Courses
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Summer term 2021
Important update: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Summer 2021 undergraduate courses will be offered online offered in a combination of synchronous and asynchronous formats. Please see the course list below for content and delivery details.
Term dates:
May-June Monday May 10 – Friday, June 25
July-August Monday, July 5 – Friday, August 20
Summer 2021
| Number | CRN | Title | Instructor | Timetable |
| POLI 240 | 32781 | International Politics Delivery: synchro / asynchro |
Can Zhao | TR 9:30-12:00 July 5-Aug 20 |
| POLI 300B | 32784 | Early Modern Political Thought Delivery: synchro/ asynchro. 1 synchronous session/week |
David Miller | F 14:00-15:30 July 5-Aug 20 |
| POLI 306 | 32710 | Introduction to Marxism Delivery: synchronous |
Regan Burles | MW 9:30-12:00 May10-Jun25 |
| POLI 323 | 33082 | Issues in Politics: "Political Psychology" Delivery: synchronous |
Dr. Joe Fletcher | TR 13:30-16:00 May10-Jun25 |
| POLI 348 | 32712 | International Security Delivery: synchronous |
Dr. Chris Ankersen | TR 9:30-12:00 May10-Jun25 |
| POLI 350/ ADMN 311 | 32260 | Intro to Public Admin Delivery: Online |
TBA | May 5-July 30 |
| POLI 351 | 32713 | Public Policy Analysis Delivery: synchronous |
Dr. Lynn Hancock | TR 17:00-19:20 May10-Jun25 |
| POLI 367 | 32785 | Politics of Race in Canada Delivery: synchro / asynchro |
Morgan Mowatt | TR 13:30-16:00 July 5-Aug 20 |
| POLI 380 | 32786 | Communication and Politics Delivery: synchro / asynchro |
Jessica Percy-Campbell | MW 13:30-16:00 July 5-Aug 20 |
| POLI 382 | 32714 | Politics and Religion Delivery: synchronous |
Dr. Andrew Wender | MW 13:30-16:00 May10-Jun25 |
| POLI 433 | 32787 | Seminar: "Borders and Migration" Delivery: synchronous |
Dr. Michael Carpenter | TR 9:30-12:00 July 5-Aug 20 |
Fall term 2021
Important dates:
Wednesday, September 8 - Friday, December 3, 2021
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: Monday, December 6 - Monday, December 20
Contact a Political Science Advisor.
**Please note this timetable is tentative and subject to change**
100-level
| Number | CRN | Title | Instructor | Timetable |
| POLI 101 | Canadian Politics | Dr. Matt James | TR 16:30-17:50 | |
| POLI 103 | Worlds of Politics | Dr. Valerie D'Erman | TWF 10:30-11:20 |
200-level
| Number | CRN | Title | Instructor | Timetable |
| POLI 202 | Intro to Political Theory | Dr. Simon Glezos | TWF 13:30-14:20 | |
| POLI 211 | European Integration | Dr. Amy Verdun | MR 13:00-14:20 | |
| POLI 217/ GDS 201 | Global Development | Dr. Marlea Clarke | TWF 9:30-10:20 | |
| POLI 240 | International Politics | Dr. Michael Carpenter | TWF 11:30-12:20 | |
| POLI 263 | Politics of Indigenous Peoples | Dr. Kelly Aguirre | MR 10:00-11:20 |
300-level
400-level
| Number | CRN | Title | Instructor | Timetable |
| POLI 428 | Development and the State (Seminar) | Dr. Reeta Tremblay | R 13:00-15:50 | |
| POLI 433 A01 | Causes of War and Peace (Seminar) | Dr. Will Greaves | W 12:30-15:20 | |
| POLI 433 A02 | Canadian State: Analysis, Critique, Resistance (Seminar) | Dr. Jamie Lawson | T 16:30-19:20 | |
| POLI 433 A03 | Neoliberal Canada (Seminar) | Dr. Justin Leifso | M 10:00-12:50 | |
| POLI 433 A04 | Politics of Colonialism (Seminar) | Dr. Rita Dhamoon |
Online: |
Spring term 2022
Important 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.
**Please note this timetable is tentative and subject to change**
100-level
| Number | CRN | Title | Instructor | Timetable |
| POLI 101 | Canadian Politics | Dr. Lynn Hancock | MW 16:30-17:50 | |
| POLI 103 | Worlds of Politics | Dr. Valerie D'Erman | TWF 10:30-11:20 |
200-level
| Number | CRN | Title | Instructor | Timetable |
| POLI 201 | Canadian Institutions of Government | Dr. Jamie Lawson | MR 13:00-14:20 | |
| POLI 202 | Intro to Political Theory | Dr. Mara Marin | MW 14:30-15:50 | |
| POLI 210 | Comparative Politics | Dr. Michelle Bonner | TWF 9:30-10:20 | |
| POLI 240 | International Politcs | Dr. Will Greaves | TWF 13:30-14:20 |
300-level
400-level
| Number | CRN | Title | Instructor | Timetable |
| POLI 412 | Migration, Nationalism and Identity in Asia (Seminar) | Dr. Feng Xu | F 13:30-16:20 | |
| POLI 433 A01 | Fable, Memoir, Archive: Sylistic Experiments in Political and Social Theory (Seminar) | Dr. Simon Glezos | W 9:30-12:20 | |
| POLI 442 | International Law (Seminar) | Dr. Claire Cutler | M 14:30-17:20 | |
| POLI 456 | Politics of the Internet (Seminar) | Dr. Colin Bennett | R 13:00-15:50 | |
| POLI 463 | Violence to Indigenous Lands and Bodies (Seminar) | Dr. Kelly Aguirre | M 10:00-12:50 |
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