Department of Political Science
Programs
Undergraduate
We offer expert instruction across all aspects of political science. From Africa to the Arctic, global peace to local genocide. Ideas of freedom to ideas of slavery, protest movements to political parties
Programs
International Relations
Focus on cross-border interactions between various groups in the world. Learn how those interactions affect people, states, regions and the global community.
Programs
Graduate
We are small enough to know our students and large enough to provide a comprehensive, top-notch education. Our graduate students become leaders in academic, public and private sector careers.
Research
We are a vibrant community of researchers in both the traditional fields of the discipline as well as in innovative research clusters. We invite you to explore our exciting research activities.
News and Announcements
Strong Killam Prize showing for Faculty of Arts
Psychology’s Keith Yeates and Economist Lucija Meuhlenbachs among the evening’s top winners...
In the Media
In the News: Tareq Ismael, Political Science, in Global News
‘There is no state’: Iraqi-Canadians in Halifax worry for families amid bloody uprisings
In the News: Melanee Thomas, Political Science, in Chatelaine
Inside The Testosterone-soaked Masculinity Contest That Was The 2019 Election
In the News: Matt Zabloski, Political Science alumnus, in The London Free Press
This is the guy who made Calgary the cannabis capital of Canada
In the News: Barry Cooper, Political Science in Medium
Electrocuting the Alberta Oil Patch
