Political Science Dalhousie University

Overview

The Political Science programme from Dalhousie University  allows you to study power structures around the world and in your own backyard. You'll be surrounded by Canadian political history — Halifax is home to Canada’s first elected assembly, the country’s oldest legislature building, and is the birthplace of responsible government in the British Empire. Work closely with nationally recognized and award-winning faculty members in a small, interactive setting.

Political Science is valuable for individuals who want to know more about the values, laws, institutions, and policy mechanisms that govern their lives, in local, national and global contexts.

What you will learn

• While we excel in teaching the traditional subfields (political theory, Canadian politics, comparative politics, and international relations), Our programme is a great place to study more specialized topics, such as gender and politics, migration and citizenship, environmental policy, and the complex intersections of security and development.
• First-year courses provide a great overview of Canadian government, international relations, political theory, and history and serve as a solid foundation for more specialization in the upper years. While our professors use their own unique teaching methods, all our courses focus on developing strong research, critical thinking, and writing skills.

• Courses allow you to discover and pursue the aspect of political science that most interests you. Whether you’re passionate about Canadian government and local politics, the politicization of social issues, foreign policy, or global conflict, there are courses for you.

Careers

You might find yourself working directly in politics or using the skills you learned in the programme as a foundation for a career in law, teaching, public service, journalism, communications, NGOs and charities, consulting, or business.

Possible careers include:

• Elected official, at the federal, provincial, or municipal level

• Political advisor or analyst

• Civil servant (i.e., government official)

• Diplomat, trade commissioner 

• Electoral officer

• NGO official or analyst

• Lawyer 

• Journalist