Political Science
Department of Political Science
The master's program in political science is designed to allow specialization in one of three fields: Canadian political studies; comparative politics/international relations; and public opinion and electoral studies. Individual study programs are flexibly tailored to personal research interests and faculty strengths. The faculty provides particular area expertise in North America, Western and Eastern Europe, Africa and Japan.
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Department of Political Science Graduate Faculty
- Christopher Alcantara, PhD (Toronto), Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Andrea Brown, PhD (Toronto), Associate Professor of Political Science
- Steven Brown, PhD (Alberta), Associate Professor of Political Science
- David Docherty, PhD (Toronto), Associate Professor of Political Science; Dean of the Faculty of Arts
- Alistair Edgar, PhD (Queen's), Associate Professor of Political Science
- Patricia Goff, PhD (Northwestern), Associate Professor of Political Science
- Dejan Guzina, PhD (Carleton), Associate Professor of Political Science
- Derek Hall, PhD (Cornell), Associate Professor of Political Science
- Jorge Heine, PhD (Stanford), Professor of Political Science
- Rhoda Howard-Hassmann, PhD (McGill), Professor of Global Studies and Political Science; Canada Research Chair (2003)
- Thomas Hueglin, PhD (St. Gall), DrHabil (Konstanz), Professor of Political Science
- Barry Kay, PhD (Rochester), Associate Professor of Political Science
- Loren King, PhD (MIT), Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Andrea Perrella, PhD (Montréal), Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Yasmine Shamsie, PhD (York), Assistant Professor of Political Science
- Brian Tanguay, PhD (Carleton), Professor of Political Science
- Debora Van Nijnatten, PhD (Queen's), Associate Professor of Political Science
- Canadian Political Studies
- Comparative Politics/International Relations
- Political Behaviour and Political Psychology
Note on Courses Contained in Graduate Calendar As far as possible, each program attempts to provide a full range of core courses and electives. However, every course listed in this Calendar is not available in every session or every year.
Students are encouraged to consult the program/department to inquire about course offerings each year.
Course Offerings
| Course # | Title | Credits |
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| PO601 |
Core Seminar: The Scope of Political Science |
0.5 |
| PO602 |
Understanding Research Methods |
0.5 |
| PO603 |
Advanced Statistics for Political Scientists |
0.5 |
| PO612 |
Approaches to Political Culture in North America |
0.5 |
| PO618 |
Contemporary Issues in Canadian Politics |
0.5 |
| PO619 |
Canadian Provincial Politics [1] |
0.5 |
| PO631 |
Political Parties |
0.5 |
| PO632 |
Electoral Behaviour |
0.5 |
| PO633 |
Public Opinion |
0.5 |
| PO634 |
Interest Groups and Social Movements |
0.5 |
| PO635 |
Politics and the Media |
0.5 |
| PO640 |
International Political Economy |
0.5 |
| PO641 |
Theories of International Relations |
0.5 |
| PO642 |
Politics and Governance Beyond the State |
0.5 |
| PO644 |
Comparative Ethnic Politics |
0.5 |
| PO645 |
The Global Environment |
0.5 |
| PO648 |
Peace and Reconstruction |
0.5 |
| PO649 |
Canada, the US and the UN: Multilateral Cooperation in a Single Super-Power World |
0.5 |
| PO650 |
International Human Rights |
0.5 |
| PO651 |
Genocide |
0.5 |
| PO652 |
Human Rights and Retrospective Justice |
0.5 |
| PO653 |
Fascism, Neo-fascism and the Radical Right |
0.5 |
| PO654 |
Comparative Truth Commissions [2] |
0.5 |
| PO670 |
Canada and the Third World |
0.5 |
| PO671 |
Issues in Third World Politics |
0.5 |
| PO681 |
Directed Research I |
0.0 |
| PO682 |
Directed Research II |
0.0 |
| PO690 |
Applied Research Seminar |
0.5 |
| PO691 |
Seminar in Selected Problems I |
0.0 |
| PO692 |
Seminar in Selected Problems II |
0.0 |
| PO695 |
Major Research Paper |
0.0 |
| PO699 |
Thesis |
0.0 |
Senate/Editorial Changes
New course effective September 2009 approved by Senate December 10, 2008 New course effective September 2009 approved by Senate December 10, 2008
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Academic & Related Dates 2008/2009
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