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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| PSCI 100 - People, Power and Politics: An Introduction |
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| An introduction to the issues, concepts and institutions of contemporary politics in both Canadian and international contexts, inviting critical thinking on subjects such as power, citizenship, democracy, diversity, feminism and colonialism. It links these topics to current world political events and issues. The objectives of the course are to introduce concepts and approaches in political studies; and to cultivate civic education. |
| 001 |
MWF |
1:30pm - 2:20pm |
15-DEC-23 |
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| 397 |
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- |
21-DEC-23 |
ONLNE |
| PSCI 210 - Introduction to Political Thought |
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| This course introduces students to the works of some of the major figures in the history of political thought. Central issues such as justice, political authority, freedom, equality, sovereignty and democratic legitimacy will be explored in the ideas of some of the major figures in the history of political theory from ancient to modern times.
***Prerequisite: PSCI 100.*** |
| C97 |
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- |
14-DEC-23 |
ONLNE |
| C97 |
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- |
14-DEC-23 |
ONLNE |
| PSCI 220 - Comparing Political Systems |
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| Comparative Politics studies the politics of countries around the world. This course introduces students to comparative analysis. Questions that might be covered are: how and why do we use comparative analysis? Why do economies develop at different rates? Under what conditions are policies more/less likely to be adopted? What explains the success and failure of rights revolutions? What explains the difference in institutional design across democracies? When does collective action succeed, when does it fail?
***Prerequisite: PSCI 100.*** |
| 001 |
TR |
4:00pm - 5:15pm |
21-DEC-23 |
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| PSCI 230 - Power and Politics in Canada |
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| Emphasis is placed on national institutions and events. An examination of the institutions and events that shape national politics in Canada, how power is exercised and political decisions are made.
***Prerequisite: PSCI 100.*** |
| 397 |
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- |
19-DEC-23 |
ONLNE |
| PSCI 240 - World Politics |
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| A comprehensive introduction to international politics. This course is designed to help students establish a basic understanding of the history of war and peace, international relations theory, human security, international political economy, international law, and international organizations.
***Prerequisite: IS 100 or PSCI 100*** |
| 001 |
MWF |
12:30pm - 1:20pm |
20-DEC-23 |
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| PSCI 337 - Gender in Canadian Politics |
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| An introduction to the role that gender has played in the evolution of Canadian political life including the rise of feminist political movements, gender’s role in partisan politics and how expansive notions of gender diversity continue to reshape aspects of Canadian political life.
***Prerequisite: Any 200-level PSCI course or the completion of 30 credit hours.*** |
| 001 |
MWF |
2:30pm - 3:20pm |
11-DEC-23 |
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| PSCI 353 - Modern Political Theory |
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| An examination of key texts and persistent themes in Western political thought from the Enlightenment to the late 19th century, including study of texts by thinkers such as Adam Smith, Kant, Hegel, Wollstoncraft, Marx, J.S. Mill, and Nietzsche.
***Prerequisites: any 200-level PSCI course or the completion of 30 credit hours.***
*Note: Students may receive credit for one of PSCI 353 or PSCI 390BF.* |
| C01 |
TR |
10:00am - 11:15am |
21-DEC-23 |
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| PSCI 373 - Laws and Sausages: Public Policy in Canada |
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| "If you like laws and sausages you should never watch either being made" - Otto von Bismark. This course will ignore Bismark's warning and examine how public policy is made in Canada with a focus on both social and economic policy nationally and provincially.
***Prerequisite: Any 200-level PSCI course or the completion of 30 credit hours.*** |
| 001 |
F |
08:30am - 11:15am |
08-DEC-23 |
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| PSCI 400 - Honours Project I |
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| Work towards an Honours Paper under the supervision of a faculty member. Students must submit a proposal at the end of the Fall semester.
***Prerequisite: PSCI 100, 210, 220, 230, 240 and SOST 201 and 203.***
* Note: Students who do not achieve a grade of 75% in this course may not continue in the Honours program in political science. * |
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| 004 |
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| 006 |
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| PSCI 401 - Honours Project II |
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| Completion of an Honours Paper under the supervision of a faculty member. Students must submit an extensive research paper based on their proposal in PSCI 400.
*** Prerequisite: PSCI 400 with a minimum grade of 75% *** |
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| PSCI 425 - Topics in Comparative Politics |
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| An intensive study of modern theories and issues in comparative politics, which can cover ration choice theory, the new institutionalism as well as the issues of economic development, political culture, democratization and de-democratization, social movements, rights and identities, populism, and ideology.
***Prerequisite: Two PSCI courses at the 200 or 300 level or completion of 60 credit hours.*** |
| 001 |
F |
08:30am - 11:15am |
08-DEC-23 |
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| 001 |
F |
08:30am - 11:15am |
08-DEC-23 |
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| PSCI 443 - Current Issues in International Relations |
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| This course is a seminar in selected topics in International Relations. Topics covered in this course may include the following: current issues of world politics; ethics and international affairs; international conflict and security; history of international relations; and the international political economy.
***Prerequisite: Two PSCI courses at the 200 or 300 level or completion of 60 credit hours.*** |
| 001 |
T |
11:30am - 2:15pm |
19-DEC-23 |
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