Undergraduate Course Offerings for Fall/Winter 2024-2025

Fall/Winter Courses 2024-2025

The timetable below is subject to change.

Course Nomenclature

  • H1-F = "First Term"; the first term of the Fall/Winter Session (September - December)

  • H1-S = "Second Term"; the second term of the Fall/Winter Session (January - April)

  • Y1-Y = Full session (September - April)

  • Students should note that courses designated as "...Y1F" or "...Y1S" in the Timetable are particularly demanding.

Delivery Methods

  • In-Person - A course is considered In-person if it requires attendance at a specific location and time for some or all course activities.**** Subject to adjustments imposed by public health requirements for physical distancing.

  • Online - Synchronous - A course is considered Online Synchronous if online attendance is expected at a specific time for some or all course activities, and attendance at a specific location is not expected for any activities or exams.

  • Asynchronous - A course is considered Asynchronous if it has no requirement for attendance at a specific time or location for any activities or exams.

Course Code 

Title

Section

Instructor(s)

Syllabus

POL101H1F

The Real World of Politics: An Introduction

L0101

Dos Santos

2425_pol101h1f_l0101.pdf

POL101H1S

The Real World of Politics: An Introduction

L0101

Dos Santos

 

POL106H1F

Contemporary Challenges to Democracy: Democracy in the Social Media Age

L0101

Poetranto

2425_pol106h1f_l0101.pdf

POL107H1F

What Went Wrong? A Post Mortem of Political Disasters, Catastrophic Policy Failures, and Epic Marches of Folly

L5101

Gilady

 

POL109H1F

Might and Right: Power and Justice in International Relations

L5101

Zarnett

2425_pol109h1f_l5101.pdf

POL109H1S

Might and Right: Power and Justice in International Relations

L5101

Zarnett

 

POL196H1F

FYF Seminar: The China Challenge

L0101

Falkenheim

2425_pol196h1f_l0101.pdf

POL196H1S

FYF Seminar: The China Challenge

L0101

Falkenheim

 

 

Course Code 

Title

Section

Instructor(s)

Syllabus

POL200Y1Y

Political Theory: Visions of the Just/Good Society

L5101

Desborough

2425_pol200y1y_l0101.pdf

POL200Y1Y

Political Theory: Visions of the Just/Good Society

L0101

Sabl

2425_pol200y1y_l5101.pdf

POL201H1F

Politics of Development

L0101

Gnamo

2425_pol201h1f_l0101.pdf

JPI201H1F

Indigenous Politics in Canada

L0101

Yesno

2425_jpi201h1f_l0101.pdf

POL205H1S

International Relations in the Anthropocene

L0101

Neville

2425_pol205h1s_l0101.pdf

POL208H1F

Introduction to International Relations

L0101

Gunitsky

2425_pol208h1f_l0101.pdf

POL208H1S

Introduction to International Relations

L5101

Pomeroy

 

POL212H1S

Understanding War

L0101

Nedal

 

POL214H1F

Canadian Government

L5101

Sevi

 

POL214H1S

Canadian Government

L0101

Mockler

 

POL218H1F

State, Society and Power in Comparative Perspective

L0101

Bertrand

 

POL219H1S

Unpacking Political Systems: Institutions and Behaviour in Comparative Perspective

L0101

Hansen

 

POL222H1F

Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning I

L0101

Ariga

2425_pol222h1f_l0101.pdf

POL222H1F

Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning I

L0201

Ariga

2425_pol222h1f_l0201.pdf

POL222H1F

Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning I

L5101

Ariga

2425_pol222h1f_l5101.pdf

POL223H1S

Globalization and Development: Issues and Challenges

L0101

Gutiérrez

 

POL224H1S

Canada in Comparative Perspective

L5101

Mockler

 

POL232H1S

Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning II

L0101

Ariga

 

POL232H1S

Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning II

L0201

Ariga

 

POL232H1S

Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning II

L5101

Ariga

 

 

Course Code 

Title

Section

Instructor(s)

Syllabus 

POL301H1F

Colonial Legacies and Post-Independence African Politics

L0101

Prichard

2425_pol301h1f_l0101.pdf

POL304H1S

Topics in Methods: Quantitative Study of War

L0101

Nieman

 

POL305H1F

Introduction to Latin American Politics and Societies

L0101

Kingsbury

2425_pol305h1f_l0101.pdf

POL307H1S

Japanese Politics

L0101

Lipscy

 

POL310H1S

Nationality Building in Central Europe

L0101

Magocsi

 

JPS315H1S

LGBTQ Politics

L0101

Moreau

 

POL316H1F

Contemporary Canadian Federalism

L0101

McCallion

2425_pol316h1f_l0101.pdf

POL320H1F

Modern Political Thought: Freedom and Equality

L5101

Kingston

2425_pol320h1f_l5101.pdf

POL321H1S

Modern Political Thought: Progress Through History

L5101

Kingston

 

POL324H1S

European Union: Politics, Institutions and Society

L5101

Pavone

 

POL325H1S

Contemporary Latin American Politics

L0101

Kingsbury

 

POL327H1F

U.S. Foreign Policy in a Complex World

L5101

Jurgensen

2425_pol327h1f_l5101.pdf

POL328H1S

Politics and Government in South Asia

L0101

Murali

 

POL329H1S

Experiences of Conflict

L0101

Khoshkar

 

JPA331H1S

Rise of China as a Global Power

L0101

Ong

 

POL337H1S

The Canadian Constitution

L0101

Hirschl

 

POL338H1F

Queer International Relations

L0101

Moreau

2425_pol338h1f_l0101.pdf

POL340H1F

International Law: Foundations

L5101

Quayat

2425_pol340h1f_l5101.pdf

POL341H1S

International Law: Operation of the International Legal Order

L5101

Quayat

 

POL347H1F

U.S. Government and Politics: Constitutional Structure and Development

L0101

Hurl

2425_pol347h1f_l0101.pdf

POL350H1S

Politics of East Central Europe

L0101

McElroy

 

POL351H1S

Gender, Politics, and Public Policy in Comparative Perspective

L0101

White

 

POL352H1F

Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods

L0101

White

2425_pol352h1f_l0101.pdf

POL354H1F

Politics and Society in Russia

L0101

McElroy

2425_pol354h1f_l0101.pdf

POL356H1F

Canadian Political Parties and Elections

L0101

McCallion

2425_pol356h1f_l0101.pdf

POL358H1F

Conflicts, Minority Rights and Para-States in Europe

L0101

Austin

2425_pol358h1f_l0101.pdf

POL359H1S

Enlarging Europe: The European Union and Its Applicants

L0101

Austin

 

POL360H1S

Topics in Latin American Politics: Political Ecology and Extractivism in the Americas

L0201

Kingsbury

 

JPR364H1F

Religion and Politics in the Nation State

L0101

Marshall

2425_jpr364h1f_l0101.pdf

JPR365H1F

Global Religion and Politics

L0101

Marshall

 

JPR374H1F

Religion and Power in the Postcolony

L5101

Marshall

2425_jpr374h1f_l5101.pdf

POL377H1F

Topics in Comparative Politics I: Violence, Development, and Difference

L0101

Gutiérrez

2425_pol377h1f_l0101.pdf

POL377H1F

Topics in Comparative Politics I: Development: History, Debates and Problem-Spaces

L0201

Salman

2425_pol377h1f_l0201.pdf

POL377H1S

Topics in Comparative Politics I: Gender & the Politics of Development

L0201

Salman

 

POL377H1S

Topics in Comparative Politics I: Becoming Israel: War, Peace and the Politics of Israel's Identity

L0101

Talal

 

POL378H1F

Topics in Comparative Politics II: Cities and Citizenship

L0201

Enright

2425_pol378h1f_l0201.pdf

POL378H1F

Topics in Comparative Politics II: Law and Political Development

L0301

Pavone

2425_pol378h1f_l0301.pdf

POL378H1F

Topics in Comparative Politics II: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

L5101

Oron

2425_pol378h1f_l5101.pdf

JPS378H1S

Sex and the State

L0101

Moreau

 

POL378H1S

Topics in Comparative Politics II: Jews and Power

L0101

Talal

 

POL379H1F

Topics in Comparative Politics III: Civil Liberties in the United States

L0101

Ewing

 

POL379H1S

Topics in Comparative Politics III: Transnational Feminisms: Questioning Power from the Margins

L0101

Gutiérrez

 

POL380H1F

Topics in International Politics: Gender and Intersectionality in Global Politics

L0101

Bakan

2425_pol380h1f_l0101.pdf

POL380H1F

Topics in International Politics: Decision-Making in International Security

L0201

Schramm

2425_pol380h1f_l0201.pdf

POL380H1S

Topics in International Politics: Global Nuclear Politics

L0201

Nedal

 

POL380H1S

Topics in International Politics: Selected Puzzle in International Security

L0101

Gilady

 

POL381H1F

Topics in Political Theory: Political Agency Under Modernity

L0101

Williams

2425_pol381h1f_l0101.pdf

POL381H1S

Topics in Political Theory: Theories of Liberal Democracy

L0101

Williams

 

POL381H1S

Topics in Political Theory: Classical Political Thought

L0201

Rabinowitz

 

POL382H1S

Topics in Canadian Politics: Elections and Voting

L5101

Sevi

 

POL382H1S

Topics in Canadian Politics: Canadian Parliament's Rules and Operations

L0101

McCallion

 

POL384H1S

Global Environmental Governance from the Ground Up

L0101

Neville

2425_pol384h1s_l0101.pdf

POL385H1S

Issues in Contemporary Greece

L0101

Triadafilopoulos

 

POL386H1S

U.S. Government and Politics

L0101

Hurl

 

POL387H1F

Politics in Europe

L0101

Hansen

2425_pol387h1f_l0101.pdf

POL388H1S

Politics and Government of Southeast Asia

L0101

TBA

 

Course Code 

Title

Section

Instructor(s)

Syllabus 

POL405H1F

The Military Instrument of Foreign Policy: Concepts and Approaches

L0101

Braun

2425_pol405h1f_l0101.pdf

POL410H1F

Topics in Comparative Politics III: The Politics of Infrastructure

L0101

Enright

 

POL412H1S

Human Rights and International Relations

L0101

TBA

 

POL417H1F

Politics of North-South Relations

L5101

Gnamo

2425_pol417h1f_l5101.pdf

POL418H1S

Human Security and Intra-state Conflicts in the Global South

L5101

Gnamo

 

POL421H1F

Maimonides and His Modern Interpreters

L0101

Green

2425_pol421h1f_l0101.pdf

POL425H1S

State and Development in Historical Perspective

L0101

McElroy

 

POL426H1S

Democracy and Dictatorship

L0101

Way

 

POL428H1F

Federalism and Diversity in Canada (and Beyond)

L0101

McCallion

2425_pol428h1f_l0101.pdf

POL433H1F

Topics in United States Government and Politics: Presidential Politics in America

L0101

LeDuc

2425_pol433h1f_l0101.pdf

POL438H1F

Topics in Comparative Politics I: Living in the Illicit Global Economy

L0101

Gutiérrez

2425_pol438h1f_l0101.pdf

POL438H1S

Topics in Comparative Politics I: Judicial Politics

L0201

Pavone

 

POL443H1S

Topics in Comparative Politics II: Globalization, Democracy, and Growth

L0101

Manger

2425_pol443h1s_l0101.pdf

POL447H1F

Political Economy of Development

L0101

Eyoh

2425_pol447h1f_l0101.pdf

JPA453H1F

Authoritarianism in Comparative Perspective

L0101

Ong

 

POL455H1F

Twentieth Century Ukraine

L0101

Magocsi

2425_pol455h1f_l0101.pdf

JPF455H1F

Conceptualizing Cities in a Global Context

L0101

McCarney

2425_jpf455h1f_l0101.pdf

JPF456H1S

Global Cities - Core Issues and Challenges

L0101

McCarney

 

JPR458H1S

Postsecular Political Thought: Religion, Radicalism and the Limits of Liberalism

L5101

Marshall

 

POL466H1F

Topics in International Politics III: Dealing with Dictators

L0101

Schramm

2425_pol466h1f_l0101.pdf

POL466H1S

Topics in International Politics III: Ideas and Identity in US Foreign Policy

L0101

Schramm

 

POL469H1F

Ethics and International Relations

L0101

Bertoldi

2425_pol469h1f_l0101.pdf

POL474H1S

Politics and Policy Analysis

L0101

Craft

 

POL478H1S

Topics in Methods: Data Management and Visualization for Political Scientists

L0101

Donnelly

 

POL478H1S

Topics in Methods: Experiments in Political Science

L0201

Sevi

 

POL479H1F

Topics in Middle East Politics: Rethinking Middle East Politics

L5101

Salman

2425_pol479h1f_l5101.pdf

POL479H1S

Topics in Middle East Politics: Comparative Urbanisms in the Middle East & North Africa

L5101

Salman

 

POL484H1F

Topics in Political Thought I: Democratic Theory

L0101

Williams

2425_pol484h1f_l0101.pdf

POL484H1S

Topics in Political Thought I: Privilege and Opportunity

L5101

Sabl

 

POL485H5F

Moral Reason and Economic History

L0101

Day

 

POL485H1F

Topics in Political Thought II: Plato on Justice and Political Virtue

L5101

Bartels

2425_pol485h1f_l5101.pdf

POL485H1S

Topics in Political Thought II: Spinoza and the Invention of Liberal Democracy

L0101

Orwin

 

POL486H1F

Topics in International Politics I: Is the World Falling Apart?

L0101

Gilady

 

POL486H1S

Topics in International Politics I: The Soviet Collapse

L0201

Gunitsky

 

POL486H1S

Topics in International Politics I: Women at the Helm - Gender, Leadership, and Global Politics

L0101

Schramm

 

POL487H1F

Topics in International Politics II: Psychology of International Security

L0101

Pomeroy

2425_pol487h1f_l0101.pdf

POL487H1S

Topics in International Politics II: The Planet's Last Frontiers: Governance of Antarctica, Oceans and Outer Space

L0201

Green

 

POL487H1S

Topics in International Politics II: The Global Politics of Science Fiction

L0301

Gunitsky

 

POL487H1S

Topics in International Politics II: The Changing Face of Armed Conflict: From Interstate War to Asymmetric Warfare

L0101

Gilady

 

POL490H1F

Topics in Canadian Politics I: Political Discourse in Canada

L5101

Greenaway

2425_pol490h1f_l5101.pdf

POL490H1S

Topics in Canadian Politics I: Identity Politics in Canada

L0101

McCallion

 

POL491H1F

Topics in Canadian Politics II: Political Participation: Who Gets Elected?

L0101

Sevi

 

POL491H1S

Topics in Canadian Politics II: Institutions and Behaviour in Canadian Parliament

L0101

McCallion

 

POL492H1F

Topics in Comparative Politics IV: Comparative Law and Social Change

L0101

Kahraman

2425_pol492h1f_l0101.pdf

POL492H1S

Topics in Comparative Politics IV: Rule of Law in Post-Conflict Governance

L0201

Haress

 

POL492H1S

Topics in Comparative Politics IV: American Political Development

L0101

Ewing

 

POL496H1F

Independent Studies

L0101

TBA

 

POL496H1S

Independent Studies

L0101

TBA

 

POL497H1F

Independent Studies

L0101

TBA

 

POL497H1S

Independent Studies

L0101

TBA

 

POL499Y1Y

Senior Thesis and Thesis Seminar

L0101

Kingsbury

2425_pol499y1y_l0101.pdf