PSCI 299Political Science Beyond the Classroom
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Political Science
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 0 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Course topics vary. Students will focus on learning about politics through experiences both within and beyond the classroom.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Reviewed on UW Flow
25% liked it100% easy25% useful
From 4 ratings and 1 comment on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
easy class, waste of time. Waking up at 8:30 was painful. Great prof.
Dec 2016 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
4 posts and comments in 4 threads mention PSCI 299, July 2017 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2018
study to class ratio 3 points, 20 comments
“im sure most of you are familiar with the for every 1 hour spent in class you should spend 2-3 hours studying for the same class ratio. from your experience, do you find that this actually works? …”
u/TheZarosian: “1:2 is usually what I've done depending on the courses. Sometimes I can get away with like 1:1 or even 1:0.5. This includes studying, working on papers, doing assignments, etc.”
u/fresh_dick: “What was your PSCI 299 ratio though”
Fall 2017
PSCI 299 Event Reflection. 1 point, 6 comments
u/ShyButAlsoKindaCute: “So I did not realize we needed a “selfie” for proof that we attended these events. How can I reconcile this with the prof? I’ve left this project to pretty last minute so it’s definitely my fault. …”
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… PS 614 PS 621 PS 624 PS 625 PSCI 100 PSCI 231 PSCI 252 PSCI 255 PSCI 257 PSCI 263W PSCI 282 PSCI 299 PSCI 324 PSCI 331 PSCI 353 PSCI 360 PSCI 385 PSCI 389 PSCI 402 PSCI 423 PSCI 428 PSCI 456 PSCI 461 PSCI 492 PSCI 497A PSCI 497B PSCI 498A PSCI 498B PSCI 498C PSCI 499A PSCI 499B …”
Spring 2017
What courses are you taking this fall? 28 points, 129 comments
“With course selection and add/drop happening this week I figured this would be a cool discussion post. …”
u/TheZarosian: “PSCI 299 - PD for PSCI students ARTS 280 - Nerfed Stats to the point where they can't even label it STAT 2XX PLAN 362 - Regional Planning and Economic Development PSCI 360 - Topics in Canadian Politics POL 263A (Laurier) - Intro to Canadian Politics (need it for reqs and can't …”
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