An option is a “mini-minor” – a set of courses in one discipline that can be completed in conjunction with any undergraduate degree program, allowing you to focus on an additional subject of interest.
The most urgent political problems of our time pose fundamental moral problems that require not only goodwill and commitment, but a deep understanding of the mechanisms of global power and politics. This option is designed to enable you to develop a critical understanding of the formal, informal, visible and hidden structures of power in the global age and the mechanisms that propel global power and politics.
Courses
Students who have fulfilled the requirements for an Honours degree in any subject may graduate with an Option in Global Power & Politics if they have also successfully completed the following 5.0 credits:
- 1.0 credit from POST 2200Y or 2230Y
- 2.0 credits from 3000-level POST (GP) courses or HIST 3150Y/3151H or IDST-POST-WMST 3881H/4881H
- 2.0 credits from 4000-level POST (GP) courses
The following courses carry the designation “GP” in the Political Studies section of the Calendar. See Political Studies in the Academic Calendar for course descriptions:
- POST 2200Y: Introduction to Global Power and Politics
- 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-SOCI 3230Y: Nationalism and Political Order in Global Perspective
- POST 3240H: European Integration
- POST 3905Y/3906H: Reading Course in Global Politics
- POST 3960Y: Socialism: Theory and Practice
- POST 4030Y: Thesis Option—Option in Global Power and Politics
- POST 4200H: Politics of Globalization I: Thinking Critically, Thinking Globally
- POST-SOCI 4210Y: Advanced Seminar—Option in Global Power & Politics
- POST 4340H: Colonial and Post-Colonial Theory
- POST 4341H: Explorations in the Politics of Race in Global Perspective
- POST 4905Y/4906H: Reading Course
- POST 4960H: Politics of Globalization II: The Global Imagination
Program Coordinator:
Dr. Mark Neufeld mneufeld@trentu.ca
