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24.3.1 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
All courses listed will not necessarily be offered in any given year.
Courses are normally two hours a week.
45-500. Scope and Approaches to Political Science
A review of the state of the discipline and a survey of approaches
to research. This course is strongly recommended for all graduate
students.
45-511. Canadian Politics and Government
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.
45-512. Research in Canadian Politics and Government
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.
45-516. Structure and Politics in Local Government
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.
45-517. Trends in Local Government Administration
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.
45-531. Approaches to Comparative Politics
An examination of the theoretical and empirical literature in the field
of comparative politics.
45-532. Topics in 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.
45-541. Seminar in Canadian Public Administration
The contemporary practice of public administration within Canada, with
comparisons where appropriate with other developed and developing political
systems.
45-542. Seminar in Canadian Public Policy
A review of the applicability of contemporary theories of public policy-making
and policy analysis to the Canadian policy process.
45-547. Political Development
A critical analysis of the development of political institutions in
the context of rapid socio-economic change.
45-548. Case Studies in the Politics of Developing Areas
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.
45-551. Main Tendencies in Contemporary Political Theory
An examination of the literature of twentieth century political theory
with emphasis on the period since the Second World War.
45-561. Approaches to International Politics
A survey of recent literature on theories and methods in the study
of international politics.
45-562. Research on Approaches to 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.
45-563. Canadian Foreign Policy Decision-Making
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.
45-564. Current Problems in Canadian Foreign Policy
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.
45-568. The Third World in International Relations
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.
45-588. Selected Topics in Political Science
Topics of current interest selected by the Political Science faculty
which may vary from year to year. (May be repeated for credit if offered
as a different topic with the permission of the program coordinator.)
45-599. Readings in an Approved Special Field
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 program coordinator.)
45-796. Major Paper
45-797. Thesis
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