The Public Policy & Governance Major provides students with the analytical tools and practical insights needed to understand and shape policymaking in Canada and globally. It draws on multidisciplinary perspectives, including economics, political science, law, and public administration, and integrates classroom learning with experiential education opportunities.
This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol.
Variable Minimum Grade
A minimum grade/minimum grade average in required courses is needed for entry, and this minimum changes each year depending on available spaces and the number of applicants. The following courses must be completed:
- ECO101H1 and ECO102H1 with a final mark of at least at least 63%, or ECO105Y1 with a final mark of at least 80%, and
- 0.5 credit from MUN150H1/ MUN160H1/ MUN170H1/ MUN180H1, with a minimum mark of 65%, and
- Either
- An additional 0.5 credit from MUN150H1/ MUN160H1/ MUN170H1/ MUN180H1 with a minimum mark of 65%, or
- 0.5 credit from MUN100H1/ POL101H1/ POL106H1/ POL107H1/ POL109H1/ POL191H1/ POL192H1/ TRN160Y1/ TRN161Y1/ TRN151Y1/ TRN136Y1/ VIC122H1/ VIC134H1/ VIC181H1/ VIC183H1/ VIC184H1/ VIC185H1/ VIC187H1/ VIC188H1/ NEW106H1/ NEW111H1/ NEW161H1 with a minimum mark of 65%.
To ensure that students admitted to the program will be successful, applicants with final grades lower than the minimum grades stated above will not be considered for admission. Please note that obtaining these minimum final grades does not guarantee admission to the program.
(8.0 credits with at least 2.0 credits at the 300 level, including 0.5 credit at the 400 level )
While some courses may appear under more than one requirement line, no course may be counted twice for the purpose of program completion.
Introductory Courses
- 0.5 credit from MUN150H1/ MUN160H1/ MUN170H1/ MUN180H1 or any 100 or 200 level coded course from Munk or its constituent entities with prior permission of the Director
- 0.5 credit from further MUN coded100 level courses or POL101H1/ POL106H1/ POL107H1/ POL109H1/ POL191H1/ POL192H1/ TRN160Y1/ TRN161Y1/ TRN151Y1/ TRN136Y1/ VIC122H1/ VIC134H1/ VIC181H1/ VIC183H1/ VIC184H1/ VIC185H1/ VIC187H1/ VIC188H1/ NEW106H1/ NEW111H1/ NEW161H1 or another First Year Foundation/One course relevant to the study of Public Policy
- 1.0 credit from ECO101H1, ECO102H1/ ECO105Y1
Foundations in Public Policy
- 0.5 credit from foundations in power and ethics: MUN200H1
- 0.5 credit from public finance and policy: MUN220H1
- 0.5 credit from intermediate microeconomics: ECO200Y1/ ECO204Y1/ ECO206Y1/ MUN221H1 (formerly PPG200H1)
- 1.0 credit from statistics and quantitative reasoning: ECO220Y1/ ( POL222H1 +, POL232H1) / [ PCJ210H1, ( SOC202H1/ STA220H1/ STA221H1/ STA255H1/ STA261H1)]
- 0.5 credit from introductions to Canadian government and comparative politics: POL214H1/ POL224H1
- 0.5 credit from foundations in the public policy making process: MUN320H1 (formerly PPG301H1)
Further Studies in Public Policy
- 1.5 credits from approved Munk School, Economics, Political Science, and other cognate courses as listed below
- 0.5 credit from Munk School area studies courses: AMS201H1/ CAS203H1 CAS460H1/ CAS470H1/ CAS380H1/ EUR200Y1/ EUR300H1/ EUR301H1/ EUR400H1/ EUR498H1/ MUN351H1 or another area studies course relevant to the study of Public Policy & Governance at the discretion of the Director
- 0.5 credit from Public Policy & Governance Capstone course: MUN420H1 (formerly PPG401H1)
Approved Munk School courses: MUN311H1; MUN321H1; MUN322H1; MUN323H1; MUN324H1; MUN325H1; MUN327H1; MUN328H1; MUN362H1; MUN368H1; MUN371H1; MUN380H1; MUN396H1; MUN397H1; MUN421H1: MUN310H1; MUN463H1; MUN489H1.
Approved Economics courses: ECO313H1; ECO314H1; ECO317H1; ECO320H1; ECO324H1; ECO331H1; ECO332H1; ECO333H1; ECO334H1; ECO336H1; ECO340H1; ECO342H1; ECO349H1; ECO364H1; ECO365H1; ECO367H1; ECO369H1; ECO401H1; ECO402H1; ECO403H1; ECO406H1; ECO407H1; ECO409H1; ECO414H1; ECO435H1; ECO438H1; ECO446H1; ECO483H1
Approved Political Science courses: POL314H1; POL316H1; POL319H1; POL324H1; POL334H; POL337H1; POL344H1; POL347H1; POL351H1; POL361H1; POL363H1; POL384H1
Approved additional courses: ENV222H1; ENV320H1; ENV322H1; ENV323H1; GGR326H1; GGR334H1; GGR359H1; GGR429H1; HIS300H1; PHS211H1; PHS307H1; PHS310H1; PHS411H1; SOC208H1; SOC215H1; SOC389H1
Notes
- Course can only count toward one requirement, even if listed as options to multiple requisites in the program
- Not all courses have priority enrolment for Public Policy students. Students are responsible for checking priority of courses and meeting course prerequisites they wish to take. Checking prerequisites is especially important with respect to ECO courses, many of which require the completion of first year Mathematics courses as pre-requisites.
