World Politics - Trent Universit

This specialization in World Politics explores the global forces that shape lives, providing expertise in foreign policy, globalization, power relations, and civil unrest. It equips students for careers in cross-border relations, international agencies, government organizations, and NGOs. The program consists of 4.0 credits, including core courses in politics and power, globalization, and world politics, and elective courses focusing on various aspects of global affairs.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Become a true global citizen through this specialization that introduces you to the economic, cultural, and political forces that shape lives around the world. Develop expertise in foreign policy, world trade, power relations, and civil unrest, as you work towards a career in cross-border relations, international agencies, government organizations, and NGOs.

Outline:

Students who have fulfilled the requirements for either the single-major Honours, joint-major Honours, single-major General, or joint-major General degree in Political Studies may graduate with a Specialization in World Politics if they have successfully completed the following 4.0 credits:
2.0 POST credits consisting of:
POST 1001H: Politics and Power in the Global Age: Introduction
POST 1002H: Issues in Contemporary Politics: Thinking about Participation, Power, and Justice
POST 2231H: World Politics
POST 2232H: Globalization: An Introduction
2.0 POST credits from:
POST 2282H: Foreign Policy Analysis: An Introduction
POST-ERST 3030H: Green Politics
POST-ADMN-ECON 3123H: The Politics of Global Finance
POST 3161H: Populism in the Twenty-First Century
POST 3170H: US Politics
POST 3285H: Global Threats in a World at Risk: Heading for Dystopia?
POST-GDST 3290H: Causes of War
POST 3420H: Poverty, Politics, and Protest: A Comparative Perspective
POST 3604H: Quantitative Research Methods and Design: Getting Research Done
POST 3850H: Leadership Lab: Research and Practice
POST-CAST-GDST 4240Y: Canada, Globalization, and International Development
POST-CAST-GDST-SOCI 4252H: Refugees, Forced Migration, and Experience in the Canadian Context
POST-ADMN-GDST-SOCI 4255H: Globalization and the Politics of Work
POST-GDST 4271H: History of Democracy and Global Order
POST-GDST 4272H: Liberal Democracy at the Crossroads: Imagining Alternatives
POST-GDST 4873H: Community-Based Research with Immigrants
Reading courses (POST 3900Y, 3901H, 3902H, 3903H, 4900Y, 4901H, 4902H, 4903H)
Research practicum courses (POST 4800Y, 4801H, 4802H)
Or thesis (POST 4020D) primarily focused on World Politics