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Petty Semantics: Big News for Some
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By Beth Koughan
Exciting news for a small percentage of UPEI students: our Political Studies department is getting a facelift! The long-awaited name change from Political Studies to Political Science is finally coming to fruition. Officially approved by senate this month, the UPEI Registrar’s Office has confirmed that the change will be effective as of January 2012. This means 2012 graduates from the program will have the change reflected on their diplomas.
It is likely this change will be met with indifference from the majority of students, but for some the change is meaningful and long overdue. Fourth-year Political Studies major Ashton Arsenault explains the confusion he has encountered when applying to grad programs. He says that frankly, the schools have been “weirded out” by the “studies” distinction. What it comes down to, he says, is about getting with the times; the name change “is reflective of the majority of institutions in Atlantic Canada.” The change also addresses the issue of continuity with secondary schools. The term “political studies” has reportedly (somehow) been a source of confusion for some post-highschoolers familiar with the term “political science.” Thankfully, new students will now be able to enroll in the program with confidence.
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