124 courses in Waterloo’s course catalog for 2021–22 (Fall 2021, Winter 2022, Spring 2022), from UW Open Data. ucalendar asks programs not to read that year’s calendar, so this stands in for it. Original: ucalendar.uwaterloo.ca/2122/COURSE/course-PSCI.html
What are the key political issues in Canada and abroad? Students will undertake comparative study of ideas, institutions, and interests central to issues of policy and politics.
LEC · Course ID 014381On ucalendarPSCI 100 today
What are the politics underlying the contemporary distribution and governance of global wealth and power? This course provides students with an introduction to core issues in the study of global politics.
LEC · Course ID 014382On ucalendarPSCI 150 today
From time to time, courses of special study may be added to the program at the first-year level.
LEC · Course ID 014383On ucalendarPSCI 190 today
LEC · Course ID 015380On ucalendarPSCI 210W today
LEC · Course ID 007732On ucalendarPSCI 212W today
Where do the core tenets of Western political philosophy come from? In this course students will trace the development of political philosophy by examining Ancient Greek plays (e.g., Antigone, Medea) and foundational political texts (e.g., Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Politics) which set the stage for modern Western political thought (Machiavelli and after).
Prereq: One of PSCI 100, 101, 150
LEC · Course ID 007738On ucalendarPSCI 225 today
LEC · Course ID 007739On ucalendarPSCI 225W today
Where do contemporary ideas about political obligation, equality, freedom, and justice originate? By studying some of the most influential texts in Western political theory that emerged from the 1500s to the 1800s, students will consider such concepts as social contract theory (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau), personal liberty (Mill), and structural-institutional critiques (Marx).
LEC · Course ID 007740On ucalendarPSCI 226 today
How do the relations between government, business, and civil society function? Focusing on Canada in comparative context, students will study national and sub-national government policies relating to key debates in socio-economic development.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
LEC · Course ID 007744On ucalendarPSCI 231 today
Why do some powerful dictators allow independent legislatures and parties to exist? Why are the frontlines of some civil wars spared from violence? Why do the same people sometimes choose language to define their ethnic identity but then choose religion at other times? Students will examine apparently random, puzzling, and even seemingly irrational choices made in political life. This course uses a rational choice framework to provide a unified explanation for some of these puzzling questions.
Prereq: One of PSCI 100, 101, 110, 150
LEC · Course ID 014267On ucalendarPSCI 244 today
How do states and regimes interact with cultural and national identity? In this core comparative politics course, students will assess various approaches to the study of politics within states, emphasizing political developments, institutions, and processes in countries both across the Global South and advanced industrial worlds.
Prereq: One of PSCI 100, 101, 110, 150
LEC · Course ID 011344On ucalendarPSCI 250 today
Why are some countries in the world poor and others rich? Why have some developing countries experienced rapid economic growth in recent years while others remain stagnant? What are some of the costs and benefits of development for societies and the environment? Students will explore multiple factors shaping economic growth, and political and social development in the Global South.
LEC · Course ID 007724On ucalendarPSCI 252 today
What role do political documentaries play in political thought, political practice, and the public sphere? Students will critically assess a range of documentary films made by government agencies, professional filmmakers, and activists.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
LEC · Course ID 014384On ucalendarPSCI 254 today
How is the wealth of the "rich democracies" made? How is some of that wealth redistributed through democratic institutions and the actors who control them? Students will undertake comparative analyses across advanced industrialized liberal democracies.
Prereq: PSCI 100
LEC · Course ID 007747On ucalendarPSCI 255 today
An introduction to modern Middle East political dynamics and the important role this strategic region has played in world affairs. The course examines Middle Eastern states, their domestic political challenges, geopolitical complexities, and relations with the international political community.
LEC · Course ID 011978On ucalendarPSCI 257 today
How are countries in Asia (including East, South, and South East Asia) governed and what policies have helped make them one of the fastest growing economic centers in the world in recent decades? Using a comparative perspective of the political economy of major countries in Asia, students will study their political histories and government institutions.
Prereq: One of PSCI 100, 101, 110, 150
LEC · Course ID 012187On ucalendarPSCI 259 today
An examination of Canada's federal system, parliamentary government, and national political processes, such as the party system, interest groups, the electoral system, and voting behavior.
Prereq: One of PSCI 100, 101, 110
LEC · Course ID 007749On ucalendarPSCI 260 today
LEC · Course ID 012285On ucalendarPSCI 263W today
How do the key institutions of the United States' federal government function? Students will study the crucial elements of national political processes in America. Where appropriate, the course will focus on a particular upcoming electoral event.
Prereq: Level at least 1B
LEC · Course ID 007752On ucalendarPSCI 264 today
This course explores key topics in the international relations of East Asia after World War II. Classes examine literature on major developments of East Asian relations, including the Cold War, East Asian regionalism, and the foreign policies of China, Japan, and Korea.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
LEC · Course ID 013313On ucalendarPSCI 277 today
LEC · Course ID 015381On ucalendarPSCI 280W today
What patterns the distribution of power around the globe? When, where, and why does violent conflict or war break out? When, where, and why do co-operation and peace prevail? Students will study how billions of people live together in various degrees of harmony and disharmony.
LEC · Course ID 007756On ucalendarPSCI 281 today
What trends prevail in foreign policy across states? Using a comparative approach by focusing on particular country-specific issues and approaches, students will explore important influences on the development of foreign policies and on the differentiation of big, middle, and small powers.
LEC · Course ID 007757On ucalendarPSCI 282 today
How is the world economy governed? Students will study the politics of international trade, global money and finance, foreign investment, global agriculture and resources, regional economic integration, global inequality and development, and international economic governance.
Prereq: At least 0.50 unit in PSCI or ECON, or INTST 101
LEC · Course ID 012302On ucalendarPSCI 283 today
Course topics vary. Students will focus on learning about politics through experiences both within and beyond the classroom. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of 10 times.]
LEC · Course ID 014797On ucalendarPSCI 299 today
What is the relationship between politics and economics, power and wealth, states and markets? Students will study influential historical and contemporary works that shape political economy debates in the contemporary world.
LEC · Course ID 014224On ucalendarPSCI 300 today
What is the relationship between Canadian politics and economics? How do states and markets, and governments and businesses interact? Focusing on theoretical understandings of historical Canadian political-economic development, students will examine a range of current issues. Topics may include the evolution of the Canadian welfare state, labour relations, capitalist (re)production, and gendered and environmental concerns.
Prereq: PSCI 231; Level at least 3A
LEC · Course ID 015920On ucalendarPSCI 301 today
How do Canadian local governments function? Students will study the relationship between municipalities and other levels of government, current governance challenges facing local officials, and the design and implementation of public policy within a complex local political environment.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
LEC · Course ID 015366On ucalendarPSCI 302 today
How do major political actors, with diverging interests, resources, and strategies, influence environmental policy and outcomes? Students will study major historical and contemporary environmental debates in Canada, drawing on insights from comparative cases.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
LEC · Course ID 015367On ucalendarPSCI 303 today
This course surveys several key topics in the politics and diplomacy of contemporary Japan, particularly in its relations with its Asia-Pacific neighbours. Topics may include the Pacific War and its legacies, the Japan-US security alliance, the Okinawa problem, and Japan-Canada relations.
Prereq: Level at least 3A
SEM · Course ID 012208On ucalendarPSCI 310 today
LEC · Course ID 011150On ucalendarPSCI 310W today
LEC · Course ID 012068On ucalendarPSCI 311W today
How do quantitative methods contribute to political science? Students will study a range of quantitative methods, with an emphasis on practical applications. The course requires only a rudimentary understanding of mathematics.
Prereq: Level at least 2A; Not open to Math students. Antireq: ARTS 280, BIOL 361, ECON 221, ENVS 278, ISS/SDS 250A/B, 250R, KIN 222, 232, PSYCH 292, REC 371, SMF 230, SOC/LS 280, STAT 202, 204, 206, 211, 221, 231, 241, SWREN 205R
LEC · Course ID 007733On ucalendarPSCI 314 today
What makes political science political science? Drawing on techniques from across various fields of political research, students will study the fundamentals of research design in political science, contrasting these approaches with dominant approaches in other closely related disciplines.
Prereq: At least 0.5 unit in PSCI; Level at least 2A
LEC · Course ID 007764On ucalendarPSCI 315 today
LEC · Course ID 012706On ucalendarPSCI 319W today
What is freedom? What does justice require? How does equality matter? Students will study 20th- and 21st-century thinkers' interpretations of these, and other, key political values. Theoretical analysis will be grounded in current problems, such as poverty, racism, sexism, global inequalities, colonialism, and environmental degradation.
Prereq: Level at least 3A
LEC · Course ID 007771On ucalendarPSCI 324 today
LEC · Course ID 012349On ucalendarPSCI 324W today
LEC · Course ID 015230On ucalendarPSCI 329W today
What is the role of the public service in Canada? Students will study the structures and functions of Canada's political system by examining the ways in which the public service relates to other institutions, such as the political executive and the legislature.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
LEC · Course ID 007774On ucalendarPSCI 331 today
LEC · Course ID 007777On ucalendarPSCI 332W today
LEC · Course ID 007779On ucalendarPSCI 333W today
An examination of the policy-making process in liberal democratic societies, and an evaluation of the tools employed by policy analysts to understand that process.
LEC · Course ID 011638On ucalendarPSCI 334 today
LEC · Course ID 007780On ucalendarPSCI 334W today
LEC · Course ID 013303On ucalendarPSCI 347W today
This course is about different forms of political contention including protests, social movements, and revolutions. It explores what motivates people to dissent, what strategies and tactics are employed to achieve objectives, what factors influence the outcomes of social movements, and what is the government response to these demands for change.
Prereq: Level at least 3A. Antireq: PSCI 390 taken fall 2019
LEC · Course ID 016134On ucalendarPSCI 348 today
LEC · Course ID 007788On ucalendarPSCI 349W today
What problems impede development in the Global South? Students will undertake the critical examination of North-South relations through the examination of topics including trade, investment, aid, industrialization, agri-business, development assistance, education, health, and food production.
LEC · Course ID 007789On ucalendarPSCI 350 today
LEC · Course ID 014101On ucalendarPSCI 350W today
How does the sharing of power ease or worsen conflict within society? Students will study different forms of power sharing, including pluralism, corporatism, consociationalism, and federalism.
Prereq: Level at least 3A
LEC · Course ID 007791On ucalendarPSCI 351 today
LEC · Course ID 013421On ucalendarPSCI 351W today
What structural, direct, and symbolic violence occur in everyday experiences? Students will examine ethnographic and cultural accounts of political violence. [Note: PSCI 281 or 351 recommended.]
LEC · Course ID 014386On ucalendarPSCI 352 today
What explains the successes and failures of democratization in Russia? Students will undertake the comparative study of political processes, institutions, and reforms in Russia, focusing on the dilemmas posed by democratization and authoritarianism. [Note: One of PSCI 244, 250, 252, 255, 259, 260, 264 strongly recommended]
Prereq: Level at least 2B
LEC · Course ID 011637On ucalendarPSCI 353 today
How has Russia interacted with its many neighbours and how does it manage those relationships today? Students will study a range of topics including, but not limited to, nationalism and ethnicity, nuclear weapons, NATO expansion, the colour revolutions, energy politics, Baltic regional security, German-Russian relations, and the rise of China. Where appropriate, the course will include a crisis simulation, pushing students to think strategically.
Prereq: Level at least 2B
LEC · Course ID 009514On ucalendarPSCI 355 today
How does political change in China occur? Students will study China's political history, contemporary political institutions, political economy, and foreign relations.
Prereq: Level at least 3A
LEC · Course ID 012183On ucalendarPSCI 358 today
How do international and domestic politics interact in South Asia? Students will study bilateral relations between countries within South Asia and the involvement of external powers, such as the U.S. and China, and delve into the challenges of political development in the region as they are shaped by class, ethnicity, religion, and gender.
Prereq: Level at least 3A
LEC · Course ID 015027On ucalendarPSCI 359 today
Course topics vary. Topics may include provincial politics, the federal system, parliamentary government, indigenous self-government, and ethnicity and multiculturalism. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of 10 times.]
LEC · Course ID 011768On ucalendarPSCI 360 today
How does research in Indigenous communities proceed? What cultural questions and methodological issues arise? Students will study colonialism, power, and voice in the context of Indigenous struggles within the Canadian nation-state and around the globe.
Prereq: At least 0.50 unit in PSCI course at the 200-level or above; Level at least 2B
LEC · Course ID 014387On ucalendarPSCI 362 today
An introduction to the nature and basic principles of constitutional law. Explores constitutional conventions, the distribution of powers in the Canadian federalism, Aboriginal and treaty rights, and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
LEC · Course ID 007797On ucalendarPSCI 363 today
How does the U.S. government function? Students will study the core institutions of American government, examining their implications for its politics.
Prereq: PSCI 264
LEC · Course ID 012063On ucalendarPSCI 367 today
This course examines the break-up of empires in the mid/late 20th century, and assesses how the colonial experience has shaped relations between and among former imperial polities to the present. Focus is given to questions of political identity in colonial and post-colonial societies, and how these identities shape current political challenges.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
LEC · Course ID 012944On ucalendarPSCI 369 today
How does gender inform - and challenge - political ideas? Students will study the interrelationship of important concepts such as power, equality, oppression, representation, intersectionality, and autonomy.
Prereq: At least 0.50 unit in PSCI or GSJ; Level at least 2B
LEC · Course ID 011639On ucalendarPSCI 370 today
LEC · Course ID 015231On ucalendarPSCI 370W today
What is the role of political parties and electoral competition in established democracies? Students will focus on the practice of political marketing and its implications for democracy.
LEC · Course ID 011118On ucalendarPSCI 373 today
This survey of transnational migration in the contemporary moment examines the reasons people have migrated voluntarily (e.g., as migrant workers) and involuntarily (e.g., as refugees), and how international and domestic law and policies affect, enable, and/or criminalize the movements of people across state borders.
LEC · Course ID 014268On ucalendarPSCI 375 today
What forces shape Canadian foreign policy? Students will study both the domestic and international factors that influence Canada's foreign policy.
LEC · Course ID 007805On ucalendarPSCI 382 today
What is the relationship between technology and international security? How have technological innovations altered national security strategy and military competition in world politics? Students will be exposed to a number of case studies, including motorized armour, aircraft, nuclear weapons, submarines, autonomous weapons, digital communication, cyber security, biotechnology, and new media.
Prereq: Level at least 3A
LEC · Course ID 015918On ucalendarPSCI 384 today
This course examines the major elements and evolution of Chinese foreign policy since 1949 and China's external relations in the context of rising Chinese power.
Prereq: Level at least 2A
LEC · Course ID 014883On ucalendarPSCI 385 today
How is globalization changing the nature of politics? Students will examine leading political debates surrounding the forces that promote and resist global integration in the contemporary age.
LEC · Course ID 010348On ucalendarPSCI 387 today
Global governance is governing beyond the state. An examination of diverse problems - global warming, international human rights, terrorism, property rights disputes, and health crises - which transcend borders and demand cooperative global solutions.
Prereq: Level at least 3A
LEC · Course ID 012593On ucalendarPSCI 389 today
Course topics vary. Past examples include climate change justice and transnational migration. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of 10 times.]
Prereq: At least 0.50 unit in PSCI; Level at least 3A
LEC · Course ID 007806On ucalendarPSCI 390 today
Course topics vary. Students wishing to study a topic of a particular interest may consult with the department's undergraduate officer about the requirements of a reading course. Past examples include political economy of energy in Canada, and dynastic politics in Pakistan. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of two times.]
RDG · Course ID 007807On ucalendarPSCI 391 today
Honours Political Science students wishing to undertake a senior honours essay and to complete it in one term should consult the department's undergraduate officer.
Prereq: Level at least 3B Political Science majors; Political Science average at least 75%. Antireq: PSCI 499A, PSCI 499B
ESS · Course ID 016178On ucalendarPSCI 400 today
What political institutions create, underpin, or otherwise affect international trade? Through theoretical and empirical study, students will examine important influences over the formulation of trade policy, focusing on distributional and efficiency considerations, interest groups, and institutional arrangements.
Prereq: PSCI 283
SEM · Course ID 014225On ucalendarPSCI 402 today
Course topics vary. Topics may include accumulation, crisis, and the state and the ups and downs of capitalism. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of two times.]
Prereq: Level at least 4A Political Science students
SEM · Course ID 014226On ucalendarPSCI 403 today
How does international business influence development in the context of economic globalization? Students will study contending perspectives on how international business practices have affected economic, social, and political development in host countries, home countries, and the world in general.
SEM · Course ID 014527On ucalendarPSCI 404 today
How has China been able to achieve decades of sustained economic growth? Students will study various aspects of the deep economic, political, and social changes associated with China's transition from an insular command economy to an increasingly internationalized and market-oriented economy.
Prereq: PSCI 259 or 358
SEM · Course ID 014528On ucalendarPSCI 405 today
Does looking at the world through the lens of gender change how we see the state, sovereignty, diplomacy, security, trade, migration, globalization, governance, and other foundational concepts in global politics? Students will review feminist theories of politics, with a particular focus on international relations and global governance; examine how gender shapes the roles and experiences of women and men in global politics; and discuss how to do feminist research.
SEM · Course ID 015098On ucalendarPSCI 420 today
Theories of justice are concerned with the distribution of the basic goods of society - money, power, status, leisure, and so on. This course considers how the gender system fares from the standpoint of liberal justice, and to what extent the promises of liberal justice can be used to overturn the unequal treatment of women.
SEM · Course ID 007813On ucalendarPSCI 421 today
What are the normative foundations, as well as limits, of democracy? Students will study contemporary challenges to democratic theory, focusing on questions of pluralism, inclusion and exclusion, rights, democratic organization, protest, and communication.
SEM · Course ID 007815On ucalendarPSCI 423 today
LEC · Course ID 015031On ucalendarPSCI 424W today
Course topics vary. Past examples include genetics and justice. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of 10 times.]
Prereq: Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 007816On ucalendarPSCI 426 today
What is the relationship between the state and economic life? Students will study current debates and competing ideological traditions as these conceptualize the relationship between the state and economic life.
Prereq: At least 2.0 units in PSCI; Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 007818On ucalendarPSCI 428 today
Students will examine major trends in contemporary Canadian public policy, with course topic varying to reflect pressing policy issues. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of 10 times.]
Prereq: PSCI 334; Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 007819On ucalendarPSCI 431 today
Examination of the ways in which world society is striving to address environmental challenges by means of "global governance" - that is, international organizations and institutions intended to deal with these challenges. The history of international environmental politics will be reviewed, specific organizations and other actors involved in global environmental governance will be examined and the management of particular global environmental challenges investigated.
Prereq: Level at least 3A
LEC · Course ID 005377On ucalendarPSCI 432 today
Students will examine the major issues in public administration, with course topic varying to reflect recent developments in Canada. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of 10 times.]
Prereq: Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 007776On ucalendarPSCI 433 today
How do systems of public administration vary across developmental contexts? Students will study the rise of the administrative state across cultural and political contexts.
Prereq: At least 2.0 units in PSCI; Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 007822On ucalendarPSCI 434 today
How successful are competing explanatory theories of public policy? Students will undertake the comparative study of explanatory theories of public policy, with specific reference to selected current public policy issues.
Prereq: PSCI 334
SEM · Course ID 014529On ucalendarPSCI 435 today
This course will help students to develop the specialized skills required to analyze political data, and to use data in order to answer political questions. For example, where should one go to collect political data? How does one use data to understand political trends, to predict electoral victories, or identify polarizing tendencies in society? The course also trains students on the use of software to process data.
SEM · Course ID 016177On ucalendarPSCI 437 today
What are the effects of economic integration on global social issues? Students will study three interrelated aspects of global social policy: the global social issues resulting from increased economic integration, the role of international governmental and non-governmental actors in fashioning cross-national responses to these issues, and the effects of global and regional economic and political integration on domestic social policy.
SEM · Course ID 012359On ucalendarPSCI 439 today
What are the differences between non-democracies like China, hybrid regimes like Russia, one-party states like Singapore, patrimonial and personalist states in Africa, and military dictatorships in Latin America? Students will study how political power is structured in authoritarian regimes and how it shapes the relationship between state and society.
Prereq: PSCI 250
SEM · Course ID 015028On ucalendarPSCI 450 today
What factors influence the politics of Eastern Europe? Students will compare political institutions and processes across the state of Eastern Europe.
Prereq: Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 007827On ucalendarPSCI 451 today
With a primary focus on advanced industrialized countries, this course examines the origin and function of parties, party organization, their social and economic basis, the party system and its evolution, radical left and right parties, and the decline or adaptation of parties.
Prereq: One of PSCI 250, 252, 255, 373; Level at least 4A
SEM · Course ID 012947On ucalendarPSCI 452 today
Students will undertake advanced study of topics pertaining to politics and development, with topic varying according to current political issues and challenges. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of 10 times.]
Prereq: Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 007830On ucalendarPSCI 454 today
What are the social and economic consequences of politics, including its influence on poverty, inequality, growth, and declinate? Focusing on advanced industrialized countries, students will survey the key topics in political economy including the influence of politics on social and economic policies in relation to welfare states, labour markets, training, corporate governance, and technological innovation.
Prereq: Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 012949On ucalendarPSCI 455 today
What causes ethnic conflict? What strategies do states use to manage or resolve ethnic conflict? Students will undertake a comprehensive review of such strategies including both those that are morally unacceptable and those that are morally desirable.
Prereq: Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 007831On ucalendarPSCI 456 today
Can value-based theories successfully explain political institutions, processes, and events? Students will critically assess selected explanations of political authority, political organization, political conflict, and political violence in terms of cultural values.
Prereq: Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 007832On ucalendarPSCI 458 today
Taught at Wilfrid Laurier University. Refer to WLU calendar for details.
LEC · Course ID 010791On ucalendarPSCI 459W today
What are the key features of the cultural politics that underlie the Israel/Palestine conflict? Students will study the everyday lives of those affected by the violence to understand the complex narratives of violence, peace, and human rights that circulate across the region, as well as among those in diaspora and exile.
Prereq: Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 014388On ucalendarPSCI 460 today
Course topics vary. Past examples include the health (or ill-health) of Canadian democracy. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of 10 times.]
SEM · Course ID 007834On ucalendarPSCI 461 today
An introduction to the history and development of government policy and regulations that have altered the political and social structures of aboriginal societies. We explore contemporary challenges to government policy and regulations, as reflected in the struggles for land, aboriginal rights, and self-government, as well as the development of a global identity.
Prereq: Level at least 4A
SEM · Course ID 013476On ucalendarPSCI 462 today
An examination of the role that rights and rights discourse plays in public policy development and policy change. Examines Canadian public policy in relation to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and human rights legislation, as well as cases in comparative context.
SEM · Course ID 014530On ucalendarPSCI 463 today
LEC · Course ID 012307On ucalendarPSCI 471W today
How, if at all, do public policies meet women's needs? How do women experience public policies? Reviewing developments in Canada and elsewhere, students will reflect on the significance of feminist approaches to public policy.
SEM · Course ID 007837On ucalendarPSCI 472 today
LEC · Course ID 012125On ucalendarPSCI 478W today
What are the political and economic implications of growing interdependence in the region? Students will study patterns of economic development in Asia at the national level.
Prereq: PSCI 259 or 283
SEM · Course ID 014531On ucalendarPSCI 479 today
Has China's rising power changed it from a rule-taker to a rule-maker in global governance? This course examines China's involvement in global governance on a range of issues (e.g., security, economy, human rights, the environment, and social policy) in light of China's evolving preferences, capabilities, and relations with the rest of the world.
Prereq: Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 014227On ucalendarPSCI 480 today
What political forces shape war and conflict? Course topics will vary, depending on the instructor and current events. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of 10 times.]
Prereq: PSCI 281 or 282; Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 007841On ucalendarPSCI 481 today
This course reviews critical analytical models for the study of security and covers a range of issues which might be considered non-traditional including environmental security, public safety, cyber security, and counter-terrorism.
Prereq: PSCI 281 or 282; Level at least 4A
SEM · Course ID 012950On ucalendarPSCI 482 today
Students will study particular issues of relevance to the latest debates in the field of international political economy. Topics may include the politics of global money and finance.
Prereq: PSCI 283 or 387; Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 007844On ucalendarPSCI 485 today
What are the key issues within, and perspectives on, diplomacy? Students will study public diplomacy, the use of technological innovation such as cyber-diplomacy, the widening definitions of diplomacy, multilateral diplomacy, and "niche" diplomacy. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of 10 times.]
Prereq: One of PSCI 281, 282, 283; Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 010240On ucalendarPSCI 486 today
Students will examine the major schools of international relations theory with attention paid to positivist and critical approaches.
Prereq: PSCI 281 or 282; Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 012951On ucalendarPSCI 487 today
This course examines the global food and agriculture system. Specific themes to be covered include political and governance issues related to the Green Revolution, global food corporations, agricultural trade liberalization, food aid, international agricultural assistance, the global agro-chemical industry, and agricultural bio-technology.
Prereq: Level at least 3B
LEC · Course ID 013955On ucalendarPSCI 488 today
Course topics vary. Topics may include international trade and cultural literacy, and the practice of politics. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of 10 times.]
Prereq: At least 0.5 unit in PSCI; Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 007847On ucalendarPSCI 490 today
Course topics vary. Topics may include the ethics of war, the 2018 U.S. election, and U.S. foreign policy. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of 10 times.]
Prereq: At least 0.5 unit in PSCI; Level at least 3B
SEM · Course ID 007848On ucalendarPSCI 491 today
Course topics vary. Students wishing to study a topic of a particular interest may consult with the department's undergraduate officer about the requirements of a reading course. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of two times.]
RDG · Course ID 007849On ucalendarPSCI 492 today
A combination of academic study and field experience in topics of political science. Field experience may include the International Monetary Fund/World Bank meetings in Washington, D.C. [Note: This is a repeatable course, subject to different content; it may be completed a total of two times. Course will be graded on a CR/NCR basis. Additional fees required.]
FLD · Course ID 015368On ucalendarPSCI 493 today
Students in this course attend talks or conferences, monitor the media, and do independent research to investigate how a broad concept in political science plays out in contemporary politics, policy, and governance. Students will complete assignments and have the opportunity to share their experiences with other students.
Prereq: Level at least 3A Political Science majors. Antireq: PSCI 495, 496, 497, 497A, 497B, 498A, 498B, 498C
PRA · Course ID 016176On ucalendarPSCI 494 today
Research apprenticeship in which students assist a political science professor with a research project. Students will complete assignments, share their experiences with other students, and complete a final project related to their research apprenticeship.
Prereq: Level at least 3A Political Science majors. Antireq: PSCI 494, 496, 497, 497A, 497B, 498A, 498B, 498C
PRA · Course ID 016175On ucalendarPSCI 495 today
Students participate in a civic engagement experience and reflect on how concepts in political science help to illuminate it. Students may also participate in a seminar in which they complete guided reflections, share their experiences with other students, and complete a final project related to their civic engagement experience.
Prereq: Level at least 3A Political Science majors. Antireq: PSCI 494, 495, 497, 497A, 497B, 498A, 498B, 498C
PRA · Course ID 016174On ucalendarPSCI 496 today
While participating in a study abroad experience, students will complete reflections and a project that integrates what they learned while studying abroad with contemporary politics, policy, and governance. [Note: Students enrolled in this course must also be registered in a university-sanctioned exchange or study abroad program.]
Prereq: Level at least 3A Political Science majors. Antireq: PSCI 494, 495, 497, 497A, 497B, 498A, 498B, 498C
PRA · Course ID 016173On ucalendarPSCI 497 today
LEC · Course ID 007857On ucalendarPSCI 497W today
LEC · Course ID 012704On ucalendarPSCI 498W today
Honours Political Science students wishing to undertake a senior honours essay in their fourth year should consult the department's undergraduate officer. [Note: A numeric grade for PSCI 499A will be submitted only after the completion of PSCI 499B.]
Prereq: PSCI 299; Level at least 3B Political Science majors. Political Science average at least 75%
ESS · Course ID 007859On ucalendarPSCI 499A today
Honours Political Science students wishing to undertake a senior honours essay in their fourth year should consult the department's undergraduate officer.
Prereq: PSCI 499A
ESS · Course ID 007860On ucalendarPSCI 499B today