24.1.1GRADUATE FACULTY
Soderlund, Walter C.; B.A. (Connecticut), M.A., Ph.D. (Michigan)—1968. (Head of the Department)
Briggs, E. Donald; B.A. (New Brunswick), Ph.D. (London)—1963.
Brown-John, C. Lloyd; B.A. (British Columbia), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)—1968.
Burton, Bruce Edward; M.A. (Oxon.), M.Soc.Sc. (Hague)—1966.
Brooks, Stephen; B.A., M.A. (Windsor), Ph.D. (Carleton)—1985.
Boase, Joan P.; B.Sc. (Toronto), M.A., Ph.D. (York)—1988.
Lee, Martha; B.A., M.A. (Calgary), Ph.D. (Syracuse)-1992
Pawley, Howard; B.A. (Winnipeg), LL.B. (Manitoba), Q.C., P.C.—1991.
Assistant Professor
MacIvor, Heather; B.A. (Dalhousie), M.A., Ph.D. (Queen's)-1992
The normal requirement for admission to the one-year M.A. program is an honours degree or combined honours degree in Political Science, or an honours degree in a related discipline, such as International Relations or Public Administration, with a B+ average. Honours graduates in fields other than these will be considered on the basis of their academic background and standing. Those with less than an honours degree, or with minor deficiencies, will be required to take additional courses, or to enter a two-year program (see 1.3.3).
After receiving advising within the Department, the candidate may proceed toward the degree in one of the following programs of study. While initial selection is not irreversible, students may change from one program to another only with the approval of the Department and the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research.
(a) A minimum of four graduate courses plus a thesis on some research subject approved by the Department. The thesis will be written under the direction of a committee composed of two members of the Department plus a member external to the Department, but from within the University. An oral defense of the thesis will be required (see 1.6.2).
(b) Six graduate courses and a major paper on some research subject approved by the Department. The major paper will be written under the direction of a committee normally composed of two members of the Department. An oral defense of the major paper will be required.
All students in the I Master's (Qualifying) year of a two-year program must normally carry a full load of ten undergraduate courses or their equivalent.
All courses listed will not necessarily be offered in any given year. Courses are normally two hours a week.
A review of the state of the discipline and a survey of approaches to research.
A review of important literature in Canadian politics and government. Readings may be selected from the areas of Canadian institutions, political behaviour and political culture.
Analysis of selected topics in Canadian politics and government. Topics may be selected from the institutional or behavioural areas of the discipline. Students will normally be expected to have taken 45-511 or its equivalent.
An examination of the principal government structures found in local governments and of the way in which contemporary urban pressures produce various kinds of political effects.
A review of the way in which local governments try to cope with contemporary urban problems through the development of their administrative organization. Administrative aspects will include financial, personnel and evaluative procedures.
An examination of the theoretical and empirical literature in the field of comparative politics.
An examination of particular theoretical questions in depth, of particular institutions or processes in comparative perspective, or of the politics of particular countries or groups of countries. Students will normally be expected to have taken 45-531 or its equivalent.
The contemporary practice of public administration within Canada, with comparisons where appropriate with other developed and developing political systems.
A review of the applicability of contemporary theories of public policy-making and policy analysis to the Canadian policy process.
A critical analysis of the development of political institutions in the context of rapid socio-economic change.
The comparative study of selected problems of political development such as integration, stability, or the impact of external forces with reference to particular national experiences.
An examination of the literature of twentieth century political theory with emphasis on the period since the Second World War.
A survey of recent literature on theories and methods in the study of international politics.
The in-depth analysis of selected methods in the study of international politics. Students will normally be expected to have taken 45-561 or its equivalent.
An introduction to the case study approach to the exploration of Canadian foreign policy, together with systematic analysis of selected major Canadian foreign policy decisions since the Second World War.
An examination of selected issues in Canadian foreign policy and of related contemporary research. Students will normally be expected to have taken 45-563 or its equivalent.
An examination of the theoretical literature on such topics as the foreign policy of third world states, nonstate actors, structural dependence, North-South conflict, and regional integration.
Topics of current interest selected by the Department which may vary from year to year. (May be repeated for credit with the permission of the Department Head.)
Intended for students with a special interest in and knowledge of areas not covered in sufficient depth by other courses. (To be taken only with the permission of the Department.)