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Communication
Ours is the communication and information age. Analyzing how information is gathered, produced and distributed today helps us understand the communication processes that drive a variety of settings: social, cultural, political, organizational, economic and legal. In this program, you will develop critical and analytical skills in order to evaluate the nature and impact of technology and media on society, organizations and interpersonal relations. You will have the opportunity to be exposed to the latest developments in the field of communication (communication strategies, digital media, evolution of the media industry, advertising, crisis communications, negotiations, etc.). The Department of Communication offers courses in two main areas: media studies and organizational communication (internal and external communication in public and private organizations, health communication, organizational change, etc.). Combining theory and practice, our programs develop your critical and analytical skills and prepare you either for a professional career or for advanced studies.
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Political Science
Politics is omnipresent in our lives. Political science seeks to describe, analyze, understand and assess the principles and power relations that govern social life. It revolves as much around the structures and institutions that define these relations and principles as around the ideas and practices that drive them. It studies everything that influences political life and institutions (ideologies, groups, social movements, etc.) on a local, regional, national and international scale.
Our programs offer in-depth training in political science and encourage critical reflection on pivotal issues like citizenship, identity, political participation, globalization and development, governance and the state, and ethics and democracy. A discipline open to many theoretical and methodological approaches, political science constantly exchanges and shares with other fields. At the University of Ottawa's School of Political Studies, you build your knowledge in four subfields of political science: political thought, Canadian and Quebec politics, comparative politics, and international relations and global politics.
This program is offered in English and in French.
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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 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements.
Course List
Code Title Units
Basic Skills
ENG 1100 Workshop in Essay Writing 3 Units
3 course units from: 3 Units
PHI 1101 Reasoning and Critical Thinking
PHI 1301 Philosophy: Ideas and Arguments
3 course units from: 3 Units
AHL 1100 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1
AHL 1900 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1
ENG 1120 Selected Topics in Literature and Composition
3 course units from: 3 Units
AHL 1100 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1
AHL 1900 Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1
PHI 1102 Moral Reasoning
PHI 1103 Fundamental Philosophical Questions
PHI 1104 Great Philosophers
PHI 1302 Philosophy: Themes and Texts
Total: 12 Units
Course List
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Methodology (9 course units)
Compulsory Courses
3 course units from: 3 Units
CMN 2101 Research Methods in Communication
POL 2156 Foundations of Research in Political Science
3 course units from: 3 Units
CMN 3102 Quantitative Methods
POL 3371 Quantitative Analysis in Political Science
3 course units from: 3 Units
CMN 3103 Qualitative Methods
POL 3370 Qualitative Analysis in Political Science
Communication (42 course units)
Compulsory Courses
CMN 1148 Introduction to Organizational Communication 3 Units
CMN 1160 Introduction to Media Studies 3 Units
CMN 2148 Organizational Communication 3 Units
CMN 2160 Theories of the Media 3 Units
CMN 3105 Media Ethics 3 Units
CMN 3109 Advanced Theories of Communication 3 Units
CMN 3130 Communication Planning 3 Units
CMN 3133 Political Communication 3 Units
3 course units from: 3 Units
CMN 4105 Ethics and Information Society
CMN 4148 Communication in Governmental Organizations
CMN 4168 Communication and International Development
CMN 4185 Political Economy of the Media
Optional Courses
6 optional course units in communication (CMN) 6 Units
9 optional course units in communication (CMN) at the 4000 level 9 Units
Political Science (42 course units)
Compulsory Courses
POL 1101 Introduction to Political Science 3 Units
POL 2101 Introduction to Canadian Politics 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 3102 Modern Political Thought II 3 Units
3 course units from the Canadian Politics group: 3 Units
POL 3125 Urban Politics in Canada
POL 3126 Gender and Politics
POL 3128 Quebec Politics
POL 3135 Politics and Francophonie in Ontario
POL 3159 Indigenous Politics in Canada
POL 3170 Comparative Provincial Politics
POL 3171 Immigration, Multiculturalism and Citizenship in Canada and Quebec
POL 3172 Political Participation and Mobilization in Canada
POL 3174 Federalism
POL 3178 Canadian Foreign Policy and North American Relations
POL 3182 Indigenous Political Theory
POL 4134 Law, Politics, and the Constitution in Canada
POL 4135 Francophonie, Diversity, Citizenship
POL 4150 Electoral Systems and Political Parties
POL 4154 Parliamentary Government in Canada
POL 4162 Health Politics and Policy in Canada
POL 4163 Sexual and Gender Diversity Politics
POL 4165 Social and Political Thought in Quebec
POL 4166 Social and Political Thought in Canada
POL 4194 Indigenous Governance in Canada
POL 4301 The Politics of Populism
POL 4303 Politics and the Far Right
POL 4375 Social Citizenship and the Welfare State: Canada in a Comparative Perspective
3 course units from the Comparative Politics group: 3 Units
POL 3109 Nationalism
POL 3114 Comparative Politics: Asia
POL 3115 Comparative Politics of Development
POL 3126 Gender and Politics
POL 3144 Comparative Politics: Africa
POL 3145 Comparative Politics: Latin America
POL 3162 Political Violence
POL 3164 Comparative Politics: Middle East and Arab World
POL 3177 Politics, Social Movements and Globalization
POL 3180 Comparative Politics: Europe
POL 3181 International and Comparative Politics of Indigenous Peoples
POL 4127 United States Foreign Policy
POL 4141 Comparative Politics: United States
POL 4145 Comparative Politics: Identity Issues
POL 4163 Sexual and Gender Diversity Politics
POL 4178 Political Economy of Development
POL 4184 Democratization and Authoritarianism
POL 4189 Politics of Human Rights
POL 4301 The Politics of Populism
POL 4303 Politics and the Far Right
POL 4375 Social Citizenship and the Welfare State: Canada in a Comparative Perspective
POL 4378 Comparative Politics: China
3 course units from the International Relations group: 3 Units
POL 3113 Migration, Mobility, Borders and Citizenship
POL 3123 Gender Studies and Feminist Theories in International Relations
POL 3124 The Politics of Security
POL 3175 Ecopolitics
POL 3177 Politics, Social Movements and Globalization
POL 3178 Canadian Foreign Policy and North American Relations
POL 3179 International Organizations and Global Governance
POL 3181 International and Comparative Politics of Indigenous Peoples
POL 4126 Contemporary Geopolitics
POL 4127 United States Foreign Policy
POL 4138 Empire and Imperialism
POL 4170 Politics of Foreign Aid
POL 4173 Agri-Food Politics
POL 4176 International Political Economy
POL 4178 Political Economy of Development
POL 4188 International Relations as Political Theory
POL 4190 Global Environmental Politics
POL 4191 Selected Topics in Critical Security and War Studies
POL 4192 Selected Topics in International Political Economy and or Global Governance
POL 4302 Technopolitics
3 course units from: 3 Units
POL 4310 Honours Seminar in Political Thought
POL 4320 Honours Seminar in Canadian Politics
POL 4330 Honours Seminar in International Relations and Global Politics
POL 4350 Honours Seminar in Comparative Politics
POL 4930 Honours Seminar in International Relations and Global Politics
Optional Courses
3 optional course units in political science (POL) 3 Units
6 optional course units in political science (POL) at the 4000 level 6 Units
Total: 93 Units
Course List
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Elective Courses 2
15 elective course units 15 Units
Total: 15 Units
Note(s)
1 This course has variable topics. Students may take this course twice. 2
The electives may be replaced by a combination of Option(s), and/or elective units.
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