16 courses in the 1969–70 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Department of Political Science
An analytical comparison of institutions and processes as they have developed in various systems of the “told” Commonwealth, such as Britain, Canada and Australia. Admission by consent of instructor. 3 hours. Fall term.
An analytical comparison of politics in some of the “new” systems of the Commonwealth such as India, Pakistan and Nigeria. Admission by consent of instructor. 3 hours. Winter term.
A comparative study of the motivations underlying electoral choice in Canada, Great Britain and the United States. Admission by consent of instructor. 3 hours. Winter term.
A systematic survey of the concepts and rules of International Law. Admission by consent of instructor. 3 hours.
A critical examination of alternative approaches to the study of international politics. Admission by consent of instructor. 3 hours. Fall term.
A study of the nature and functions of International Organizations, and an evaluation of the League of Nations and the United Nations systems. Admission by consent of instructor. 3 hours. Winter term.
Admission by consent of instructor. 3 hours.
Students wishing to register in Political Science 499 should consult the Department.
Senior Undergraduate and Graduate Courses
Courses at the 500 level are open to senior undergraduates and to students in qualifying programmes as well as to those in graduate programmes. Admission is in all cases by consent of the instructor.
An examination of recent and contemporary theories of democratic government. 3 hours. Fall term.
The course will examine the nature of classical political science and philosophy in order both to clarify our own way of understanding political things through an investigation of that original kind of understanding, and to contrast the classical and modern versions of that understanding. One or more Platonic dialogues and/or one of Aristotle’s works will be studied. 3 hours. Winter term.
314 § §32* Canadian Foreign Policy §51* Power and Society
Department of Political Science
A critical examination of the sources, challenges and methods of Canadian foreign policy together with case studies of major contemporary issues. 3 hours. Winter term.
A critical inquiry into the nature, distribution and exercise of power, with particular reference to American and Canadian society. Consideration will be given to analysis and evaluation of various interpretative theories of power; e.g., “elitism,” and “pluralism,” and the relationship of power to political institutions, both public and private. 3 hours. Fall term.
An examination of the objectives, characteristics and problems of contemporary research on political behaviour, with emphasis on democratic electoral behaviour. Full course, half year. Fall term.
An analytical and comparative treatment of electoral machinery and law, voting systems, and redistribution problems. 3 hours. Fall term.
A detailed study of the nature of public opinion and the attempt to control it through propaganda. 3 hours. Winter term. (Not offered 1969-70).
An exploration of the extent to which the contemporary mass media are incompatible with the concept of the rule of law, of the means of reducing such incompatibility, and of challenges inherent in future media developments. 3 hours. Fall term.
In any year one or more subjects may be offered as special seminars. Course descriptions will be announced at the time of registration.
Graduate Courses
Selected themes in political theory.
630 Public Administration
Selected problems in comparative administration.
650 Comparative Politics
Theories and concepts of comparative politics.
660 Canadian Politics
Selected problems of the Canadian political system.
670 Behavioural Studies
Problems in the study of political behaviour.
680 International Politics
Contemporary theoretical and empirical problems in international politics.
690 Graduate Research Seminar
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