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Public Affairs & Social Sciences
What Are Public Affairs & Social Sciences?
Social sciences address a range of human issues. They explore the structure and impact of groups. Social and behavioral scientists examine phenomena from social, cultural, political, technological and biological perspectives. Public Affairs covers a variety of areas including government, corporate responsibility, and information and communications management. In its broadest sense it describes the relationship of organizations with their stakeholders.
Social sciences and public affairs encompass the following fields of study:
- Anthropology – the study of human diversity from a cultural, biological, and historical lens
- Sociology – the study of human social activity
- Psychology – the study of the human mind and behavior
- Social work – an interdisciplinary field of study blending psychology, sociology, ethnic studies and public policy
- Law – the study of the societal rules that govern behavior
- Global studies – an interdisciplinary field studying social, political and cultural relationships across the world
- Political science – the study of political entities and processes
- Emergency management – the study of managing disasters and minimizing their impact
- Public policy – the study of systems of law addressing a given topic
Who Should Study Public Affairs & Social Sciences?
If you plan on studying one of these subjects, you may ideally answer “yes” to the following questions:
- Do I truly enjoy learning about different human processes?
- Am I curious about people?
- Do I enjoy listening to people?
- Could I spend all day reading about, listening to, or writing other peoples’ life stories?
- Do I want to make a difference in the world by doing work that “gives back”?
- Also, you should ideally answer “no” to the following questions: Do people bore me?
- Do I have a low tolerance for socializing?
- Am I drawn to working alone, and being in minimal contact with others?
Types of Social Science and Public Affairs Careers
There are many fields of study within public affairs & social sciences, so there are many career paths from which to choose. Those holding social and behavioral science degrees may find work in:
- Government
- Business
- Law firms
- Non-governmental organizations
- Education
- Private industry
- Nonprofits
- Universities
- Newspapers
- Broadcast television
- Think tanks
- Charitable foundations
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Université Laval
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University of Ottawa
Political Science
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University of Regina
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University of Saskatchewan
Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
APA- and CPA-accredited scientist-practitioner program, founded 1972. Four years of coursework, practicum, and research followed by 12-month predoctoral internship in an accredited setting.
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Queen's University, Ontario, Canada
Political Studies
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McGill University
Occupational Health
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Université de Moncton
Psychologie - Doctorate
The masters program is typically a two year program with courses from September to April, the first year; then work on the thesis and finally either an intership or a "practicum".
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University of Toronto
J.D./Ph.D. in Economics
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Memorial University of Newfoundland
Sociology - Doctorate
Sociology aims to understand patterns of human social life in all their historical and current diversity. We seek to understand how people live, think, feel, and believe, comparing our own society wi
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University of Northern British Columbia
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University of British Columbia
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Wilfrid Laurier University
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Since 1966, the Faculty of Social Work at Wilfrid Laurier University has offered professional social work programs and graduated more than 3,295 social workers.
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University of Waterloo
Psychology
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York University
Psychology
Canada's largest program and one of the most diverse with seven areas of study including the country's only History & Theory of Psychology program; as well as opportunities for research and profession
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Dalhousie University
Political Science
Today Political Scientists still study these matters, but the discipline has grown to encompass many aspects of government, such as parliaments, electoral processes and constitutions; or external rel
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University of Manitoba
Pharmacy
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Carleton University
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University of New Brunswick - Fredericton
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Simon Fraser University
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University of Alberta
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University of Guelph
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University of Western Ontario
Graduate program in Political Science
The M.A. is a broadly based one-year degree which can lead to a Ph.D. or a preparation for a career in government at the local, provincial or federal level. The Ph.D.
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