Langara College (Langara) Background Image
Image of Langara College (Langara)
Humanities & Social Sciences
Associate of Arts Degree-Political Science
Associate of Arts Degree-Political Science

Associate of Arts Degree-Political Science

  • ID:LC010030
  • Level:2-Year Undergraduate Diploma
  • Duration:
  • Intake:
  • Type:Full-time

Fees (CAD)

  • Application Fee:$155.00
  • TuitionFee/Year:$39,800.00
  • LivingFee/Year:$10,000.00
  • InsuranceFee/Year:$694.00
  • Application Fee:$155.00
  • TuitionFee/Year:$39,800.00
  • LivingFee/Year:$10,000.00
  • InsuranceFee/Year:$694.00

* Student Fees, Medical, Book and Supplies .

Estimated Total/program:
$101,298.00
Apply
60
Accept letter
100
Visa
20
Fly
1

Admission Requirements

Entry Requirement

  • Completion of BC Grade 12 or equivalent, or be 19 years of age.
  • Applicants who have completed 24 credits or more of post-secondary study must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.33 or higher.

English Requirement

  • Successful completion of English Studies 12 or equivalent (see note), OR
  • Successful completion of a post-secondary English or Communications course for which Langara College awards transfer credit, OR
  • LET (Langara English Test) Level 2, OR
  • LPI (Language Proficiency Index) Level 4 with essay 24, OR
  • TOEFL (paper-based) with a total score of 550 or higher and an essay score of 4.0 or higher, OR
  • TOEFL (Internet-based) with a total score of 80 or higher and a minimum of 18 in Listening, 20 in Reading, 18 in Speaking, and 20 in Writing, OR
  • IELTS 6.5, OR
  • CAEL 60 overall with essay 60, OR
  • Successful Completion of LEAP Level 8, OR
  • ELA (English Language Assessment) 145 offered by Vancouver Community College (VCC), OR
  • Successful completion of VCC English 099

Course Information

Political Science is a multi-faceted discipline covering many areas of specialization. While students can choose from a wide variety of first and second year Political Science courses at Langara College, they will develop a common set of skills designed to enable them to gain an enriched appreciation of the complexity of political life, while developing an enhanced ability to think critically about the world in which we live. Political Science courses at Langara are also intended to provide a preparation for subsequent courses at the senior undergraduate level which build and reinforce levels of experience gained at this stage.

More information:click here

Associate of Arts Degree in Political Science

CURRICULUM

Within the framework of the general requirements of the Associate of Arts Degree, students must complete a minimum of 60 credits including:

  • Four of

  • POLI 1100, Introduction to Government and Politics, 3

  • POLI 1119, Canadian Politics and Government, 3

  • POLI 1140, Introduction to International Relations, 3

  • POLI 1145, Peace and Conflict in the Modern World, 3

  • POLI 1160, Contemporary Ideologies, 3

  • POLI 1195, Special Topics I, 3

  • POLI 1250, Politics in the Developing Nations, 3

  • Two of

  • POLI 2209, Canadian Public Policy, 3

  • POLI 2219, Canadian Public Administration, 3

  • POLI 2229, Introduction to Urban Politics, 3

  • POLI 2239, Topics in Canadian Politics, 3

  • POLI 2240, International Political Economy, 3

  • POLI 2241, BC Politics & Government, 3

  • POLI 2245, Canadian International Relations, 3

  • POLI 2250, Comparative Politics: Western Liberal Democracies, 3

  • POLI 2260, An Introduction to Democratic Socialism, 3

  • POLI 2265, Surveillance and Terror: The Politics of Totalitarianism, 3

  • POLI 2270, Introduction to Western Political Thought, 3

  • POLI 2275, Introduction to Western Feminist Social and Political Thought, 3

  • POLI 2280, The Human Condition, 3

  • POLI 2295, Special Topics II, 3

  • One of

  • ENGL 1100, Reading and Writing about Literature, 3

  • ENGL 1123, Introduction to Academic Writing, 3

  • ENGL 1127, Essay Writing and Short Prose Selections, 3

  • ENGL 1128, Short Prose Selections and Composition, 3

  • Three credits of

  • ENGL,

 
See moreSee less

Pre Courses

No Course!
See moreSee less

Pathway Courses

No Course!
See moreSee less

Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Overseas_Student_Health_Cover: 694CAD/year

Same Courses

Close search