Fall/Winter Timetable
POL101H1S L0101
The Real World of Politics: An Introduction
Themes
This course introduces students to key concepts and debates in political science by exploring contemporary issues such as the politics of climate change, Indigenous rights, elections and electoral systems, social movements, and war and peace.
Texts
TBA. All texts will be made available, for free, online via Quercus.
Format and Requirements
One two-hour lecture per week, plus weekly tutorials. Students will be required to submit two assignments, and write one 5-page essay and one final exam.
Exclusions
POL101Y1
January 29, 2024
The winners of the 2022-2023 undergraduate awards were announced at the annual celebration, held this year on the evening of January 25. Presiding over the award ceremony were Undergraduate Director...
January 26, 2023
Congratulations to our 2021/22 undergraduate award & scholarship recipients! Following a two-year hiatus, the department was delighted to return to hosting our undergraduate awards in-person this year to celebrate our...
June 3, 2021
In a bid to motivate her students in what has been a very difficult academic year, Professor Rebecca Kingston decided to give those enrolled in the winter 2021 term of...
May 21, 2020
Congratulations to undergraduate student Cheryl Cheung who has received a University of Toronto Excellence Award (UTEA). Going into her third year majoring in political science, with minors in visual studies...
January 29, 2020
Congratulations to all our amazing undergraduate students who picked up one the department’s twenty-three awards and scholarships at our annual undergraduate awards ceremony. In attendance were Dean of Arts &...