Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Programs
PROGRAM AND ADMISSIONS GUIDE
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Faculty of Arts, Humanities andSocial Sciences
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Human resourcemanagement
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Industrial relations
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Employment training
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Career counselling and placement
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Government labour policy
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Dispute resolution
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Occupational health and safety
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Workers’ compensation
MUSIC
PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy
Bachelor of Arts (Honours or General)
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Necessary in aworldwith rapid scientific, technological,
environmental, political, cultural and economic changes
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Cultivates the abilities to understand and criticize underlying
principles of action and belief
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Not an ivory tower pursuit
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Develops the ability to systematically question and criticize
accepted practices and beliefs and to argue rigorously in support of
unexplored possibilities
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Investigates themost important problems facing our world
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Involves UWindsor philosopherswho are at the forefront of research
into sound and unsound reasoning, the roots of environmental crisis,
the possibility of artificial intelligence, women’s struggle for equality,
and the future of democracy and a rational society
Career Tracks
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Law (with additional studies)
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Business
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Civil service
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Politics
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Journalism
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Advertising
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Philosophy
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Education (with additional studies)
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Any jobwhere careful, creative and critical thinking are valued
POLITICALSCIENCE
International Relations andDevelopment Studies
Bachelor of Arts (Honours andGeneral)
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Based on a set of core, political science courses and two
concentrations selected fromEconomics, History, Middle Eastern
and Islamic Studies, Diaspora Studies, Sociology &Anthropology,
Languages (choice of French, Arabic, German, Italian or Spanish),
andWomen’s Studies
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Combines several academic disciplines into a varied and fascinating
study of global politics
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Includes cutting-edge research by UWindsor political science faculty
in areas such as conflict resolution and diplomacy, development and
aid strategies, food security and hunger, international policy analysis,
international trade, Middle Eastern and Islamic politics and religion
and politics
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Foreign service (public service)
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International organizations
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Non-governmental organizations
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Law (with additional studies)
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International business
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Journalism
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Consulting
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Education (with additional studies)
Political Science
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
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The study of power: who holds it, how it is exercised and howour
lives are influenced by politicians, bureaucrats and other politically
important institutions and individuals
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Analyzes political, economic, social and environmental issues in
Canada and around theworld
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Offers internships in Public ServiceManagement to senior students
aswell as courses in public administration and public policy
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Offers aunique, student-ledmentoringprogramto incomingstudents
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Involves UWindsor political scientistswho carry out cutting-edge
research in areas such as border studies, Canadian and international
policy analysis, gender politics, conflict resolution, international
political economy, media studies, Middle Eastern and Islamic
politics, religion and politics andU.S. politics
Career Tracks
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Government
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Public service
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Law (with additional studies)
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Policy analysis
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Public policy think tanks and consulting
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Non-governmental organizations
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Journalism
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Lawenforcement
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Business
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Education (with additional studies)
Political Science, Bilingual Specialization
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
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Designed for students interested in a career in government and
public servicewhere a goodworking knowledge of French and
Francophone culture is an asset to higher level employment
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Offered in co-operationwithUWindsor’s French Studies program
and the School of Political Studies/École d’études politiques at the
University of Ottawa/Université d’Ottawa
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Offers 14 courses taught in French, including nine at theUniversity
of Windsor and five taken during a semester at theUniversity of
Ottawa, normally in third year
Career Tracks
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Government
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Public service
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Other careers listed under Political Science (see above)
Political Science, LawandPoliticsSpecialization
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
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For students planning to pursue a career in lawor whowish to learn
more about the Canadian and international legal systems
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Does not guarantee admission to lawschool or direct entry into the
legal profession
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A rigorous curriculumto foster skillsets demanded by lawschools
such as analytical and problem-solving, critical reading and thinking,
oral andwritten communication, organization and knowledge of the
lawand social justice
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Introduces the intersections between legal studies and political
science, philosophy, history, labour studies, women’s studies and
sociology
Career Tracks
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Law (with additional studies)
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Government and public service
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Other careers listed under Political Science
