University of Toronto at Scarborough 2001/2002 Calendar
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(B.A.)
Discipline Representative/Supervisor of Studies: G. Skogstad (416-287-7294)
Contemporary states and societies are beset by political crisis and change. International relations have become unstable and unpredictable as the Cold War has ended and a new world order has yet to be constructed. The sovereignty of nation-states and their capacity to implement national policies of economic and social welfare are being eroded by transnational forces of the new global economy. Religious and ethnic nationalism divides many countries, and even in historically stable liberal democracies political mobilization by race, ethnicity, language, and gender challenge the legitimacy of established cultural and political relationships. Potentially catastrophic problems, such as exploding populations, proliferation of nuclear weapons, and environmental degradation, threaten the ability of national governments and international organizations to secure human survival. Dealing with these problems is a fundamental necessity for citizens and their governments. In its teaching, research, and community service, the discipline of Political Science seeks to help in meeting this need.
Political Science is the study of enduring issues
of power and authority, citizenship and governance, justice and
legitimacy in ancient and modern states and societies. The field
of Political Science is divided into the following sub-fields:
Canadian Politics, Comparative Politics (Developing and Developed
Countries), International Relations and Political Theory. In the
area of Canadian Politics, students will learn about the institutional
foundations of the Canadian political process. Some of the specific
topics dealt with include national unity, elections and political
parties, environmental and social policy, and the impact of the
global economy on national sovereignty. Courses in comparative
politics deal with the problems of political change and development
in areas such as Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Political participation and mobilization, transitions to democracy
and ethnic and religious conflict are some of the themes dealt
with in comparative politics courses. International relations
is devoted to studying the foreign policies of particular nation-states
and the patterns of conflict and co-operation among states. Political
theory explores the ideas, such as justice and legitimacy, that
are fundamental to political thought and practice, giving special
attention to reading and interpreting the classic expositions
of politics from ancient Greek philosophers to post-modern social
theorists.
Applications for admission to the Specialist Program are accepted after students have completed at least four full-course equivalents (that is, generally after completing the first year of the degree Program). Applicants must have completed one-half course from among the A-level courses in Political Science listed below. Students must complete at least ten full-course equivalents in Political Science including:
1. One full-course equivalent from among the A-level political science courses (not more than one full-course equivalent at the A-level can be counted towards Program requirements).
2. POLB70Y Classic Texts in Political Theory
3. [Either POLA51H, and two of POLB50Y, POLB80Y, POLB91Y, POLB92Y]
or
[POLB50Y, and one of POLB80Y, POLB91Y, POLB92Y]
(NOTE: this Program requirement is to ensure that all students in the Program take at least a half-course in Canadian Politics)
4. Four political science full-course equivalents at the C- and/or D-level
Students who are completing their degree Program
in the Specialist Program in Political Science may not take more
than fourteen full-course equivalents in Political Science. In
selecting courses from other disciplines, they should consult
with the Supervisor or with a member of the Political Science
staff.
Applications for admission to the Major Program are accepted after students have completed at least four full-course equivalents (that is, generally after completing the first year of the degree Program). Applicants must have completed one half-course from among the A-level courses in Political Science listed below.
Students must complete at least seven full-course equivalents in Political Science, including:
1. One full-course equivalent from among the A-level political science courses (not more than one full-course equivalent at the A-level can be counted towards Program requirements).
2. POLB70Y Classic Texts in Political Theory
3. [Either POLA51H, and two of POLB50Y, POLB80Y, POLB91Y, POLB92Y]
or
[POLB50Y, and one of POLB80Y, POLB91Y, POLB92Y]
(NOTE: this Program requirement is to ensure that all students in the Program take at least a half-course in Canadian Politics)
4. Two political science full-course equivalents
at the C- and/or D-level
The Program requires the completion of at least four full-course equivalents above the A-level in Political Science. At least two of these must be at the C- or D-level. There are two options: either the four full-course equivalents must be taken from any one of the fields listed below (e.g. all four in Canadian Government); or two full-course equivalents must be taken from each of any two of these fields (e.g. two courses in International Relations, plus two courses in Comparative Politics.
A. Canadian Government and Politics: POLB50, POLC52, POLC53, POLC54, POLC65, POLD50, POLD51, POLD60, POLD61.
B. Political Theory: POLB70, POLB72 POLC74, POLC75, POLC76, POLD71.
C. International Relations: POLB80, POLC82, POLC84, POLC88.
D. Comparative Politics: POLB87, POLB91, POLB92,
POLC53, POLC86, POLC96, POLC98, POLD51, POLD62, POLD64, POLD94.
(see under Economics for Management Studies)
NOTE:
Not all A-level half-courses are offered every year. Expected
availability of courses for this and the following academic year
is indicated below.
Co-ordinator: G. Skogstad (416-287-7294)
Supervisor of Studies: G. Skogstad, skogstad@chass.utoronto.ca
The Major Program in Public Policy equips students with the analytical and methodological skills to secure employment as policy analysts in government, business, and non-governmental sectors, or to continue to graduate training in public policy.
The Program is cross-disciplinary; public policy
analysis is the exercise of applying the theoretical frameworks
and positivist and interpretive methodologies of the social sciences
and humanities to understand the development, implementation,
and evaluation of public policy. It requires the ability to think
clearly and critically, to design and execute research projects,
to analyze both quantitative and qualitative data, and to write
clearly. It also requires an understanding of the context, institutions,
and processes of policy-making and implementation, as well as
concepts and criteria for policy evaluation.
Students must pay careful attention to the prerequisites
for higher level courses.
Course requirements:
Students must complete 8.0 F.C.E.s from the following
list:
POLC75Y Political Analysis
SOCB01Y* Methods in Social Research
6. POLB50Y Canadian Politics
GGRC33H The Greater Toronto Area
HISC45H Immigrants and Race Relations in Canadian History
HISD46H Selected Topics in Canadian Women's History
VPAC15H Cultural Policy: National and International Perspectives
10. POLD64H Comparative Public Policy
This course will serve as the core senior seminar
for students in the final year of the Program.
Students are encouraged to take ENGA11H (Introduction
to Literary Study) and ENGA12H (Writing Workshop for ENGA11H).
* Because of limited space in SOCB01Y, Major students
may be required to take this course during the summer.
Co-ordinator: G. Skogstad (416-287-7294)
Supervisor of Studies: G. Skogstad skogstad@chass.utoronto.ca
The Co-operative Program in Public Policy is a work-study Program which combines academic studies in various disciplines with work placements in public enterprises, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations. Two work terms, each of four-months duration, must be completed along with the academic Program. An optional, third work term may be completed with the permission of the Co-ordinator.
The Program equips students with the analytical and methodological skills to secure employment as policy analysts in government, business, and the non-governmental sectors, or to continue to graduate training in public policy. The Program is cross-disciplinary; public policy analysis is the exercise of applying the theoretical frameworks and the positivist and interpretive methodologies of the social sciences and humanities to understand the development, implementation, and evaluation of public policy. It requires the ability to think clearly and critically, to design and execute research projects, to analyze both quantitative and qualitative data, and to write clearly. It also requires an understanding of the context, institutions, and processes of policy-making and implementation, as well as concepts and criteria for policy evaluation.
Graduates receive a four-year B.A. degree with a Major certification in Public Policy and a Major in another discipline.
The Co-operative
Program in Public Policy is designed to be completed in conjunction
with a Major or Specialist Program in another discipline and may
only be taken as part of a twenty course honours degree.
Students are expected to have completed prerequisites for courses
listed as required or optional in the Public Policy Major Program
as part of their prerequisites for their other Major Program.
Admission to the Co-op Program
Enrolment in the Co-op Program is limited. Admission
is granted on the basis of academic performance and background
or experience in relevant subjects.
University of Toronto at Scarborough students who
have successfully completed at least 4 full-course equivalents
and applicants transferring into 2nd year from elsewhere
in the University of Toronto or from another institution may apply
for admission to the Program for the fall of 2001 by requesting
an application from the Office of the Chair of the Division of
Social Sciences. Other students may apply for admission to the
Program commencing 2002.
As of the 2002 admissions cycle, applications from secondary school, from elsewhere in the University of Toronto or from another institution may apply to the Program directly by indicating it on the OUAC application form.
Once the University of Toronto is notified of the application, candidates are sent information on how to download the co-op supplementary application from our admissions website. To be considered for the first round of selection, applicants must return the co-op supplementary form by March 1; the final decision deadline is April 1. Therefore, it is essential that applicants submit the initial OUAC application at least six week prior to these dates.
Students who are not admitted directly to the Program may apply for admission to it once they have attained 4.0 credits at the University of Toronto at Scarborough.
Note that enrolment for the Co-operative Program
is limited. Admission is granted on the basis of the student's
academic performance and background or experience in relevant
subjects.
Fees
Every student in a co-operative Program is required
to pay additional fees as established by the University.
Work Placement
To be eligible for the first work term, students must have completed at least 10 F.C.E.s, including 5 F.C.E.s as a University of Toronto at Scarborough student. Work placement opportunities are arranged by the Program Co-ordinator, but must be won by students in competition with all applicants for the position. Performance on work terms is evaluated by the employer and the co-ordinator. Students must submit a report for each work term.
To maintain standing in the Program, to be eligible for a work term, and to receive the co-op certification upon graduation, a student must:
Work terms are an integral part of the co-op curriculum. Practical work experience in a related field is alternated with study terms to enhance academic studies and develop professional and personal skills. Students are advised that being available for work terms during fall and winter may increase the variety of work available, and this in turn requires students to take courses during at least one summer session. Course credit of 0.5 F.C.E. is granted for each 16-week placement. Work term credits are in addition to the 20 F.C.E. required to complete degree requirements, and are graded on a Credit/No Credit basis. There are no additional course fees for work terms.
Prerequisite: only open to students enrolled in the
Public Policy Co-op Program.
Course Requirements:
See requirements for Major Program in Public Policy
above.
Courses to be completed before the first work term:
Year 1
CSCA02H The Why and How of Computing
or
CSCA06H Introduction to Computer Programming
or
CSCA58H Introduction to Computer Science
SOCA01Y Introduction to Sociology
Prerequisite to Statistics course (if not STAB22H)
Year 2
POLB50Y Canadian Politics
ECMB36H Economic Aspects of Public Policy
or
ECMB35H Public Decision-Making
or
GGRB06H Planning in Canada
POLC75Y Political Analysis
SOCB01Y Methods in Social Research
Statistics course
An introduction to the study of politics, focusing on five critical issues of contemporary Canadian democracy. Beginning from a review of approaches to theorizing democracy and analyzing issues, the course examines the threats of Quebec nationalism and Western regionalism to national unity, pressures of the global economy on the sovereignty of the Canadian state, conflicts over the welfare state as a collective means to provide for the basic social needs of all Canadians, changes in the civic culture that underlies democratic political institutions and practices, and priorities for reconstituting representative government for the 21st century.
Two hours of lecture per week and a one hour tutorial per week.
Offered: 2001/2002 and 2002/2003
An examination of political and social attitudes towards war, and their underlying causes, during the 19th and 20th Centuries, as portrayed in film, literature, and historical writing. Wars examined include the War of 1812, World Wars I and II, and the Vietnam War. Readings include (e.g.) War and Peace and The Guns of August; films include (e.g.) All Quiet on the Western Front and The Green Beret.
Offered: 2001/2002 and 2002/2003
The study of the political causes and patterns of emigration in the twentieth century. The course examines the variety of political factors (war and revolution, ethnic / racial discrimination, poverty, dilemmas of conscience) that sparked emigration in the twentieth century. Attention will be paid to the impact of emigration on the country of origin and on the country of immigration.
Two hours of lecture per week and a one hour tutorial per week.
Offered: 2000/2001
An introduction to some of the basic tools of comparative political analysis by examining the origins and dynamics of corruption and violence in the domestic and international politics of selected less developed countries. Placing the politics of less developed countries within the context of recent developments of the global political economy, the course explores some of the key explanatory tools used in comparative development studies. The concepts are operationalized through the detailed examination of corruption and violence in specific countries. Case studies include an examination of the rise and expansion of the drug trade in Columbia and Peru and its impact on state corruption, guerrilla insurgency and state repression; the emergence of extreme coercive state power in Iraq and Syria; the rise of social violence expressed in religious terms in Algeria; and an examination of civil war as an organized system of corruption and violence in the case of Lebanon. The course will conclude with a discussion of the conditions conducive for non-violent political action in the developing world.
Two hours of lecture per week and a one hour tutorial per week.
Offered: 2001/2002 and 2002/2003
The course examines the institutional foundations of Canadian politics and government and the political channels which link Canadian citizens and their governments. The constitution, Parliament, the public service, the federal system, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, and the role of the courts are given close attention. The electoral system, political parties, interest groups, and the mass media are examined for their efficacy in enabling Canadians to render their governments responsible and responsive. The objective of the course is to enable students to acquire a good grasp of our system of national governance in the late twentieth century.
Two hours of lecture per week and a one hour tutorial per week.
Exclusions: (POLA50Y), POL100Y, POL102Y, POL103Y
An examination of central political texts from Plato to the French Revolution including Plato's Republic, Machiavelli's The Prince, Hobbes's Leviathan, Locke's Second Treatise, Rousseau's Social Contract and Discourse on Inequality, and Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France.
Two hours of lecture per week and a one hour tutorial per week.
Exclusion: POL200Y
A study of the nature of the international system, the factors that motivate foreign policies, and the institutions for the conduct of international relations.
Two hours of lecture per week and a one hour tutorial per week.
Exclusion: POL208Y
Prerequisite: Not open to first year students without permission of the instructor
An examination of the effects which various Western, especially North American, policies and practices have had upon development in the Third World. The policies and practices to be surveyed include those relating to foreign aid, the multi-national corporation, and Western security. Case material will be drawn from four countries in Latin America and Africa which illustrate a diversity of approaches to development: Cuba, Chile, Ghana, Kenya.
Two hours of lecture per week and a one hour tutorial per week.
Exclusion: POL201Y
Prerequisite: 4.0 F.C.E.s
This course undertakes comparative studies of the structure and processes of selected democratic governments in the developed and developing worlds. It explores various models of parliamentary and presidential government, and introduces students to comparative analysis by examining how representative democracies function. The focus will be on group demands in a representative setting. The theory and practice of the representation of interest groups will be analyzed.
Two hours of lecture per week.
An examination of some of the problems of intergovernmental relations which arise in a federal state and of the governmental machinery which has been developed to deal with these issues. Emphasis on modern Canada.
Exclusion: POL316Y
Prerequisite: POLA50Y (POLB50Y)
An examination of public policies with respect to the goals and policies of the Canadian health care system, their perceived problems and potential solutions. Readings and lectures explore the independent and combined influence of three major determinants of health policy: the interests of health care providers; institutions like the federal and political party systems; and ideas, including the belief in health care as a right of Canadian citizenship. Students draw on public policy analyses and frameworks to understand developments in Canada's health care system. The distinctive features of Canadian health care policy are revealed by brief comparison with the American and British health care systems. The course format is a combination of lectures and seminars.
Two hours of lecture/seminar per week.
Prerequisite: 5 full-year courses. POLB50Y is highly recommended but not required.
T.B.A.
A study of the political ideas, institutions, and processes that are involved in making public policies in Canada and analysis of resulting patterns of policy development. Institutional analysis emphasizes the role of cabinets, bureaucracies, courts, interest groups, and intergovernmental relations in making public policy. Processes of agenda-setting, choosing governing instruments, making and implementing policy decisions are examined using specific cases. Policy studies focus on criminal justice, human rights, political economy, public education, and social welfare.
Exclusion: (POLB60Y)
Prerequisite: POLA51H or POLB50Y (POLA50Y)
A study of the major political philosophers of the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Particular emphasis will be
placed on the theories of Karl Marx, J.S. Mill, and Friedrich
Nietzsche. The course will also include the selected writings
of several major twentieth-century theorists.
Two hours of lecture per week.
Exclusion: POL320Y
Prerequisite: POLB70Y or PHLB10H or SOCB03Y
T.B.A.
An examination of the methods of analysis used in the empirical study of politics. The purpose of the course is to enable the student who reads political literature to identify underlying values and assumptions, to differentiate good from poor logic of argument, to distinguish between adequate and inadequate use of evidence and between warranted and unwarranted conclusions drawn from that evidence. Special attention will be paid to the questions surrounding the "science of politics".
Two hours of lecture per week.
Prerequisite: One course in Political Science
An exploration of male theorists' views of the role of women in state, society, and family and current feminist rethinking of the roles assigned them. The first term will consist of an engagement between classical ("malestream") texts and current feminist reinterpretations. The major texts to be examined are: Plato's Republic, Rousseau's Emile, Mill and Taylor's The Subjection of Women, Engel's Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State, and Freud, Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis, with reinterpretations by S.M. Okin, L. Lange, Z. Eisenstein, C. Di Stephano, N. Chodorow and others. Sources would include S.M. Okin, Women in Western Political Thought, D. Coole, Women in Political Theory (2nd ed.) and M. Shanley and C. Pateman, Feminist Interpretations and Political Theory. The second term will cover twentieth century female thinkers, whether non-feminist, such as S. Weil and H. Arendt, or feminists such as S. de Beauvoir.
Exclusion: JPP343Y
An exploration of politics in the United States by analyzing the American federal system, examining the institutions and processes of government, and by focusing on selected policy issues.
Exclusion: POL203Y (POLB87Y)
Prerequisites: One F.C.E. in POL at B-level
A. Rubinoff
An examination of issues attracting attention from scholars and policy-makers in the post-Cold War world, as well as newer approaches for studying and managing them. The issues the course would cover would include management of international environmental problems; the status and treatment of women in politics, society, and the global economy; demographic change, migrations, and refugees; emerging and re-emerging infectious disease; non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, chemical, biological); and terrorism, law enforcement, and the war on drugs.
Prerequisite: POLB80Y or equivalent
T.B.A.
POLC98Y3 Politics and Society in Latin America
A lecture/seminar course surveying the historical development and current nature of Latin American politics and society, emphasizing the interplay between international and domestic processes. Topics include neoliberalism and democracy, the North American Free Trade Agreement and Mexico, Mexico's economic and political crises, the rebellion in Chiapas, guerilla insurgency and drug trafficking in Columbia.
Two hours of class per week.
Exclusion: POL305Y
Prerequisite: POLB91Y or a course on Third World development
A seminar course that explores selected issues of Canadian politics from a comparative perspective. In 2001/2002 topics in this course will focus on comparative studies of the politics of ethnicity, gender, and language.
Prerequisite: POLB50Y (POLA50Y) or POLA51H
R. Manzer.
This seminar course focuses on the relationship between religion and politics in the developing world. The course will begin with some discussion of the theoretical significance of religion answering such questions as: what is religion, what is the relationship between religion and modernisation, secularisation, and social change, and how and in what ways has religion become an active force for change in the developing world - either as a tool of development, a builder of social capital, or an agent for political mobilisation. The course will conclude with a series of student-run presentations based on country or issue case studies. Case studies of religious politics can be taken from any region of the developing world.
Prerequisite: POLB91Y or the permission of the instructor.
A research project under the supervision of a member of faculty that will result in the completion of a substantial report or paper acceptable as an undergraduate senior thesis. Students wishing to undertake a supervised research project in the Spring term must register in POLD95S in the Fall term. It is the student's responsibility to find a faculty member who is willing to supervise the project, and the student must obtain consent from the supervising instructor before registering for this course. During the Fall term the student must prepare a short research proposal, and both the supervising faculty member and the Supervisor of Studies must approve the research proposal prior to the first day of classes for the Spring term.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor
Staff
POLD98H3 Supervised Reading
Advanced reading Program in special topics. This course is meant only for those students who, having completed the available basic courses in a particular field of Political Science, wish to pursue further intensive study on a relevant topic of special interest. Students are advised that they must obtain consent from the supervising instructor before registering for this course.
Exclusion: POL495Y
Prerequisite: One B-level course in Political Science & permission of the instructor.
Staff
POLA70H3 Politics in Literature
POLB72Y3
Political and Social Theory of Contemporary Society
Prerequisite: Any two full-course
equivalents
POLC52Y3
Canadian Constitution
Exclusion: POL210Y
Prerequisites: POLA51H or POLB50Y (POLA50Y)
POLC53Y3
The Politics of the Environment
Prerequisite: POLB50Y (POLA50Y) or POLA51H or GGRB01H
(GGRB01Y) or a course in Canadian politics
POLC82Y3
American Foreign Policy
Prerequisite: POLB80Y or POLB87Y
POLC84Y3
Canadian Foreign Policy
Prerequisites: POLB80Y or equivalent
POLC86Y3
Russian Government and Politics
Exclusion: POL204Y or (POLB86Y)
Prerequisites: One F.CE.
B-level Political Science course
POLC94Y3
Current Topics in Politics
Exclusion: POL321Y
Prerequisite: POLB91Y
POLC96Y3
Politics and Society in the Middle East
Prerequisite: POLB91Y or
ANTB55Y or IDSB01H
POLD50H3
Political Interests, Political Identity and Public Policy
Prerequisites: POLA51H or POLB50Y (POLA50Y)
POLD60H3
Politics and Public Bureaucracy
Exclusion: POLC60H
Prerequisite: POLB50Y (POLA50Y) or POLB92Y
POLD64H3
Comparative Public Policy
Prerequisite: One F.C.E.
at the B- or C-level in comparative or Canadian politics
POLD71Y3
Canadian Political Ideas
Exclusion: POL407Y
Prerequisite: POLA50Y (POLB50Y)
or POLB70Y or POLC74Y or HISB04Y
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