writing I
45-100. Introduction to Canadian Government and Politics
45-130. Comparative Politics or 45-160. World Politics
One 'Option requirement' course
One 'Other requirement' course

Year 1 [Semester 2]
01-151. Foundations of Academic Writing II
45-130. Comparative Politics or 45-160. World Politics
45-XXX. Political Science course
One 'Option requirement' course
One 'Other requirement' course

Year 2 [Semester 3]
02-250. Basic Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences
45-XXX. Political Science course [Note: 45-251 or 45-252 should be taken in Sem. 3, 4 or 5]
45-XXX. Political Science course
34-160. Reasoning Skills
One 'Option requirement' course

Year 2 [Semester 4]
45-275. Introduction to Research Methods
45-XXX. Political Science course [Note: 45-251 or 45-252 should be taken in Sem. 3, 4 or 5]
45-XXX. Political Science course
34-261. Informal Logic: Argumentation [prerequisite: 34-160]
One 'Other requirement' course

Year 3 [Semester 5]
45-XXX. Political Science course [Note: 45-251 or 45-252 should be taken in Sem. 3, 4 or 5]
45-XXX. Political Science course
45-XXX. Political Science course
One 'Option requirement' course
One 'Other requirement' course

Year 3 [Semester 6]
45-XXX. Political Science course
45-XXX. Political Science course
One 'Option requirement' course
One 'Other requirement' course
One 'Other requirement' course

Year 4 [Semester 7]
45-3XX. Political Science course
45-3XX. Political Science course
One 'Option requirement' course
One 'Other requirement' course
One 'Other requirement' course

Year 4 [Semester 8]
45-4XX. Political Science course
45-4XX. Political Science course
45-4XX. Political Science course
One 'Other requirement' course
One 'Other requirement' course

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