Ryerson University

The BA in Politics and Governance focuses on a critical understanding of the public and private institutions, structures and processes of ‘governance’. The program offers courses in five sub-fields: Canadian, Comparative, Global, Policy, and Theory. Unlike traditional political science undergraduate degrees that focus on governmental actors and policy makers, our Politics and Governance program embraces a range of forms of governance.

This innovative program (offered in both full- and part-time configurations) integrates the fields of public policy and public administration to reflect the theoretical and practical realities of the political context of policy development, implementation and analysis; and, prepares graduates for further academic pursuits and careers in the public service at all levels of government, in the non-profit sector, in private sector organizations with significant relationships with government and in international organizations.