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100-level courses
Course Code*	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Enrol**	Syllabus^†
POL101Y1Y	Democracy, Dictatorship, War, and Peace: An Introduction	L0101	Kopstein, Wong	CH	M 12:00 - 14:00
SII199H1S	First-Year Seminar: China in the World	L0352	Ong	UC 148	R 10:00 - 12:00
SII199Y1Y	First-Year Seminar: Public, Private, and the Liberal State	L0351	Vipond	AH 206	W 10:00 - 12:00
SII199Y1Y	First-Year Seminar: Explaining Political Transitions	L0353	Falkenheim	UC 148	F 10:00 - 12:00
XBC199Y1Y	First-Year Seminar: Imperialism and Nationalism	L0351	Andrew	UC 248	T 10:00 - 12:00
XBC199Y1Y	First-Year Seminar: Ideologies and Social Movements in China's Modern Transformation	L0352	Falkenheim	UC 148	M 10:00 - 12:00

200-level courses
Course Code*	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Enrol**	Syllabus^†
POL200Y1Y	Political Theory: Visions of the Just/Good Society	L0101	Balot, Orwin	BT 101	R 14:00 - 16:00
POL200Y1Y	Political Theory: Visions of the Just/Good Society	L5101	Balot, Orwin	AH 100	W 18:00 - 20:00
POL201Y1Y	Politics of Development: Issues and Controversies	L0101	Jung	NF 003	T 14:00 - 16:00
POL203Y1Y	U.S. Government and Politics	L5101	Hurl	AH 100	R 18:00 - 20:00
POL207Y1Y	Politics in Europe	L0101	Baglioni, Hansen	AH 100	W 10:00 - 12:00
POL208Y1Y	Introduction to International Relations	L0101	Gilady	CH	M 15:00 - 17:00
POL214Y1Y	Canadian Government and Politics	L0101	Pond, Wiseman	AH 100	M 10:00 - 12:00	P
POL215Y1Y	Politics and Transformation of Asia-Pacific	L0101	Bertrand	SS 1069	R 10:00 - 12:00
POL224Y1Y	Canada in Comparative Perspective	L5101	Haddow	AH 100	T 18:00 - 20:00
POL242Y1Y	Research Methods for Specialists	L0201	Fletcher	FE 36	R 12:00 - 14:00	P
POL242Y1Y	Research Methods for Specialists	L0101	Fletcher	FE 36	T 14:00 - 16:00	P

300-level courses
Course Code*	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Enrol**	Syllabus^†
POL300Y1Y	Topics in Comparative Politics: Politics and Non-Violence	L0101	Hatlem, Malleson	SS 1069	R 12:00 - 14:00	P
POL301Y1Y	Government and Politics in Africa	L0101	Handley, Prichard	EM 001	W 10:00 - 12:00	P
JHP304Y1Y	Ukraine: Politics, Economy and Society	L0101	Magocsi	UC 161	T, R 10:00 - 11:00	P
POL305Y1Y	Politics and Society in Latin America	L5101	Rice	SS 1085	M 18:00 - 20:00	P
POL312Y1Y	Canadian Foreign Policy	L5101	Greaves	SS 2110	R 18:00 - 20:00	P
POL314H1F	Public Opinion and Voting	L5101	Nevitte	UC 163	W 18:00 - 20:00	P
JPU315H1F	Sexual Diversity Politics	L0101	TBA	UC 163	M 16:00 - 18:00	P
POL316Y1Y	Contemporary Canadian Federalism	L0101	Stein	UC 179	R 16:00 - 18:00	P
POL318H1F	Canada and the Global Challenge Since 9/11, Part I: NAFTA	L0101	Clarkson, Gordon	SS 2106	M 10:00 - 12:00	P
POL320Y1Y	Modern Political Thought	L0101	Chambers	AH 100	R 10:00 - 12:00	P
POL322H1F	Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning	L5101	Painter-Main	SF 1105	M 18:00 - 20:00	P
POL322H1S	Introduction to Quantitative Reasoning	L5101	Painter-Main	MB 128	W 18:00 - 20:00	P
POL323Y1Y	Might and Right Among Nations	L0101	Jaffe	VC 115	W 10:00 - 12:00	P
POL324Y1Y	Themes in European Politics: Politics of Europe and the European Union	L5101	de Miguel Moyer	UC 179	M 18:00 - 20:00	P
POL326Y1Y	United States Foreign Policy	L5101	Jurgensen	UC 161	T 18:00 - 20:00	P
POL330Y1Y	Politics and Morality	L0101	Williams	OI 2214	W 14:00 - 17:00	P
JPA331Y1Y	Issues in Contemporary Chinese Politics	L0101	Ong	SS 1085	T 12:00 - 14:00	P
POL334H1S	Ontario and Quebec Politics	L0101	Haddow	UC 163	R 14:00 - 16:00	P
POL337Y1Y	The Canadian Constitution	L5101	Radmilovic	UC 140	T 18:00 - 20:00	P
POL340Y1Y	International Law	L0101	Bryant	SS 2118	W 16:00 - 18:00	P
POL341H1F	Canada and the Global Challenge since 9/11, Part II: The WTO	L0101	Clarkson, Gordon	SS 2110	T 10:00 - 12:00	P
POL343Y1Y	Politics of Global Governance	L0101	Achvarina	SS 1087	M 12:00 - 14:00	P
POL344Y1Y	Social Movements in Europe and North America	L0101	Bashevkin	UC 163	M 10:00 - 12:00	P
POL345Y1Y	Becoming Israel: War, Peace, and the Politics of Israel's Identity	L0101	Haklai	UC 179	M 14:00 - 16:00	P
POL354H1F	Politics and Society in Russia	L0101	Schwartz	UC 179	R 14:00 - 16:00	P
POL356H1F	Canadian Political Parties	L0101	Wiseman	SS 1087	T 16:00 - 18:00	P
POL357Y1Y	Topics in South Asian Politics: Politics and Government in South Asia	L0101	Murali	VC 101	M 14:00 - 16:00	P*
POL359Y1Y	Enlarging Europe: The European Union and Its Applicants	L5101	Austin	UC 140	R 18:00 - 20:00	P
JPR364Y1Y	Religion and Politics	L0101	Marshall, Rayside	UC 163	R 12:00 - 14:00	P*
POL371H1S	Institutions and the Spatial Construction of the Political Economy	L0101	Bathelt	UC 179	T 12:00 - 14:00	P
POL372H1F	Political Economy of Germany and the EU	L0101	Bathelt	UC 179	T 12:00 - 14:00	P
POL373Y1Y	Emotions in Political Theory	L0101	Kingston	UC 179	W 12:00 - 14:00	P
JPR374H1F	Religion and Power in the Postcolony	L5101	Marshall	WO 30	M 18:00 - 20:00	P*
POL381H1F	Topics in Political Theory: Zionism: Between Secular Ideology and Religious Redemption	L0101	Kalie	UC 163	R 16:00 - 18:00	P
POL382H1S	Topics in Canadian Politics: Aboriginal Politics in Canada	L0101	Bryant	UC 161	W 12:00 - 14:00	P*
POL395H1F	Research Participation	L0101	TBA	TBA	TBA	E
POL396H1S	Research Participation	L0101	TBA	TBA	TBA	E
POL397Y1Y	Research Participation	L0101	TBA	TBA	TBA	E

400-level courses
Course Code*	Title	Section	Instructor(s)	Room	Time	Enrol**	Syllabus^†
POL400H1H	Sovereignty	L0101	Lee	AH 302	M 10:00 - 12:00	P*
POL407Y1Y	The Politics of Origins	L0101	Orwin	TF 202	M 16:00 - 19:30	P*
POL408H1F	Innovation and Governance	L0101	Bathelt	UC 148	T 16:00 - 18:00	P*
POL409H1S	Political Economy of Technology: From the Auto-Industrial to the Information Age	L0101	Wolfe	UC 148	W 14:00 - 16:00	P*
POL411H1F	International Political Economy of Finance	L0101	Norrlof	LA 214	W 16:00 - 18:00	P*
JPA411H1F	The Political Economy of Global Taiwan	L0101	Wong	TC 24	M 14:00 - 16:00	P*
POL412Y1Y	Human Rights and International Relations	L0101	Tieku	UC 330	T 14:00 - 16:00	P*
POL413H1F	Global Environmental Politics	L0101	Bernstein	LA 214	T 12:00 - 14:00	P*
POL415H1F	Topics in Ukrainian and Post-Soviet Politics: Political Economy of Transition: Ukraine and the CIS	L0101	Havrylyshyn	UC 65	T 12:00 - 14:00	P*
JPR419H1S	Secularism and Religion	L0101	Marshall	TBA	W 14:00 - 16:00	P*
POL421H1S	Maimonides and His Modern Interpreters	L0101	Green	UC 326	W 16:00 - 18:00	P*
POL431Y1Y	Politics and Society in Contemporary China	L5101	Falkenheim	LA 214	R 18:00 - 20:00	P*
POL432H1F	Feminist Theory: Challenges to Legal and Political Thought	L0101	Nedelsky	FH 1	M 16:00 - 18:00	P*
POL433H1F	Topics in United States Government and Politics: Presidential Politics in America	L0101	LeDuc	TF 202	M 12:00 - 14:00	P*
POL436Y1Y	Problems of Political Community	L0101	Carens	UC 67	M 14:00 - 16:00	P*
POL437H1F	Government, Law and Politics in Russia	L0101	Solomon	UC 248	W 12:00 - 14:00	P*
POL438H1F	Topics in Comparative Politics I: Electoral Behaviour, Parties and Party Systems in Federal Countries	L0101	de Miguel Moyer	LA 214	R 16:00 - 18:00	P*
POL438H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics I: Growth in Developing Countries	L0101	Murali	LA 214	R 16:00 - 18:00	P*
POL442H1F	Topics in Latin American Politics: Crisis and Democracy in the Andes	L0101	Bejarano	LA 213	W 14:00 - 16:00	P*
POL443H1S	Topics in Comparative Politics II: Ethnic and Racial Violence	L0101	Fujii	UC 148	W 16:00 - 18:00	P*
POL447H1F	Political Economy of Development	L0101	Eyoh	UC 248	R 14:00 - 16:00	P*
POL450H1F	Women and Politics	L0101	Bashevkin	UC 148	T 12:00 - 14:00	P*
POL451H1F	Contentious Politics and Social Movements	L0101	Hurst	TF 203	M 10:00 - 12:00	P*
JPF455Y1Y	Cities	L0101	McCarney	AR 203	R 10:00 - 12:00	P*
JPR457H1F	Democracy and the Secular	L0101	Marshall	JH 317	M 12:00 - 14:00	P*
POL457Y1Y	Markets, Justice and the Human Good	L0101	Carens	UC 330	T 12:00 - 14:00	P*
POL460H1S	Studies in Modern Political Theory	L0101	Chambers	TC 24	R 14:00 - 16:00	P*
POL466H1F	Topics in International Politics III: Psychology and International Relations	L5101	Hall	TC 22	R 18:00 - 20:00	P*
POL469H1S	Ethics and International Relations	L0101	Bertoldi	UC 330	W 12:00 - 14:00	P*
POL470Y1Y	Contemporary Issues in Foreign Policy	L0101	Wright	NF 205	W 14:00 - 16:00	P*
POL472H1F	The Comparative Political Economy of Industrial Societies	L0101	Haddow	UC 67	R 14:00 - 16:00	P*
POL474H1S	Politics and Policy Analysis	L0101	Bashevkin	UC 148	T 12:00 - 14:00	P*
POL477H1S	Advanced Topics in International Political Economy: Brazil as a Rising Regional Power	L0101	Clarkson	TBA	TBA	E
POL479H1F	Topics in Middle East Politics: Contesting Authoritarianisms in the Middle East	L0101	Kingston	LA 213	R 17:00 - 19:00	P*
POL480H1S	Pluralism, Justice, and Equality; Political Imaginaries of Global Justice and Global Democracy	L0101	Williams	LA 214	R 10:00 - 13:00	P*
POL482H1F	The Politics of Disease and Epidemic	L0101	Handley	LA 214	M 10:00 - 12:00	P*
POL484H1F	Topics in Political Thought I: Augustine's City of God	L0101	Balot	UC 248	T 16:00 - 18:00	P*
POL484H1S	Topics in Political Thought I: Machiavelli's Political Thought	L0101	Balot	UC 248	T 16:00 - 18:00	P*
POL485H1F	Topics in Political Thought II: Rousseau's Constitutional Projects	L0101	Kingston	UC 148	T 10:00 - 12:00	P*
POL485H1S	Topics in Political Thought II: Plutarch's Political Thought	L0101	Kingston	UC 148	T 10:00 - 12:00	P*
POL486H1F	Topics in International Politics I: Peace-Building	L0101	King	UC 376	T 12:00 - 14:00	P*
POL486H1S	Topics in International Politics I: Democracy and the International System	L0101	Gunitsky	IN 313	R 16:00 - 18:00	P*
POL486Y1Y	Topics in International Politics I: The Changing Face of Armed Conflict: From Interstate War to Asymmetric Warfare	L0101	Gilady	UC 65	R 14:00 - 16:00	P*
POL487H1F	Topics in International Politics II: Comparing World Regions: A Workshop on the Nature and Role of Regionalization in International Relations	L0101	Aquanno, Clarkson	UC 148	M 13:30 - 16:00	P*
POL490H1S	Topics in Canadian Politics I: Canada in Question: A Country Founded on Incomplete Conquests	L0101	Russell	UC 257	T 16:00 - 18:00	P*
POL493H1S	Topics in Politics I: Organization	L0101	Wong	SK 720	W 16:00 - 18:00	P
POL494H1Y	Topics in Politics II: Citizenship	L5101	Careless	CR 403	W 18:00 - 19:30	P
POL495Y1Y	Independent Studies	L0101	TBA	TBA	TBA	E
POL496H1F	Independent Studies	L0101	TBA	TBA	TBA	E
POL496H1S	Independent Studies	L0101	TBA	TBA	TBA	E
POL497H1F	Independent Studies	L0101	TBA	TBA	TBA	E
POL497H1S	Independent Studies	L0101	TBA	TBA	TBA	E
POL498H1F	Intensive Course: The Rudderless State: Political Crisis and Civil Wars in Sudan	L0101	Ali	SS 3130	TBA	E
POL498H1S	Intensive Course: Comparative Political Theory: Engaging South Asian Thought in an Era of Globalization	L0101	Singh	SK 114	M 10:00 - 13:00	E
POL499Y1Y	Senior Thesis and Thesis Seminar	L5101	Preston	TC 22	T 18:00 - 20:00	E

* For an explanation of any course codes see Codes Used in Timetable Listings.

** P = Priority; RP = Restricted, Priority; E = Department's Permission; P* = Priority, Waitlist

^† The course syllabi listed on this site are not necessarily the final versions and should not be taken as binding. Course syllabi may be altered subsequent to their being posted here. Students are responsible for attending classes and making themselves aware of the adjustments made to the syllabus.

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