120 Units
This multi-disciplinary program introduces students to the study of international issues, trans-border phenomena and intercultural relations of all kinds. It leads to an in-depth understanding of the complex connections and interactions among local, national, regional and global processes. It exposes students to a wide range of disciplinary viewpoints — including economics, geography, history and world religions — while simultaneously providing a solid and rigorous foundation in political science.
As a complement to its focus on international studies, the program offers advanced foreign-language training. Students acquire proficiency in Canada's two official languages and in at least one additional modern language, thus preparing them for the demands of an internationally-oriented career. The program also develops fundamental skills in critical-thinking, analysis and synthesis, and teaches students a variety of research methods. Students benefit from extensive international opportunities, including study abroad, international field-research courses, a Model UN course, and international internships.
In addition to their second official language, students can choose to study one of the following modern languages: Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish.
This program is offered in English and in French.
Co-operative education is available with this program.
The French immersion stream is available with this program.
Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2023-2024 calendars for the previous requirements.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Basic skills | ||
| ENG 1100 | Workshop in Essay Writing | 3 Units |
| ENG 1120 | Selected Topics in Literature and Composition | 3 Units |
| Total: | 6 Units | |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Compulsory courses | ||
| ECO 1102 | Introduction to Macroeconomics | 3 Units |
| HIS 1110 | Introduction to Global History | 3 Units |
| HIS 1111 | The Twentieth-Century World from 1945 | 3 Units |
| GEG 2108 | Contested Places | 3 Units |
| POL 2103 | Introduction to International Relations and Global Politics | 3 Units |
| POL 2104 | Introduction to Comparative Politics | 3 Units |
| POL 2107 | Introduction to Political Thought | 3 Units |
| POL 2108 | Modern Political Thought I | 3 Units |
| POL 2156 | Foundations of Research in Political Science | 3 Units |
| POL 3102 | Modern Political Thought II | 3 Units |
| POL 4930 | Honours Seminar in International Relations and Global Politics | 3 Units |
| Optional courses | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Introduction to Political Science | ||
| Politics and Globalization | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Non-Western Political Thought | ||
| Indigenous Political Theory | ||
| 9 optional course units in political science (POL) at the 4000 level from the list of optional courses | 9 Units | |
| 6 optional course units in political science (POL) from the list of optional courses | 6 Units | |
| 3 optional course units from the list of optional courses | 3 Units | |
| Second Language courses | ||
| 24 course units in French second language (FLS) from: 1 | 24 Units | |
| Apprendre à apprendre | ||
| Communication orale et écrite en français – Intermédiaire I | ||
| Communication orale et écrite en français – Intermédiaire II | ||
| Grammaire française – Intermédiaire | ||
| Lire pour écrire en français | ||
| Écouter pour parler en français | ||
| Immersion 1 : Compréhension orale et écrite | ||
| Compréhension de l'oral en français - Avancé | ||
| Mieux lire en français | ||
| Discutons en français | ||
| Mieux écrire en français | ||
| Grammaire française - Avancé | ||
| Mieux prononcer pour mieux communiquer en français | ||
| Enrichissement du français par l’engagement communautaire | ||
| Immersion 2 : Production orale et écrite | ||
| Communication orale en contexte universitaire | ||
| Communication écrite en contexte universitaire | ||
| Grammaire des textes universitaires | ||
| Le mot juste en français | ||
| Le français sur la toile et dans les médias sociaux | ||
| Immersion autonome : Communication et argumentation à l'oral en contexte universitaire | ||
| Cultures francophones au Canada | ||
| Le français et le monde du travail | ||
| Immersion autonome : Perfectionnement de l'écrit en contexte universitaire | ||
| Interagir en français avec le monde qui nous entoure : actualité, loisirs et culture | ||
| Third language courses | ||
| 21 course units in modern languages 2 | 21 Units | |
| Total: | 102 Units | |
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Elective courses | ||
| 12 elective course units | 12 Units | |
| Total: | 12 Units | |
Note(s)
- 1
In order to obtain a degree in International Studies and Modern Languages, students must successfully complete 24 course units in their second language (FLS). A student may be exempted from this requirement if he or she successfully completes the Second Language Certification test (FLS 3500) with a minimum of two scores of at least 3 and no score below 2.
- 2
In order to obtain a degree in International Studies and Modern Languages, students must have reached advanced level II in one of the following languages and completed 3 course units in literature, culture or cinema in the 3rd language chosen : Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian or Spanish.
List of Optional Courses
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| AHL 2300 | Introduction to Community Engagement | 3 Units |
| DVM 3117 | Public International Law | 3 Units |
| DVM 4117 | Protection of Civilians in International Law | 3 Units |
| ECH 3310 | Current Problems in International Human Rights | 3 Units |
| ECH 4320 | Conflict Resolution and Peace Building | 3 Units |
| FEM 2109 | Gender and Globalization in a Transnational World | 3 Units |
| FSS 4010 | Stage international / International Internship | 6 Units |
| LCM 1101 | How to Learn Foreign Languages | 3 Units |
| LCM 1102 | Tools for Cultural Analysis | 3 Units |
| LCM 3101 | World Cultures in Contact | 3 Units |
| LCM 3102 | World Languages in Contact | 3 Units |
| LCM 3103 | World and Transcultural Literatures | 3 Units |
| LCM 3104 | World Languages and Cultures in Canada | 3 Units |
| LCM 3105 | Identities, Ideas, and Ideologies Across World Cultures | 3 Units |
| LCM 3107 | Spaces, Places, and Travel across World Cultures | 3 Units |
| POL 3103 | Introduction to Political Economy | 3 Units |
| POL 3109 | Nationalism | 3 Units |
| POL 3110 | Non-Western Political Thought | 3 Units |
| POL 3113 | Migration, Mobility, Borders and Citizenship | 3 Units |
| POL 3114 | Comparative Politics: Asia | 3 Units |
| POL 3115 | Comparative Politics of Development | 3 Units |
| POL 3116 | Politics and Culture | 3 Units |
| POL 3123 | Gender Studies and Feminist Theories in International Relations | 3 Units |
| POL 3124 | The Politics of Security | 3 Units |
| POL 3144 | Comparative Politics: Africa | 3 Units |
| POL 3145 | Comparative Politics: Latin America | 3 Units |
| POL 3162 | Political Violence | 3 Units |
| POL 3164 | Comparative Politics: Middle East and Arab World | 3 Units |
| POL 3175 | Ecopolitics | 3 Units |
| POL 3177 | Politics, Social Movements and Globalization | 3 Units |
| POL 3178 | Canadian Foreign Policy and North American Relations | 3 Units |
| POL 3179 | International Organizations and Global Governance | 3 Units |
| POL 3180 | Comparative Politics: Europe | 3 Units |
| POL 3181 | International and Comparative Politics of Indigenous Peoples | 3 Units |
| POL 3182 | Indigenous Political Theory | 3 Units |
| POL 3370 | Qualitative Analysis in Political Science | 3 Units |
| POL 3371 | Quantitative Analysis in Political Science | 3 Units |
| POL 4126 | Contemporary Geopolitics | 3 Units |
| POL 4127 | United States Foreign Policy | 3 Units |
| POL 4138 | Empire and Imperialism | 3 Units |
| POL 4141 | Comparative Politics: United States | 3 Units |
| POL 4142 | Politics and Ethics | 3 Units |
| POL 4145 | Comparative Politics: Identity Issues | 3 Units |
| POL 4163 | Sexual and Gender Diversity Politics | 3 Units |
| POL 4170 | Politics of Foreign Aid | 3 Units |
| POL 4173 | Agri-Food Politics | 3 Units |
| POL 4176 | International Political Economy | 3 Units |
| POL 4178 | Political Economy of Development | 3 Units |
| POL 4184 | Democratization and Authoritarianism | 3 Units |
| POL 4188 | International Relations as Political Theory | 3 Units |
| POL 4189 | Politics of Human Rights | 3 Units |
| POL 4190 | Global Environmental Politics | 3 Units |
| POL 4191 | Selected Topics in Critical Security and War Studies | 3 Units |
| POL 4192 | Selected Topics in International Political Economy and or Global Governance | 3 Units |
| POL 4378 | Comparative Politics: China | 3 Units |
| SRS 2195 | Religion and Politics in Global Society | 3 Units |
| SRS 3191 | Religion and Globalization | 3 Units |
| SRS 3194 | Anthropological Theories in Inter-Cultural and Inter-Religious Issues | 3 Units |
| List of courses in literature, culture and cinema | ||
| ALG 1100 | Road Map to the Culture of the German-Speaking Countries | 3 Units |
| ALG 2100 | Special Topics in German Culture | 3 Units |
| ALG 2101 | Contemporary German Culture | 3 Units |
| ALG 2300 | Masterpieces of German Literature in Translation | 3 Units |
| ALG 3330 | Cinema in the German Speaking Countries | 3 Units |
| ALG 3900 | Special Topics in German Literature | 3 Units |
| ALG 3980 | German Literature and Culture | 3 Units |
| ALG 4903 | Special Topics in German Culture II | 3 Units |
| ARB 2101 | Arabic Culture I | 3 Units |
| ARB 2102 | Arabic Culture II | 3 Units |
| ARB 2103 | Pop Culture in the Arab World | 3 Units |
| ARB 3101 | Arabic Cinema and Visual Media | 3 Units |
| ARB 3102 | Special Topics in Arab Canadian Studies | 3 Units |
| ARB 3901 | Introduction to Arabic Literature | 3 Units |
| ARB 3902 | Special Topics in Arabic Literature | 3 Units |
| ARB 4903 | Special Topics in Arabic Culture | 3 Units |
| CHN 2101 | Introduction to Chinese Culture | 3 Units |
| ESP 1101 | Introduction to Spanish Culture | 3 Units |
| ESP 1102 | Introduction to Spanish American Culture | 3 Units |
| ESP 2100 | Special Topics in Spanish and Latin American Culture | 3 Units |
| ESP 2101 | Spanish and Latin American Cinema | 3 Units |
| ESP 2102 | Great Hispanic Authors | 3 Units |
| ESP 2301 | Hispanic Literature in translation | 3 Units |
| ESP 2302 | Spanish in the World | 3 Units |
| ESP 2303 | Spanish Across Time and Cultures | 3 Units |
| ESP 2304 | Women in Hispanic Culture and Literature | 3 Units |
| ESP 2911 | Contemporary Spanish Culture | 3 Units |
| ESP 2912 | Spanish American Culture | 3 Units |
| ESP 3901 | Hispanic Cinema and Literature | 3 Units |
| ESP 3913 | Special Topics in Hispanic Culture | 3 Units |
| ESP 3917 | Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature | 3 Units |
| ESP 3934 | Spain in its literature, (20th-21st centuries) | 3 Units |
| ESP 3935 | Latin America in its literature, 20th-21st centuries | 3 Units |
| ESP 3948 | History and Politics in Hispanic Literature | 3 Units |
| ESP 3949 | Marginalized Voices in the Hispanic World | 3 Units |
| ESP 3950 | Intercultural Contacts and Hybrid Identities in Spanish America | 3 Units |
| ESP 3951 | Gender and Identity in Hispanic Literature | 3 Units |
| ESP 4901 | Advanced Study of Latin American Literature | 3 Units |
| ESP 4902 | Advanced Study of Spanish Literature | 3 Units |
| ESP 4907 | Romancing the Nation: Spanish America's Foundational Fictions | 3 Units |
| ESP 4917 | The Intellectuals, Nations and Culture in Spanish America | 3 Units |
| ESP 4918 | Great Hispanic Authors | 3 Units |
| ESP 4919 | The Novel | 3 Units |
| ESP 4928 | Contemporary Hispanic Fiction | 3 Units |
| ITA 1113 | Italian Cinema | 3 Units |
| ITA 1114 | Italian Heritage in North America | 3 Units |
| ITA 2113 | Italian Culture | 3 Units |
| ITA 2114 | Italian Literature | 3 Units |
| ITA 2910 | Immersion in Italian Language and Culture in Italy | 3 Units |
| ITA 3106 | The Italian Renaissance | 3 Units |
| ITA 3901 | Special Topics in Italian Literature | 3 Units |
| ITA 3902 | Italian Culture: Special Topics | 3 Units |
| ITA 4903 | Italian Culture: Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 3 Units |
| ITA 4905 | Italian Literature: Special Topics | 3 Units |
| JPN 2101 | Introduction to Japanese Culture | 3 Units |
| POR 2101 | The Culture of Portuguese-Speaking Countries I | 3 Units |
| POR 2102 | The Culture of Portuguese-Speaking Countries II | 3 Units |
| POR 3101 | Literature and Cinema of the Portuguese Speaking Countries | 3 Units |
| RUS 2101 | Introduction to Russian Culture | 3 Units |
| RUS 2102 | The Age of Dostoevsky and Tolstoy | 3 Units |
| RUS 2103 | Contemporary Russian Culture | 3 Units |
| RUS 2104 | Russian Cinema | 3 Units |
| RUS 2116 | History of Russia Until 1917 | 3 Units |
| RUS 2117 | History of the USSR | 3 Units |
| RUS 3101 | Special Topic in Russian Culture | 3 Units |