Current Fall/Winter Courses

Fall/Winter Courses 2025-2026

The Department offers 100-level, 200-level, 300-level, and 400-level Political Science (POL) courses.

Please Note:

  • Course descriptions are not final and may be changed at or before the first class.
  • For enrolment instructions, students should consult the 2025-2026 Fall/Winter Timetable Builder.
  • Prerequisites will be enforced rigorously. Students who do not have the relevant prerequisite(s) may be removed from the course after classes begin. Specific questions regarding prerequisites for a course can be answered by the course instructor. 

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) Time Enrol  Syllabus 
POL101H1F The Real World of Politics: An Introduction L0101 Jung M
12:00 -
2:00
   
POL101H1S The Real World of Politics: An Introduction ASYNC Jung ASYNC    
POL106H1F Contemporary Challenges to Democracy: Democracy in the Social Media Age L0101 Poetranto W
11:00 -
1:00
   
POL109H1F Might and Right: Power and Justice in International Relations L0101 Zarnett M
3:00 -
5:00
   
POL109H1S Might and Right: Power and Justice in International Relations L5101 Bertoldi W
5:00 -
7:00
   
POL191H1S FYF Seminar: Political Homes L0101 Donnelly

W    
9:00- 11:00

R  
POL192H1F FYF Seminar: Beyond Voting: Introduction to Citizen Political Participation L0101 Mockler

T     9:00- 11:00

R2  
POL193H1S FYF Seminar: Politics and the Arts L0101 Cook M    9:00- 11:00 R  
POL197H1S FYF Seminar: Politics and Sports: Colonialism and Enduring Indigeneity L0101 Murali

M  11:00- 1:00

R  
 
Course Code  Title Section Instructor(s) Time Enrol  Syllabus
POL200Y1Y Political Theory: Visions of the Just/Good Society L5101 Sabl W
5:00 -
7:00
   
POL200Y1Y Political Theory: Visions of the Just/Good Society L0101 Walton R
3:00 -
5:00
   
POL201H1F Politics of Development L0101 Jung W
1:00 -
3:00
   
JPI201H1S Indigenous Politics in Canada L0101 Turner W
3:00 -
5:00
   
POL208H1F Introduction to International Relations L0101 Pomeroy

T     3:00 -5:00

   
POL208H1S Introduction to International Relations ASYNC Pomeroy

ASYNC

 

   
POL212H1S Understanding War L0101 Nedal T
9:00 -
11:00
   
POL214H1F Canadian Government L5101 Mockler M
6:00 -
8:00
P  
POL214H1S Canadian Government L0101 Mockler W
9:00 -
11:00
P  
POL218H1F State, Society and Power in Comparative Perspective L0101 Bertrand R
11:00 -
1:00
   
POL219H1S Unpacking Political Systems: Institutions and Behaviour in Comparative Perspective L0101 Hansen R
11:00 -
1:00
   
POL220H1F Immigration, Multiculturalism, and Citizenship in Canada L0101 Rubenson W   9:00 -11:00    
POL222H1F Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning I L0101 Ariga T
1:00 -
3:00
P  
POL222H1F Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning I L0201 Ariga W
3:00 -
5:00
P  
POL222H1F Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning I L5101 Ariga T
5:00 -
7:00
P  
POL223H1S Globalization and Development: Issues and Challenges L5101 Gnamo R
5:00 -
7:00
   
POL224H1S Canada in Comparative Perspective L0101 Mockler W
3:00 -
5:00
P  
POL232H1S Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning II L0101 Ariga M
1:00 -
3:00
P  
POL232H1S Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning II L0201 Ariga R
9:00 -
11:00
P  
POL232H1S Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning II L5101 Ariga T
5:00 -
7:00
P  
 
Course Code  Title Section Instructor(s) Time Enrol  Syllabus 
POL301H1F Colonial Legacies and Post-Independence African Politics L0101 Gnamo W
1:00 -
3:00
P  
POL302H1F Politics ad Society in 20th Century China L0101 Falkenheim

M
1:00- 3:00

   
POL305H1F Introduction to Latin American Politics and Societies L0101 Kingsbury W
9:00 -
11:00
P  
POL307H1F Japanese Politics L0101 Lipscy W
9:00 -
11:00
P  
POL309H1S Contemporary African Politics: Dynamics and Challenges L0101 Onoma W 1:00- 3:00 P  
POL311H1F Law and Political Development L0101 Pavone

R 3:00- 5:00

P  
POL312H1F Canadian Foreign Policy L5101 TBA

T 6:00- 8:00

P  
POL314H1F Public Opinion and Voting L0101 Merkley

T 11:00- 1:00

P  
POL316H1F Contemporary Canadian Federalism L0101 McCallion T
9:00 -
11:00
P  
POL319H1F Elections and Voting L5101 Sevi M 5:00- 7:00 P  
POL320H1F Modern Political Thought: Freedom and Equality L5101 Williams W
5:00 -
7:00
P  
POL321H1S Modern Political Thought: Progress Through History L5101 Kingston W
5:00 -
7:00
P  
POL324H1S European Union: Politics, Institutions and Society L5101 Pavone T
5:00 -
7:00
P  
POL325H1F Contemporary Latin American Politics L0101 Kingsbury T
100 -
3:00
P  
POL326H1F The Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy L5101 Jurgensen M 5:00- 7:00 P  
POL327H1S U.S. Foreign Policy in a Complex World L5101 Jurgensen M
5:00 -
7:00
P  
POL328H1S Politics and Government in South Asia L0101 Murali W
11:00-
1:00
P  
POL329H1S Experiences of Conflict L0101 Bertoldi M
11:00-
1:00
P  
JPA331H1S Rise of China as a Global Power L0101 Ong W
11:00-
1:00
P  
POL332H1F Using Data to Understand Politics and Society L0101 Chyzh W 9:00- 11:00 P  
POL337H1S The Canadian Constitution L0101 Hirschl T
1:00 -
3:00
P  
POL338H1F Queer International Relations L0101 Canto Roche T
9:00 -
11:00
P  
POL340H1F International Law: Foundations L5101 Quayat W
6:00 -
8:00
P  
POL341H1S International Law: Operation of the International Legal Order L5101 Quayat W
6:00 -
8:00
P  
POL342H1F Topics in Methods I: Quantitative Study of War L0101 Nieman

M 9:00- 11:00

P  
POL342H1S Topics in Methods I: Political Psychology L0101 Merkley

M 9:00- 11:00

P  
POL344H1S Social Movements in Canada L0101 Mockler R 9:00-  11:00    
POL350H1S Politics of East Central Europe L0101 McElroy T 9:00-
11:00
   
POL351H1S Gender, Politics, and Public Policy in Comparative Perspective L0101 White R
11:00-
1:00
P  
POL352H1F Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods L0101 White W
11:00-
1:00
P  
POL354H1F Politics and Society in Russia L0101 McElroy W
9:00 -
11:00
P  
POL356H1F Canadian Political Parties and Elections L5101 McCallion R
6:00 -
8:00
P  
POL358H1F Conflicts, Minority Rights and Para-States in Europe L0101 Austin T
1:00 -
3:00
P  
POL359H1S Enlarging Europe: The European Union and Its Applicants L0101 Austin T
1:00 -
3:00
P  
POL360H1F Topics in Latin American Politics: Political Ecology and Extractivism in the Americas L0101 Kingsbury W
1:00 -
3:00
P  
POL361H1F Global Political Economy: History and Theory L0101 TBA R 3:00-
5:00
   
JPR364H1F Religion and Politics in the Nation State L0101 Marshall M
3:00 -
5:00
P  
POL377H1F Topics in Comparative Politics I: Development: History, Debates and Problem-Spaces L0101 Salman W
3:00 -
5:00
P  
POL377H1S Topics in Comparative Politics I: Israeli Politics and Society L0101 Weiss T
3:00- 5:00
P  
POL377H1S Topics in Comparative Politics I: Gender & the Politics of Development L0201 Salman W
3:00 -
5:00
P  
POL378H1S Topics in Comparative Politics II: The Politics of Identity and Intergroup Relations in Israel L0101 Weiss M
1:00 -
3:00
P  
POL379H1F Topics in Comparative Politics III: Epidemics and Phobia L0101 Onoma R
11:00-
1:00
P  
POL379H1S Topics in Comparative Politics III: Palestinian Politics L5101 TBA R
6:00 -
8:00
P  
POL380H1F Topics in International Politics: Gender and Intersectionality in Global Politics L0101 Bakan M
9:00 -
11:00
P  
POL380H1F Topics in International Politics: Indigenous Diplomacies and Global Governance L0201 LIghtfoot M
3:00 -
5:00
P  
POL380H1S Topics in International Politics: Global Nuclear Politics L0101 Nedal R
1:00 -
3:00
P  
POL380H1S Topics in International Politics: Terrorism and Insurgency L0201 Chyzh R
3:00 -
5:00
P  
POL381H1F Topics in Political Theory: Contemporary Social & Political Thought L0101 Chevannes M    11:00 -1:00 P  
POL381H1F

Topics in Political Theory: Elites, Parties, and Democracy: Transnational Debates in  

Political and Social Theory
 

L5101 Ragazzoni T 6:00- 8:00 P  
POL381H1S Topics in Political Theory: Political Agency Under Modernity L0101 Williams M
1:00 -
3:00
P  
POL381H1S Topics in Political Theory: Thucydides' War of th Athenians and the Peloponnesians L0201 Orwin T
4:00 -
7:00
P  
POL381H1S

Topics in Political Theory: The Conflictual Body Politic: Political Conflict in Historical and 

Contemporary Perspectives

L0301 Ragazzoni W
3:00 -
5:00
P  
POL382H1S Topics in Canadian Politics: Political Representation L0101 Sevi M
3:00 -
5:00
P  
POL382H1S Topics in Canadian Politics: Canadian Parliament's Rules and Operations L0201 McCallion T
9:00 -
11:00
P  
POL384H1S Global Environmental Governance from the Ground Up L0101 Neville R
9:00 -
11:00
P  
POL385H1S Issues in Contemporary Greece L0101 Triadafilopoulos R
11:00-
1:00
P  
POL387H1F Politics in Europe L0101 Hansen R
11:00-
1:00
P  
POL388H1S Politics and Government of Southeast Asia L0101 Poetranto M
11:00-
1:00
P  
 
Course Code  Title Section Instructor(s) Time Enrol  Syllabus 
POL410H1S Topics in Comparative Politics III: Indigenous Resarch Consortium L0101 Turner M 11:00- 1:00 P  
POL410H1S Topics in Comparative Politics III: The Politics of Infrastructure L0201 Enright R
9:00 -
11:00
P  
POL412H1S Human Rights and International Relations L5101 Zarnett M
5:00 -
7:00
P  
POL417H1F Politics of North-South Relations L5101 Gnamo T
5:00 -
7:00
P  
POL418H1S Human Security and Intra-state Conflicts in the Global South L5101 Gnamo T
5:00 -
7:00
P  
POL420H1F Globalization, Democracy and Growth L0101 Manger W 11:00- 1:00 P  
POL422H1S Judicial Politics L0101 Pavone W 3:00- 5:00 P  
POL425H1S State and Development in Historical Perspective L5101 McElroy R 5:00-
7:00
   
POL428H1F Federalism and Diversity in Canada (and Beyond) L5101 McCallion W
5:00 -
7:00
P  
POL431H1S Dynamics of Political Change in Contemporary China L0101 Falkenheim M 11:00- 1:00 P  
POL438H1F Topics in Comparative Politics I: Cities, Law and Politics L0101 Hirschl W
3:00 -
5:00
P  
POL440H1F Topics in Methods II: Experimental Thinking: Foundation L0101 Sevi T 3:00- 5:00 P  
POL443H1S Topics in Comparative Politics II: The Foundations of Political Economy:Theories of State and Market L0101 Breznitz T
1:00 -
3:00
P  
POL447H1F Political Economy of Development L0101 Eyoh T
3:00 -
5:00
P  
JPA453H1F Authoritarianism in Comparative Perspective L0101 Ong W
11:00-
1:00
P  
JPF455H1F Conceptualizing Cities in a Global Context L0101 McCarney T
11:00-
1:00
   
JPF456H1S Global Cities - Core Issues and Challenges L0101 McCarney T
11:00-
1:00
P  
JPR459H1F Fanaticism: A Political History L0101 Marshall W 3:00- 5:00 P  
POL459H1F Military Instruments and Foreign Policy L0101 Braun M 11:00- 1:00 P  
POL466H1F Topics in International Politics III: Dealing with Dictators L0101 Schramm M
9:00 -
11:00
P  
POL466H1S Topics in International Politics III: Theories of International Organization L0101 TBA M 9:00- 11:00 P  
POL466H1S Topics in International Politics III: Ideas and Identity in US Foreign Policy L0301 Schramm R
1:00 -
3:00
P  
POL466H1S Topics in International Politics III: Global Indigenous Politics L0201 Lightfoot M 3:00- 5:00 P  
POL469H1F Ethics and International Relations L0101 Bertoldi T
11:00-
1:00
P  
POL470H1S Media and Politics L0101 Merkley W 9:00- 11:00 p  
POL474H1S Politics and Policy Analysis L0101 Craft W
11:00-
1:00
P  
POL475H1F Postmodern and Contemporary Thought L0101 Cook

M 9:00- 11:00

P  
POL478H1S Topics in Methods: Experiments in Politics: Application L0101 Sevi T
3:00 -
5:00
P  
POL479H1F Topics in Middle East Politics: Rethinking Middle East Politics L0101 Salman R
3:00 -
5:00
P  
POL479H1S Topics in Middle East Politics: Comparative Urbanisms in the Middle East & North Africa L0101 Salman R
3:00 -
5:00
P  
POL480H1S Studies in Comparative Political Theory L0101 Walton M 1:00- 3:00 P  
POL483H1F Data Visualization for Political Science L0101 Donnelly M 9:00- 11:00 P  
POL484H1F Topics in Political Thought I: Democratic Theory L0101 Williams M
1:00 -
3:00
P  
POL484H1F Topics in Political Thought I: Institutions of Liberal Democracy L0201 Sabl W
1:00 -
3:00
P  
POL484H1S Topics in Political Thought I: Black Political Thought L0101 Chevannes R 11:00- 1:00 P  
POL485H1F Topics in Political Thought II: Democracy: Theory and Practice (from Pericles to Populism) L0201 Ragazzoni R
9:00 -
11:00
P  
POL485H1F Topics in Political Thought II: Rousseau's Social Contract L0101 Orwin T
4:00 -
7:00
P  
POL485H1S Topics in Political Thought II: The Black Radical Tradition L5101 Chevannes

M 6:00- 8:00

P  
POL486H1F Topics in International Politics I: Networks in International Politics L0101 Chyzh R 9:00- 11:00 P  
POL486H1F Topics in International Politics I: Women at the Helm - Gender, Leadership, and Global Politics L0201 Schramm R
1:00 -
3:00
P  
POL486H1S Topics in International Politics I: International Law L0101

 Acorn

W 11:00- 1:00 P  
POL487H1S Topics in International Politics II: Psychology of International Security L0101 Pomeroy R
9:00 -
11:00
P  
POL487H1F Topics in International Politics II: The Planet's Last Frontiers: Governance of Antarctica, Oceans and Outer Space L0101 Green M
1:00 -
3:00
P  
POL490H1S Topics in Canadian Politics I: Identity Politics in Canada L0101 McCallion W
3:00 -
5:00
P  
POL491H1F Topics in Canadian Politics II: Deliberative Democracy L0101 Mockler M
9:00 -
11:00
P  
POL491H1S Topics in Canadian Politics II: Institutions and Behaviour in Canadian Parliament L0101 McCallion R
3:00 -
5:00
P  
POL492H1F Topics in Comparative Politics IV: Rule of Law in Post-Conflict Governance L5101 Haress
M
5:00 - 
7:00
P  
POL492H1S Topics in Comparative Politics IV: Identities L0101 Onoma R
11:00-
1:00
P  
POL492H1S Topics in Comparative Politics IV: Comparative Constitionalsim in the Developing World L5101 Haress M 5:00- 7:00 P PDF iconPOL492H1 S-syllabus.pdf
POL496H1F Independent Studies L0101 TBA TBA E  
POL496H1S Independent Studies L0101 TBA TBA E  
POL497H1F Independent Studies L0101 TBA TBA E  
POL497H1S Independent Studies L0101 TBA TBA E  
POL499Y1Y Senior Thesis and Thesis Seminar L0101 Zarnett F
9:00 -
11:00
E  
 

 

* For an explanation of any course codes see Codes Used in Timetable Listings.

** P = Priority; E = Department’s Permission; P* = Priority, with various capacity for the different enrolment controls.

 The course syllabi listed on this site are not necessarily the final versions and should not be taken as binding. Course syllabi may be altered subsequent to their being posted here. Students are responsible for attending classes and making themselves aware of the adjustments made to the syllabus.