Public Policy
Curious about a career creating, analyzing, and adapting innovative new policies? Strike a balance between the social, environmental, and economic needs of people today, with this specialization ideal for students looking to pursue a career in public service, think tanks, non-profit, and intergovernmental organizations.
Students who have fulfilled the requirements for a single- or joint-major Honours degree in Political Studies may graduate with a Specialization in Public Policy if they have also successfully completed the following 4.0 credits:
- 0.5 POST credit consisting of POST 3605H
- 3.5 POST credits from Group A and Group B, with at least 1.0 credit from Group A
Group A
- POST-CAST 4055H: Contemporary Canadian Problems
- POST-CAST 4081H (or 4080Y): Canadian Politics and Public Policy
- POST-CAST 4082H: Multilevel Governance in Canada: Contemporary Issues and Dynamics
- POST-ADMN-IDST-SOCI 4255H: Globalization and the Politics of Work
- POST-CAST-GEOG 4555H: City, Economy, and Society: Urban Restructuring and the Global Economy
Group B
- POST-CAST-SOCI 3000Y: Reading the Social: Space, Difference, and Power in Canada
- POST-CAST-INDG 3015H: Urban Governance in Canada
- POST-CAST-CRIM 3091H: Law and Constitutional Issues
- POST-CAST-CRIM 3092H: Law and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- POST-CAST-ERST-FRSC 3120H: Canadian Environmental Policy
- POST 3200H: Ordering World Politics I: US Foreign Policy in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
- POST-CAST 3210H: Ordering World Politics II: Canadian Foreign Policy in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
- POST 3420H: Poverty, Politics, and Protest: A Comparative Perspective
- POST-ERST-IDST-SAFS 3602H: Environment and Development
- POST-CAST-GEOG 3621H: The Critical Place of Law in Canadian Society
- POST-CAST-SOCI 3661H: Race, Ethnicities, and Multiculturalism
- POST-CAST-SOCI 3665H: Canada: State, Society, Power
- POST-CAST-GESO 3670Y: Gender and Politics in Canada: Cultural and Media Interventions
- POST-GESO-IDST-SOCI 3881H: Gender, Globalization, and Resistance
- POST-CAST-IDST 4240Y: Canada, Globalization, and International Development
- POST-IDST 4260H: Global Governance and Social Justice
- POST-CAST-GESO 4430Y/4431H: Growing Gap: Gender (In)Justice in Canada
- POST-ERST-IDST-SAFS 4610H: Global Environmental Policy
- POST-CAST-GEOG 4621H: The Critical Place of Law in Canadian Society
- POST-CAST- HIST 4772H: Canadian Social Policy 1951–2014
Degrees Offered:
- B.A.
- B.A. (Honours)
Locations:
- Peterborough
Resume Boosters:
- Apply your learning to the real world through a community engagement project or political internship
- Develop a multidisciplinary approach to politics by taking cross listed courses in Environmental Studies, Indigenous Studies, Anthropology, Canadian Studies, and International Development
Career Paths:
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Social Policy Analyst
Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers conduct research, develop policy and implement or administer programs in areas such as consumer affairs, employment, home economics, immigration, law enforcement, corrections, human rights, housing, labour, family services, foreign aid and international development. They are employed by government departments and agencies, industry, hospitals, educational institutions, consulting establishments, professional associations, research institutes, non-government organizations and international organizations or they may be self-employed.
Career Opportunities
- Policy Analyst
- Public Relations Officer
- Political Consultant
- Politian
- Civil Servant
Admission Requirements
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