Political Science
Honours BA, Combined BA, Specialization, Option and Minors:
Full-Time Faculty
- Christopher Anderson, PhD
- Jörg Broschek, PhD, Canada Research Chair (2013)
- Andrea Brown, PhD, Chair
- Alistair Edgar, PhD
- Ann Fitz-Gerald, PhD
- Patricia Goff, PhD, Undergraduate Advisor (Political Science, North American Studies)
- Dejan Guzina, PhD, Associate Dean, Academic Development
- Derek Hall, PhD
- Thomas Hueglin, PhD
- Loren King, PhD
- Audra Mitchell, PhD
- Andrea Perrella, PhD, Graduate Officer
- Jason Roy, PhD
- Kim Rygiel, PhD
- Yasmine Shamsie, PhD
- Brian Tanguay, PhD
- Debora Van Nijnatten, PhD
Program Information
- Honours BA North American Studies in Combination with another Honours BA program
- Honours BA Political Science
- Honours BA Political Science and LLB (Sussex) stream
- Honours BA Political Science in Combination with another Honours BA Program
- Legal Studies Specialization
- Public Policy Specialization
- Research Specialization
- Legal Studies Option
- Canadian Studies Minor
- North American Studies Minor
- Political Science Minor
- Public Policy Minor
Course # | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
PO101 | Politics Within Borders | 0.5 |
PO102 | Politics Beyond Borders | 0.5 |
PO209 | Legal Writing | 0.5 |
PO210 | Introduction to Law | 0.5 |
PO212 | Law and Politics in Multicultural Democracies | 0.5 |
PO217 | Asking Questions in Political Science: An Introduction to Research | 0.5 |
PO218 | Answering Questions in Political Science: Research in Practice | 0.5 |
PO220 | Poverty and Inequality in the Global South | 0.5 |
PO221 | States, Citizens and Identity in Comparative Perspective | 0.5 |
PO225 | U.S. Government I: The Polarization of American Politics | 0.5 |
PO226 | U.S. Government II: The Dysfunction of the American Political Process | 0.5 |
PO231 | Politics in an Insecure World | 0.5 |
PO232 | Markets, Money and International Politics | 0.5 |
PO235 | Big Debates in Political Thought I: Class, Power, and Identity | 0.5 |
PO236 | Big Debates in Political Thought II: Knowledge, Reason, Justice | 0.5 |
PO245 | The Art and Science of Policy Design | 0.5 |
PO263 | Politics and Government in Canada | 0.5 |
PO264 | The Practice of Politics in Canada | 0.5 |
PO288 | Political Science from Abroad | 1.0 |
PO301 | Drugs, Guns and Trucks: Commerce and Contraband Across North America | 0.5 |
PO310 | Special Topics I | 0.5 |
PO311 | Special Topics II | 0.5 |
PO312 | The Politics of Cities and Regions in Canada | 0.5 |
PO313 | Canadian Provincial Politics | 0.5 |
PO315 | Politics and Society in Contemporary Québec | 0.5 |
PO316 | Canadian Environmental Policy | 0.5 |
PO317 | The Global Politics of Land and Territory | 0.5 |
PO318 | The Reality of Democracy in Latin America | 0.5 |
PO319 | African Politics | 0.5 |
PO320 | Women, Gender and Politics | 0.5 |
PO321 | Global Policy at the Political-Military Nexus | 0.5 |
PO322 | Contemporary Security Issues | 0.5 |
PO323 | Modern Diplomacy | 0.5 |
PO324 | American Political Controversies | 0.5 |
PO326 | The Global Politics of Human Displacement and Refugees | 0.5 |
PO329 | The Politics of Trade | 0.5 |
PO330 | International Political Economy | 0.5 |
PO331 | The Law of Modern Conflict | 0.5 |
PO332 | Global Governance | 0.5 |
PO333 | International Law | 0.5 |
PO334 | Canadian Foreign Policy Analysis | 0.5 |
PO344 | Writing for Politics and Policy | 0.5 |
PO345 | Public Policy Analysis | 0.5 |
PO347 | Canadian Public Administration | 0.5 |
PO349 | Political Communication | 0.5 |
PO350 | Theories of Justice | 0.5 |
PO351 | Corruption, Scandal and Political Ethics | 0.5 |
PO360 | Citizen Politics | 0.5 |
PO369 | Domestic and Regional Politics of the Middle East | 0.5 |
PO370 | The Political Economy of Eastern Asia | 0.5 |
PO371 | The Constitution and Judicial Politics in Canada | 0.5 |
PO373 | Indigenous Peoples and Public Policy | 0.5 |
PO374 | Division, Diversity and Federalism in Canada | 0.5 |
PO380 | Canadian Labour Politics and Law | 0.5 |
PO381 | Legal Advocacy Skills | 0.5 |
PO388 | Political Science in the Field | 1.0 |
PO389 | Special Topics in Legal Studies | 0.5 |
PO420 | The Politics of Social Policy in an Era of Globalization | 0.5 |
PO425 | Seminar in Applied Politics and Professionalization | 0.5 |
PO431 | The State and Nation in Canada | 0.5 |
PO432 | Canadian Democracy | 0.5 |
PO433 | Issues and Policy-making in Canada | 0.5 |
PO440 | Readings in 20th Century Political Thought | 0.5 |
PO452 | Political Parties: Money, Votes and Power | 0.5 |
PO459 | Politics and Governance beyond the State | 0.5 |
PO465 | Media Analysis for Politics and Policy in a Digital Age | 0.5 |
PO466 | Interpreting and Understanding Elections | 0.5 |
PO467 | Public Opinion | 0.5 |
PO470 | Canada and the Global South | 0.5 |
PO471 | Issues in Third World Politics | 0.5 |
PO478 | Social Science Theories | 1.0 |
PO479 | Seminar in Research Design | 1.0 |
PO481 | Comparative Ethnic Politics | 0.5 |
PO487 | The Study of Terrorism in Context | 0.5 |
PO488 | International Human Rights, the Law and Governance | 0.5 |
PO489 | Global Political Economy in Turbulent Times | 0.5 |
PO497 | Special Topics I | 0.5 |
PO498 | Special Topics II | 0.5 |
PO499 | Directed Studies | 0.5 |