Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Political Science

Brandon University

Political Science is concerned with the study of political actors, institutions and processes that affect our daily lives. The Department of Political Science is a small group of active scholars committed to teaching, research and community activities. Our goal is to provide quality education to all our undergraduate students, including those who wish to become majors or minors in the discipline, and those whose objective is to learn the fundamentals about government and politics so that they may become more informed and better citizens. The expertise of our faculty spans several areas of the study of politics, including Canadian government at all levels, comparative government of Europe, the US and the developing world, modern and contemporary political behaviour, and international politics, among others. We make every effort to ensure that all our students have an ample choice over their three or four years of study by offering a wide range of courses, some basic, some more advanced. In the best tradition of liberal arts education, many of our students take political science because of their deep interest in public affairs. Other proceed to graduate school, or to careers in journalism, law school, public service, political parties, consulting, active politics, foreign affairs, or international development. We are proud that some of these students have completed and are now completing masters and doctoral degrees elsewhere in Canada or abroad and that a significant number have been and are now involved in politics as members of parliament or provincial legislatures.