PSCI 115 Introduction to Politics 1
An introduction to the major political ideologies of the present world: socialism, communism, liberalism, capitalism, conservatism, and fascism. 3 hours, fall term.
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51 courses in the 1971–72 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
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Faculty listed in 1971–72
Department of Political Science T.H. Qualter, B.A. (New Zealand), Ph.D. (London)
J.E.Kersell, B.A., M.A, (Queen's), Ph.D. (London) S.Andracki, LL.M. (Poznan), M.Sc. (London), Ph.D. (McGill) L.K.D. Kristof, B.A. (Reed), M.A., Ph.D. (Chicago)
A.D. Nelson, A.B., A.M., Ph.D. (Chicago)
R.G.Stevens, A.M., Ph.D. (Chicago)
J.M.Wilson, B.4., M.A. (Toronto)
Faculty listed in 1971–72
R.V.Edington, B.A. (San Francisco State), M.A., Ph.D. (Washington) C.H.Grant, B.A., M.A. (Leicester), Ph.D. (Edinburgh)
R.J.C. Preece, B.A., Ph.D. (Leicester)
R.P.Woolstencroft, B.A. (Alberta)
J.E.-C.Surich, ‘B.4., M.A. (Waterloo)
Undergraduate Programmes
The Department of Political Science offers a series of undergraduate programmes designed to meet the needs of students with varying interests. Requirements for each programme are restricted to the completion of a specified number of courses in different fields of the discipline before graduation. For these purposes Political Science courses above the 100 level are numbered according to the field within which they fall. The key to this scheme is the second digit of the course number, as follows.
2 - theory and methodology
3 - public administration, public law, and public policy 4 - local and regional politics
5 - comparative politics (more than one country)
6 - comparative politics (specific countries)
7 - the political process
8 - international politics
with the number 9 reserved for special courses which are not regarded as dealing with a particular field of the discipline.
Students choosing a three-year General programme in Political Science (see the University’s requirements for the General Programme on p. 15) will normally complete, before graduation, the equivalent of five full courses in Political Science beyond the 100 level, of which three must be from three different fields of the discipline as defined above.
Students choosing an Honours programme in Political Science (see p. 37) must complete, before graduation, the equivalent of nine full courses in Political Science beyond the 100 level, of which four must be from four different fields of the discipline as defined above. Honours students may elect to pursue a series of connected courses as a minor programme in a related discipline such as Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Philosophy, Psychology, or Sociology in consultaion with the departments involved.
A number of joint Honours programmes have been arranged for students
4 Minor Programme
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05*Introduction to the Political Process 1
6* Introduction to the Political Process 2
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a) Honours Anthropology and Political Science (page 17) b) Honours Economics and Political Science (page 20) c) Honours English and Political Science (page 24) d) Honours French and Political Science (page 27) e) Honours Geography and Political Science (page 31) f) Honours History and Political Science (page 34) g) Honours Philosophy and Political Science (page 36) h) Honours Political Science and Psychology (page 38) i) Honours Political Science and Sociology (page 38)
Students choosing a joint Honours programme involving Political Science must complete, before graduation, the equivalent of six fuil courses in Political Science beyond the 100 level of which three must be from three different fields of the discipline as defined above.
Joint Honours programmes other than those already approved may be arranged by consultation with Political Science and the department concerned.
The Department will be glad to recommend a connected series of courses in Political Science beyond the 100 level for students majoring in related disciplines.
Graduate Programme
The Department of Political Science offers a programme leading to the degree of Master of Arts. The Department’s graduate brochure provides details of the requirements for this degree, and other relevant information. The Department cooperates with the Departments at Brock University, the University of Guelph, McMaster University and Waterloo Lutheran University in a broad range of activities at the graduate level.
Undergraduate Courses
Very extensive descriptions of the content of Political Science courses are available in the Department at the time of pre-registration.
A study of political ideas and processes, democratic and other. 3 hours, fall term.
An introduction to modern political systems. Prerequisite: Political Science 105* or consent of instructor. 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 116 Introduction to Politics 2
A study of selected aspects of government and politics. Prerequisite: Political Science 115* or consent of instructor. 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 224 Quantitative Analysis
An introduction to the use of quantitative methods in Political Science.
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Open only to students majoring in Political Science. 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 251 Comparative Politics
An introduction to comprative methods in, and alternative approaches to, the study of politics. Prerequisite: An introductory course in Political Science or consent of instructor. 3 hours, fall term.
PSCI 252 West European Government and Politics
A comparative study of selected aspects of government and politics in west Europe. Prerequisite: Political Science 251*. 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 260 Canadian Government and Politics
A critical examination of the institutions and practices of the Canadian political system. No prerequisite for students in the second year and above. 3 hours.
PSCI 264 American Government and Politics
The theory and practice of the American political system as revealed by the institutions and operations of American national government. No prerequisite for students in the second year and above. 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 265 Soviet Government and Politics
A survey of the development of Soviet political structures with an analysis of the relative influence of ideological goals on the one hand and social forces on the other. No prerequisite for students in the second year and above. 3 hours, fall term.
PSCI 266 Problems in Soviet Politics
A study of the sources and formulation of selected Soviet policies including an analysis of Soviet foreign policy. Prerequistie: Political Science 265*. 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 268 British Government and Politics
An examination of the uniquely British characteristics of the British political system. No prerequisite for students in the second year and above. 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 281 International Politics 1
Sovereignty and interdependence. The concept of the International System. Political change in the contempory world. Prerequisite: An introductory course in Political science or consent of instructor. 3 hours, fall term.
PSCI 282 International Politics 2
Institutional framework of international co-operation in economic and social fields. The functional pattern and the regional pattern. Economic underdevelopment and international politics. Prerequisite: Political Science 281* or consent of instructor. 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 320 Problems in Political Philosophy
The course will examine each year a selected problem or problems in political philosophy through the study of a number of writings from certain major classical and modern political philosophers. Preveauicite: Political Science 220 or consent of instructor.
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PSCI 321 Socialism: Marxist and non-Marxist 1
A comparative study of the thought of the founders of anarchism and of “utopian” and Marxian socialism. No prerequisite for students in the third year and above. 3 hours, fall term.
PSCI 322 Socialism: Marxist and non-Marxist 2
A comparative study of the thought of Russian Marxists (both Bolshevik and anti-Bolshevik) and of contemporary “revisionist” Marxists. Prerequisite: Political Science 321* 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 330 Public Administration
A comparative analysis of the public services of the major democracies with particular reference to the legal basis, organisation, and political and judicial control of the administrative process. Prerequisite: At least one previous course in Political Science. 3 hours.
PSCI 340 Urban Politics
An analytical study of the responses of various urban political systems to contemporary metropolitan problems. Prerequisite: At least one previous course in Political Science. 3 hours.
PSCI 341 Provincial Politics
A comparative study of the structure and practices of the various provincial political systems in Canada. Prerequisite: Political Science 260. 3 hours, fall term.
PSCI 350 The Politics of the Developing Areas
An analysis of political systems and processes in the trasitional societies of Africa, Asia, and Latin America. No prerequisite for students in the third year and above. 3 hours.
PSCI 352 Comparative Communist Political Systems
An examination of selected aspects of various Communist political systems, e.g., political socialization, national minority questions, and problems of political legitimacy. Admission by consent of instructor. 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 371 The Political System
An examination of the concept of system as applied to the study of politics. Admission by consent of instructor. 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 373 Political Parties
An analytical and comparative study of the development, organization, activity and function of political parties, and the nature of contemporary party systems. Prerequisite: At least one of Politicial Science 252*, 260, 264*, 265%, or 268*. 3 hours, fali term.
PSCI 374 Interest Group Politics ‘5* Theories of Integration and Distinteoration
A study of interest group theory and comparative analysis of the internal politics of interest groups and their role in the political process. Prerequisite: At least one of Political Science 252%, 260, 264%, 265%, or 268°. 3 hours, winter term.
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Prerequisite: Political Science 251* or consent of instructor. 3 hours, fall term.
PSCI 376 Uninstitutionalized Political Movements
An analysis of the nature of two of the most prominent “groups” of uninstitutionalized political movements: fascism and populism; together with case studies of a number off nationalist political movements in Europe. Prerequisite: Political Science 375*. 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 380 Theory and Practice of International Politics
Various theories and analytical approaches used in the study of international politics will be examinded, and their application to the practice of foreign policy and international politics will be studied through consideration of specific important problems facing regimes as they interact. Open only to students in the third year and above. 3 hours.
PSCI 422 Liberalism, Socialism, and the Welfare State
An analysis of the development of western radicalism based on a study of the principles of the liberal tradition and the main elements of modern deniocratic socialism. Prerequisite: Political Science 220 or consent of instructor. 3 hours, winter term (not offered, 1971-72)
PSCI 423 The Federalist Papers
An examination the political thought expressed bt Hamilton, Madison and Jay in the Federalist Papers. Admission by consent of instructor. 3 hours, fall term.
PSCI 425 English Political Theory of the Nineteeth Century 35* Canadian Constitutional Law
A survey of the development of English Liberal thought from the . philosophic radicals through J.S. Mill to T.H. Green. No prerequisite for students in the third year and above. 3 hours, fall term.
An introduction to the nature and basic principles of constitutional law. The course will deal especially with the distribution of powers in the Canadian federation, and its evolution, notably by judicial decision. It will consider leading cases and the writings of leading authorities. Prerequisite: Political Science 260. 3 hours, fall term.
PSCI 442 Politics in Ontario
A critical examination of the distinctive elements of government and politics in the province of Ontario. Prerequisite: Political Science 260 or 341* or consent of instructor. 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 443 Politics in Western Canada
A critical examination of the distinctive elements of government and politics in the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. Prerequisite: Political Science 260 or 341* or consent or instructor. 3 hours, fall term.
PSCI 444 The Politics of French Canada
A study of the principles, practices and personalities of French Canadian politics. Admission by consent of instructor. 3 hours, winter term.
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PSCI 451 Comparative Politics in the Commonwealth
An analytical comparison of parliamentary institutions and processes as they have developed in various political systems of the Commonwealth. Prerequisite: Political Science 251* or consent of instructor. 3 hours, fall term.
PSCI 458 The Third World
This course deals with the Third World primarily in the international context. As the problems of this group of countries are on a very large scale and very diverse, they will be examined on a comparative basis. Prerequisite: Political Science 350 or consent of instructor. 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 463 Japanese Politics
A study of the institutions and practices of Japanese government and politics and of Japanese foreign policy. Admission by consent of instructor. 3 hours, fall term.
PSCI 470 Political Behaviour
An examination of the objectives, characteristics and problems of contemporary research on political behaviour, with emphasis on democratic electoral behaviour. No prerequisite for students in the third year and above. 3 hours.
PSCI 472 Voting Behaviour 74* Canadian Labour in Politics
A comparative study of the motivations underlying electoral choice in Canada, Great Britain and the United States. Prerequisite: Political Science 224* or 373* or consent of instructor. 3 hours, winter term.
An examination of the origin and development of the Canadian labour movement and its role in the Canadian political process. Admission by consent of instructor. 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 481 International Law
A survey of the principles and rules of international law with special emphasis on the element of change. ; Admission by consent of instructor. 7 3 hours, fall term.
PSCI 487 Theories of International Politics 88* International Organizations
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 e of Nations and the United Nations systems. an evaluation of Admission by consent of instructor. 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 490 Senior Research Seminar
Admission by consent of instructor. 3 hours.
PSCI 491–498 Special Subjects
In any year one or more subjects may be offered as special seminars. Course descriptions will be announced at the time of registration.
PSCI 499 Senior Honours Essay
Students wishing to register in Political Science 499 should consult the Department.
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Senior Undergraduate and Graduate Courses
Courses at the 500 level are open to senior undergraduates and to students in qualifying programme as well as to those in graduate programmes. Admission is in all cases by consent of the instructor.
PSCI 521 Contemporary Democratic Theory
An examination of recent and contemporary theories of democratic government. 3 hours, fall term.
PSCI 522 Classical Political Philosophy
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 Aristotie’s works will be studied. 3 hours, winter term
PSCI 523 Empirical Theory $26* Contemporary Socialist and Communist Thought
This course will consist of (i) a philosophical analysis of sociological theories of system and of behaviour, and (ii) the application of these theories to the field of politics. 3 hours, fail term.
A critical analysis of contemporary socialist and communist writings on such controversial subjects as the rights of the individual, the nature of socialist democracy, the problem of alienation in a classless society, or the dialogue with the theists. 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 532 Canadian Foreign Policy 34* Comparative Foreign Policy
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.
The course will explore the problem of the connections between types of regimes and types of foreign policy. Besides considering this problem from a theorical perspective, a comparative analysis will be made of aspects of several foreign policies. 3 hours, winter term.
PSCI 572 Public Opinion and Propanganda., 591*-598Special Subjects
A detailed study of the nature of public opinion and the attempt to control it through propaganda. 3 hours, winter term. i
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
PSCI 620 Political Theory
Selected themes in political theory.
630 Public Administration
Selected problems in comparative administration.
PSCI 650 Comparative Politics
Theories and concepts of comparative politics
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PSCI 660 Canadian Politics Selected problems of the Canadian political system.
PSCI 670 Behavioural Studies Problems in the study of political behaviour.
PSCI 680 International Politics Contemporary theoretical and empirical problems in international
politics.
690 Graduate Research Seminar
699 Thesis
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