Courses
We offer a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses taught by faculty committed to providing students with a world-class learning experience in a supportive and inclusive environment. Jump start your career with co-operative learning.
Questions? E-mail poliao@uvic.ca.
Spring term 2022
Important dates:
Term dates: Monday, January 10 - Thursday, April 7
Family Day (stat): Monday, February 21 (no classes)
Spring term Reading Break: February 22-25 (no classes all week
Easter weekend: Friday, April 15 - Monday, April 18
April final exam period: Monday, April 11 - Monday, April 29
Contact a Political Science Advisor.
100-level
| Number | CRN | Title | Instructor | Timetable |
| POLI 101 | 22568 | Canadian Politics | Dr. Justin Leifso | MW 16:30-17:50 |
| POLI 103 | 22577 | Worlds of Politics | Dr. Valerie D'Erman | TWF 10:30-11:20 |
200-level
| Number | CRN | Title | Instructor | Timetable |
| POLI 201 | 22588 | Canadian Institutions of Government | Dr. Jamie Lawson | MR 13:00-14:20 |
| POLI 202 | 22595 | Intro to Political Theory | Dr. Mara Marin | MW 14:30-15:50 |
| POLI 210 | 22602 | Comparative Politics | Dr. Michelle Bonner | TWF 9:30-10:20 |
| POLI 240 | 22609 | International Politcs | Dr. Will Greaves | TWF 13:30-14:20 |
300-level
400-level
| Number | CRN | Title | Instructor | Timetable |
| POLI 412 | 22635 | Migration, Nationalism and Identity in Asia (Seminar) | Dr. Feng Xu | F 13:30-16:20 |
| POLI 433 A01 | 22636 | Fable, Memoir, Archive: Sylistic Experiments in Political and Social Theory (Seminar) | Dr. Simon Glezos | W 9:30-12:20 |
| POLI 442 | 22637 | International Law (Seminar) | Dr. Claire Cutler | M 14:30-17:20 ONLINE |
| POLI 456 | 22638 | Politics of the Internet (Seminar) | Dr. Colin Bennett | R 13:00-15:50 |
| POLI 463 | 22639 | Violence to Indigenous Lands and Bodies (Seminar) | Dr. Kelly Aguirre | M 10:00-12:50 |
Summer term 2022
Important dates:
Registration begins Monday, March 14
May-June term: Monday May 9 – Friday, June 24
July-August term: Monday, July 4 – Friday, August 19
Please note this timetable is tentative and subject to change
Contact a Political Science Advisor.
Summer 2022
| Number | Title | Instructor | Dates | Schedule |
| POLI 240 | International Politics | TBA | July 4 - August 19 | MW 9:30-noon |
| POLI 300B | Early Modern Political Thought | David Miller | May 9 - June 24 | TR 9:30-noon ONLINE |
| POLI 319 | Issues in Comp. Politics: Neighbours and Strangers: The U.S. and Cuba in the 21st Century" | Sorarya Castro Marino | July 4 -August 19 | TR 1:30-4pm |
| POLI 323 | Issues in Politics: TBA | TBA | May 9 - June 24 | MW 1:30-4pm |
| POLI 327 | Political Economy of the Global South | Lynn Ng | May 9 - June 24 | TR 3-5:30pm ONLINE |
| POLI 349 | Issues in International Politics: "Great Power Politics in the 21st Century" | Husnain Iqbal | July 4 - August 19 | TR 9:30-noon |
| POLI 350/ ADMN 311 | Introduction to Public Administration | TBA | May 4- July 29 | ONLINE |
| POLI 351 | Public Policy Analysis | Sean Darling | May 9 - June 24 | TR 6-8:30 pm |
| POLI 369 | Issues in Canadian Politics: "Self-determination and Sovereignty: Indigenous Visions of Liberation" | Morgan Mowatt | July 4 - August 19 | MW 2:30-5pm ONLINE |
| POLI 370 | The Politics of Surveillance | Jessica Percy-Campbell | May 9 - June 24 | MW 9:30-noon |
| POLI 433 | Seminar: Title: TBA | TBA | July 4 - August 19 | TR 1:30- 4pm |
Fall term 2021
Important dates:
Term dates: Wednesday, September 8 - Monday, December 6, 2021
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Thursday, September 30 (no classes)
Thanksgiving: Monday, October 11 (no classes)
Fall term Reading Break (no classes): Wednesday, November 10 - Friday, November 12
Remembrance Day: Thursday, November 11 (no classes)
December final exam period: Thursday, December 9 - Monday, December 20
Contact a Political Science Advisor.
100-level
| Number | CRN | Title | Instructor | Timetable |
| POLI 101 | 12700 | Canadian Politics | Dr. Matt James | TR 16:30-17:50 |
| POLI 103 | 12711 | Worlds of Politics | Dr. Valerie D'Erman | TWF 10:30-11:20 |
200-level
| Number | CRN | Title | Instructor | Timetable |
| POLI 202 | 12722 | Intro to Political Theory | Dr. Simon Glezos | TWF 13:30-14:20 |
| POLI 211 | 12729 | European Integration | Dr. Amy Verdun | MR 13:00-14:20 |
| POLI 217/ GDS 201 | 12736 | Global Development | Dr. Marlea Clarke | TWF 9:30-10:20 |
| POLI 240 | 12743 | International Politics | Dr. Michael Carpenter | TWF 11:30-12:20 |
| POLI 263 | 12750 | Politics of Indigenous Peoples | Dr. Kelly Aguirre | MR 10:00-11:20 |
300-level
400-level
| Number | CRN | Title | Instructor | Timetable |
| POLI 428 | 12771 | Development and the State (Seminar) | Dr. Reeta Tremblay | R 13:00-15:50 |
| POLI 433 A01 | 12772 | Causes of War and Peace (Seminar) | Dr. Will Greaves | W 12:30-15:20 |
| POLI 433 A02 | 12773 | Canadian State: Analysis, Critique, Resistance (Seminar) | Dr. Jamie Lawson | T 16:30-19:20 |
| POLI 433 A03 | 12774 | Neoliberal Canada (Seminar) | Dr. Justin Leifso | M 10:00-12:50 |
| POLI 433 A04 | 12775 | Politics of Colonialism (Seminar) | Dr. Rita Dhamoon |
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