Winter 2025 Term Sessional Postings (Closed):
Winter 2025 Sessional Posting: POLS 2010, POLS 2440, POLS 3920/4920
POLS 2010-01, Current Issues in Canadian Politics
Monday & Wednesday, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
An examination of one or more current issues in Canadian politics, for example, energy and resources, the environment, native
peoples, aging, women's rights, urban problems, and health care. (Prerequisite: one of POLS-1000 or POLS-1300.)
POLS 2440-01, Government and Politics in Europe
Tuesday & Thursday, 9:00 – 10:30 am
Examines contemporary issues such as democratic development, nationalism, and regionalism, immigration and racism, the status of women, social welfare programs, and the consolidation and expansion of the European Union.
POLS 3920-01/POLS 4920-01, Public Service Management Internship Seminar/Practicum
Monday, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
A critical examination of selected theories and concepts applicable to research and management practices in the public sector.
(Admission by consent of a program advisor.) (Must be taken concurrently with POLS-4920.)
Intersession / Summer 2024 Term Sessional Postings (Closed):
POLS 2120 and POLS 2130 Posting Advertisement.
Summer 2024: Full Summer 12 Week (May 6 – August 7; exams August 10 – 19, 2024)
POLS-2120 - Environmental Policy and Politics - Online
The course examines the domestic and international context of environmental policymaking in Canada. Topics examined may include global warming, Great Lakes pollution, and endangered species.
POLS-2130 - Public Opinion, Mass Media, and Canadian Democracy - Online
An evaluation of the relationship between public opinion and democratic politics, how opinions, beliefs and attitudes are shaped by the family, educational system, peer groups, and in particular, mass media. Particular attention will be devoted to the role of the mass media in influencing public opinion and public policy.
Applications are due no later than Wednesday, April 10, 2024, by 4:00 pm.
See the above-linked posting advertisement for application details.