Political Science: Political Science MA, PhD Courses

Some listed courses have an undergraduate component and begin the first week of the session. Not all courses are given every year. Consult the departmental timetable.

Canadian Politics

Course Code Course Title
POL2100H
Issues and Foundations in Canadian Government (core)
POL2102H
Topics in Canadian Politics I
POL2103H
Topics in Canadian Politics II
POL2105H
Canadian and Comparative Political Development (core)
POL2128H
Federalism and Diversity in Canada (and Beyond)
POL2139H
The Canadian Welfare State in Comparative Perspective
POL2167H
The Politics of Immigration and Multiculturalism in Canada
POL2317H
Politics and Policy Analysis
HAD5765H
Case Studies in Health Policy

Comparative Politics

Course Code Course Title
POL2139H
The Canadian Welfare State in Comparative Perspective
POL2241H Civil War and Counterinsurgency
POL2317H
Politics and Policy Analysis
JRA2321H
Topics in Comparative Politics
POL2321H
Topics in Comparative Politics I
POL2322H
Topics in Comparative Politics II
POL2326H
Democracy and Dictatorship
POL2335H
Business and Politics: Power in a Global World
JRA2337H
Government Law and Politics in Russia
POL2344H Land and Indigenous Politics
POL2345H
Politics of Growth in Developing Countries
JPA2353H
Authoritarianism in Comparative Perspective
POL2355H Twentieth Century Ukraine
POL2370H Media and Politics
POL2372H
The Comparative Political Economy of Industrial Societies
JRA2391H
Topics in Comparative Politics
POL2391H
Topics in Comparative Politics III
POL2392H
Topics in Comparative Politics IV
POL2394H
Innovation and Knowledge Transfer in City Regions
POL2411H
Topics in Asian Politics
POL2418H Topics in Middle East Politics
JPF2430H Conceptualizing Cities in a Global Context
JPF2431H Global Cities — Core Issues and Challenges (exclusion: JPF2409Y)
POL2700H
Foundations and Approaches to Comparative Politics (core)
POL2701H
Comparative Institutional Politics: Governance, Parties, and Structures of State Power (core)
POL2702H
Constituent Power in Comparative Perspective: Identity, Contention, and Mobilization (core)

Development Studies

Course Code Course Title
POL2326H
Democracy and Dictatorship
POL2345H
Politics of Growth in Developing Countries
JPA2353H Authoritarianism in Comparative Perspective
POL2400H
Theories and Issues — The Politics of Development
POL2405H
Topics in Latin American Politics
POL2408H
Political Economy of International Development
POL2411H
Topics in Asian Politics
POL2416Y
Politics and Society in Contemporary China
POL2418H
Topics in Middle East Politics
JPF2430H Conceptualizing Cities in a Global Context
JPF2431H Global Cities — Core Issues and Challenges (exclusion: JPF2409Y)
POL2431H Dynamics of Political Change in Contemporary China
POL2463H State and Society in 20th Century China

International Relations

Course Code Course Title
JPJ2037H International Trade Regulation
JPJ2046H Law, Institutions, and Development
POL2200H International Relations Field Seminar I (core)
POL2201H International Relations Field Seminar II (core)
POL2205H Topics in International Politics I
POL2206H Topics in International Politics II
POL2207H Topics in International Politics III
POL2212H Human Rights, Politics, and International Relations
POL2213H Global Environmental Politics
POL2216H Military Instruments and Foreign Policy
POL2217H The Military Instrument of Foreign Policy: Concepts and Approaches
POL2226H Ethics and International Relations
POL2241H Civil War and Counterinsurgency
POL2256H Global Summit Governance and Diplomacy
POL2258H Global Summit Policy Performance
POL2335H Business and Politics: Power in a Global World

Political Theory

Course Code Course Title
POL2000H Ancient Political Thought to the Rise of Modernity (core)
POL2001H Theoretical Bases of Political Institutions
POL2002H Modern and Contemporary Political Thought (core)
POL2011H Problems in the Political Thought of the Socratic School
POL2019H Moral Reason and Economic History
POL2024H Feminist Theory
POL2026H Topics in Political Thought I
POL2027H Topics in Political Thought II
POL2028H Approaches to Political Theory
POL2038H Studies in Comparative Political Theory
JPR2051H Fanaticism: A Political History
JPR2058H Post-secular Political Thought: Religion, Radicalism, and the Limits of Liberalism
POL2075H Post-Modern and Contemporary Thought
POL2226H Ethics and International Relations
POL2344H Land and Indigenous Politics
RLG3622H Maimonides and His Modern Interpreters

Public Policy

Course Code Course Title
POL2167H
The Politics of Immigration and Multiculturalism in Canada
POL2213H
Global Environmental Politics
POL2317H Politics and Policy Analysis
POL2318H
Public Policy: Theories and Approaches (core)
POL2319H Public Policy: Applications (core)
POL2335H
Business and Politics: Power in a Global World
POL2376H
Topics in Public Policy
HAD5765H
Case Studies in Health Policy

Methods and Research Seminars

Course Code Course Title
POL2503H
Thinking Through Research Design
POL2504H
Statistics for Political Scientists
POL2505H
Qualitative Methods in Political Research
POL2507H Multiple Regression Analysis for Political Scientists
POL2519H
Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis
POL2578H
Topics in Methods
POL2809H Politics and the Public Sphere: Academic Internship (prerequisite: POL2028H or POL2503H)
POL2810Y
MA Research Seminar I
POL2811Y
MA Research Seminar II
POL2812Y
PhD Dissertation Proposal Seminar (Credit/No Credit)

Independent Study and Special Topics

Course Code Course Title
POL2800H
Special Topics I
POL2801H
Special Topics II
POL2904Y
Reading course in an approved special field
POL2905H
Reading course in an approved special field