Department of Political Science, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences

The Certificate in Public Policy and Administration is designed to provide a solid base in key concepts and foundations of Canadian government, policy and administration by bringing together a number of Canadian political science and public policy courses. This certificate will be of interest to individuals currently working or seeking employment in the public sector or quasi-public sector as well as undergraduate students. All eight courses in this certificate are also available in distance education format and to earn the Certificate, students will be required to successfully complete five of the eight courses (2.50 credits) as follows:

Students currently registered in a degree program or intending to transfer into a degree program should note double-counting regulations. Up to 50% of the requirements for a degree-credit certificate/diploma may be applied toward a major, minor or area of emphasis. The remaining 50% of the certificate/diploma requirements may be applied to electives, provided the specific courses in the certificate/diploma meet degree program requirements. BEng students can overlap 70% of their certificate courses with their major/minor, etc. requirements.

Certificate Requirements 

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
POLS*2230	Public Policy	0.50
POLS*2250	Public Administration and Governance	0.50
Select three of the following:
POLS*2300	Canadian Government and Politics	0.50
POLS*3130	Law, Politics and Judicial Process	0.50
POLS*3250	Public Policy: Challenges and Prospects	0.50
POLS*3300	Governing Criminal Justice	0.50
POLS*3370	Environmental Politics and Governance	0.50
POLS*3440	Corruption, Scandal and Political Ethics	0.50

If you have further questions about this Certificate, please contact the SCS advising office.