1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units 100-level POLS.
Introduces students to the main structures and processes of Canada’s national government, including the Constitution and federalism, the Crown, the Prime Minister, the Cabinet, Parliament and the courts.
Note: Students with credit for POLS 203 may not take this course for credit.
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units 100-level POLS.
Introduces students to the societal context of, and individual and group participation in, Canadian political life. Covers the Canadian political culture, the politics of regionalism, language, ethnicity and federalism, and the main processes of political participation, including political parties, elections, pressure groups, and the mass media.
Note: Students with credit for POLS 203 may not take this course for credit.
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units 100-level POLS.
An introduction to the basic structures, processes, and principles of public administration at the national and sub-national level within the Canadian political system. Special attention is devoted to the various policy-making, regulatory, management, and administrative components of the various public administrative systems. Students will learn why the various components of the administrative system exist, how they operate, and what implications they have both for governmental and non-governmental agencies and actors within the political system.
Note: Students with credit for POLST 220 may not take this course for credit.
1/2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units 100-level POLS.
An introduction to the basic conceptual frameworks for describing and analyzing the nature, determinants, and effects of public policy within the Canadian political system at the national and sub-national levels. Special attention is devoted to the fundamental nature of policies such as health, education, welfare, family, immigration, intercultural relations, language, environmental, and Aboriginal, as well as other policies of interest and importance at the time the course is offered.
Note: Students with credit for POLST 220 may not take this course for credit.
2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units 100-level Political Studies.
Examines the political theories of such classical, medieval and renaissance philosophers as Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, Aquinas and Machiavelli.
Note: Students with credit for POLS 235 may not take this course for credit.
2(3L)
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit units of 100-level Political Studies.
Examines the works of such modern political theorists as Hobbes, Locke, Jefferson, Smith, Bentham, Kant, Marx and Mill.
Note: Students with credit for POLS 235 may not take this course for credit.