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Political Science
Chair
Pierre Lizée
Professors Emeriti
Carl Baar, William H. N. Hull, W. D. Kenneth Kernaghan, William A. Matheson, J. Patrick Sewell
Professors
Leah Bradshaw, Daniel Madar, David T. Siegel, Garth Stevenson
Associate Professors
Charles Burton, Terrance G. Carroll, Charles Conteh, Hevina Dashwood, Juris Dreifelds, Paul Hamilton, Matthew Hennigar, Timothy Heinmiller, Pierre Lizée, Ingrid Makus, William Mathie, Larry Savage, Livianna Tossutti
Assistant Professors
Colleen Bell
Lecturer
Marc James
Undergraduate Adviser
Diane Leon
General Information
Administrative Assistant
Dorothy Krynicki
905-688-5550, extension 3476
Plaza 328
brocku.ca/politicalscience
Politics affects everyone. It is through politics that the future of the world we inhabit is shaped. Aristotle called politics the master science because he recognized how wide and pervasive politics is. The interests of political scientists are diverse. They include conflict at city hall or in the courtroom; the arguments and processes through which our national existence might be preserved; the collapse of Communism and the struggle to establish new political arrangements in its place; the role of pressure groups in shaping public policy; electoral reform; the control of civil servants; the rule of law among nations; the place of moral principle and national interest in the conduct of foreign policy; or how far any citizen might have the right or duty to disobey an unjust law. Political Science offers us the opportunity to become freer human beings and citizens because, whatever the subject of our immediate inquiry, the focus is always upon the ideas, institutions and processes that shape our lives.
The BA Honours program provides students with the opportunity for a more intensive examination of issues in the field.
Political Science may be combined at the Honours or Pass level with other disciplines, the choice depending upon the student's interests and capabilities. As well, it is possible, within the departmental offerings, to arrange a thematic program of study around a selection of courses built to suit the student's particular interests.
All students in Political Science especially those proceeding to graduate studies or to a career in the public service, are encouraged to become proficient in a language other than English, normally French. Students who develop interests in a particular geographical area are urged to select related courses in history, language and literature. MATH 1F92 provides a sound background in those skills often employed in modern social science research. Questions about the Political Science program should be directed to the Undergraduate Program Adviser.
Political Science Co-operative (Co-op)
The Political Science Co-op program combines academic and work terms over a four and one-half year period. Students spend two years in an academic setting doing course work prior to taking the first work placement. In addition to the current fees for courses in academic study terms, Political Science Co-op students are assessed an annual administration fee (see Schedule of Fees).
Eligibility to continue is based on the students' major average and non-major average. A student with a minimum 70 percent major average and a minimum 60 percent non-major average will be permitted to continue. A student with a major average lower than 70 percent will not be permitted to continue in the Political Science Co-op program. If a student subsequently raises his/her major average to 70 percent, the student may be readmitted to the Co-op program only if approved by the departmental Co-op Admissions Committee.
The Political Science Co-op program designation will be awarded to those students who have honours standing and who have successfully completed a minimum of twelve months of Co-op work experience.
Students whose primary interest is in public administration as a field of study, or as a potential career are advised to consider the co-op program in public administration, outlined below. This program leads to a BA (Honours) Political Science.
Public Administration Co-operative (Co-op)
Public administration is the study of the political, legal and managerial dimensions of the public sector. Designed to equip students with the necessary skills, knowledge and practical experience to provide them with a competitive edge in seeking employment in the Federal, Provincial or Municipal levels of government, the Public Administration Co-op program combines academic and work terms over a four and one-half year period. Students spend two and one-half years in an academic setting studying political science with a specialization in public administration and public policy prior to their first work placement. In addition to the current fees for courses in academic study terms, co-op students are assessed an annual administration fee (see Schedule of Fees).
Eligibility to continue is based on the student's major average and non-major average. A student with a minimum 70 per cent major average and a minimum 60 per cent non-major average will be permitted to continue. A student with a major average lower than 70 percent will not be permitted to continue in the Public Administration Co-op program but may continue in the Public Administration stream. If a student subsequently raises his/her major average to 70 percent, the student may be readmitted to the Co-op program only if approved by the departmental Co-op Admissions Committee.
The Public Administration Co-op program designation will be awarded to those students who have honours standing and who have successfully completed a minimum of twelve months of Co-op work experience. This program leads to a BA (Honours) Political Science.
Emergency Management-Sheridan College
The Emergency Management program involves courses offered through Brock and Sheridan College. This four-year program combines courses and training in Emergency Management at Sheridan College with a degree at Brock. The program caters to individuals who wish to have a career in Emergency Management for Regional, Provincial, and National governments. The program allows students to gain both solid applied skills and training in Emergency Management, and a strong theoretical knowledge about a variety of topics in Political Science. Students who successfully complete the requirements for this program will be granted both a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Political Science degree from Brock and a certificate in Emergency Management from Sheridan College. Gaining both a degree and this certificate would ordinarily involve attending college after gaining a university degree, but the Brock and Sheridan program combines the two in a single integrated package that can be completed in four years. Applicants must have a minimum 70 percent overall average to be considered for admission to the program. Volunteering experience is considered an asset. Successful applicants must maintain a minimum 70 percent overall average during Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Application forms for the Emergency Management program are available from the Office of the Dean of Social Sciences.
Law Clerk-Seneca College
The Law Clerk program involves courses offered through Brock and Seneca College. Law clerks assist lawyers with a variety of tasks in both private law firms and in legal departments in government and industry. This four-year program will allow students to become familiar with the general principles of law and receive training in specific skills that are appropriate for law clerks. Areas of concentration include Real Estate, Corporate and Commercial Law, and Litigation. Upon completion of this program, students will have satisfied the educational requirements for associate level membership in the Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario. Students are also required to complete a field placement at the end of their year at Seneca. Students who successfully complete the requirements for this program will be granted a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Political Science degree from Brock and a Law Clerk diploma from Seneca College. Gaining both a degree and this diploma would ordinarily involve attending college after gaining a university degree, but the Brock and Seneca program combines the two in a single integrated package that can be completed in four years. Applicants must have a minimum 70 percent overall average to be considered for admission to the program. Volunteering experience is considered an asset. Successful applicants must maintain a minimum 70 percent overall average during Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Application forms for the Law Clerk program are available from the Office of the Dean of Social Sciences.
Paralegal -Seneca College
The Paralegal program involves courses offered through Brock and Seneca College. Paralegals are legally qualified to offer specified legal services directly to the public for a fee without the supervision of a lawyer. The Seneca program is designed to provide students with an understanding of general law principles, legal ethics, small business practices, and other legal subjects. Students are also required to complete a field placement at the end of their year at Seneca. Students who successfully complete the requirements for this program will be granted a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Political Science degree from Brock and a Paralegal diploma from Seneca College. Gaining both a degree and this diploma would ordinarily involve attending college after gaining a university degree, but the Brock and Seneca program combines the two in a single integrated package that can be completed in four years. Applicants must have a minimum 70 percent overall average to be considered for admission to the program. Volunteering experience is considered an asset. Successful applicants must maintain a minimum 70 percent overall average during Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Application forms for the Paralegal program are available from the Office of the Dean of Social Sciences.
Policing and Criminal Justice-Niagara College
The Policing and Criminal Justice program involves courses offered through Brock and Niagara College. This four-year program combines training in policing and criminal justice with an education in a chosen academic discipline, which may be Human Geography, Political Science, Psychology or Sociology. For students majoring in Political Science, this program leads to a BA (Honours) Political Science and a diploma in Police Foundations from Niagara College. The program caters to the increasing demand in society for professionals who possess both solid applied skills and the substantive knowledge needed to apply them to the areas of policing and criminal justice. Normally, this involves attending college after gaining a university degree, but the Brock and Niagara program combines the two in a single integrated package. Applicants must have a minimum 70 percent overall average to be considered for admission to the program. Volunteering experience is considered an asset. Successful applicants must maintain a minimum 70 percent overall average during Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Application forms for the Policing and Criminal Justice program are available from the Office of the Dean of Social Sciences.
Please consult the Policing and Criminal Justice entry for a listing of program requirements.
Political Science and Labour Studies-George Brown College
This Political Science and Labour Studies program involves courses offered through Brock and George Brown College. This four-year program combines courses and training in applied labour studies settings at George Brown College with a degree at Brock. The program caters to individuals who wish to have a career in a wide variety of areas including unionized environments, occupational health and safety, politics, or human resources. The program allows students to gain both solid applied skills in these areas, and a strong theoretical knowledge about a variety of these topics. Students who successfully complete the requirements for this program will be granted both a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Political Science and Labour Studies degree from Brock, and two certificates from George Brown College 1) a certificate in Contemporary Labour Perspectives from the George Brown School of Labour and 2) a Post-Graduate Certificate in Human Resources Management. Gaining both a degree and these certificates would ordinarily involve attending college after gaining a university degree, but the Brock and George Brown program combines the two in a single integrated package that can be completed in four years. Applicants must have a minimum 70 percent overall average to be considered for admission to the program. Volunteering experience is considered an asset. Successful applicants must maintain a minimum 70 percent overall average during Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Application forms for the Political Science and Labour Studies program are available from the Office of the Dean of Social Sciences.
Please consult the Labour Studies entry for a listing of program requirements.
Political Science and Labour Studies-Mohawk College
This Political Science and Labour Studies program involves courses offered through Brock University and Mohawk College. This program combines training in a variety of applied labour studies settings at Mohawk College with a degree at Brock. Students can obtain both solid applied skills and a strong theoretical foundation in various aspects of labour studies. The program leads to career opportunities in a wide variety of areas including unionized environments, occupational health and safety, politics, and human resources. Students who successfully complete the requirements for this program will be granted both a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) Political Science and Labour Studies degree from Brock and a Labour Studies Joint certificate from Mohawk College. Gaining both an honours degree and a college certificate would ordinarily involve at least five years of study, but this Brock-Mohawk program combines the two in a single integrated package that can be completed in four years. Applicants must have a minimum 70 percent overall average to be considered for admission to the program. Volunteering experience is considered an asset. Successful applicants must maintain a minimum 70 percent overall average during Year 2 and meet other program requirements to continue in the program. Enrolment in this program is limited. Admission to the program is not guaranteed by attainment of the minimum requirements. Application forms for the Political Science and Labour Studies program are available from the Office of the Dean of Social Sciences.
Please consult the Labour Studies entry for a listing of program requirements.
Program Notes
- Students are encouraged to take courses from at least three of the designated subfields in Political Science.
- With the permission of the Undergraduate Adviser, methods courses which are required in other departments/centres may be considered equivalents for POLI 2P80, 3P91 or 3P92.
- Students in the Honours program with concentration in Public Law are strongly recommended to complete SOCI 1F90.
- WRIT 1P93 is recommended.
- POLI 1P91, WRIT 1P93, FNCE 2P51, ECON 1P92 recommended in year 1 and OBHR 2P51 is recommended in year 2.
- Students may not take ACTG 2P40 to satisfy elective requirement.
- WRIT 1P93 or 1P96 recommended in year 1 and POLI 3P11, 3P17, 3P66 recommended in year 3 and year 4.
- In 20 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.
In 15 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.
In some circumstances, in order to meet university degree and program requirements, more than 15 or 20 credits may be taken.
- ECON 1P91 and 1P92, an appropriate Year 1 FREN credit, LABR 1F90, WRIT 1P93, are recommended.
Political Science Subfields
The courses numbered 2(alpha)00 or above fall into a number of fields and the Department advises Political Science majors to select courses from at least three of these fields.
Canadian Politics
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POLI 2F12*, 2P03 |
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POLI 3P05, 3P12, 3P13, 3P15, 3P16, 3P17, 3P18, 3P28, 3P72 |
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POLI 4P12, 4P14, 4P15, 4P19, 4P71, 4P75, 4V10-4V19, 4V60-4V69 |
Comparative Politics
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POLI 2F30*, 2P42, 2P47, 2P94, 2P97, 2V40-2V49 |
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POLI 3P03, 3P33, 3P37, 3P43, 3P44, 3P45, 3P71, 3P72 |
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POLI 4P32, 4P34, 4P36, 4P38, 4P39, 4P47, 4P73, 4V30-4V39 |
International Relations
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POLI 2F20*, 2P47 |
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POLI 3P21, 3P26, 3P28, 3P44 |
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POLI 4P20, 4P21, 4P22, 4P24, 4P26, 4P27, 4P72, 4V20-4V29 |
Political Theory
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POLI 2P91*, 2P92*, 2P93 |
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POLI 3P02, 3P04, 3P05, 3P07, 3P71, 3P93, 3V00-3V09 |
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POLI 4P01, 4P02, 4P03, 4P04, 4P05, 4P06, 4P07, 4P09, 4P70, 4V00-4V09 |
Public Policy and Administration
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POLI 2P99*, 2Q98* |
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POLI 3P11, 3P66, 3P67, 3P98 |
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POLI 4P10, 4P50, 4P66, 4P67, 4P74, 4P75, 4V50-4V59, 4V60-4V69 |
*recommended for students intending to take other courses in this field in years 3 and 4.
Honours Program
Year 1
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One POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
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one Humanities context credit |
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one Sciences context credit |
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two elective credits (see program note 4) |
Year 2
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POLI 2P80 (see program note 2) |
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one of POLI 2P91, 2P92, 2P93 |
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two POLI credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above (see program note 1) |
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two elective credits |
Year 3
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POLI 3P91 or 3P92 (see program note 2) |
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one-half credit from political theory list |
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two POLI credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above (see program note 1) |
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two elective credits |
Year 4
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One-half POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
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two and one-half POLI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
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two elective credits |
Political Science Co-op (Honours only)
Students admitted to the political science co-op program must follow an approved program pattern. The most common pattern is listed below; however, as courses are subject to change and availability, students' schedules must be approved by the Undergraduate Adviser.
Year 1
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One POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
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one Humanities context credit |
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one Sciences context credit |
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two elective credits |
Year 2
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POLI 0N90 |
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POLI 2F12 |
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POLI 2P80 |
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one of POLI 2P91, 2P92, 2P93 |
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one POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
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two elective credits |
Spring/Summer Sessions:
Year 3
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one of POLI 3P91 or 3P92 |
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one-half additional credit from the political theory list |
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two POLI credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
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two elective credits |
Spring/Summer Sessions:
Year 4
Fall Session:
Winter/Spring Sessions:
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one-half POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
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two and one-half POLI credits numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
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two elective credits |
Public Administration Co-op (Honours only)
Students admitted to the Co-op program must follow an approved program pattern. The most common pattern is listed below; however, as courses are subject to change and availability, students' schedules must be approved by the Co-op Director.
Year 1
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POLI 1F90 |
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one Humanities context credit |
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one Sciences context credit |
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two elective credits (see program note 9) |
Year 2
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POLI 0N90, 2F12, 2P80, 2P99, 2Q98 and 3P67 |
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one of POLI 2P91, 2P92, 2P93 |
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one POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
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one-half elective credit |
Year 3
Fall Term:
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POLI 3P11 and 3P98 |
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POLI 3P91 or 3P92 |
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one-half credit from political theory list |
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one-half elective credit |
Winter Term:
Spring/Summer Sessions:
Year 4
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POLI 4P50 |
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one credit from POLI 4P10, 4P54, 4P66, 4P67 |
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one-half POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
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one-half POLI credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above |
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two and one-half elective credits |
Spring/Summer Sessions:
Year 5
Fall Term:
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Two and one-half elective credits |
International Political Economy (Honours only)
Consult International Political Economy entry for a listing of program requirements.
Pass Program
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One POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
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POLI 2P80 (see program note 2) |
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one of POLI 2P91, 2P92, 2P93 |
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two and one-half POLI credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
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two and one-half POLI credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above (see program notes 1, 4 and 8) |
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one Humanities context credit |
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one Sciences context credit |
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six elective credits (see program note 4) |
Combined Major Program
Students are likely to find that both parts of their program benefit if they combine studies in Political Science with studies in another Social Sciences, such as Film Studies, Economics, Geography or Sociology; or with studies in a related field in a different faculty, such as Business or History. Political Science also provides a sound disciplinary core when combined with a program of study in Canadian Studies, Labour Studies, Liberal Arts or Women's Studies.
Honours
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One POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
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POLI 2P80 |
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POLI 3P91 or 3P92 |
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one of POLI 2P91, 2P92, 2P93 |
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one-half credit from the political theory list |
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two POLI credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
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one POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
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one POLI credit numbered 3(alpha)90 or above (see program notes 1, 2, 4 and 8) |
Pass
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One POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
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POLI 2P80 |
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one of POLI 2P91, 2P92, 2P93 |
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one and one-half POLI credits numbered 2(alpha)00 or above |
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one and one-half POLI credits numbered 2(alpha)90 or above (see program notes 2, 4 and 8) |
Political Science and Business (Honours only)
Year 1
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One POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
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ECON 1P91 and 1P92 |
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MGMT 1P93 and 1P96 |
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one Humanities context credit (FREN 1F90 recommended) |
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one Sciences context credit |
Year 2
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POLI 2F12 and 2P80 |
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ACTG 1P91, 2P12 |
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ENTR 2P91 or ITIS 1P97 |
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MATH 1P98 |
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one of POLI 2P91, 2P92, 2P93 |
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one-half credit from political theory list |
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one-half elective credit |
Year 3
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POLI 2P99 and 2Q98 |
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FNCE 2P91 |
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MKTG 2P91 |
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OBHR 2P91 |
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one and one-half credits from POLI 3P11, 3P15, 3P16, 3P18, 3P21, 3P26, 3P33, 3P66 |
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one elective credit (ECON 3P14, 3P15 recommended) |
Year 4
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POLI 3P91 or 3P92 |
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POLI 4P54 |
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one of ETHC 3P82, MKTG 3P24, OPER 2P91 |
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FNCE 3P93 or OBHR 3P97 |
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one and one-half credits from POLI 3P98, 4P01, 4P10, 4P14, 4P15, 4P21, 4P50, |
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one and one-half elective credits |
Political Science and Labour Studies
Consult the Labour Studies entry for a listing of program requirements.
Certificate Program
The Political Science Department offers programs leading to a Certificate in Public Administration and a Certificate in Public Law. These programs provide an overview for interested people who do not wish to proceed to a degree or those who have already obtained a degree with a major other than Political Science. Only under exceptional circumstances and with special permission from the department will applicants who already have a degree with a major (or combined major) in Political Science be admitted.
The Certificate in Public Administration is of interest to people already employed in the public sector environment and wanting to embark on a program of part-time studies.
The Certificate in Public Law is of interest to people already employed in the legal and justice fields who wish to embark on a program of part-time studies and to those with Community College qualifications in law and justice who would like to add university-level certification.
The requirements for admission to the certificate programs are the same as for admission to the degree program. For those without a degree, the equivalent of five approved credits selected from the lists below are required.
See "Certificate Requirements" under Academic Regulations.
Certificate in Public Administration
The Certificate in Public Administration is awarded upon completion of the following courses with a minimum overall average of 70 percent:
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one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
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POLI 2F12 and 4P50 |
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POLI 2P99 and 2Q98 |
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one of POLI 3P11, 3P67, 3P98 |
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one elective credit approved by the Undergraduate Program Adviser |
Under exceptional circumstances, the Department may require the substitution of other relevant courses for those usually required.
Certificate in Public Law
The Certificate in Public Law is awarded upon completion of the following courses with a minimum 70 percent overall average:
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One POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 |
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POLI 2F12, 3P18 and 3P26 |
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one credit from POLI 3P11, 3P15, 3P66, 4P01, 4P14, 4P19, 4P34 |
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one credit from POLI 3P04, 3P07, 3P11, 3P15, 3P66, 4P01, 4P14, 4P19, 4P34, 4P50 |
Concentration in Public Law
Public Law consists of those areas of the law that deal with the relationship between the individual and the state or relationships between jurisdictions. These include administrative, constitutional, criminal, international and municipal law.
SOCI 1F90, 2P33, 2P61, 2P62, 2P65 3P33, 3P61, 3P62, 3P64, 3P82, 4P33, 4P61 are public law-related courses recommended for the elective credits for the Honours degree.
Students may earn a Concentration in Public Law by successfully completing the following courses as part of the requirements for a BA (Honours) in Political Science:
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POLI 2F12, 3P18, 3P26 |
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two and one-half credits from POLI 1P91, 2P03, 2P47, 2P93, 2P99, 2Q98, 3P02, 3P04, 3P07, 3P11, 3P66, 3P67 |
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two credits from POLI 4P01, 4P14, 4P19, 4P20, 4P34, 4P50, 4P95 |
Minor Program
Minor in Canadian Politics
Students in other disciplines may obtain a minor in Canadian Politics within their degree program by successfully completing the following credits with a minimum 60 percent overall average:
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One POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99 |
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POLI 2F12 |
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two POLI credits from Canadian Politics list |
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one POLI credit numbered 3(alpha)00 or above from Canadian Politics list |
Minor in Comparative Politics
Students in other disciplines may obtain a minor in Comparative Politics within their degree program by successfully completing the following credits with a minimum 60 percent overall average:
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One POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99 |
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POLI 2F30 |
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two POLI credits from Comparative Politics list |
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one POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above from Comparative Politics list |
Minor in International Relations
Students in other disciplines may obtain a minor in International Relations within their degree program by successfully completing the following credits with a minimum 60 percent overall average:
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One POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99 |
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POLI 2F20 |
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two POLI credits from International Relations list |
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one POLI credit numbered 3(alpha)00 or above from International Relations list |
Minor in Political Theory
Students in other disciplines may obtain a minor in Political Theory within their degree program by successfully completing the following credits with a minimum 60 percent overall average:
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One POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99 |
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one credit from POLI 2P91, 2P92, 2P93 |
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three POLI credits from Political Theory list |
Minor in Political Science
Students in other disciplines may obtain a minor in Political Science within their degree program by successfully completing the following credits with a minimum 60 percent overall average:
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One POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99 |
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one of POLI 2P91, 2P92, 2P93 |
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two and one-half POLI credits |
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one POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 or above |
Minor in Public Policy and Administration
Students in other disciplines may obtain a minor in Public Policy and Administration within their degree program by successfully completing the following credits with a minimum 60 percent overall average:
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One POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99 |
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POLI 2P99 and 2Q98 |
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three POLI credits from Public Policy and Administration list |
Brock/Colleges Articulation Agreement
Emergency Management-Sheridan College
Year 1
One POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99
POLI 1P50
one Humanities context credit
one Sciences context credit
one and one-half elective credits (see program note 7)
Year 2
POLI 2P80, 2P99 and 2Q98
one of POLI 2P91, 2P92, 2P93
one POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99
one POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99 (see program note 7)
one-half additional credit from political theory list
one-half elective credit
Year 3
taken at Sheridan College
Year 4
POLI 3P91 or 3P92
one of POLI 3P98, 4P50, 4P54
one and one-half POLI credits numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99 (see program note 7)
two POLI credits numbered 4(alpha)00 to 4(alpha)99
one-half elective credit
Emergency Management (Co-op)-Sheridan College
Year 1
One POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99
POLI 1P50
one Humanities context credit
one Sciences context credit
one and one-half elective credits (see program note 7)
Year 2
POLI 0N90, 2P80, 2P99 and 2Q98
one of POLI 2P91, 2P92, 2P93
one POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99
one POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99 (see program note 7)
one-half additional credit from political theory list
one-half elective credit
Spring/Summer Sessions:
POLI 0N01 and 2C01
Year 3
taken at Sheridan College
Spring/Summer Sessions:
POLI 0N02 and 2C02
Year 4
POLI 3P91 or 3P92
one of POLI 3P98, 4P50, 4P54
one and one-half POLI credits numbered 2(alpha)90 to 3(alpha)99 (see program note 7)
two POLI credits numbered 4(alpha)00 to 4(alpha)99
one-half elective credit
Spring/Summer Sessions:
Law Clerk-Seneca College
Year 1
POLI 1F90
one Humanities context credit
one Sciences context credit
two elective credits (see program notes 5 and 6)
Year 2
POLI 2F12, 2P03, 2P80, 2P99 and 2Q98
one credit from POLI 2P91, 2P92, 2P93, 3P04, 3P05, 3P02, 3P07, 3P71
one-half POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99
one-half elective credit (see program notes 5 and 6)
Year 3
taken at Seneca College
Year 4
POLI 3P18
POLI 3P91 or 3P92
one credit from POLI 3P11, 3P33, 3P66, 3P67
two and one-half credits from POLI 3P98, 4P01, 4P14, 4P19, 4P20, 4P34, 4P50, 4P54, 4P62
one-half elective credit (see program note 6)
Law Clerk (Co-op) - Seneca College
Year 1
POLI 1F90
one Humanities context credit
one Sciences context credit
two elective credits (see program notes 5 and 6)
Year 2
POLI 0N90, 2F12, 2P03, 2P80, 2P99 and 2Q98
one credit from POLI 2P91, 2P92, 2P93, 3P04, 3P05, 3P02, 3P07, 3P71
one-half POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99
one-half elective credit (see program notes 5 and 6)
Spring/Summer Sessions:
POLI 0N01 and 2C01
Year 3
taken at Seneca College
Spring/Summer Sessions:
POLI 0N02 and 2C02
Year 4
POLI 3P18
POLI 3P91 or 3P92
one credit from POLI 3P11, 3P33, 3P66, 3P67
two and one-half credits from POLI 3P98, 4P01, 4P14, 4P19, 4P20, 4P34, 4P50, 4P54, 4P62
one-half elective credit (see program note 6)
Spring/Summer Sessions:
Paralegal - Seneca College
Year 1
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POLI 1F90 |
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one Humanities context credit |
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one Sciences context credit |
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two elective credits (see program notes 5 and 6) |
Year 2
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POLI 2F12, 2P03, 2P80, 2P99 and 2Q98 |
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one credit from POLI 2P91, 2P92, 2P93, 3P04, 3P05, 3P02, 3P07, 3P71 |
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one-half POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 |
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one-half elective credit (see program notes 5 and 6) |
Year 3
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taken at Seneca College |
Year 4
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POLI 3P18 |
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POLI 3P91 or 3P92 |
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one credit from POLI 3P11, 3P33, 3P66, 3P67 |
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two and one-half credits from POLI 4P01, 4P14, 4P19, 4P20, 4P34, 4P50, 4P54 |
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one-half elective credit (see program note 6) |
Paralegal (Co-op) - Seneca College
Year 1
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POLI 1F90 |
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one Humanities context credit |
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one Sciences context credit |
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two elective credits (see program notes 5 and 6) |
Year 2
POLI 0N90, 2F12, 2P03, 2P80, 2P99 and 2Q98
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one credit from POLI 2P91, 2P92, 2P93, 3P04, 3P05, 3P02, 3P07, 3P71 |
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one-half POLI credit numbered 2(alpha)00 to 2(alpha)99 |
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one-half elective credit (see program notes 5 and 6) |
Spring/Summer Sessions:
Year 3
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taken at Seneca College |
Spring/Summer Sessions:
Year 4
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POLI 3P18 |
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POLI 3P91 or 3P92 |
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one credit from POLI 3P11, 3P33, 3P66, 3P67 |
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two and one-half credits from POLI 4P01, 4P14, 4P19, 4P20, 4P34, 4P50, 4P54 |
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one-half elective credit (see program note 6) |
Spring/Summer Sessions:
Policing and Criminal Justice-Niagara College
Consult the Policing and Criminal Justice entry for a listing of program requirements.
Political Science and Labour Studies-George Brown College
Consult the Labour Studies entry for a listing of program requirements
Political Science and Labour Studies-Mohawk College
Consult the Labour Studies entry for a listing of program requirements
Master of Arts (MA) Program
The MA program allows for study and directed research with a concentration in several fields including Canadian politics, comparative politics, international relations, political theory and public policy. For details about graduate courses and programs, see the Graduate Calendar.
Course Descriptions
Note that not all courses are offered in every session. Refer to the applicable term timetable for details.
# Indicates a cross listed course
* Indicates a primary offering of a cross listed course
Prerequisites and Restrictions
Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met.
POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSES
POLI 1F90
Introduction to Political Science
Introduction to the ideas, institutions and processes that shape Canadian and world politics.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
POLI 1P50
Introduction to Dispute Resolution
Theoretical, practical and ethical issues relating to disputes and dispute resolution from the perspective of political science and other disciplines emphasizing alternative dispute resolution procedures.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: major credit will not be granted to POLI majors.
POLI 1P91
Courts and Politics: Great Cases in Constitutional Law
Constitutional cases - past and current, Canadian and non-Canadian - as an introduction to fundamental issues in the study of politics, and to the analysis of political and social phenomena.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
POLI 1P92
Freedom and Power in the New Millennium
Topics include the ideological and imperial divisions of the 21st century; freedom and rights; obligations of citizenship in the age of technology.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
POLI 1P93
Canada and the Global Community
Impact of politics, economics, culture, society and globalization on Canada's role in the community of nations. Canadian political system in comparative perspective and trends in Canada's political development.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
POLI 1P94
Politics, Power and Persuasion
Great leaders and tyrants distinguished by their ability to shape public opinion. Exploration of the nature of politics through the examination of the use and abuse of words and speech to acquire political power and to create or resolve political crises.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
POLI 1P95
Statehood, Ethnicity and Nationalism
Evolution of the modern state, origin of modern ethnic identities and politics of multi-ethnic states which are the vast majority in the international community. Case examples explore accommodation and conflict in situations of competing ethnic identities and nationalisms, with outcomes ranging from stable rule to civil war.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
POLI 1P98
Politics, Policy and Public Service
Understanding politics and government through an examination of the political and managerial dimensions of public service. Topics include the public interest, business-government relations, public policy, law, ethics, the media and electronic government.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
POLI 2F12
The Government and Politics of Canada
Political institutions and processes of Canada including the constitution and federalism, regions and regionalism, the political attitudes and behaviour of Canadians, parties and elections, and the policy process.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 2F20
International Relations
Characteristics of the international system, the process of foreign policy formulation in individual states and the means of acting internationally.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 2F30
Dictatorship to Democracy: Politics in the Contemporary World
Politics in industrialized, capitalist, state socialist and developing countries. Compares types of institutions, parties and political cultures and recent developments in a variety of countries. Topics include the challenges of European integration, democratization and the relationship between capitalism and democracy.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 2P03
Labour Law and Labour Unions
(also offered as LABR 2P03)
Labour law and public policy relating to work and organized labour in provincial and federal jurisdictions; institutions in the labour market such as the Labour Relations Board; the structure and functioning of organized labour in Canada; labour law and union organization in other countries.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one of one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, LABR 1F90, 1F99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 2P34
Comparative Labour Movements
(also offered as LABR 2P34 and SOCI 2P34)
Comparative approach to contemporary union controversies and issues. Includes economic, political and sociological perspectives within an international comparative framework.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one of one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, LABR 1F90, 1F99, SOCI 1F90.
POLI 2P42
The Rise of China
China's emergence as an economic and political power: political, cultural and economic implications. Impact of China's increasing engagement with Canada from government and business perspectives. Implications of China's increasing and more assertive role in the global political economy and international relations.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Note: this multidisciplinary course is designed for all students interested in Canada's increasing integration into the Asia-Pacific region.
POLI 2P47
Rights Across Borders
Current issues in application, verification and enforcement of UN Covenants on Torture and Human Rights and related international conventions. Structure, function and impact of regional, national and local human rights institutions in Canada and abroad.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
POLI 2P80
Political Analysis
Research methodologies and skills commonly used by political scientists. Topics include the evolution of political science, the ways in which empirical political research is carried out, advantages and limitations of the scientific approach in political analysis.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 2P91
Political Theory I
(also offered as LART 2P91)
Socratic origins of political philosophy as understood by Plato and Aristotle; May include their Christian, Jewish, Islamic successors and Machiavelli's critique.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, LART (GBLS) 1F90, 1F91.
Note: strongly recommended that students take this course if they intend to take POLI 2P92.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 2P91.
POLI 2P92
Political Theory II
Modern political philosophy; may include the writings of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Tocqueville, Marx and Nietzsche.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: strongly recommended that students have taken POLI 2P91.
POLI 2P93
Liberal Democracy
Classical and contemporary variants on liberty and democracy and critical alternatives to liberal democracy.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 2P94
Russia, Ukraine and other Successor States of the USSR
Historical, geographical and demographic factors that have shaped post-Soviet- societies. Nationalism, ethnic tensions, economic debates, societal values and behaviour, leadership and forces affecting stability and division.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 2P97
The Government and Politics of the United States
American political system and the institutions of the federal government in the context of the constitutional separation of powers and the political party structure. Related topics include federalism, elections and voting behaviour, civil rights and selected public policy issues.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 2P99
Introduction to Canadian Public Policy
(also offered as LABR 2P99)
Major theories, approaches and concepts including the nature of public policy studies, contending theories of the state and public policy making, the growth of the state and the expansion of the scope of public policy activities, and alternative modes of state intervention.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one of one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, LABR 1F90, 1F99 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in POLI 3P65.
POLI 2Q98
Introduction to Canadian Public Administration
(also offered as COMM 2Q98 and LABR 2Q98)
Political, legal and managerial dimensions of public administration. Topics include the structure and management of public organizations; government reform; political-bureaucratic relations; human resources and budgetary processes; ethics and accountability.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one of one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, COMM 1F90, LABR 1F90, 1F99 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in POLI 2F98 or 3P50.
POLI 2V40-2V49
Government and Politics of a Selected Nation State
Political processes and institutions of a nation state not included among regular departmental offerings.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
POLI 2V70-2V79
Politics and Culture
Relationship between politics and aspects of culture such as film, literature or music.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
POLI 3P02
Citizenship
Studies in citizenship and political rule, and the relation between private and public virtues as they have been examined by selected political philosophers in the Western tradition.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P03
Global Labour Issues
(also offered as LABR 3P03)
Shaping of people's changing experience of work by global economic and political change. Topics may include globalization, de-industrialization, class conflict and the relation between work and the environment.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): one of one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, LABR 1F90, 1F99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P04
Politics, Law and Justice
Contrasting accounts of the role of justice and other moral principles in political life and in the conduct of political leaders and states.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P05
Canadian Political Thought
Selected works of 20th-century Canadian thinkers such as Harold Innis, Marshall McLuhan, Northrop Frye, George Grant, Charles Taylor and John Ralston Saul. Topics include the relationships among art and technology, politics and myth, culture and identity.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P07
Democracy in the United States
Examines the attempt to devise, establish and preserve a new political order in the United States based on the principles of liberalism, through discussion of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Federalist Papers, and selected judicial decisions. Crisis for that order posed by the Civil War. Analysis of that order by Tocqueville, George Grant and others.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P11
Local Government
Local government and politics in Canada with particular reference to Ontario. Topics include municipal organization, metropolitan and regional government, provincial-municipal-relations, elections, councils and councillors, citizen participation, property taxation and municipal finance, selected policy areas and theories of local government.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P12
Political Parties and Electoral Behaviour
Political party competition in Canada, party ideologies and ideas, election and party financing, election campaign techniques, voting behaviour, the electoral system and proposals for reform.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: POLI 2F12 strongly recommended.
POLI 3P13
The Politics of Labour
(also offered as LABR 3P13)
Relations between the labour movement and the state referencing Canada, including tripartism, corporatism, incomes policy, organized labour and political parties, industrial democracy and worker participation.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P15
Politics in Ontario
Major aspects of political life in Ontario, including province-building, voting behaviour, party systems, policy making and administrative apparatus.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P16
Politics in Québec
(also offered as CANA 3P16)
Québec's political, social and economic evolution since 1945. Topics include old and new varieties of nationalism, the Quiet Revolution, the changing roles of church and state, the decline of the Anglophone minority and Québec's impact on Canadian federalism.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, CANA 2P91, 2P92 (2F91) or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P17
Politics and the Mass Media in Canada
(also offered as COMM 3P17)
Canadian mass media and their relationship to the political process.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, COMM 2F50 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P18
Law and Politics
Canadian constitutional law emphasizing the protection of civil liberties both before and after the adoption of the Charter of Rights. Courts in both legal and political perspectives.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: POLI 2F12 strongly recommended.
POLI 3P21
Introduction to International Political Economy
Survey of theoretical perspectives and policy-related frameworks necessary to the study of the international political economy. Topics may include relations among production, finance and trade; role of transnational corporations and international economic institutions; politics of underdevelopment; emerging issues such as gender and work, the environment, new technologies.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P26
International Law and International Organization
International law and organization in the changing context of international politics. Activities and mechanisms of the United Nations, the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court. Tensions between law and power at the international level.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P28
Canadian Foreign Policy
Foreign policy formulation process in Canada; significant factors, both domestic and external, which contribute to the shaping of specific policy objectives.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P33
The State and Economic Life
(also offered as LABR 3P33)
Ideological perspectives on the state-economy relationship; policy instruments including taxation, regulation and public ownership; alternative models of economic policy including socialism, Keynesianism and neo-liberalism.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P37
The Politics of Human-Animal Relations
Relation between humans and non-human animals from the perspective of Political Science. Topics include ethical theory and animals, interest group and social movement politics, modern agricultural practices, animals and the law, commercial hunting and international law, wildlife management policies, experimentation on animals and other forms of animal use.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P43
Politics in the Developing World
Political institutions, processes and social movements in the developing world, including the role of international organizations and transnational corporations. Countries examined may be drawn from Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: POLI 2F30 strongly recommended.
POLI 3P44
Politics of the European Union
Political institutions, treaties and political processes of the European Union. Topics include accession of new members, democratic reform, public policy, member-state EU relations, and the new constitution.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha) 90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: POLI 2F30 strongly recommended.
POLI 3P45
West European Politics
Politics and governments of the major European states. Topics include political institutions, the functioning of multiparty systems, the role of the state in the economy and the challenges of globalization.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: POLI 2F30 strongly recommended.
POLI 3P66
Environmental Policy, Law and Administration
(also offered as TREN 3P66)
Development of the issue of pollution, including perceptions of the problem of different actors, public participation, governmental reactions and legislation, the implementation of potential solutions and international cooperation. Topics may include toxic wastes, acid rain, energy, the Great Lakes, risk assessment and ideologies.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P67
Issues in Canadian Public Policy
(also offered as LABR 3P67)
Theories of policy development and their application to several different policy fields.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): POLI 2P99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: specific fields will change from year to year.
POLI 3P71
Gender and Politics
(also offered as WISE 3P71)
Theoretical and practical issues in the relationships among gender, sex and politics, such as sexual equality and its nature and implications for public and private life.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, WISE 1F90 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P72
Women in Politics
(also offered as WISE 3P72)
Women's participation and influence in the political institutions, processes and policies of modern states emphasizing contemporary Canada.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, WISE 1F90 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3P91
Quantitative Political Analysis
Critically assessing public opinion polls in the news; statistical analyses of survey data using SPSS; describing and explaining political behaviour.
Lectures, lab, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): POLI 2P80.
POLI 3P92
Qualitative Political Analysis
Selected qualitative techniques in research design and political analysis: interviewing and focus groups, content and document analysis, comparative and case study methods, direct observation, ethical issues.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): POLI 2P80.
POLI 3P93
Science, Politics and Philosophy
(also offered as LART 3P93)
Philosophic founding of modernity as a political and scientific project in selected works including Machiavelli's Discourses, Bacon's New Organon, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Descartes' Discourse on Method, Hobbes' Leviathan, Milton's Paradise Lost, Rousseau's Discourse on the Arts and Sciences and Smith's Wealth of Nations.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in POLI (GBLS) 3P90.
POLI 3P98
Public Sector Management
Management issues in public sector organizations, including budgeting, management of human and financial resources, ethics and values, and implementation.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): POLI 2Q98 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3Q95
Sex Work and Sex Workers
(also offered as LABR 3Q95, SOCI 3Q95 and WISE 3Q95)
Examination of sex work, various theoretical perspectives on sex work and their social policy implications for sex workers. Topics may include prostitution, pornography, the political economy of sex work and sex worker union organizing.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one of one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99, LABR 1F90, 1F99, SOCI 1F90, WISE 1F90.
POLI 3V00-3V09
Politics and Theory
Philosophic issues raised by various questions in contemporary moral and political life.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
POLI 3V70-3V79
Special Topics in Political Science
Topics selected on the basis of instructional expertise and student interest.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one POLI credit numbered 1(alpha)90 to 1(alpha)99 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 3V90-3V99
Advanced Topics in Political Science
Topics selected on the basis of instructional expertise and student interest.
POLI 4F99
Honours Thesis
Individual study and research under faculty supervision.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with a minimum 78 percent major average and approval to year 4 (honours).
Note: topics may come from any field in the discipline and may involve library research, field work and empirical analysis. Students must have a topic approved by the Chair and a faculty supervisor prior to registration.
POLI 4P01
The Philosophy of Law
(also offered as LART 4P01)
Traditional and contemporary accounts of law and their implications for issues of contemporary concern.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined), GBLS and LART majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 4P01.
POLI 4P02
Ancient Political Theory
(also offered as LART 4P02)
Premodern political philosophy examined in the works of Plato and Aristotle emphasizing those features distinguishing ancient political science and philosophy from that of modernity.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined), GBLS and LART majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 4P02.
POLI 4P03
Modern Political Theory
(also offered as LART 4P03)
Modern political theory examined in selected texts. Topics may include historicism, consent, progress, equality or a selected author such as Rousseau, Kant, Hegel.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined), GBLS and LART majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 4P03.
POLI 4P04
Politics and Tyranny
(also offered as LART 4P04)
Comparative accounts of ancient and modern tyranny examined in light of the question: has political domination varied significantly in the Western tradition.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined), GBLS and LART majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 4P04.
POLI 4P05
Shakespeare's Politics
(also offered as LART 4P05)
Issues of justice; politics, law and morality; republican, monarchical and tyrannical government as explored in selected Shakespearean comedies, tragedies and histories.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined), GBLS, INPE and LART majors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to ECUL, ENGL (single or combined), HIST (single or combined) and HIST (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors. Students must have either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 4P05.
POLI 4P06
Philosophy, Politics and the Family
(also offered as LART 4P06)
Family relations and their significance for the political community as both have been treated by ancient and modern political philosophers and by contemporary feminists and their critics.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): POLI 2P91; POLI 2P92, 2P93 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 4P06.
POLI 4P07
Postmodern Political Theory
(also offered as LART 4P07)
Perspectives on the postmodern condition in the works of selected 20th-century thinkers. Topics may include notions on the self; aesthetics and politics; reason and power; the construction of meaning.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined), GBLS and LART majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 4P07.
POLI 4P09
Faith, Philosophy and Politics
(also offered as LART 4P09)
Examination of challenges based upon revelation of the sufficiency of unassisted human reason as a guide to human political action.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined), GBLS and LART majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 4P09.
POLI 4P10
Issues in Local Government
Policy making and service delivery in local government including economic development, fire, parks, policing, public health, recreation and social services.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite(s): POLI 3P11 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 4P11
Critical Approaches to Applied Social Research Design
(also offered as GEOG 4P11 and SOCI 4P11)
Application of social science skills in community and public-sector settings, including various qualitative and quantitative research strategies to empower communities and inform social policy development. Includes evaluation of a community agency or social program of choice.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined), CHYS (single or combined), CHYS BA (Honours)/BEd (Primary/Junior), GEOG (single or combined), GEOG (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) and SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite(s): one of POLI 2P80, CHYS 3P10, 3P15, GEOG 2P10, 2P12, SOCI 2P11 or permission of the Department Administrator.
POLI 4P12
Canadian Civil Society
Role of political parties, interest and advocacy groups, and social movements in influencing public opinion, laws, policies, and in mobilizing citizens for political action.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite(s): POLI 2F12 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 4P14
Federalism in Canada
Canadian concepts of federalism, judicial interpretation of the constitutional distribution of powers, the social, economic and cultural factors that influence federal-provincial relations, issues in federal-provincial relations, the impact of federalism on public policy, and the politics of constitutional change.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) and LABR (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Note: POLI 2F12 strongly recommended.
POLI 4P15
Canadian Political Economy
(also offered as LABR 4P15)
Political economy tradition in Canada, from the writings of Innis, Mackintosh and Creighton to contemporary neo-Marxist and dependency theorists. Topics may include foreign investment, regional development, the labour movement, resources and Canada's place in the new international economy.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined), INPE and LABR (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Note: POLI 2F12 strongly recommended
POLI 4P19
The Canadian Judicial Process
The structure, functions, and political dimension of the judiciary in Canada. Topics may include judicial decision-making, appointment and independence; the policy impact of judicial rulings; the criminal process; the influence of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms on the judicial system; and the players in the judicial process, including judges, interest groups and governments.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Note: POLI 2F12 strongly recommended.
POLI 4P20
Globalization and Global Governance
Globalization of national politics and the reconstruction of politics at a global level. Topics may include policy problems linked to the effectiveness of international and national institutions; theoretical considerations on new concepts of politics and democracy in the globalized world.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) and INPE majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
POLI 4P21
The Global Political Economy
Examination of international trade and monetary systems from the perspective of economic theory focussing on policy choices facing governments.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) and INPE majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
POLI 4P22
Canada and the Developing World
Canada's role in addressing global inequality in a comparative context. Topics may include political economy of Canadian policies towards the developing world; international ethics; international cooperation on issues of vital interest to the developing world.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) and INPE majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
POLI 4P24
Private Global Governance
The role of private, non-state actors in global governance. Interactions between global corporations, voluntary standards associations, non-governmental organizations, states and industry associations and the influences that drive global private governance arrangements and global standard setting. Global human rights, environmental protection and corporate social responsibility in industrial sectors.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) and INPE majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or apporval to year 4 (honours).
POLI 4P26
International Politics and National Security
Conditions affecting the use of force in the post-Cold War international system. Basis of state security, the nature of threats and regional conflicts.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) and INPE majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
POLI 4P27
Theories of International Relations
International relations theory emphasizing the nature of the international system and its relationship to the choices and actions of individual states.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) and INPE majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
POLI 4P32
Comparative Mass Media
(also offered as COMM 4P32)
Selected problems concerning the mass media and the political process in Canada and other countries.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined), BCMN, COMM and MCMN majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and either a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite(s): POLI 3P17 or permission of the instructor.
Note: POLI 2F30 strongly recommended.
POLI 4P34
Comparative Judicial Systems
Global expansion of judicial power and the role of courts in democratization, rights protection, political centralization, and resolving societal conflict. Domestic as well as supranational courts from around the world are considered, representing both common law and civil law systems. Topics include the success and failure of the "rights revolutions", the judicialization of politics, court reform, and justifications for judicial review.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Note: POLI 2F30 strongly recommended.
POLI 4P36
Revolution or Reform- Political Change in the Modern World
Comparative study of patterns of transformation and transition of totalitarian, authoritarian and paternalistic systems towards political pluralism and democracy. Democratization in selected regimes-Communist, nationalist and religious-in different parts of the world and the dynamics of political and social change.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) and INPE majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Note: POLI 2F30 strongly recommended.
POLI 4P38
Nationalism and Ethnic Politics
Theory and case studies of the origins and resolution of national conflict, the mobilization of ethnic groups and the role of international forces in what have been viewed traditionally as domestic conflicts. Case studies situate Canada's ethnic tensions within a broader comparative perspective.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) and INPE majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Note: POLI 2F30 strongly recommended.
POLI 4P39
Elites and Power
Bases of power and of the degree of power concentration in government, industry, bureaucracy and the media in Canada, the United States and other selected countries. Characteristics, lifestyles, interrelationships and actions of the individuals in senior positions of power.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Note: POLI 2F30 strongly recommended.
POLI 4P47
Arab Politics
Topics include religion, pan-Arab nationalism and political culture; problems of economic development; the Palestinian factor in Arab politics; the Gulf War and its aftermath; and a comparative analysis of ways in which political processes and institutions have influenced and responded to these forces.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) and INPE majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Note: POLI 2F30 strongly recommended.
POLI 4P50
Machinery of Government
Structures and processes of federal and provincial government in Canada. Emphasis on the operation of government departments, central agencies, regulatory agencies and crown corporations.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) and INPE majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite(s): POLI 2Q98 (2F98) or permission of the instructor.
POLI 4P54
Business-Government Relations
(also offered as LABR 4P54)
Politics and management of relations between business organizations and governments in Canada emphasizing current research and issues. Topics include theories of business-government relations, the legislative and regulatory environment of business, public enterprise and privatization, lobbying, and interaction among government, business, media and labour.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined), INPE and LABR (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite(s): POLI 2Q98 (2F98) or permission of the instructor.
Note: open to non-POLS majors with relevant background in other disciplines and permission of the instructor.
POLI 4P66
Politics of Environmental Scarcity
Political and economic conditions leading to scarcity of renewable resources in various settings, and institutions and policies developed to govern rivalries and conflicts endemic to scarcity. Canadian cases in comparative perspective.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite(s): one of POLI 2P99, 2Q98 (2F98), 3P66 or permission of the instructor.
POLI 4P67
Comparative Public Policy
Major concepts, theoretical approaches and issues in Comparative Public Policy, assessing the various frameworks used for understanding and addressing public policy issues in different countries and regions. Cases from Canada, the United States, Europe and the developing world.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Prerequisite(s): POLI 2P99 (2F98) or permission of the instructor.
POLI 4P68
Social Movements and Globalization
(also offered as GEOG 4P68 and SOCI 4P68)
Restructuring of social movements from around the world in new alliances for global justice. Topics may include relation between local and global scales, cross-cultural collaborations, tensions between unity and diversity, conflicts and unequal power relations in networks and North-South inequalities. May include indigenous movements, transnational feminism, the anti-corporate globalizations movement and environmentalism.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined), GEOG (single or combined), GEOG (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) and SOCI (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have approval to year 4 (honours).
POLI 4P70
Tutorial in Political Theory
Guided reading on an aspect of political theory not covered in the department's regular course offerings.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and permission of the Department.
Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the tutorial. Further information is available from the Undergraduate Program Adviser.
POLI 4P71
Tutorial in Canadian Politics
Guided reading on an aspect of Canadian politics not covered in the department's regular course offerings.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and permission of the Department.
Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the tutorial. Further information is available from the Undergraduate Program Adviser.
POLI 4P72
Tutorial in International Relations
Guided reading on an aspect of international relations not covered in the department's regular course offerings.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and permission of the Department.
Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the tutorial. Further information is available from the Undergraduate Program Adviser.
POLI 4P73
Tutorial in Comparative Politics
Guided reading on an aspect of comparative politics not covered in the department's regular course offerings.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and permission of the Department.
Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the tutorial. Further information is available from the Undergraduate Program Adviser.
POLI 4P74
Tutorial in Public Administration
Guided reading on an aspect of public administration not covered in the department's regular course offerings.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and permission of the Department.
Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the tutorial. Further information is available from the Undergraduate Program Adviser.
POLI 4P75
Tutorial in Public Policy
Guided reading on an aspect of public policy not covered in the department's regular course offerings.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and permission of the Department.
Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the tutorial. Further information is available from the Undergraduate Program Adviser.
POLI 4P76
Tutorial in Political Science
Guided reading on an aspect of political science not covered in the department's regular course offerings.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and permission of the Department.
Note: topics must be chosen in consultation with a faculty member willing to supervise the tutorial. Further information is available from the Undergraduate Program Adviser.
POLI 4P95
Political Science Internship
Part-time internship in a government agency, political party, research institute, relevant non-governmental organization (NGO) or other approved placement.
Tutorial, 1 hour per week, plus internship placement time.
Restriction: open to POLS (single) and INPE majors with a minimum of 14.0 overall credits, a minimum 78 percent major average and permission of the Department.
Note: enrolment limited to number of placements available up to a maximum of 15 students. Students will be required to complete a major paper setting the internship experience within a theoretical context.
POLI 4V00-4V09
Selected Problems in Political Theory
(also offered as LART 4V00)
Writer, work or theoretical problem in political philosophy.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined), GBLS and LART majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 4V00-4V09.
POLI 4V10-4V19
Issues in Canadian Politics
Selected aspect of Canadian government and politics or an issue of contemporary concern.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
POLI 4V18
2012-2013: The Canadian Justice System
Exploration of how criminal policy is developed and operates within the broader Canadian political system. Examination of landmark criminal cases, ramification for the relationship between law and politics in Canada, nature of crime, distinction between torts and crime, administrative violations and crime, effect of crime rates and public reaction to crime and impact of politics, crime rates and public opinion.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Note: POLI 2F12 and POLI 3P18 or POLI 4P19 strongly recommended.
POLI 4V20-4V29
Selected Problems in International Relations
Selected problems and issues drawn from both the system and nation-state levels of international politics.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
POLI 4V23
2011-2012: Intervention, Security and Development
Interventionism with humanitarian justifications, security and development in international relations; the management of humanitarian problems by the international community and the aid industry; military and civilian practices of intervention.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
POLI 4V30-4V39
Selected Problems in Comparative Politics
Comparative study of selected political institutions, processes or policies in various states.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
POLI 4V50-4V59
Selected Topics in Public Administration
Selected problems and issues in public administration drawn from the federal, provincial and/or municipal levels.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
Note: open to non-POLS majors with relevant background in other disciplines and permission of the instructor.
POLI 4V60-4V69
Selected Topics in Canadian Public Policy
Field or topic in Canadian public policy, including the analysis of policy making and policy outcomes.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS (single or combined) majors with either a minimum of 14.0 overall credits and a minimum 70 percent major average or approval to year 4 (honours).
CO-OP COURSES
POLI 0N01
Work Placement I
First co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to POLS Co-op students.
POLI 0N02
Work Placement II
Second co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to POLS Co-op students.
POLI 0N03
Work Placement III
Third co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to POLS Co-op students.
POLI 0N04
Work Placement IV
Optional fourth co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to POLS Co-op students.
POLI 0N05
Work Placement V
Optional fourth co-op work placement (4 months) with an approved employer.
Restriction: open to POLS Co-op students.
POLI 0N90
Co-op Training and Development
Framework for the development of learning objectives by students for individual work terms. Includes orientation to the Co-op experience, goal setting, résumé preparation and interview skills preparation.
Lectures, presentation, site visits, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to POLS Co-op students.
POLI 2C01
Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration I
Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.
Restriction: open to POLS Co-op students.
Prerequisite(s): POLI 0N90.
Corequisite(s): POLI 0N01.
Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.
POLI 2C02
Co-op reflective Learning and Integration II
Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.
Restriction: open to POLS Co-op students.
Prerequisite(s): POLI 0N90.
Corequisite(s): POLI 0N02.
Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.
POLI 2C03
Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration III
Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.
Restriction: open to POLS Co-op students.
Prerequisite(s): POLI 0N90.
Corequisite(s): POLI 0N03.
Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.
POLI 2C04
Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration IV
Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.
Restriction: open to POLS Co-op students.
Prerequisite(s): POLI 0N90.
Corequisite(s): POLI 0N04.
Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.
POLI 2C05
Co-op Reflective Learning and Integration V
Provide student with the opportunity to apply what they've learned in their academic studies through career-oriented work experiences at employer sites.
Restriction: open to POLS Co-op students.
Prerequisite(s): POLI 0N90.
Corequisite(s): POLI 0N05.
Note: students will be required to prepare learning objectives, participate in a site visit, write a work term report and receive a successful work term performance evaluation.