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Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more. (Group: Methods)POLI 210. Political Science Research Methods.
Credits: 3Offered by: Political Science (Faculty of Arts)Terms offered: Summer 2025View offerings for in Visual Schedule Builder.
Description
This course provides an introduction to political science research methods. The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the scientific study of politics, the variety of research methodologies in political science, and the challenges that arise when researchers attempt to explain or measure political phenomena, demonstrate causal relationships and draw methodologically- defensible conclusions from research .
Syllabus: Poli 210 Fall 2024
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more. (Field/Group: Comparative Politics)POLI 212. Introduction to Comparative Politics 鈥� Europe/North America.
Credits: 3Offered by: Political Science (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
An introduction to fundamental comparative politics concepts and research that focuses on Europe and North America. Topics include: state and state institutions, parties and party systems, elections, protest and social movements, rule of
law, corruption, regime transitions鈥� democratization and autocratization.
Syllabus: Poli 212 Fall 2024
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more. (Field/Group: Canadian Politics)POLI 221. Government of Canada.
Credits: 3Offered by: Political Science (Faculty of Arts)Terms offered: Summer 2025View offerings for in Visual Schedule Builder.
Description
An examination of the central governmental institutions, including parliament, federalism, and the judiciary.
Syllabus: Poli 221 Fall 2024
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more. (Field/Group: Canadian Politics)POLI 222. Political Process and Behaviour in Canada.
Credits: 3Offered by: Political Science (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
An introduction to contemporary political life in Canada that examines how demands are identified and transmitted through the political systems. Emphasis will be placed on: the Canadian political culture; socialization and political participation; the electoral system; elections and voting; the role and structure of political parties; and the influence of organized interest.
Syllabus: Poli 222 Winter 2025
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more. (Field/Group: Canadian Politics)POLI 226. La vie politique qu茅b茅coise.
Credits: 3Offered by: Political Science (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Une introduction 脿 la vie politique qu茅b茅coise 脿 travers l'茅tude des institutions, des id茅ologies et des comportements politiques. Une attention particuli猫re sera accord茅e 脿 la structure et aux changements dans le syst猫me politique qu茅b茅coise.
Syllabus: Poli 226 Winter 2025
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more. (Field/Group: Comparative Politics)POLI 227. Introduction to Comparative Politics - Global South.
Credits: 3Offered by: Political Science (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
An introduction to politics across the Global South. A comparative examination of the legacies of colonialism, the achievement of independence, and political and socio-economic development in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Topics include modernization, dependency, state-building, political violence, revolution, the role of the military, authoritarianism, and democratization.
Syllabus: Poli 227 Winter 2024听
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more. (Field/Group: Political Theory)POLI 231. Introduction to Political Theory.
Credits: 3Offered by: Political Science (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
The course introduces students to political theory through critical examination of classic texts in the history of political thought. In addition to gaining an understanding of several different traditions of political thought, students are encouraged to develop their skills in textual interpretation, critical reasoning, and essay-writing.
Syllabus:Poli 231 Winter 2025听
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more. (Field Group: International Relations)POLI 243. International Politics of Economic Relations.
Credits: 3Offered by: Political Science (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
An introduction to international relations, through examples drawn from international political economy. The emphasis will be on the politics of trade and international monetary relations.
Syllabus: Poli 243 Winter 2025
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more. (Field/Group: International Relations)POLI 244. International Politics: State Behaviour.
Credits: 3Offered by: Political Science (Faculty of Arts)Terms offered: Summer 2025View offerings for in Visual Schedule Builder.
Description
Offers a comprehensive introduction to the behaviour of nation states. Explores how states make foreign policy decisions and what motivates their behaviour. Other covered topics include the military and economic dimensions of state behaviour, conflict, cooperation, interdependence, integration, globalization, and change in the international system.
Syllabus:POLI 244 Fall 2024
Most students use Visual Schedule Builder (VSB) to organize their schedules. VSB helps you plan class schedules, travel time, and more. (Field/Group: International Relations)POLI 245. Introduction aux relationsinternationales.
Credits: 3Offered by: Political Science (Faculty of Arts)
This course is not offered this catalogue year.
Description
Introduction aux principales composantes des relationsinternationales contemporaines鈥揼uerre, souverainet茅,diplomatie, droit international, gouvernance mondiale,d茅veloppement, droits humains, mondialisation, 脿 traversune approche historique et relationnelle h茅rit茅e de lasocio-histoire, de la sociologie politique, de l鈥檋istoiremondiale et des 茅tudes postcoloniales telles qued茅velopp茅es dans le monde francophone.
Syllabus: Poli 245 Fall 2024
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