ProgramCIP 45.1003

Canadian Government and Politics

A program that focuses on the systematic study of Canadian political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in British and North American political theory, political parties and interest groups, provincial and local governments, Constitutional law, federalism and national institutions, executive and legislative politics, judicial politics, popular attitudes and media influences, political research methods, and applications to the study of specific issues and institutions.

Definition from U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (CIP 2020).