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.
The In-depth Experiential Learning Stream is offered with this program. This stream includes a mandatory semester abroad during the Fall term of the fourth year.
This program is offered in English and in French.
The In-depth Experiential Learning Stream (IELS) is offered with this program.
| 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 at the 1000 level | ||
| ECO 1102 | Introduction to Macroeconomics | 3 Units |
| FSS 1300 | Introduction to the In-depth Experiential Learning Stream and Transferable Competencies | 3 Units |
| Compulsory courses at the 2000 level | ||
| 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 21563 | Foundations of Research in Political Science | 3 Units |
| Compulsory courses at the 3000 level | ||
| FSS 3330 | In-depth Experiential Learning Stream Self-directed Course III 1 | 3 Units |
| POL 3102 | Modern Political Thought II | 3 Units |
| Compulsory course at the 4000 level | ||
| POL 4930 | Honours Seminar in International Relations and Global Politics | 3 Units |
| Optional courses | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Introduction to Global History | ||
| The Twentieth-Century World from 1945 | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Introduction to Political Science | ||
| Politics and Globalization | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Introduction to International Development: Historical Perspectives | ||
| Introduction to International Development Practices: Challenges and Innovations | ||
| Contested Places | ||
| 3 course units from: | 3 Units | |
| Non-Western Political Thought | ||
| Indigenous Political Theory | ||
| 12 optional course units in Political Science ( POL) at the 3000 or 4000 level from the list of c ourses offered by one of the foreign universities a pproved by the School of Political Studies 2 | 12 Units | |
| 6 optional course units from the list of IELS | 6 Units | |
| Second Language courses | ||
| 24 course units in French second language (FLS) from: 3 | 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 | ||
| 18 course units in modern languages 5 | 18 Units | |
| 3 optional course units in modern languages f rom the list of courses offered by one of the f oreign universities approved by the School of Political Studies 4 | 3 Units | |
| Elective courses | ||
| 9 elective course units | 9 Units | |
| Total: | 114 Units | |
- 1
The course FSS 3330 must be taken in the term immediately following the exchange abroad.
- 2
The selected foreign university must be located in a country whose national language corresponds to the third language chosen as part of the program.
- 3
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.
- 4
The courses FLS 2581 and FLS 3581 cannot be repeated to satisfy this requirement.
- 5
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
In-depth Experiential Learning Stream (IELS)
You must meet the following requirements to receive a designation of “In-depth Experiential Learning Stream” on your diploma:
- Complete the requirements of a program of study which offers the In-depth Experiential Learning Stream.
- Complete at least 30 course units (10 courses) of IELS labelled courses including:
- FSS 1300;
- FSS 3330;
- POL 21563;
- 15 optional course units labelled IELS, including 12 course units (4 courses) in Political Science (POL) at the 3000 or 4000 level and 3 course units (1 course) in modern languages, from the list of courses offered by one of the foreign universities approved by the School of Political Studies;
- 6 course units (2 courses) outside the discipline from the list of IELS courses below.
List of IELS Courses
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| ANT 11013 | Social and Cultural Anthropology | 3 Units |
| ANT 21033 | Socio-Anthropology of the Family | 3 Units |
| ANT 21113 | Introduction to Research Methods in Anthropology | 3 Units |
| ANT 21133 | Techniques, Cultures and Environments | 3 Units |
| ANT 21213 | Classical Theories in Anthropology | 3 Units |
| ANT 21263 | Anthropology and Indigenous Peoples | 3 Units |
| ANT 21283 | Anthropology for the 21st Century | 3 Units |
| ANT 21293 | Anthropology of Cities | 3 Units |
| ANT 21303 | Anthropology of Popular Culture | 3 Units |
| ANT 21313 | Museums, Representation and Power | 3 Units |
| ANT 31053 | Selected Topics in Anthropology | 3 Units |
| ANT 31063 | Environmental Anthropology | 3 Units |
| ANT 31203 | Anthropology of Science and Technologies | 3 Units |
| ANT 31283 | Political Anthropology | 3 Units |
| ANT 31313 | Capitalism and Ethnographies of Globalization | 3 Units |
| ANT 31323 | Psychological Anthropology | 3 Units |
| ANT 31333 | Medical Anthropology | 3 Units |
| ANT 31403 | Cultures, Societies and Identity | 3 Units |
| ANT 31423 | Ethnographer's Magic: Reading and Writing Anthropology | 3 Units |
| ANT 31433 | Visual Anthropology | 3 Units |
| ANT 31443 | Practical Training in Research Methods in Anthropology | 3 Units |
| ANT 33073 | Contemporary Japanese Society | 3 Units |
| ANT 33263 | Indigenous Resurgences in a Globalized World | 3 Units |
| ANT 33403 | Anthropology of Latin America and the Caribbean | 3 Units |
| ANT 33413 | Anthropology of Oceania | 3 Units |
| ANT 33423 | Anthropology of Africa | 3 Units |
| ANT 33443 | Anthropology of South Asia | 3 Units |
| ANT 33453 | Anthropology of the Maghreb and the Middle East | 3 Units |
| ANT 40103 | International Internship in Anthropology | 6 Units |
| ANT 41053 | Selected Topics in Anthropology | 3 Units |
| ANT 41203 | Anthropology of Law | 3 Units |
| ANT 41233 | Theoretical Currents in Contemporary Anthropology | 3 Units |
| ANT 41333 | Ethnography of New Media | 3 Units |
| ANT 41353 | Food and Food Systems | 3 Units |
| ANT 41373 | Historical Anthropology | 3 Units |
| ANT 43013 | Advanced Research Methods in Anthropology | 3 Units |
| DVM 11003 | Canada and the Challenges of International Development and Globalization | 3 Units |
| DVM 13003 | Social Impact in Global Perspective | 3 Units |
| DVM 21063 | Introduction to International Development Practices: Challenges and Innovations | 3 Units |
| DVM 21103 | Education, Health and Social Protection | 3 Units |
| DVM 31503 | Qualitative Research Methods and Techniques for Doing Fieldwork in International Development | 3 Units |
| DVM 31603 | International Projects Management | 3 Units |
| DVM 31803 | Global Experiential Learning | 3 Units |
| DVM 4010 | International Internship in International Development | 6 Units |
| ECH 11003 | Introduction to the Study of Conflicts and Human Rights | 3 Units |
| ECH 23003 | Introduction to International Human Rights Law and Institutions | 3 Units |
| ECH 23083 | Indigenous Politics and Human Rights | 3 Units |
| ECH 23103 | Conflicts and Rights: Philosophical Perspectives | 3 Units |
| ECH 23203 | Qualitative Methods in Conflict Studies and Human Rights | 3 Units |
| ECH 23303 | Theories of Conflict | 3 Units |
| ECH 33103 | Current Problems in International Human Rights | 3 Units |
| ECH 33203 | War and Strategy: Historical Perspectives | 3 Units |
| ECH 33303 | Special Topics in Conflict Studies and Human Rights | 3 Units |
| ECH 33603 | Quantitative Methods in Conflict Studies and Human Rights | 3 Units |
| ECH 33703 | African Great Lakes | 3 Units |
| ECH 40103 | International Internship in Conflict Studies and Human Rights | 6 Units |
| ECH 42103 | Conflict and Human Rights Field Research | 6 Units |
| ECH 43203 | Conflict Resolution and Peace Building | 3 Units |
| ECH 43213 | Global Hierarchy and Conflict | 3 Units |
| ECH 43223 | Violence, Security and Conflict in Africa | 3 Units |
| ECH 43233 | Culture and Conflict | 3 Units |
| ECH 43243 | Health and Human Rights | 3 Units |
| ECH 43253 | The Challenge of Democracy in International Affairs | 3 Units |
| ECH 43263 | Human Rights in Latin America | 3 Units |
| ECH 43273 | Philosophy of Rights | 3 Units |
| ECH 43283 | Conflicts and Peace Processes in the Middle East | 3 Units |
| ECH 43303 | Selected Topics in Conflict Studies | 3 Units |
| ECH 43313 | Applied Study of Conflicts and Human Rights | 3 Units |
| ECH 43353 | Track Two Diplomacy | 3 Units |
| ECH 43503 | Conflicts and the Peace Process in the Middle East | 3 Units |
| ECH 43553 | Selected Topics in Conflicts and the Peace Process | 3 Units |
| FSS 3210 | Selected Topics: International Social Sciences Field Research I | 6 Units |
| FSS 3295 | Model United Nations | 6 Units |
| FSS 3310 | In-depth Experiential Learning Stream Self-directed Course I | 1 Unit |
| FSS 3320 | In-depth Experiential Learning Stream Self-directed Course II | 1.5 Units |
| FSS 3330 | In-depth Experiential Learning Stream Self-directed Course III | 3 Units |
| FSS 4010 | Stage international / International Internship | 6 Units |
| FSS 4150 | Directed Research in Social Sciences | 3 Units |