Political Science HBA

Political science caters to every taste, from those preoccupied solely by the question of how one can rise to be premier of Ontario, to those whose chief longing is to glimpse the true nature of justice. Put less vulgarly, this suggests that the study of politics encompasses the entire range of human concerns in their full diversity. Aristotle went so far as to claim that political science is the ruling science insofar as it inquires not merely into this or that aspect of human affairs, but looks to the comprehensive order within which all human activities and practices are governed. It seems fair to say that the subsequent development of Political Science as an intellectual discipline has not left behind this ancient claim, but confirmed it ever anew. Political Science graduates do not typically go on to become professional politicians. More frequently, they proceed to careers in law, journalism, the civil service and government-business relations.