PoliticalScience,BilingualSpecialization
BachelorofArts (Honours)
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Designed forstudents interested inacareer ingovernmentand
publicservicewhereagoodworkingknowledgeofFrenchand
Francophoneculture isanasset tohigher-levelemployment
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Offered inco-operationwithUWindsor’sFrenchStudiesprogram
and theSchoolofPoliticalStudies/Écoled’étudespolitiquesat the
UniversityofOttawa/Universitéd’Ottawa
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Studyon internationalexchangeor inOttawaorQuebec
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Offers14courses taught inFrench, includingnineat theUniversity
ofWindsorand five takenduringasemesteronexchange,
normally in thirdyear
CareerTracks
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Government
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Publicservice
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Othercareers listedunderPoliticalScience (seepage11)
PoliticalScience,LawandPoliticsSpecialization
BachelorofArts (Honours)
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Forstudentsplanning topursueacareer in laworwhowish to
learnmoreabout theCanadianand international legal systems
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Doesnotguaranteeadmission to lawschoolordirectentry into the
legalprofession
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Arigorouscurriculum to fostersuchskillsetsdemandedby law
schoolsas:analyticalandproblem-solving; critical readingand
thinking;oralandwrittencommunication;organization;and
knowledgeof the lawandsocial justice
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Introduces the intersectionsbetween legal studiesandpolitical
science,philosophy,history, labourstudies,women’sandgender
studiesandsociology
CareerTracks
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Law (withadditional studies)
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Governmentandpublicservice
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Othercareers listedunderPoliticalScience (seepage11)
DigitalJournalismandPoliticalScience
BachelorofArts (Honours)
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Thiscombinedhonoursdegree inPoliticalScienceandDigital
Journalismoffersanacademic foundationalongwith the toolsof
themodern journalist’s trade
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Eachyear, students takePoliticalSciencecoursesandDigital
Journalismcourses
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Political sciencecourses includestudies inCanadianpoliticsand
government,mediaanalysis, conflict resolution, international
relationsand foreignpolicy
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Taughtbynotedscholarswhospecialize indistinctiveareasof the
disciplineand insuchspecificgeographicregionsas theMiddle
East
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DigitalJournalismcourseswill cover the theoryandethicsof
journalism inarapidlychanging technological landscape
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Students learnspecificskillssuchasweb-basedreporting,
podcasting, andaudio-visualproduction
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From first year, students learnsuchskillsas: researching;
reporting; interviewing;writing;photography;editing;and
producing featuresandotherprojects
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Industryprofessionalsareboth instructorsandguests in the
program, andopportunities forprofessional internshipsandpart-
timeemploymentareakeyelement
CareerTracks
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Journalism
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Non-governmentorganizations
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Publicaffairs forgovernmentand theprivatesector
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Law (withadditional studies)
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Education (withadditional studies)
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Graduatestudies
PSYCHOLOGY
Behaviour,CognitionandNeuroscience
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ChildPsychology
BachelorofArts (General)
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Three-yearprogram focusedonchildandadolescentdevelopment
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Well-suited forstudents interested inworkingwithchildrenand
adolescentsorpursuingadditionaldegreesorcertificateprograms
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Beneficial to thosewhowantachild-focusedmajor foraBAdegree
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Emphasizesdifferentdevelopmentalperiodsandaspectsofboth
typicalandatypicaldevelopment
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Providesopportunities toparticipate inresearchprojectsandapply
classroomskills through involvement incommunityorganizations
CareerTracks
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Developmental services
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Childandyouthwork
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Educationalassistance
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Education (withadditional studies)
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In-homesupportwork forchildrenwithspecialneeds
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After-schoolprogramco-ordination
DevelopmentalPsychology
BachelorofArts (Honours)
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Four-yearDevelopmentalPsychologyandDevelopmental
PsychologywithThesisprograms focusingonchild, adolescentand
adultdevelopment
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Coursesemphasizedifferentdevelopmentalperiodsandvarious
aspectsofboth typicalandatypicaldevelopment
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Opportunities toparticipate inresearchprojectsand toapply
classroomskills through involvement incommunityorganizations
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Fourth-yearstudentscanapply toparticipate in theDevelopmental
PsychologyPracticum toreview learning-basedbehaviourchange
strategiesandapply them incommunityplacements
CareerTracks
DevelopmentalPsychology:Graduateorcertificateprograms
leading tocareerssuchas teaching,nursing, socialwork (with
additional studies); child, elderandhealthcare; community
agencies
DevelopmentalPsychologywithThesis:Graduatestudy in
psychology (MAandPhDdegrees) leading tosuchcareersaschild
psychology,universityresearchandeducation (withadditional
studies)
DisabilityStudies
BachelorofArts (Honours)
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Providesknowledgeandexperience tobecomeanadvocate for
social justiceandaccessibility forpeoplewithdisabilities
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Includesdisabilitystudiescourses fromseveral subjectareas, as
wellasdisabilitystudies foundationcourses
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Includesaone-semester, communityexperienceplacement ina
disabilitiessetting
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Offers20-course, 30-courseand40-courseprogramswhichmeet
theneedsofstudentscomingdirectly fromsecondaryschool,
graduatesofOntarioCAAThumanservicesprogramsandstudents
alreadyemployed inhumanservicessettings
CareerTracks
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Individual, familyandgrouppractice
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Casemanagement inservicedelivery
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Agencysupervision
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Governmentadministration
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Disabilityandaccessibilitypolicyanalysis
DisabilityStudiesandPsychology
BachelorofArts (Honours)
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Involves training inbothpsychologyanddisabilitystudies
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Focusesonpsychologicalandsocialmodelsofdisability
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Exposesstudents toreal-world learningexperiences
CareerTracks
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Social serviceagencies
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Schools
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Government
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Individual,groupor familypractice
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