Political Science


Faculty List

University Professors
† D. Breznitz, BA, PhD
R. Hirschl, LLB, MA, MPhil, PhD, FRSC
J.G. Stein, MA, PhD, LLD, FRSC, OC, OOnt (U)

Professors Emeriti
E. Adler, MA, PhD, FRSC
E.G. Andrew, BA, PhD
J.S. Barker, MA, PhD (N)
S. Bashevkin, MA, PhD, FRSC (U)
R.S. Beiner, BA, DPhil, FRSC (University of Toronto Mississauga)
† S. Borins, BA, MPP, PhD
† A.S. Brudner, LLB, MA, PhD, FRSC
J.H. Carens, MPhil (Theol), MPhil, PhD, FRSC
M.W. Donnelly, MA, PhD
V.C. Falkenheim, MA, PhD
J.F. Fletcher, MA, PhD
H.D. Forbes, MA, PhD
F.J.C. Griffiths, MIA, PhD (U)
R.S. Haddow, MSc, PhD
G. Horowitz, MA, PhD
J.J. Kirton, MA, PhD (T)
B. Kovrig, MA, PhD (T)
† A.M. Kruger, BA, PhD
L. LeDuc, MA, PhD (SM)
R.A. Manzer, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
R.O. Matthews, BA, MIA, PhD (T)
† J. Nedelsky, MA, PhD
N. Nevitte, MA, PhD, FRSC
D.M. Rayside, AM, PhD, FRSC (U)
A.G. Rubinoff, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
K.R.J. Sandbrook, MA, DPhil, FRSC
D.V. Schwartz, MA, PhD
G. Skogstad, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
P.H. Solomon, MA, PhD
S.G. Solomon, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
R.E. Stren, MA, PhD, Dhc (I)
C. Tuohy, MA, PhD, FRSC
R. Vipond, AM, PhD (V)
† L.E. Weinrib, BA, LLB, LLM
G. White, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
N. Wiseman, MA, PhD (U)
D.A. Wolfe, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)

Associate Professor Emeritus, Teaching Stream
M. Lippincott, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)

Professor and Chair (UTSG)
R.K. Balot, MA, PhD, FRSC

Professor and Tri-Campus Graduate Chair
M. Kohn, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)

Associate Professor and Associate Chair (Graduate Studies)
T. Enright, BA, PhD

Professor and Associate Chair (Undergraduate Studies)
R.E. Kingston, MA, PhD

Professor and Associate Chair (Faculty Research and Awards)
L. White, MA, PhD

Professors
† A.B. Bakan, BAH, MA, PhD
S. Bernstein, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
J. Bertrand, MSc, MA, PhD
A. Braun, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga) (T)
D.R. Cameron, MSc, PhD, OC, FRSC, CM
J.A. Clark, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
† D.B. Cook, MA, PhD (V)
† Y. Dawood, MA, JD, PhD
R.B. Day, Dip REES, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
† R.B. Deber, SM, PhD, FRSC
† R.J. Deibert, MA, PhD, OC, OOnt (T)
† J.F. Green, MPA, PhD
† K.H. Green, MA, PhD (U)
A. Handley, MPhil, PhD
R. Hansen, MPhil, DPhil (T)
M.J. Hoffmann, MPhil, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
C. Jung, MA, PhD
P.W.T. Kingston, MA, MPhil, DPhil (University of Toronto Scarborough)
R.E. Kingston, MA, PhD
† R. Levi, BCL, LLB, LLM, SJD
† P. Lipscy, MA, PhD
P.R. Magocsi, MA, MA, PhD, FRSC
† M.S. Manger, MSc, PhD
C. Norrlof, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
† A.H. Olive, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
† L. Ong, AM, PhD
C. Orwin, AM, PhD (SM)
L.W. Pauly, MA, MSc, PhD, FRSC (T)
† I. Peng, MA, PhD, FRSC (T)
† K. Roach, LLB, LLM, FRSC
N. Roberts, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
A. Sabl, AB, PhD
E. Schatz, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
† D. Schneiderman, LLB, LLM
† A. Shachar, BA, LLB, LLM, JSD, FRSC
† A. Stark, MSc, AM, PhD
J.A. Teichman, MA, PhD, FRSC (University of Toronto Scarborough)
W.J. Tettey, MA, PhD, FGA (University of Toronto Scarborough)
T. Triadafilopoulos, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
L. Way, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough) 
M.S. Williams, AM, PhD (T)
J. Wong, MA, PhD

Associate Professors
A.S. Ahmad, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
N. Bertoldi, MA, PhD
O. Chyzh, MA, PhD
C. Cochrane, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
† J. Craft, MA, PhD
G. Dancy, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
† M.J. Donnelly, MA, PhD
† D.L. Eyoh, MA, PhD (N)
D. Fu, MPhil, DPhil (University of Toronto Scarborough)
L. Gilady, MA, MPhil, PhD
S. Gunitsky, MA, MPhil, PhD
C. Hossein, MPA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
† M. Light, MA, JD, PhD
† R.A. Marshall, MA, DPhil
P.L. McCarney, MCP, PhD
K. Murali, MSc, PhD
E. Nacol, MA, MPhil, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
† K.J. Neville, MESc, PhD (T)
A.K. Onoma, MA, PhD
† W. Prichard, MPhil, DPhil
S. Renckens, MSc, MA, MPhil, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
R. Schertzer, MSc, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
T. Shanks, BA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
† D. Turner, BA, PhD
Z. Wai, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
M. Walton, MA, PhD
† A. Yoon, BA, LLM, PhD

Associate Professors (Teaching Stream)
K. Ariga, MA, MA, MCP, PhD
R. Levine, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)

Assistant Professors
E. Acorn, MA, JD, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
N. Anderson, BA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
M. Balaguera, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
R. Besco, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
A. Chang, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
W.R.N. CompaoréMA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
C. Cowie, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
C. Ewing, AM, PhD
F. Kahraman, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
U. Maile, MS, PhD
A.W. McDougall, LLB, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
B. McElroy, MA, PhD
M. Mendez Gutierrez, BA, PhD
E. Merkley, MA, PhD
† J. Moreau, MA, PhD
† M.D. Nieman, MA, PhD 
T. Pavone, MA, PhD
M. Philips, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
† C. Pomeroy, MSc, MSc, PhD
A. Reisenbichler, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
L. Salman, PhD
M. Schramm, MA, PhD
S. Sevi, MA, PhD
A. Smith, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
N. Wu, MA, PhD

Assistant Professors (Teaching Stream)
N. Adiv, MS, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
J. Campisi, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
M. Hamilton, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Scarborough)
R. Hurl, MA, PhD
D. Kingsbury, MA, PhD
S. Kotsovilis, MA, PhD (University of Toronto Mississauga)
P. E. Mockler, MA, PhD
† L. Rabinowitz, MA, PhD

CLTA
E. McCallion, MA, PhD
† D. Nedal, MA, PhD
 

† Cross-appointed

Introduction

The study of Political Science at the University of Toronto is wide-ranging and diverse. Courses are offered in political theory, Canadian government, international relations, and the politics of societies that are industrialized, developing, and in transition. Many courses deal with issues (such as environmental politics, diversity, peace and conflict, globalization) that cut across fields. Course offerings are designed to introduce students to Political Science at the first year level, provide the foundations for further study at the second year level, and provide specialized lecture and seminar courses at the intermediate and advanced levels. Studies in Political Science provide students with a good grounding in one of the chief social science disciplines and an opportunity to explore the issues that confront us as individuals, groups, societies and on the international level in the twenty-first century. In addition to the materials covered, Political Science courses are set up to offer students an opportunity to learn writing and analytical skills to support a challenging and diverse career.

Courses in Political Science dovetail with programs in many other disciplines of the social sciences and the humanities: Economics, Sociology, History, Philosophy, and Psychology. A student interested in Canadian studies or urban problems, for example, would be well advised to choose courses from all these disciplines, as would someone interested in international affairs or environmental studies. A student planning graduate work in the social sciences should seek to obtain a basic understanding of each of these disciplines.

Detailed information on our programs, extended descriptions of courses, and background information on the interests of our instructors can be found on our website. The Association of Political Science Students, the students’ organization for Political Science undergraduates, has an office in Room 1091, Sidney Smith Hall.

Undergraduate Director: Professor Rebecca Kingston, Sidney Smith Hall, Room 3018, (416) 978-3342, rebecca.kingston@utoronto.ca

Student and Alumni/Advancement Coordinator: Elizabeth Jagdeo, Sidney Smith Hall, Room 3027, (416) 978-0900, e.jagdeo@utoronto.ca

Enquiries: Mary-Alice Bailey, Sidney Smith Hall, Room 3032, (416) 978-6567, undergrad.polsci@utoronto.ca

Undergraduate Program Information and Course Descriptions: https://politics.utoronto.ca/

Political Science Programs

Political Science Specialist (Arts Program) - ASSPE2015

Enrolment Requirements:

This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol.

Completed courses (with minimum grades)
The following courses with the stated minimum grades are required for students who have completed 4.0 to 8.5 credits:

For students who have completed 9.0 or more credits:

Students in this program have the option to request enrolment in the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream. Students can apply for the ASIP stream after Year 1 (Year 2 entry) or after Year 2 (Year 3 entry, starting Fall 2024). Full details about ASIP, including student eligibility, selection and enrolment, are available in the ASIP section of the Arts & Science Academic Calendar. Please note that the majority of students enter ASIP in Fall term of Year 2. Space is more limited for Year 3 entry. Students applying for Year 3 entry must have been admitted to the Political Science Specialist in the Summer after Year 2 and have completed POL200Y1, POL214H1/​ POL224H1, POL222H1, POL232H1.

Completion Requirements:

(10.0 credits)

Of these:

  • 4.0 credits at the 300+ level including 1.0 credit at the 400 level.
  • No more than 1.0 credit of 100-level courses may be used to fulfill the program requirements.
  • No more than 1.0 credit of courses offered outside of the Department of Political Science may be used to fulfill the program requirements. See the bottom of the completion requirements section for a full list of such acceptable courses.

First Year:

Higher Years:

  1. POL200Y1
  2. 0.5 credit from: POL201H1, POL208H1, POL218H1
  3. POL214H1/​ ​ POL224H1
  4. 0.5 credit at the 200+ level in Canadian Politics from JPI201H1, POL220H1, POL312H1, POL312Y1, POL313H1, POL316H1, POL316Y1, POL334H1, POL336H1, POL337H1, POL337Y1, POL344H1, POL344Y1, POL351H1, POL353H1, POL356H1, POL356Y1, POL363H1, POL382H1, POL404Y1, POL428H1, POL439H1, POL450H1, POL467H1, POL474H1, POL490H1, POL491H1

    Some offerings of other POL Special Topics courses that cover Canadian politics may also be eligible as determined by the department. Please see Department’s website https://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/canadian-politics-co… for a full listing of Canadian politics courses.

  5. POL222H1

    (OR one of ECO220Y1, PSY201H1, SOC202H1, STA220H1). Please note only 0.5 of ECO220Y1 will be accepted towards the program.

  6. POL232H1 (or GGR270H1)
  7. 1.0 credit in Diversity and Identity. The following courses fulfill the Diversity and Identity requirement: POL101H1, POL194H1, POL195H1, POL197H1, POL198H1, POL198Y1, JPI201H1, POL219H1, POL220H1, POL223H1, POL303H1, POL305H1, POL305Y1, POL309H1, POL310H1, JPS315H1, JPS316H1, POL325H1, POL329H1, JPA331H1, POL333H1, POL338H1, POL344H1, POL344Y1, POL348H1, POL351H1, POL353H1, POL360H1, JPR364H1, JPR365H1, JPR374H1, JPS378H1, POL418H1, POL428H1, POL432H1, POL442H1, POL444H1, POL447H1, POL450H1, JPA453H1, JPR458H1, JPR459H1, POL467H1.

    Some offerings of other POL Special Topics courses may also be eligible as determined by the department. Please see Department’s website https://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/diversity-identity-p… for a full listing of Diversity and Identity courses.

  8. POL320Y1/​ POL320H1/​ POL321H1, or 0.5 credit in Quantitative Methods at the 300+ level from: POL304H1, POL314H1, POL419H1, POL478H1
  9. Additional POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses to a total of 10.0 credits.

Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.

Note:

Political Science Major (Arts Program) - ASMAJ2015

Enrolment Requirements:

This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol.

Completed courses (with minimum grades)
The following courses with the stated minimum grades are required for students who have completed 4.0 to 8.5 credits:

For students who have completed 9.0 or more credits:

Students in this program have the option to request enrolment in the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream. Students can apply for the ASIP stream after Year 1 (Year 2 entry) or after Year 2 (Year 3 entry, starting Fall 2024). Full details about ASIP, including student eligibility, selection and enrolment, are available in the ASIP section of the Arts & Science Academic Calendar. Please note that the majority of students enter ASIP in Fall term of Year 2. Space is more limited for Year 3 entry. Students applying for Year 3 entry must have been admitted to the Political Science Major in the Summer after Year 2 and have completed POL200Y1, POL214H1/​ POL224H1, POL222H1.

Completion Requirements:

(7.0 credits)

Of these:

  • 2.0 credits at the 300+ level including a 0.5 credit at the 400 level.
  • No more than 1.0 credit of 100-level courses may be used to fulfill the program requirements.
  • No more than 1.0 credit of courses from outside of the Department of Political Science may be used to fulfill the program requirements. See the bottom of the completion requirements section for a full list of such acceptable courses.

First Year:

Higher Years:

  1. POL200Y1
  2. 0.5 credit from: POL201H1, POL208H1, POL218H1
  3. POL214H1/​​ POL224H1
  4. 0.5 credit at the 200+ level in Canadian Politics from JPI201H1, POL220H1, POL312H1, POL312Y1, POL313H1, POL316H1, POL316Y1, POL334H1, POL336H1, POL337H1, POL337Y1, POL344H1, POL344Y1, POL351H1, POL353H1, POL356H1, POL356Y1, POL363H1, POL382H1, POL404Y1, POL428H1, POL439H1, POL450H1, POL467H1, POL474H1, POL490H1, POL491H1

    Some offerings of other POL Special Topics courses that cover Canadian politics may also be eligible as determined by the department. Please see Department’s website https://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/canadian-politics-co… for a full listing of Canadian politics courses.

  5. POL222H1

    (OR one of ECO220Y1, PSY201H1, SOC202H1, STA220H1). Please note only 0.5 of ECO220Y1 will be accepted towards the program.

  6. 1.0 credit in Diversity and Identity. The following courses fulfill the Diversity and Identity requirement: POL101H1, POL194H1, POL195H1, POL197H1, POL198H1, POL198Y1, JPI201H1, POL219H1, POL220H1, POL223H1, POL303H1, POL305H1, POL305Y1, POL309H1, POL310H1, JPS315H1, JPS316H1, POL325H1, POL329H1, JPA331H1, POL333H1, POL338H1, POL344H1, POL344Y1, POL348H1, POL351H1, POL353H1, POL360H1, JPR364H1, JPR365H1, JPR374H1, JPS378H1, POL418H1, POL428H1, POL432H1, POL442H1, POL444H1, POL447H1, POL450H1, JPA453H1, JPR458H1, JPR459H1, POL467H1.

    Some offerings of other POL Special Topics courses may also be eligible as determined by the department. Please see Department’s website https://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/diversity-identity-p… for a full listing of Diversity and Identity courses.

  7. Additional POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses to a total of 7.0 credits.

Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.

Note:

Political Science Minor (Arts Program) - ASMIN2015

Enrolment Requirements:

This is a limited enrolment program. Students must have completed 4.0 credits and meet the requirements listed below to enrol.

Completed courses (with minimum grades)
The following courses with the stated minimum grades are required for students who have completed 4.0 to 8.5 credits:

For students who have completed 9.0 or more credits:

Completion Requirements:

(4.0 credits)

  • 4.0 POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA credits. Of these, at least 1.0 credit must be at the 300+ level.

Note:


 

Regarding Political Science Courses

  • Not all courses listed in the Calendar are offered every year. Please check the Department’s website for the list of courses offered.
  • Prerequisites and exclusions are enforced for all 200, 300 and 400-level courses. Please consult the POL section of the Faculty of Arts & Science Program Toolkit and Course Enrolment Instructions for details. Students without course prerequisites will be removed at any time they are discovered.
  • Enrolment is limited for all 300-level and 400-level courses. See the Arts & Science Program Toolkit and Course Enrolment Instructions for details.
  • Nearly all POL 400-level courses are offered as joint undergraduate-graduate seminars with class sizes ranging from 15-25.

Political Science Courses

POL101H1 - The Real World of Politics: An Introduction

Previous Course Number: POL101Y1

Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces students to compelling issues of contemporary politics through the lens of classic and important texts in political science. The course covers the politics of climate change, Indigenous rights, elections and electoral systems, terrorism, social movements and political activism, voting, democracy, and power.

Exclusion: POL101Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL106H1 - Contemporary Challenges to Democracy: Democracy in the Social Media Age

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines the latest evidence-based research on the effects of social media on democracy. We cover surveillance capitalism, privacy, disinformation, and the often-overlooked ecological implications of data consumption. We also examine targeted digital espionage against civil society, Citizen Lab research reports, and explore solutions and alternatives to social media.

Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL107H1 - What Went Wrong? A Post Mortem of Political Disasters, Catastrophic Policy Failures, and Epic Marches of Folly

Hours: 24L/12T

Why do individuals, groups, and societies make repeated, and often easily predictable mistakes? Why do they persist in courses of action that produce disastrous results? Why is it that in the political world good intentions are insufficient to ensure good results? This course employs the political science analytical toolkit to answer these questions and examines an array avoidable disasters, from the local to the international.

Exclusion: POL486H1 (Topics in International Politics I: What Went Wrong? A Post Mortem of Political Disasters, Policy Failures and Marches of Folly), offered in Winter 2019 and Winter 2020; POL487H1 (Topics in International Politics II: What Went Wrong? A Post Mortem of Political Disasters, Catastrophic Policy Failures), offered in Winter 2018
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL109H1 - Might and Right: Power and Justice in International Relations

Hours: 24L/12T

This course explores the relationship between justice, power, and interests in the works of prominent ancient, modern, and contemporary thinkers. It adopts a problem-driven approach and engages with current controversies in international relations in light of insights from classic books. Special attention is paid to the prospects of a just world order, the causes and justifications of war, the construction of images of citizens and enemies, and the nature of duties to outsiders.

Exclusion: POL323Y1
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL193H1 - First-Year Foundation Seminar: Politics and the Arts

Hours: 24S

A study of political ideas as found in literature, plays, art works and film.

Restricted to first-year students.

Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL195H1 - First-Year Foundation Seminar: Settler Colonialism and Enduring Indigeneity

Hours: 24S

This seminar explores the politics of representation in Indigenous multimedia. We study Indigenous cultural productions—memoir, documentary, graphic novel, film, poetry, music, and video games—to examine representations of settler colonialism and how Indigenous peoples endure it.

Restricted to first-year students.

Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL196H1 - First-Year Foundation Seminar: The China Challenge

Hours: 24S

China’s meteoric rise to great power status has triggered an intense international debate over its global implications. While many analysts see Beijing’s rise as posing a threat to global political and economic stability, Chinese leaders have argued forcefully that China’s efforts to regain its historic preeminence will result in a ‘win-win” outcome for all states. This course will assess the merits of these contending positions through an historical examination of China’s 20th century renaissance. The course will begin by tracing the long period of imperial decline in the 19th century, culminating in China’s revolutionary rebirth as a Marxist state in 1949. A major focus will be on the Mao-era legacy of revolutionary diplomacy and the foreign policy consequences of its later transformation into a market-authoritarian powerhouse.

Restricted to first-year students.

Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL197H1 - First-Year Foundation Seminar: Politics and Sports: Identity, Activism, and Political Economy

Hours: 24S

The course aims to introduce first year students to key themes in political science – power, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, nationalism, social movements, activism, and political economy – through the lens of sports and those who participate in them.

Restricted to first-year students.

Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL198H1 - First-Year Foundation Seminar: Social Justice and the City

Previous Course Number: POL198Y1

Hours: 24S

An introduction to the concept of social justice from an urban perspective. It will highlight how unequal relations of race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability operate through the urban environment, and how these conditions can be contested through political mobilization.

Restricted to first-year students.

Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL200Y1 - Political Theory: Visions of the Just/Good Society

Hours: 48L/24T

A selective presentation of critical encounters between philosophy and politics, dedicated to the quest for articulation and founding of the just/good society. Among the theorists examined are Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes and Locke.

Exclusion: POL200Y5/ POLC70H3/ POLC71H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3), Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL201H1 - Politics of Development

Previous Course Number: POL201Y1

Hours: 24L/12T

This course offers an introduction to the history and politics of economic and political development, starting with the Industrial Revolution and then turning to a critical analysis of the politics of economic growth, international trade, debt, state intervention, protectionism, and neo-liberalism in the global periphery, including Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits, or 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusion: POL201Y1/ POLB90H3/ POLB91H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPI201H1 - Indigenous Politics in Canada

Previous Course Number: POL308H1

Hours: 24L/12T

This course explores key issues in Indigenous politics in Canada. Provides students with an overview of historical and contemporary socio-political issues in Indigenous societies and institutions such as Indigenous self-governance, land claims and treaty negotiations.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits, or 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses, or INS201Y1
Exclusion: POL308H1/ POLC56H3
Recommended Preparation: POL214H1/ POL224H1
Breadth Requirements: Creative and Cultural Representations (1)

POL205H1 - International Relations in the Anthropocene

Hours: 24L/12T

Humans have altered the planet so dramatically that some geologists have coined a new epoch: the Anthropocene. Is our study of global politics up to the challenge of human-driven environmental change? In this course, we consider multiple perspectives on IR to make sense of geopolitics on a changing planet.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits, or 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Living Things and Their Environment (4)

POL208H1 - Introduction to International Relations

Previous Course Number: POL208Y1

Hours: 24L/12T

This introductory course examines some key themes and issues in global politics, including interstate war, human rights, international institutions, and the evolution of the global order.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits, or 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusion: POL208Y1/ POL208Y5/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3/ POLB81H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL212H1 - Understanding War

Hours: 24L/12T

General introduction to the study of war, covering basic concepts and theories and surveying a selection of key topics and debates. Sessions revolve around a few essential readings, which must be completed before class and will serve as a basis for various in-class and in-tutorial activities including presentations, case studies, simulations, and games.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Recommended Preparation: POL208H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL214H1 - Canadian Government

Previous Course Number: POL214Y1

Hours: 24L/12T

An introduction to the study of Canadian government. Topics include institutions of governance: the constitution, machinery of government, charter of rights and freedom, and the electoral system.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits, or 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusion: POL214Y1/ POL214Y5/ POL215H5/ POL216H5/ POL224H1/ POL224Y1/ POLB50Y3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL218H1 - State, Society and Power in Comparative Perspective

Hours: 24L/12T

This course is designed to introduce students to major issues and challenges that shape states, determine how they are governed, and how they change. The course helps to explain major events such as state transformation, democratization, authoritarian rule, civil conflict and social mobilization.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits, or 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL219H1 - Unpacking Political Systems: Institutions and Behavior in Comparative Perspective

Hours: 24L/12T

This course aims to unpack the institutional and behavioral variation within political systems. The goal is to expose students to the key questions and theories in comparative politics around three themes: a) the origins and effects of political institutions (federalism, electoral rules, bicameralism, courts…); b) party and electoral behavior across democracies and authoritarian regimes; and c) explaining quality of governance (issues of representation, accountability, trust, corruption). We will draw on cutting edge research and touch on current events and a variety of cases.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits, or 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL220H1 - Immigration, Multiculturalism, and Citizenship in Canada

Hours: 24L/12T

This course deals with three inter-related themes – immigration, multiculturalism, and citizenship – by focusing on a single unifying question: What does it mean to “belong” to the Canadian political community? Who belongs, on what terms, and to what ends? A range of materials – normative, empirical, historical, and contemporary – will be used.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits, or 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Recommended Preparation: POL214H1/ POL224H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL222H1 - Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning I

Hours: 24L/12T

Introduces the foundation of quantitative empirical research methods - increasingly popular and important part of political science research and public policy debates - to enable students to interpret and evaluate the study results that employ these methods. Topics include quantitative study of politics and various empirical research designs.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusion: POL242Y5/ ECO220Y1/ PSY201H1/ SOC202H1/ STA220H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL223H1 - Globalization and Development: Issues and Challenges

Hours: 24L/12T

This course examines how globalization creates opportunities and challenges to development in the Global South. Key issues considered include globalization and dynamics of inequality amongst and within nations, human rights and democratic struggles, environmental sustainability and justice, gender and racialized patterns of inequality, trade, foreign aid and poverty alleviation.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits, or 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL224H1 - Canada in Comparative Perspective

Previous Course Number: POL224Y1

Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces students to aspects of Canadian political life by comparing them with those that prevail in other advanced democracies. Themes covered will include the Canadian constitution, federalism, parties and elections, political culture and social and economic institutions and policies.

Prerequisite: 4.0 credits, or 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusion: POL111H5/ POL214H1/ POL214Y1/ POL214Y5/ POL215H5/ POL216H5/ POL224Y1/ POLB50Y3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL232H1 - Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning II

Hours: 24L/12T

Building up on POL222H1, students will continue to develop theoretical foundations of quantitative empirical research, such as probability theory, statistical inference, and linear regression analysis. They will also learn the basic use of statistical software and become able to conduct basic data analysis by the end of the semester.

Prerequisite: POL222H1
Exclusion: POL242Y5/ GGR270H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL299H1 - Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

POL299Y1 - Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

POL300Y0 - Topics in Comparative Politics

Hours: 48L

An introduction to the field of comparative politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

(Offered as part of the Summer Abroad Program)

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL301H1 - Colonial Legacies and Post-Independence African Politics

Previous Course Number: POL301Y1

Hours: 24L

This course highlights the critical roles of pre-colonial and colonial histories in shaping contemporary political and economic developments in Africa. It covers the emergence of colonial states, the central legacies of colonial rule, and the impact of colonialism in shaping process of state and nation building from independence to the present.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusion: POL301Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL302H1 - Politics and Society in 20th Century China

Previous Course Number: POL302Y1

Hours: 24L

This course examines China’s efforts to reconstitute its political institutions following the collapse of the imperial system in 1911. Particular attention is paid to the clash between competing conceptions of political development and the rival political movements and forces that espoused them. The search for an effective and stable political order is a major focus of the course.

Exclusion: POL302Y1/ POLC16H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL303H1 - Women in Western Political Thought

Hours: 24L

Examines contemporary feminist perspectives in political theory as responses to the limitations of western tradition of modern political theory.

Prerequisite: PHL265H1/ POL200Y1/ POL200Y5/ POLC70H3/ POLC71H3
Exclusion: POLC76H3/ POLC77H3
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL304H1 - Topics in Methods

Hours: 24L

Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor.

Prerequisite: POL232H1 or equivalent
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL305H1 - Introduction to Latin American Politics and Societies

Previous Course Number: POL305Y1

Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to histories and concepts necessary to understand developments in Latin American politics. Substantive issues will include the changing face of state sovereignty; human rights and social movements; the legacies of (neo)colonialism and indigenous resistance; neoliberalism, 21st century socialism, and beyond.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusion: POL305Y1/ POL360H5/ POLC91H3/ POLC99H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL307H1 - Japanese Politics

Hours: 24L

The politics, political economy, and international relations of Japan. The role of political parties, the bureaucracy, and private actors; economic development and stagnation; relations with the USA and regional neighbors. Contemporary challenges facing Japan, including energy policy and climate change, contributions to the liberal order, and response to geopolitical challenges.

Prerequisite: 1.0 POL 200-level credit
Exclusion: POL380H1 (Topics in International Politics: Japanese Politics), offered in Winter 2020 and Winter 2021
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL309H1 - Contemporary African Politics: Dynamics and Challenges

Previous Course Number: POL301Y1

Hours: 24L

This course explores main drivers of political organization and change in contemporary Africa, focusing on how national, regional, and international factors shape institutions, patterns of participation and political change. It considers major scholarly debates in the study of African politics and political economy and develops analytical skills for comparative study of this diverse continent.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusion: POL301Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL310H1 - Nationality Building in Central Europe

Previous Course Number: JHP451Y1

Hours: 24L

This course is a case study of nationalism based on the experience of a stateless people in Europe called Carpatho-Rusyns. Emphasis is on how factors such as historical ideology, language, education, religion, and politics are used by the intelligentsia to create a national consciousness among the inhabitants.

Prerequisite: Completion of 4.0 credits
Exclusion: JHP451Y1
Recommended Preparation: A course in modern European, East European or Russian history of politics.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL312H1 - Canadian Foreign Policy Performance

Previous Course Number: POL312Y1

Hours: 24L

The literature, competing theories, basic interests and values, and instruments of Canadian foreign policy, as they have developed and performed under successive Liberal, Progressive Conservative and Conservative party governments since 1945 and especially from 2015 to 2021.

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3
Exclusion: POL312Y1
Recommended Preparation: Courses in International Relations and/or Canadian government would be useful.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL313H1 - Canadian Foreign Policy Process

Previous Course Number: POL312Y1

Hours: 24L

The external, societal, governmental and individual influences determining Canadian foreign policy making toward all global regions in the developed, emerging and developing world and central security, ecological, health, societal and economic issues, including the use of force, climate change, infectious disease, gender equality, relations with Indigenous peoples and trade.

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3
Exclusion: POL312Y1
Recommended Preparation: Courses in International Relations and/or Canadian government would be useful.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL314H1 - Public Opinion and Voting

Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to the attitudes and behaviours of the mass public in Canada and other western democracies and how they shape elections and policy making. Themes include political participation, the mass media, and the nature of social, psychological, and economic, and elite-driven forces on public opinion and voting.

Prerequisite: POL222H1
Exclusion: POLC21H3
Recommended Preparation: POL232H1 or POL242Y5
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

JPS315H1 - LGBTQ Politics

Hours: 24L

This is an interdisciplinary course examining the development of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) movement and its interaction with the state in the US and Canada. (Given by the Department of Political Science and the Sexual Diversity Studies Program)

Prerequisite: SDS255H1/ SDS256H1/ UNI255H1/ UNI256H1/1.0 credit on the politics of 20th century Europe, U.S., or Canada/1.0 credit on gender or sexuality/permission of the instructor
Exclusion: JPU315H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPS316H1 - Indigenous Feminist and Queer Theories

Hours: 24L

This course explores Indigenous feminist and queer political thought. We survey comparative political theories developed by scholars in the field of Indigenous, gender, and feminist studies. Charting key developments in the field, the course investigates unique and innovative ideas about affect, decolonization, erotics, utopia, and much more. (Given by the Department of Political Science and the Sexual Diversity Studies Program)

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA/ SDS, or 0.5 in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA and 0.5 in SDS
Exclusion: POL377H1 Topics in Comparative Politics I (Indigenous Feminist and Queer Theories) taken in Winter 2020 (LEC0101), Winter 2021 (LEC0101), Winter 2022 (LEC0201)
Recommended Preparation: POL195H1 (First-Year Foundation Seminar – Settler Colonialism and Enduring Indigeneity), JPI201H1, INS201Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL316H1 - Contemporary Canadian Federalism

Previous Course Number: POL316Y1

Hours: 24L

Constitutional, political, administrative, and financial aspects of federal-provincial relations, regionalism, and cultural dualism.

Prerequisite: POL214H1/ POL214Y1/ POL215H5/ POL216H5/ POL224H1/ POL224Y1/ POLB50Y3
Exclusion: POL316Y1/ POL316Y5/ POL353Y5/ POLC54H3/ POLC57H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL317H1 - Comparative Public Policy

Hours: 24L

Draws from the major theoretical traditions in public policy and policymaking of the advanced industrial world, and applies these theories in understanding the developing world context and the new challenges of global change.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL320H1 - Modern Political Thought: Freedom and Equality

Previous Course Number: POL320Y1

Hours: 24L/12T

An exploration of ideas of freedom in the rise of the modern age from the 18th and 19th centuries, from the Age of Enlightenment to the Age of Democratic Revolutions. Thinkers studied include Rousseau, Burke, and Wollstonecraft.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/ POL200Y5/( POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Exclusion: POL320Y1/ POL320Y5/ POLC73H3/ POLC74H3
Recommended Preparation: None
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL321H1 - Modern Political Thought: Progress Through History

Previous Course Number: POL320Y1

Hours: 24L/12T

An exploration of modern political thought from the 19th to the beginning of the 20th centuries. Themes include the idea of progress through history and its implications for politics, as explored by thinkers such as J.S. Mill, Marx, Hegel, and Nietzsche.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/ POL200Y5/( POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Exclusion: POL320Y1/ POL320Y5/ POLC73H3/ POLC74H3
Recommended Preparation: POL320H1
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL324H1 - European Union: Politics, Institutions and Society

Hours: 24L

The course provides an in-depth understanding of the history, political institutions, and policies of the European Union. It also explores the key contemporary social and political debates facing the European Union today such as the eurozone crisis, the rise of Euroskepticism, issues of democratic legitimacy, Brexit, issues of enlargement, immigration and the recent migrant crisis.

Prerequisite: POL207Y1/ POL218H1/ POL219H1/ EUR200Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL325H1 - Contemporary Latin American Politics

Previous Course Number: POL305Y1

Hours: 24L

This course focuses on 21st century Latin American Politics. Specific attention will be paid to the ‘Pink Tide’ of left of centre governments and their aftermaths; enduring legacies of resource extraction driven development models, and Latin America’s position in shifting geopolitical contexts.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusion: POL305Y1/ POL360H5/ POLC91H3/ POLC99H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL326H1 - The Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy

Previous Course Number: POL326Y1

Hours: 24L

This course explores the making of foreign policy in the U.S. through a detailed examination of the institutions of the U.S. government involved, as well as the forces acting upon them to shape policy. After exploring theoretical approaches to the subject, it examines the evolution of the constitutional context within which U.S. foreign policy has been articulated, the bureaucracies involved in shaping policy, the impact of elections, groups and the mass media.

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3
Exclusion: POL326Y1/ POL327Y5
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL327H1 - U.S. Foreign Policy in a Complex World

Previous Course Number: POL326Y1

Hours: 24L

This course explores the foreign policy of the U.S. through a series of regional and thematic case studies. It begins with a historical review of U.S. foreign policy in the evolution of the U.S. as a major global power, prior to WWII. Among the case studies of U.S. foreign policy included are international organization and law, terrorism, environment (climate), Latin America, Europe, Middle East, China/East Asia, Africa and Russia.

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3
Exclusion: POL326Y1/ POL327Y5
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL328H1 - Politics and Government in South Asia

Previous Course Number: POL328Y1

Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to politics in South Asia in the period after independence from colonial rule. It focuses on India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The themes discussed in the course are important both to South Asia as well as to a general study of politics in developing countries.

Prerequisite: POL201H1/ POL201Y1/ POLB90H3/ POLB91H3
Exclusion: POL328Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL329H1 - Experiences of Conflict

Hours: 24L

The course reviews selected novels that deal with personal and collective experiences of conflict. It focuses on representations of how conflict is experienced. It gives students a practical understanding of the human dimension of selected major conflicts and explores possibilities for personal and social resistance to injustice and violence. Special attention is paid to questions of identity formation and moral choice in contexts of war and nationalism.

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3/ POLB81H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPA331H1 - Rise of China as a Global Power

Previous Course Number: JPA331Y1

Hours: 24L

This course will take students through important domestic institutions and events in China that shape its current political landscape. Students will be prompted to think about the implications of domestic political factors for China’s rise as a global power. The course examines major China’s adventurism abroad, such as the Belt-and-Road Initiative, and what increasing footprints of Chinese state and private firms overseas mean for international politics.

(Given by the Department of Political Science and the Contemporary Asian Studies Program)

Prerequisite: 2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses, or 1.0 CAS credit
Exclusion: JPA331Y1/ POLC16H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPA331Y0 - Rise of China as a Global Power

Previous Course Number: JPA331Y1

Hours: 48L

This course will take students through important domestic institutions and events in China that shape its current political landscape. Students will be prompted to think about the implications of domestic political factors for China’s rise as a global power. The course examines major China’s adventurism abroad, such as the Belt-and-Road Initiative, and what increasing footprints of Chinese state and private firms overseas mean for international politics. (Offered as part of the Summer Abroad program)

(Given by the Department of Political Science and the Contemporary Asian Studies Program)

Prerequisite: 2.0 POL credits/1.0 CAS credit
Exclusion: JPA331H1/ JPA331Y1/ POLC16H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL333H1 - Global Politics and Global Political Thought

Hours: 24L

This course will examine three pressing contemporary topics (examples include: environmental justice and the natural world; race and identity politics; and international and cosmopolitan visions) through the theoretical and analytical lenses provided by the political thought of non-Western cultural traditions and from particular marginalized identity perspectives.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1
Exclusion: POL381H1 (Topics in Political Theory: Global Politics and Global Political Thought) taken in Winter 2020 (LEC0101), Winter 2021 (LEC0101), Winter 2022 (LEC0101), Winter 2023 (LEC0201)
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL334H1 - Ontario and Quebec Politics

Hours: 24L

An examination of politics in Canada’s two most populous provinces. Drawing insights from comparative political economy scholarship, the course compares their politics in term of their distinctive historical origins, and their political economies, party systems, cultures, and relations with the federal government.

Prerequisite: POL214H1/ POL214Y1/ POL215H5/ POL216H5/ POL224H1/ POL224Y1/ POLB50Y3
Exclusion: POLC55H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL336H1 - Topics in Provincial Politics

Hours: 24L

Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL214H1/ POL214Y1/ POL215H5/ POL216H5/ POL224H1/ POL224Y1/ POLB50Y3
Exclusion: POL336Y5
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL337H1 - The Canadian Constitution

Previous Course Number: POL337Y1

Hours: 24L

The moral foundations, historical events, political forces and legal ideas that have shaped the Canadian constitution; the roots, legacies, and judicial interpretation of the Constitution Act 1867, the Constitution Act 1982, and in particular the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; the constitutional framework of federalism; the politics of constitutional change; multiculturalism, 'rights talk', and the judicialization of politics.

Prerequisite: POL214H1/ POL214Y1/ POL215H5/ POL216H5/ POL224H1/ POL224Y1/ POLB50Y3
Exclusion: POL337Y1/ POLC68H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL338H1 - Queer International Relations

Hours: 24L

Are States straight? How does racialized homophobia shape the international order? This course tackles these and other questions at the intersection of sexuality and IR. We examine concepts like sovereignty through a queer lens and explore issues like transphobia in right-wing populism and the institutionalization of SOGI terminology at the UN.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusion: POL380H1 (Topics in International Politics: Queer IR), offered in Winter 2020 (L5101), Winter 2021 (L0201) and Winter 2022 (L0201)
Recommended Preparation: Prior coursework in SDS or WGS is recommended.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL340H1 - International Law: Foundations

Previous Course Number: POL340Y1

Hours: 24L

This course will introduce students to the primary sources of international law (treaties and customary international law) and the legal attributes of the core actors in the international system, including states, international organizations and individuals. Related topics will include governance of territory and the seas.

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3
Exclusion: POL340Y1/ POL340Y5/ POLC38H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL341H1 - International Law: Operation of the International Legal Order

Previous Course Number: POL340Y1

Hours: 24L

This course will expose students to the operation of international legal order with respect to the use of armed force, the law of armed conflict, and the protection of human rights. Students will also be introduced to how dispute settlement works between states.

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3
Exclusion: POL340Y1/ POL340Y5/ POLC38H3
Recommended Preparation: It is highly recommended that students take POL340H1 (International Law: Foundations) before taking this course.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL344H1 - Social Movements in Europe and North America

Hours: 24L

A comparative examination of the development of a variety of social movements and their engagement with state institutions. Among the activist movements examined are civil rights, women's rights, sexual orientation rights, environmental and Indigenous rights mobilization.

Exclusion: POL344Y1
Recommended Preparation: 1.0 credit on 20th century politics or history of Europe, U.S. or Canada/1.0 credit on gender or sexuality
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL347H1 - U.S. Government and Politics: Constitutional Structure and Development

Previous Course Number: POL386Y1

Hours: 24L

This course examines the constitutional foundations of American politics—the separation of powers, federalism, and rights. Major themes include the historical origins of the American constitution, the transformation of American constitutionalism from the Civil War to the New Deal, and the struggle over the meaning of American constitutionalism in the 21st century.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusion: POL203Y1/ POL203Y5/ POL386Y1/ POLC92H3/ POLC93H3
Recommended Preparation: POL214H1/ POL224H1/ POL200Y1 and/or a course in U.S. history
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL348H1 - Privilege and Race in Global Perspective

Hours: 24L

This course considers how notions of race and privilege “travel” and how they have developed and functioned in contexts outside of a North American White/non-White categorization, where they interact with other axes of identity, including Indigeneity, ethnicity and caste.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1
Exclusion: POL381H1 (Topics in Political Theory: Privilege and Race in Global Perspective) taken in Winter 2019 (LEC0101), Fall 2019 (LEC0101), Fall 2020 (LEC0101), Fall 2021 (LEC0101)
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL349H1 - Global Urban Politics

Hours: 24L

An examination of how political life is being transformed in the global urban age. Concepts such as territory, the state, citizenship, agency, sovereignty, and power will be reconsidered through a particularly urban lens.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL350H1 - Politics of East Central Europe

Hours: 24L

This course examines political change in East Central Europe from the Middle Ages to the present. How are democracies created and why do they collapse? Did Eastern and Western Europe diverge politically centuries ago, or is the idea of a longstanding east-west divide largely an artefact of Cold War geopolitics?

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA
Exclusion: POL377H1 (Topic: The Making of Modern Democracy: From the Middle Ages to the European Union) offered in Fall 2022 and 2023.
Recommended Preparation: Some prior knowledge of the broad outlines of European history.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL351H1 - Gender, Politics, and Public Policy in Comparative Perspective

Hours: 24L

An introduction to gender and politics that examines women as political actors and their activities in formal and grassroots politics. The course also explores the impact of gender in public policy and how public policies shape gender relations. Cases to be drawn on include Canada, other countries in North America and Europe, and the developing world.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL352H1 - Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods

Previous Course Number: POL252H1

Hours: 24L/12T

This course introduces students to qualitative research methods in political science (e.g., interviews, participant observation, case studies). It provides opportunities to acquire hands-on experience with these methods and prepares students to carry out their own research projects.

Note: POL352H1 cannot be used as a substitute for POL222H1 for POL major/specialist program, or POL232H1 for the POL specialist program.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusion: ENV223H1, POL252H1, SOC204H1, GGR271H1
Recommended Preparation: 0.5 POL 200-level course
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL354H1 - Politics and Society in Russia

Hours: 24L

Explores the evolution of Russian politics and society since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Major themes include political leadership, state-building, federalism and regional diversity, public opinion and political culture, civil society and protest, political economy, Russia’s behavior on the international stage, and Soviet legacies.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusion: POL354Y5
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL356H1 - Canadian Political Parties and Elections

Hours: 24L

The evolution and setting of Canada's federal party system and Canadian elections. Topics include historical and theoretical perspectives, the Liberal, Conservative and New Democratic parties, third parties, leadership selection and local nominations, the representation of women and minorities in Parliament, electoral systems and election rules, campaigns, and voter behaviour.

Prerequisite: POL214H1/ POL214Y1/ POL215H5/ POL216H5/ POL224H1/ POL224Y1/ POLB50Y3
Exclusion: POL356Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL357H1 - Topics in South Asian Politics

Previous Course Number: POL357Y1

Hours: 24L

Selected issues in South Asian politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL201H1/ POL201Y1/ POLB90H3/ POLB91H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL358H1 - Conflicts, Minority Rights and Para-States in Europe

Previous Course Number: POL359Y1

Hours: 24L

This course examines a number of unresolved issues in Europe that are largely shaped by real and perceived shortcomings in minority rights. After a section on Roma Rights in Central Europe, our focus turns to the origins and outcomes of largely separatist wars in Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine and the peace agreements that followed.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusion: POL359Y1
Recommended Preparation: Students will be expected to be completely familiar with the historical context of the region we study.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL359H1 - Enlarging Europe: The European Union and Its Applicants

Previous Course Number: POL359Y1

Hours: 24L

European integration remains one of the most important and successful political experiments in recent history. This course looks at the historical impetus for European integration after the Second World War and to the recent trends in this process, as well as its future prospects as the Union’s borders enlarge and it confronts new challenges.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusion: POL359Y1
Recommended Preparation: Interest in European History and Politics.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL360H1 - Topics in Latin American Politics

Hours: 24L

Selected issues in Latin American politics. Content and instructor vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL361H1 - Global Political Economy: History and Theory

Hours: 24L

The course introduces the contemporary history of world economic order and the ideas underpinning that order. It also provides an orientation to the field of study devoted to understanding and explaining underlying political dynamics.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses; ( ECO101H1, ECO102H1)/ ECO105Y1
Exclusion: POLC69H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL362H1 - Global Political Economy: Policy and Analysis

Hours: 24L

This course focuses on key aspects of world economic order, like policies governing trade, capital flows, migration, development, and telecommunications. Methods for analyzing the background and implications of such policies are introduced.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses; ( ECO101H1, ECO102H1)/ ECO105Y1
Recommended Preparation: POL361H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL363H1 - Canadian Political Development

Hours: 24L

This course introduces students to Canadian political development – an approach that shows how attention to history can illuminate and explain patterns of Canadian politics. The course introduces students to core theories and tools of a developmental approach, then applies this approach to key moments, contestations, and institutions in Canadian politics.

Prerequisite: POL214H1/ POL224Y1/ POL215H5/ POL216H5/ POL224H1/ POL224Y1/ POLB50Y3
Exclusion: POL382H1 (Topics in Canadian Politics: Canadian Political Development), offered in Winter 2018, Winter 2019
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPR364H1 - Religion and Politics in the Nation State

Previous Course Number: JPR364Y1

Hours: 24L

This course will engage with contemporary debates on religion and politics in the context of the nation-state in our post-9/11 world, and will do so comparatively across a wide range of contexts.

The emphasis will be on understanding the evolving relationship between religion and politics in liberal democracies, and examining challenges facing democratic politics from the religious sphere, both in the West, where secular liberalism is the dominant framework for discussing these questions, and in Africa, India, and the Middle East, where such a framework is more likely to be contested. The themes explore will include secularization, religious pluralism and tolerance, human rights regimes, the idea of “civil religion,” the impact of religion on party politics, the formation of identity and political community, the legal regulation of sometimes-competing claims based on religious faith, gender, and sexuality, and the rise of extremist forms of religious politics, conspiracy thinking, new online communities that lead to dangerous political outcomes, such as ‘QAnon’ and ‘Plandemic’. Cases studies will include the USA, Canada, France, Turkey, Egypt, Nigeria.

(Given by the Departments of Political Science and Religion)

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit in POL/ JPI/ RLG courses at the 200+ level, or 1.0 credit in HIS/ PHL/ SOC courses at the 200-level
Exclusion: JPR364Y1
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

JPR365H1 - Global Religion and Politics

Previous Course Number: JPR364Y1

Hours: 24L

This course will engage with contemporary debates on religion and politics in the international context in our post-9/11 world, and will do so comparatively across a wide range of contexts.

The emphasis will be on understanding the evolving role transnational religion has played in the past three decades, where new global networks have emerged as central global actors. We will focus empirically on the rise of radical reformist Islam and evangelical Christianity, the two most dramatically successful forms of religiosity around the world today. We will study the implications for the foreign policies of key nation-states, as well as the forces that have contributed to the prevalence of contestatory religious politics and networks as new and poorly understood global actors. International religious freedom, human rights, the role of media and mediation, the place of religious or theological doctrines or imaginaries in constructing and motivating a range of political goals, many involving the use of violence. We will focus as well on the global spread of extremist forms of religious politics, conspiracy thinking, new online communities that lead to dangerous political outcomes, such as ‘QAnon’ and ‘Plandemic’. Many of the cases will focus on the non-Western world, especially the Middle East and Africa.(Given by the Departments of Political Science and Religion)

Prerequisite: 0.5 credit in POL/ JPI/ RLG courses at the 200+ level, or 1.0 credit in HIS/ PHL/ SOC courses at the 200-level
Exclusion: JPR364Y1
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

JPR374H1 - Religion and Power in the Postcolony

Hours: 24L

This course examines the role of a variety of religious forms and spiritual practices in the politics of postcolonial societies, tracing their genealogies from the colonial period to the present. Cases taken principally from Africa and Asia.

(Given by the Departments of Political Science and Religion)

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses at the 200+ level, or 1.5 credits in RLG courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPA376Y0 - Transforming Global Politics: Comparative and Chinese Perspectives

Hours: 48L

Set against the backdrop of the rise of China, this course examines the dynamics of global change from comparative and Chinese perspectives. Themes include international security, political economy, political development and democracy, global climate change, economic development, poverty and inequality, corruption, technology innovation, among others.

(Given by the Department of Political Science and the Contemporary Asian Studies Program)

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3/ POLB81H3/ POL224H1/ POL224Y1/ CAS200Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL377H1 - Topics in Comparative Politics I

Hours: 24L

An introduction to the field of comparative politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPS378H1 - Sex and the State

Hours: 24L

What role have sex and sexuality played in the formation of the modern nation State? How has the State regulated sex? This course explores these questions with a theoretical focus on biopolitics. We will proceed in two parts. First, we engage Foucault’s History of Sexuality and its reception by postcolonial theorists, focusing on questions of state building. The second part of the course shifts examination from State formation to contemporary forms of sexual regulation by the State. This includes maintenance of the public/private divide, citizenship law and nationalism, administrative violence and the prison industrial complex, and neoliberalism and BDSM. By the end of the course, students are able to apply core theoretical concepts and identify forms of contemporary sexual regulation in a variety of Western and non-Western contexts.

(Given by the Department of Political Science and the Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies.)

Prerequisite: A combined minimum of 1.0 credit from POL and/or SDS courses
Exclusion: POL378H1 (Topics in Comparative Politics II: Sex and the State), offered in Fall 2017 and Fall 2018; SDS375H1 (Special Topics in Sexual Diversity Studies A: Sex and the State), offered in Fall 2017 and Fall 2018
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL378H1 - Topics in Comparative Politics II

Hours: 24L

An introduction to the field of comparative politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL379H1 - Topics in Comparative Politics III

Hours: 24L

An introduction to the field of comparative politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL380H1 - Topics in International Politics

Hours: 24L

Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL381H1 - Topics in Political Theory

Hours: 24L

A detailed examination of particular authors or topics in political theory. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/ POL200Y5/( POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL382H1 - Topics in Canadian Politics

Hours: 24L

Examines in depth enduring and emerging issues in Canadian politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL214H1/ POL214Y1/ POL214Y5/ POL215H5/ POL216H5/ POL224H1/ POL224Y1/ POLB50Y3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL384H1 - Global Environmental Governance from the Ground Up

Hours: 24L

This course focuses on non-state actors in global environmental governance, considering the motivations, actions, and strategies of non-governmental organizations, grassroots communities, and corporations. The course uses analytic tools from international relations and comparative politics to understand patterns of environmental protest, resistance, and change over time.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses at the 200+ level
Recommended Preparation: POL201H1/ POL208H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL385H1 - Issues in Contemporary Greece

Hours: 24L

This course is designed to comprehensively explore the theoretical, conceptual and empirical dimensions through the political history of the Greek state from the 19th c. to the present, and, to provide students with the critical skills to follow, understand and systematically analyze contemporary Greek politics. The class will alternate between highlights of Greek political history, theoretical foundations of major themes in Comparative Politics, and their empirical application to the politics of the Modern Greek state.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL386H1 - U.S. Government and Politics

Previous Course Number: POL386Y1

Hours: 24L

Who rules the United State of America? This course will investigate this question by examining how power is attained and how power is exercised in American elections, the legislative process, the bureaucracy, and the federal courts. Particular attention will be paid to the role of national interest groups, regional economic interests, and new modes of political mobilization.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusion: POL203Y1/ POL203Y5/ POL386Y1/ POLC92H3/ POLC93H3
Recommended Preparation: POL214H1/ POL224H1/ POL200Y1 and/or a course in U.S. history
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL387H1 - Politics in Europe

Previous Course Number: POL207Y1

Hours: 24L

This course applies the basic concepts in comparative politics to the political systems of Europe. We will cover theories of transitions to democracy, formation and development of the nation-state, political institutions and their effects, parties and party systems and elections and electoral behaviour. We will use these theories to gain a better understanding of politics in Europe. We will also address some of the major challenges that Europe and the EU have recently faced such as the eurozone crisis, Brexit, the rise of populism and extreme right parties and the challenges of immigration and incorporation of minorities. The goal is for students to become familiar with the politics and governments of contemporary Europe through the lens of current and classic themes in comparative politics.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses, or EUR200Y1
Exclusion: POL207Y1/ POL302Y5
Recommended Preparation: POL218H1/ POL219H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL388H1 - Politics and Government of Southeast Asia

Hours: 24L

This course provides an overview of political regimes in Southeast Asia, as well as some of the main issues that shape its political life. It includes legacies of colonial rule, nationalist struggles, democratization, ethnic and secessionist conflict, as well as social movement.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Recommended Preparation: POL218H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL395H1 - Research Participation

Credit course for supervised participation in a faculty research project. Offered only when a faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Interested faculty review plans with the Undergraduate Director, and then make the opportunity known to students as appropriate. Check with Undergraduate Office for more details and faculty proposal form.

Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Available to students in their third year of study (who have completed at least 9.0 credits)
Exclusion: POL299Y1

POL396H1 - Research Participation

Credit course for supervised participation in a faculty research project. Offered only when a faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Interested faculty review plans with the Undergraduate Director, and then make the opportunity known to students as appropriate. Check with Undergraduate Office for more details and faculty proposal form.

Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: Available to students in their third year of study (who have completed at least 9.0 credits)
Exclusion: POL299Y1

POL398H0 - Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

POL398Y0 - Research Excursions

An instructor-supervised group project in an off-campus setting. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-excursions-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

POL399H1 - Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

POL399Y1 - Research Opportunity Program

Credit course for supervised participation in faculty research project. Details at https://www.artsci.utoronto.ca/current/academics/research-opportunities/research-opportunities-program. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

JRA401H1 - Topics in Comparative Politics V

Hours: 24S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Content and instructor vary from year to year.

(Given by the Department of Political Science and the Centre for European and Eurasian Studies)

Prerequisite: 2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JRA402H1 - Topics in Comparative Politics VI

Hours: 24S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Content and instructor vary from year to year.

(Given by the Department of Political Science and the Centre for European and Eurasian Studies)

Prerequisite: 2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL402H1 - Problems in the Political Thought of the Socratic School

Hours: 24S

Study of a small number of texts illuminating the origins and/or legacy of Socratic political philosophy.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/ POL200Y5/( POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL405H1 - The Military Instrument of Foreign Policy: Concepts and Approaches

Previous Course Number: POL459Y1

Hours: 24S

In light of endemic international threats and conflicts, the seminar analyses the use of the military instrument of foreign policy. We meld theoretical and pragmatic approaches. Among the subjects covered are civil-military relations, the development of nuclear weapons, deterrence and nuclear deterrence, arms control and war termination strategies.

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3
Exclusion: POL459Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL410H1 - Topics in Comparative Politics III

Hours: 24S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: 2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL412H1 - Human Rights and International Relations

Hours: 24S

Human rights have become dominant in international politics since the end of World War II. The process of creating and implementing human rights is political. We explore historical, philosophical, and empirical explanations of the roots, effects, and implications of human rights today through a variety of topics.

Prerequisite: POL201H1/ POL201Y1/ POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3/ POLB90H3/ POLB91H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL413H1 - Global Environmental Politics

Hours: 24S

Examines the challenges faced by humanity in dealing with global environmental problems and the politics of addressing them. Focuses on both the underlying factors that shape the politics of global environmental problems such as scientific uncertainty, North-South conflict, and globalization and explores attempts at the governance of specific environmental issues.

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3
Exclusion: POLD89H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL416H1 - Civil War and Counterinsurgency

Hours: 24S

This course overviews the origins, dynamics, and outcomes of civil war and counterinsurgency. It provides a theoretical, empirical, and methodological foundation for understanding these forms of conflict, the logic of their violence, and the determinants of their duration and outcomes.

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POL210H5/ POLB80H3
Exclusion: POL487H1 (Topics in International Politics II: Civil War and Counterinsurgency), offered in Winter 2018 and Winter 2019; POL487H5 (Topics in International Relations: Insurgents, Criminals, Warlords: Understanding Violent Non-State Actors in International Politics), offered in Fall 2020
Recommended Preparation: Familiarity with quantitative methods is strongly recommended (example: POL222H1, POL232H1, POL419H1)
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL417H1 - Politics of North-South Relations

Previous Course Number: POL417Y1

Hours: 24S

This course explores the complex relations between the developed world and Global South in historical and contemporary settings. It engages critical scholarship within International Politics and International Political Economy to examine salient factors in North-South relations such as dependency and interdependence, trade, development aid, global governance architecture, and South-South cooperation.

Prerequisite: POL201H1/ POL201Y1/ POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3/ POLB90H3
Exclusion: POL417Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL418H1 - Human Security and Intra-state Conflicts in the Global South

Previous Course Number: POL417Y1

Hours: 24S

What are the underlying causes of insecurity and instability, and what factors support or undermine attainment of durable peace after episodes of violent conflict in the Global South? This course explores these questions by focusing on identity-based conflicts and through comparative case studies and theoretical perspectives from political science and related disciplines.

Prerequisite: POL201H1/ POL201Y1/ POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3/ POLB90H3
Exclusion: POL417Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL419H1 - Quantitative Methods and Data Analysis

Hours: 24S

Covers advanced level treatment of quantitative empirical research methods in political science. The emphasis is given to theoretical foundations, various research designs, and statistical methods of “causal inference.” Students will also be exposed to prominent applications of these methods and learn how to use statistical software to apply these methods in data analysis.

Prerequisite: POL232H1/0.5 credit in STA at the 200+ level
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPR419H1 - Secularism and Religion

Previous Course Number: RLG419H1

Hours: 24S

Themes considered include what notion of religion is necessary for secular governance, and how secularity relates to particular discourses of citizenship and practices of political rule. Case studies include the effects of colonial rule on religious life; Jewish emancipation in Europe; and religious freedom in France and North America.

(Given by the Departments of Political Science and Religion)

Prerequisite: 2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA/ RLG courses at the 200+ level. Students who do not meet the prerequisites are encouraged to contact the instructor.
Exclusion: RLG419H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL421H1 - Maimonides and His Modern Interpreters

Hours: 24S

The course offers an introduction to the seminal work of Jewish philosophy, 'The Guide of the Perplexed' by Moses Maimonides. We will delve into some of the basic themes of Jewish philosophical theology and religion as they are treated by Maimonides.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/ POL200Y5/( POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Exclusion: RLG433H1
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL425H1 - State and Development in Historical Perspective

Hours: 24S

What is the state’s role in economic development? What caused the Industrial Revolution, and why was Britain at its forefront? This course examines a variety of competing, and complementary, explanations for historical (and present-day) variation in patterns of economic development, focusing on the state’s role in each.

Prerequisite: POL222H1/ POL352H1
Exclusion: POL443H1 (Topic: State and Development in Historical Perspective) offered in Winter 2023 and 2024.
Recommended Preparation: Some preparation in qualitative or quantitative research methods (or both).
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL426H1 - Democracy and Dictatorship

Hours: 24S

The course provides an in-depth introduction to theories of the origins of democracy and dictatorship. In the first part of the course, we examine and compare theories rooted in economic development, voluntarism, institutional design, and historical institutionalism. The latter half of the course applies these different approaches to debates over the origins of Nazi rule in Germany in the 1930s, military dictatorship in Chile in the 1970s, and non-democratic rule in contemporary Russia.

Prerequisite: 2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL428H1 - Federalism and Diversity in Canada (and Beyond)

Hours: 24S

Canada as a key case in comparative federalism studies, with a particular focus on the management of diversity and conflict. Federal theory is applied to analyze federal institutions and dynamics in Canada (and other cases). Topics include the distribution of power, the judiciary’s role and group representation.

Prerequisite: POL214H1, POL316H1
Recommended Preparation: POL224H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL431H1 - Dynamics of Political Change in Contemporary China

Previous Course Number: POL431Y1

Hours: 24S

This course will explore processes of political change in post-Mao China through an examination of selected systemic challenges and regime responses. The primary focus will be on processes of institutional development and decay as the Party-State regime evolves from hard to soft authoritarianism.

Exclusion: POL431Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL432H1 - Feminist Political Thought

Hours: 24S

Feminist theory offers basic challenges to the foundations of modern political and legal thought. It suggests a different conception of human nature and a different model of epistemology and of appropriate forms of argument about the traditional issues of legal and political theory: justice, power, equality and freedom. Introduction to the foundations of feminist theory, an analysis of its implications for traditional liberal theory, and an application of feminist theory to law.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/ POL200Y5/ ( POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL433H1 - Topics in United States Government and Politics

Hours: 24S

Selected issues and topics in U.S. politics. Vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: 2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL435H1 - Business and Politics: Power in a Global World

Hours: 24S

This seminar course examines the political power of business from an international and comparative perspective. Topics include the role of public authority in governing business behavior, the formation of business interests, corporate lobbying, structural and ideational business power, corporate social responsibility, and transnational private governance.

Prerequisite: 2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL438H1 - Topics in Comparative Politics I

Hours: 24S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: 2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL439H1 - The Canadian Welfare State in Comparative Perspective

Hours: 24S

The course examines contemporary Canadian social policy in light of the scholarly literature on the welfare states of advanced industrial societies. Topics include the variety of welfare state regimes in rich nations, and their comparative performance in reducing inequality and poverty, in labour market and economic outcomes, and in addressing the specific circumstances of women. Specific Canadian policy fields examined will include pensions, social assistance, child care and health insurance.

Prerequisite: POL214H1/ POL214Y1/ POL215H5/ POL216H5/ POL224H1/ POL224Y1/ POLB50Y3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL441H1 - Topics in Asian Politics

Hours: 24S

Selected issues in Asian politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL201H1/ POL201Y1/ POLB90H3/ POLB91H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL442H1 - Topics in Latin American Politics

Hours: 24S

This course explores Latin American protests and social movements since the late 20th century to the present. It focuses on subaltern mobilizing experiences shaping the region from the ground up. Course content emphasizes collective actors’ political agency and intellectual work, as well as intersections of coloniality, race, gender, and class.

Prerequisite: ( POL201H1/ POL201Y1/ POLB90H3/ POLB91H3), ( POL305H1/ POL305Y1)
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL443H1 - Topics in Comparative Politics II

Hours: 24S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: 2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL444H1 - Land and Indigenous Politics

Hours: 24S

This seminar examines Indigenous politics through land. We explore transnational Indigenous politics by focusing on global struggles over land. The course considers how Indigenous land-based movements, connected across territories and oceans, are constituted through and cultivate relations between Indigenous peoples and their social ecologies and more-than-human existents.

Prerequisite: 2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusion: POL443H1 (Topics in Comparative Politics II: Land and Indigenous Politics) taken in Winter 2020 (LEC0101), Winter 2021 (LEC0101), Winter 2022 (LEC0101), Winter 2023 (LEC0101)
Recommended Preparation: POL195H1 (First-Year Foundation Seminar – Settler Colonialism and Enduring Indigeneity), JPI201H1, INS201Y1
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL445H1 - Politics of Growth in Developing Countries

Hours: 24S

The course examines the politics of economic growth in developing countries. It focuses on political factors to analyze why some developing countries have done better in terms of growth than others. Conceptual frameworks of growth and related themes such as regime type, institutions, inequality and ethnicity will be addressed.

Prerequisite: POL201H1/ POL201Y1/ POLB90H3/ POLB91H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL447H1 - Political Economy of Development

Hours: 24S

The course explores the rise, evolution, and performance of the dominant neoliberal approach to development and poverty reduction. It also assesses the feasibility and efficacy of alternative development strategies. Case studies are drawn from Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

Prerequisite: POL201H1/ POL201Y1/ POL218H1/ POL301H1/ POL301Y1/ POL305H1/ POL305Y1/ POL309H1/ POL325H1/ POLB90H3/ POLB91H3
Recommended Preparation: Introductory economics is helpful
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPA453H1 - Authoritarianism in Comparative Perspective

Previous Course Number: POL453H1

Hours: 24S

This course examines the politics of authoritarianism in theory and practice. It covers major theories in authoritarian politics, ranging from selectorate theory, authoritarian institutions, impact of institutions on political outcome, ways of measuring authoritarian state power, democracy and development, to social movement and state repression in authoritarian regime, and political transitions. On empirical application, we will draw on cases from around the world, with some emphasis on Asian authoritarian states.

(Given by the Department of Political Science and the Contemporary Asian Studies Program)

Prerequisite: 2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA/ CAS courses
Exclusion: POL453H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL454H1 - Innovation and Knowledge Transfer in City Regions

Hours: 24S

This course surveys two of the key themes related to the process of innovation in a knowledge-based economy: the process by which new knowledge is generated and effectively transferred to those organizations with the potential to commercialize it; and secondly, the paradoxical relationship between knowledge creation and proximity in a modern global economy.

(Offered in alternate years)

Prerequisite: CSC300H1/ GGR431H1/ HPS202H1/ HPS431H1/ POL218Y5/a POL 300 or 400 level course in comparative politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group/ POL409H1/ SOC356Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL455H1 - Twentieth Century Ukraine

Hours: 24S

This course will focus on the evolution of Ukraine as a state from its failed struggle for independence after World War I, its existence as a Soviet Ukrainian state, to its full independence after the collapse of Communist rule and the Soviet Union.

Prerequisite: Completion of 9.0 credits
Exclusion: JHP454Y1
Recommended Preparation: A course in modern European, East European or Russian history or politics.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPF455H1 - Conceptualizing Cities in a Global Context

Previous Course Number: JPF455Y1

Hours: 24S

With over half of the population on this planet being urban, the significance of improving our understanding of cities in a global context has never been greater. This course is designed to improve awareness of cities as approached by different disciplines and in different international contexts.

(Given by the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design)

Prerequisite: POL201H1/ POL201Y1/ POLB90H3/ POLB91H3
Exclusion: JPF455Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL456H1 - Global Summit Governance and Diplomacy

Previous Course Number: POL456Y1

Hours: 24S

The development, participants and performance of global summit governance, focusing on the Group of Seven and Group of Twenty as “soft law” plurilateral summit institutions and their relationship with the “hard law” multilateral organizations of the United Nations and Bretton Woods bodies in a globalizing world.

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3
Exclusion: POL456Y1
Recommended Preparation: POL340H1/ POL341H1/ POL361H1/ POL362H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPF456H1 - Global Cities – Core Issues and Challenges

Previous Course Number: JPF455Y1

Hours: 24S

The core issues confronting city leaders across the globe are examined in comparative perspective and in a context of shifting global agendas. The study of cities of Latin America, Asia and Africa, are brought together in comparative context with the study of cities of Europe and North America.

(Given by the Department of Political Science and the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design)

Prerequisite: POL201H1/ POL201Y1/ POLB90H3/ POLB91H3
Exclusion: JPF455Y1
Recommended Preparation: JPF455H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

JPR458H1 - Postsecular Political Thought: Religion, Radicalism and the Limits of Liberalism

Hours: 24S

The course will examine debates on postsecularism and religion’s public, political role as articulated by political thinkers such as Jurgen Habermas, by focusing on politically radical or revolutionary challenges to liberalism in the 20th and 21st century, especially from the postcolonial world, whose theoretical arguments are grounded upon or draw their inspiration from religious traditions, doctrines and practices.

Prerequisite: 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA /RLG courses at the 300+ level
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

JPR459H1 - Fanaticism: A Political History

Hours: 24S

This seminar in theory will explore the modern history of the concept of ‘fanaticism’ and its role in the development of political modernity. A focus on the concept of the “fanatic” (and its cognates) from the perspective of its various uses in political and religious thought from the Early Modern period through the Enlightenment and up to the present day, provides a fascinating opportunity for a critical review of the secular, rationalist, and scientific assumptions underwriting modern political forms and concepts, especially those of liberal democracy. At the same time, the course will offer critical insight into the ways in which religious and political differences among colonial “others” were, and continue to be, central to the elaboration of Western theoretical discourse on fanaticism and extremism as forms of “political pathology”. (Given by the Departments of Political Science and Religion)


Prerequisite: (2.0 credits in Political Theory and/or Philosophy including 1.0 credit at the 300-level) or (0.5 credit in Method and Theory in the Study of Religion and 1.0 credit at the 300-level in the Study of Religion)
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL459H1 - Military Instruments and Foreign Policy

Previous Course Number: POL459Y1

Hours: 24S

This seminar assesses the efficacy of the military instrument of foreign policy through the prism of various case studies that range geographically and historically. It examines the motivations and policy formulations of key states. The case studies focus on power projection, limited war, nuclear threats, and war termination strategies.

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3
Exclusion: POL459Y1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL466H1 - Topics in International Politics III

Hours: 24S

For advanced students of international relations. Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor.

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL467H1 - The Politics of Immigration and Multiculturalism in Canada

Hours: 24S

This course examines Canadian immigration and multiculturalism from theoretical, empirical and applied perspectives. It includes a discussion of normative foundations, an analysis of the components of the policy framework, and an assessment of the impact of immigration and multiculturalism on other aspects of social, cultural and political life.

Prerequisite: POL214H1/ POL214Y1/ POL215H5/ POL216H5/ POL224H1/ POL224Y1/ POLB50Y3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL469H1 - Ethics and International Relations

Hours: 24S

The course aims to explore the requirements of justice and fairness in international affairs. It is common to theorize international relations in terms of interests and power. But even the most cursory look at what important actors actually do in their international interactions reveals that they use normative language all the time. This has not gone unnoticed, with investigations of ethics in the international arena multiplying in recent years. Drawing on readings from political philosophy, legal theory, and normative international relations theory, the course will take up practical ethical dilemmas encountered in world affairs. The main focus of the course will be on institutions. Examples will be drawn from the issue areas of trade, health, and the environment, among others.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/ POL200Y5/ POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3/( POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL470H1 - Media & Politics

Hours: 24S

Technological change transformed the way politics is reported by journalists. This course introduces students to debates at the intersection of media and politics in Western democracies. Topics include the changing information environment, framing and priming effects, agenda setting, media bias, and the rise of social and partisan media, and misinformation.

Prerequisite: 2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses, POL222H1/ POL242Y5/ POLC78H3
Exclusion: POL410H1 (Topics in Comparative Politics III - Media and Politics) Taken in Fall 2021 (LEC0101), Fall 2022 (LEC0101), POL369Y5
Recommended Preparation: POL232H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL474H1 - Politics and Policy Analysis

Hours: 24S

Major theories of public policy-making and related approaches to policy analysis are examined from the perspective of political science. Key contributions to the theoretical literature pertaining to leading models are read and discussed. Models of public policy-making are successively applied to analysis of cases of Canadian and comparative policy development.

Prerequisite: POL214H1/ POL214Y1/ POL215H5/ POL216H5/ POL224H1/ POL224Y1/ POLB50Y3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL475H1 - Postmodern and Contemporary Thought

Previous Course Number: POL475Y1

Hours: 24S

Study of postmodern and contemporary themes. Beginning with political economy, then the effect of technology on politics, a discussion of Western colonialism leading to a revised concept of social relations. Social contract theory will be analyzed through a natural contract as well as examination of individualism and the posthuman.

Exclusion: POL475Y1
Recommended Preparation: POL200Y1 and POL320Y1
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL476H1 - Topics in Public Policy

Hours: 24S

The course is designed for advanced students with serious interests in the public policy field. Specific topics covered will vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: POL214H1/ POL214Y1/ POL215H5/ POL216H5/ POL224H1/ POL224Y1/ POLB50Y3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL477H1 - Advanced Topics in International Political Economy

Hours: 24S

The course is designed for advanced students with serious interests in the subfield of international political economy. Specific topics covered will vary, but all involve the deep interplay between politics and economics in the contemporary world.

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3/ POLB81H3; ECO101H1, ECO102H1
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL478H1 - Topics in Methods

Hours: 24S

Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor.

Prerequisite: POL232H1

POL479H1 - Topics in Middle East Politics

Hours: 24S

This class undertakes an in-depth examination of various themes relating to politics and society in the Middle East and North Africa. Past topics include "Contesting Authoritarianisms in the Middle East" and Protest Politics in the Middle East."

Prerequisite: POL201H1/ POL201Y1/ POLB90H3/ POLB91H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL480H1 - Studies in Comparative Political Theory

Hours: 24S

We will critically examine what “comparative political theory” is and what it would mean to genuinely “deparochialize” political theory, that is, to de-center Euro-American thought in the study of political ideas. The course neither presupposes background knowledge of any non-Western thought tradition, nor does it aspire to provide students with sufficient knowledge of particular traditions to ground serious scholarly contributions to this emerging field. To provide that background would require a series of specialized courses in, e.g., East Asian political thought, Indian political thought, Latin American political thought, Indigenous political thought, African political thought, and so on. Rather, the course aims at sharpening our understanding of (a) the purposes served by “deparochializing” political theory; and (b) the various methods by which we can seek to serve these purposes.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/ POL200Y5/( POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL484H1 - Topics in Political Thought I

Hours: 24S

A seminar on a central problem in political thought. It proceeds through the reading of a small number of major texts. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/ POL200Y5/( POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL485H1 - Topics in Political Thought II

Hours: 24S

A seminar on a central problem in political thought. It proceeds through the reading of a small number of major texts. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL200Y1/ POL200Y5/( POLC70H3, POLC71H3)
Breadth Requirements: Thought, Belief and Behaviour (2)

POL486H1 - Topics in International Politics I

Hours: 24S

For advanced students of international relations. Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor.

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL487H1 - Topics in International Politics II

Hours: 24S

For advanced students of international relations. Various topics are taken up each year, the content of which depends on the instructor.

Prerequisite: POL208H1/ POL208Y1/ POL209H5/ POLB80H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL488H1 - Topics in African Politics I

Hours: 24S

In depth examination of specific themes relating to contemporary African politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL201H1/ POL201Y1/ POLB90H3/ POLB91H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL489H1 - Topics in African Politics II

Hours: 24S

In depth examination of specific themes relating to contemporary African politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL201H1/ POL201Y1/ POLB90H3/ POLB91H3
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL490H1 - Topics in Canadian Politics I

Hours: 24S

Examines in depth enduring and emerging issues in Canadian politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL214H1/ POL214Y1/ POL215H5/ POL216H5/ POL224H1/ POL224Y1/ POLB50Y3; 1.0 other POL/ JPI credit in Canadian politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL491H1 - Topics in Canadian Politics II

Hours: 24S

Examines in depth enduring and emerging issues in Canadian politics. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: POL214H1/ POL214Y1/ POL215H5/ POL216H5/ POL224H1/ POL224Y1/ POLB50Y3; 1.0 other POL/ JPI credit in Canadian politics. See the Department's website http://politics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate/courses/fallwinter-timetable/ for POL courses by area group.
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL492H1 - Topics in Comparative Politics IV

Hours: 24S

Selected issues in comparative politics. Vary from year to year.

Prerequisite: 2.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL493H1 - Topics in Politics I

Hours: 24S

An in-depth examination of a "big issue" in Political Science. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: 14.0 credits including 3.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL494H1 - Topics in Politics II

Hours: 36S

An in-depth examination of a "big issue" in Political Science. Content in any given year depends on instructor.

Prerequisite: 14.0 credits including 3.0 credits in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Breadth Requirements: Society and its Institutions (3)

POL496H1 - Independent Studies

Open only when a Political Science full-time faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Students must find an appropriate supervisor in the Department of Political Science and obtain the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies before enrolling. Obtain details and an application form from the Department Undergraduate Office. Application forms can also be downloaded from the Department's website at www.politics.utoronto.ca.

Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: POL495Y1

POL497H1 - Independent Studies

Open only when a Political Science full-time faculty member is willing and available to supervise. Students must find an appropriate supervisor in the Department of Political Science and obtain the approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies before enrolling. Obtain details and an application form from the Department Undergraduate Office. Application forms can also be downloaded from the Department's website at www.politics.utoronto.ca.

Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Exclusion: POL495Y1

POL498H1 - Intensive Course

Content in any given year depends on instructor. Intensive courses are offered by distinguished visitors from around the world. Students in their 4th year are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this unique opportunity to study with one or more outstanding visiting international scholars that the Department brings from time to time. The intensive course usually runs for approximately 3-4 weeks.

POL499Y1 - Senior Thesis and Thesis Seminar

A 40 to 60-page (15,000 to 20,000 word) research paper (75% of the final mark) written under the supervision of a political science faculty member and a companion thesis seminar (25% of final mark). The seminar provides a forum for students to periodically present and discuss their on-going research and to examine issues and approaches related to the structure, organization and presentation of the thesis.

Not eligible for CR/NCR option.

Prerequisite: 14.0 credits, 3.0 GPA in Political Science courses, supervisor's approval, an approved thesis proposal.
Exclusion: POL495Y1/ POL496H1/ POL497H1 (taken in the same session)

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