Each field has core course requirements which must be taken by students who have chosen the field as one of their fields of study. Core courses attempt to provide an overview of the field, though with some variation from year to year, reflecting the views of instructors and changes in the literature. Field 1 core requirements are normally taken in year 1 and Field 2 requirements in year 2.
The Core courses are as follows:
Canadian
POL2100H Issues and Foundations in Canadian Government
And one of the following:
POL2104H Political Analysis in Canadian and Comparative Politics
POL2105H Canadian and Comparative Political Development
Comparative
POL2700H Foundations and Approaches to Comparative Politics
And one of the following:
POL2701H Comparative Institutional Politics: Governance, Parties, and Structures of State Power
POL2702H Constituent Power in Comparative Perspective: Identity, Contention, and Mobilization
Development Studies
POL2400H Theories and Issues – The Politics of Development
POL2408H The Political Economy of International Development
International Relations
POL2200H International Relations Field Seminar I
POL2201H International Relations Field Seminar II
Political Theory
POL2000H Ancient Political Thought to the Rise of Modernity
POL2002H Modern and Contemporary Political Thought
Public Policy
POL2318H Public Policy: Theories and Approaches
POL2319H Public Policy: Applications