Bachelor of Arts in Politics, History and Economics (4-year)
The PHE major weaves together the strengths of the disciplines of Politics, History and Economics into a single 4-year major.
The program focuses on public life-the way politics, government, and economics work within society. The PHE major will give students an understanding of public life, ideas for tackling pressing issues in our culture, and awareness of how history has shaped Canada and the world. Students will also gain the insight and skills needed to influence and even transform public life in Canada and internationally. The Politics, History and Economics major trains students to understand and serve the common good from a specifically Christian worldview. It encourages students to pursue wisdom and greater justice for our economically divided and culturally plural society. The PHE major aims to develop leaders who refuse to park their faith when they enter the public square, civil society or the marketplace.
Choose from four Program Themes:
General Focus: The standard PHE emphasis involves a careful multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary examination of the structure and processes of public life and of the issues and problems that arise in therein.
Anglo-Canadian-American Studies: This theme involves taking a significant concentration of courses that focus on issues in the public life of the Anglo-Canadian-American societies of the North Atlantic triangle.
International Studies: The International Studies emphasis will involve taking a significant concentration of courses focusing on the study of cross-state and cross-market studies and examining contemporary international problems such as globalization, cultural minorities, inter- and intra-national conflict, international development, international organizations, etc.
Public Policy (not yet available): This emphasis will involve taking a significant concentration of courses focussing on the development and impacts of government-generated policy and law on the public life of society.