This is a working document and will be regularly updated as further information becomes available. Courses may be cancelled due to low enrolment. Instructors may be reassigned as a result of administrative or research release or for other reasons. If you have any questions about this timetable, please contact the Department.
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| IS 100 - Introduction to International Studies |
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| This interdisciplinary course introduces students to a range of global issues, including the basics of world geography, history, political and economic systems, and culture. The strong cross-cultural perspective of the course provides students with the necessary foundation to specialize in their own area of interest within the international studies program. *Note: Formerly numbered INTL 100. Students may receive credit for one of INTL 100 or IS 100. * |
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11:30am - 12:45pm |
18-DEC-23 |
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MW |
11:30am - 12:45pm |
18-DEC-23 |
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MW |
11:30am - 12:45pm |
18-DEC-23 |
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MW |
11:30am - 12:45pm |
18-DEC-23 |
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11:30am - 12:45pm |
18-DEC-23 |
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MW |
11:30am - 12:45pm |
18-DEC-23 |
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| IS 302 - Non-Governmenal Organizations Crossing Borders |
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| Do non-governmental organizations make a difference? How do they interact with and alter the international state system? This course examines the activities and influence of transnational non-governmental organizations such as global struggles against colonialism and slavery; and campaigns for human rights, women's rights, indigenous rights and banning land mines.
***Prerequisite: IS 100 (formerly INTL 100) or 30 credit hours*** |
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11:30am - 12:45pm |
19-DEC-23 |
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| IS 303 - Social Movements and Alternatives to Global Capital |
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| What are social movements? What alternatives do they propose? What are the links between land takeovers in Brazil, anti-dam protests in India, resistance to mining and transnational movements? Can social movements make a difference? This course explores the power of collective action by examining how social movements challenge mainstream development.
***Prerequisite: IS 100 (formerly INTL 100) or 30 credit hours***
*Note: Formerly numbered IS 320. Students may receive credit for only one of IS 303 or IS 320* |
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2:30pm - 3:45pm |
12-DEC-23 |
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| IS 440 - Advanced Topics In International Affairs |
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| This seminar course studies major contemporary issues in international affairs within the framework of main relevant theories. The objective is to develop a good understanding of how the political, economic, social and cultural aspects of international issues are interrelated.
***Prerequisite: IS 240 and 60 credit hours, or permission of the department head***
*Note: Formerly numbered INAF 400. Students may receive credit for one of INAF 400 or IS 440* |
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1:00pm - 2:15pm |
14-DEC-23 |
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| IS 498 - Honours Paper in International Studies l |
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| Students work towards an Honours Paper in their area of concentration under the supervision of a faculty member. Students must submit a proposal at the end of the semester.
*** Permission of the Coordinator of the International Studies Program is required to register. *** |
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| IS 499 - Honours Paper in International Studies ll |
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| Students write an Honours Paper under the supervision of a faculty member. Students must submit an extensive research paper based on their proposal in IS 498.
*** Prerequisite: IS 498 with a minimum grade of 75% *** |
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