Political Science
Honours BA and Minor:
Department Information on this page
Full-Time Faculty
- Chris Anderson, PhD
- Andrea Brown, PhD, Undergraduate Advisor
- Steven Brown, PhD
- David Docherty, PhD, Dean, Faculty of Arts
- Alistair Edgar, PhD, (on sabbatical 2008-2009)
- Patricia Goff, PhD
- Dejan Guzina, PhD
- Derek Hall, PhD
- Jorge Heine, PhD
- Rhoda Howard-Hassmann, PhD
- Thomas Hueglin, PhD
- Sandy J.A. Irvine, PhD
- Barry Kay, PhD
- Loren King, PhD
- Karen Lochead, PhD
- Andrea Perrella, PhD
- Yasmine Shamsie, PhD, Graduate Officer
- Brian Tanguay, PhD, Chair
- Debora Van Nijnatten, PhD
Course Offerings
| Course # | Title | Credits |
| PO110 |
Introduction to Modern Politics: The State |
0.5 |
| PO111 |
Introduction to Modern Politics: Structures and Processes of Government |
0.5 |
| PO201 |
Québec Contexts |
0.5 |
| PO204 |
Politics and Economics |
0.5 |
| PO211 |
Federalism |
0.5 |
| PO212 |
Canadian Provincial Politics |
0.5 |
| PO217 |
Introductory Methods in Political Science I |
0.5 |
| PO218 |
Introductory Methods in Political Science II |
0.5 |
| PO220 |
Comparative Politics in Developing Countries [1] |
0.5 |
| PO221 |
Comparative Politics in Industrialized Countries [2] |
0.5 |
| PO225 |
Government and Politics in the United States I |
0.5 |
| PO226 |
Government and Politics in the United States II |
0.5 |
| PO231 |
Introduction to World Politics I |
0.5 |
| PO232 |
Introduction to World Politics II |
0.5 |
| PO235 |
Political Thought from the Greeks to the 18th Century |
0.5 |
| PO236 |
Political Thought from the Enlightenment to Marxism |
0.5 |
| PO240 |
Public Opinion and Political Attitudes |
0.5 |
| PO263 |
Politics and Government in Canada |
0.5 |
| PO264 |
The Practice of Politics in Canada |
0.5 |
| PO301 |
North American Integration |
0.5 |
| PO310 |
Special Topics I |
0.5 |
| PO311 |
Special Topics II |
0.5 |
| PO312 |
The Urban Political Process [3] |
0.5 |
| PO316 |
Canadian Environmental Politics [4] |
0.5 |
| PO317 |
Politics in Ontario [5] |
0.5 |
| PO318 |
Politics in Latin America [6] |
0.5 |
| PO319 |
African Politics [7] |
0.5 |
| PO320 |
Women and Politics [8] |
0.5 |
| PO324 |
American Political Controversies [9] |
0.5 |
| PO325 |
European Politics I [10] |
0.5 |
| PO326 |
European Politics II |
0.5 |
| PO327 |
Peace and Reconstruction [11] |
0.5 |
| PO329 |
Trade Policy |
0.5 |
| PO330 |
International Political Economy |
0.5 |
| PO331 |
Theories of International Politics [12] |
0.5 |
| PO332 |
Global Governance [13] |
0.5 |
| PO333 |
International Law [14] |
0.5 |
| PO334 |
Foreign Policy Analysis [15] |
0.5 |
| PO335 |
Selected Themes in Political Thought [16] |
0.5 |
| PO336 |
Contemporary Political Mass Movements and Ideologies [17] |
0.5 |
| PO337 |
Canadian Political Ideologies [18] |
0.5 |
| PO342 |
Constitutional Law I [19] |
0.5 |
| PO343 |
Constitutional Law II |
0.5 |
| PO344 |
Introduction to Law [20] |
0.5 |
| PO345 |
Theories of Public Policy |
0.5 |
| PO346 |
Issues in Canadian Policy-making |
0.5 |
| PO347 |
Canadian Public Administration I [21] |
0.5 |
| PO349 |
Political Communication [22] |
0.5 |
| PO350 |
Theories of Justice [23] |
0.5 |
| PO351 |
Corruption, Scandal and Political Ethics [24] |
0.5 |
| PO360 |
Electoral Behaviour [25] |
0.5 |
| PO370 |
The Political Economy of Eastern Asia [26] |
0.5 |
| PO452 |
Political Parties [27] |
0.5 |
| PO453 |
Canadian Political Science: A Survey of the Field [28] |
0.5 |
| PO454 |
Interest Groups and Social Movements [29] |
0.5 |
| PO459 |
Politics and Governance beyond the State |
0.5 |
| PO465 |
Seminar on Politics and the Media [30] |
0.5 |
| PO466 |
Elections and the Political Order [31] |
0.5 |
| PO467 |
Public Opinion [32] |
0.5 |
| PO470 |
Canada and the Global South [33] |
0.5 |
| PO471 |
Issues in Third World Politics [34] |
0.5 |
| PO475 |
Seminar in International Political Economy [35] |
0.5 |
| PO478 |
Social Science Theories |
1.0 |
| PO481 |
Comparative Ethnic Politics |
0.5 |
| PO482 |
Canada, the US and the UN: Multilateral Cooperation in a One Super-Power World |
0.5 |
| PO483 |
Fascism, Neo-fascism and the Radical Right [36] |
0.5 |
| PO485 |
The Global Environment |
0.5 |
| PO486 |
Theories of International Relations |
0.5 |
| PO490 |
Seminar in Peace and Reconstruction |
0.5 |
| PO491 |
International Human Rights |
0.5 |
| PO492 |
Comparative Genocide Studies |
0.5 |
| PO493 |
Human Rights and Retrospective Justice |
0.5 |
| PO496 |
Applied Research Seminar |
0.5 |
| PO497 |
Special Topics I |
0.5 |
| PO498 |
Special Topics II |
0.5 |
| PO499 |
Directed Studies |
0.5 |
Senate/Editorial Changes
Senate April 7, 2008: PO328, PO348 deleted; effective Sept 1, 2008. Senate May 29, 2008: PO205, 206, PO227, PO228, PO315, PO338, PO487, PO488, PO489 deleted; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate Addition May 29, 2008: New Course PO220; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate Addition May 29, 2008: New Course PO221; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO312 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO316 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO317 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO318 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO319 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO320 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO324 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO325 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO327 Prerequisite revised and exclusion added; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO331 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO332 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO333 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO334 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO335 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO336 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO337 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO342 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate Addition April 7, 2008: New Course PO344; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO347 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO349 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO350 Prerequisite revised; Philosophy discipline code revised from PY to PP; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate Addition April 7, 2008: New Course PO351; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO360 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate Addition May 29, 2008: New Course PO370; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO452 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO453 Title and description revised, exclusion deleted; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO454 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO465 Title and description revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO466 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO467 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO470 Title,exclusion and description revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO471 Prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate May 29, 2008: PO475 Title and prerequisite revised; effective Sept 1, 2008.
Senate Addition April 7, 2008: New Course PO483; effective Sept 1, 2008.
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Academic & Related Dates 2008/2009
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