{"id":24,"date":"2009-03-23T11:52:31","date_gmt":"2009-03-23T15:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:42:07","slug":"programs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/undergraduate\/programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Degree Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Our Degree Programs\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"hear-what-our-professors-have-to-say\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hear what our professors have to say<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-7xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    <div class=\"grid gap-6 mx-auto my-6 cu-column md:gap-10 lg:grid-cols-3 md:my-10 first:mt-0\">\n        \n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yAjrfmlOrNg\" width=\"250\" height=\"140\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/people\/malloy-jonathan\/\">Professor Jonathan Malloy<\/a><\/strong><br>\n<strong>Bell Chair in Canadian Parliamentary Democracy<br>\n<\/strong>Professor Malloy talks about 杏吧原创\u2019s superb vantage point for studying <strong>Canadian Politics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/embed\/C73zwkFNekY\" width=\"250\" height=\"140\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/people\/aaron-ettinger\/\">Professor Aaron Ettinger<\/a><br>\n<\/strong>Professor Ettinger introduces our world-class program in<strong> International Relations<\/strong> and the unique learning experiences 杏吧原创 offers.<strong><br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-column-content\">\n    \n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hBVUdxOpZFQ\" width=\"250\" height=\"140\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/people\/andree-peter\/\">Professor Peter Andr\u00e9e<\/a><br>\n<\/strong>Professor Andr\u00e9e describes the expertise and many opportunities we offer students interested in <strong>environmental policy and politics<\/strong>.<strong><br>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"ba-honours\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">BA Honours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this four-year program, students study and debate politics in Canada and abroad, international relations, as well as political theory and methodology. In addition to introductory courses, specialized seminars with limited enrolment allow students to focus on particular topics or issues, such as electoral trends, new forms of political activism, or international conflicts. Students have the option of completing an Honours Research Essay in their final year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/undergradprograms\/politicalscience\/#Political_Science__BA_Honours\">BA Honours program requirements<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/undergraduate\/navigating-the-program\/honours-research-essay\/\">More information on Honours Research Essay option<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"ba-combined-honours\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">BA Combined Honours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This four-year program allows students to combine the BA Honours Program with another discipline, such as Law, Economics, or English. Students will study the same aspects of political science as those in the BA Honours, but they will become experts in two disciplines, rather than one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/undergradprograms\/politicalscience\/#Political_Science__BA_Combined_Honours\">BA Combined Honours program requirements<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"ba\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">BA<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This three-year program provides foundational knowledge of politics in Canada and internationally, as well as in political theory or methodology. The program teaches you to probe a variety of sources for information, to make critical assessments of your findings, and to present them orally or in writing. Note that this program is not normally sufficient to continue to a graduate degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/undergradprograms\/politicalscience\/#Political_Science__BA_General\">BA program requirements<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"ba-concentrations\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">BA Concentrations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In all our BA programs, students can pursue a concentration in a specialized area of study. A concentration will provide you with a road map that helps you select courses that focus on your selected area, and it will be formally recognized on your diploma when you graduate. We offer a concentration in the following fields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/undergraduate\/programs\/canadian-politics-and-public-policy\/\">Canadian Politics and Public Policy<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/undergraduate\/programs\/international-relations-and-world-politics\/\">International Relations and World Politics<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/undergraduate\/programs\/power-and-political-ideas\/\">Power and Political Ideas<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More information can be found here about <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/polisci\/undergraduate\/navigating-the-program\/concentrations\/\">Choosing a Concentration<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"bgins-global-politics\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">BGINS \u2013 Global&nbsp;Politics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Political Science is one of the participating departments in the Bachelor of Global and International Studies (BGINS), where it sponsors the specialization in Global Politics.&nbsp;The BGINS program allows students to pursue interdisciplinary studies related to international affairs and globalization. The Global Politics specialization allows students to focus their studies on courses in international politics, while students enrolled in other specializations may take Political Science courses as electives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/bgins\/global-politics\/\">BGINS Program information<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"minor-in-political-science\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minor in Political Science<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students registered in other degree programs at 杏吧原创 may register for the Minor in Political Science. The Minor includes an introduction to political science as well as selected political science courses in your area of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/calendar.carleton.ca\/undergrad\/undergradprograms\/politicalscience\/#Minor_in_Political_Science\">Minor program requirements<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hear what our professors have to say BA Honours In this four-year program, students study and debate politics in Canada and abroad, international relations, as well as political theory and methodology. 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