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The Programme in Social and Political Thought offers students an opportunity to explore the way ideas are embodied and contested in social and political life. The programme also allows students to enhance their Faculty of Arts degree with a Second major or minor that supplements and broadens their chosen discipline. The curriculum takes advantage of York 's well-known strengths as a centre of innovative and critical thinking about politics, society, economic ideas and culture.
Introduction to the Program
The Programme in Social and Political Thought (SPT) is concerned with the interdisciplinary study of human community-its nature, history and foreseeable futures. It is open to students in the disciplines of Anthropology, English, History, Humanities, Political Science, Philosophy, Sociology, Women's Studies, or another approved discipline. It is intended for those students whose breadth of focus is such that they would like to view the social and political situation of contemporary societies, both substantively and theoretically, from a plurality of social science and humanistic perspectives. The programme includes a wide range of courses in areas of Social and Political Thought such as -History of Social and Political Thought, Political Economy, The Foundations of Social and Political Theory, Literature and Art and Society.
In addition to stimulating an interest in interdisciplinary studies, the programme seeks to equip its students with the analytical and problem-solving skills required to pursue graduate studies, or to find employment in fields such as journalism, education, public service and other professions in affiliated departments and other related disciplines.
Core Courses and Interdisciplinary Options
For their core course rquirement, students will take AS/SOSC 2570 9.0: Human Nature and Political Thought. Majors will take the capstone course AS/SOSC 4511 6.0: Advanced Seminar in Social and Political Thought. As well, students must take 30 additional credits in other courses offered in the area of Social and Political Thought. These may be either in the Social Science Division or any one of the five affiliated Departments - Anthropology, History, Philosophy, Political Science and Sociology.
Please be advised that courses taken by the student cannot fulfill the major requirements of both the Departmental Major and the Social and Political Thought Major.
SPT Degree Requirements
SPT is an Honours Programme (120 credits) which may be an Honours Double Major or an Honours Major/Minor. It is usually taken in the first or second year but may be taken later. In this programme, foundations courses count as 6 credits. A course cannot be used to fulfill the major requirements of both the Departmental major and the SPT major. Note that the General Education and Social and Political Thought requirements total 96 credits. An additional 24 credits are needed to complete the Honours BA programme. The Honours programme requires a cumulative grade point average of 5.0 (C+).
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