2005/2006 - Registrar - McMaster University

POL SCI3WW3 ISSUES IN COMPARATIVE POLITICSAn examination of emerging theoretical and substantive issues in ? com- ', parative context. 'Three hours; one term,Prerequisite: Registration in Level Ifl or aboveEnrolment is limited. Priority will be given to students registered in aPolitical Science program. (See, Notes 6 andJabove.) .POL SCI 3X03 CONTEMPORARY SECURITY ISSUESThis course critically examines developments in theory and practice ofinternational security since the end of the cold war., Three hours; one termPrerequisite: Either POL SCI 2E06 or both POL SCI 2103 and 2J03; andregistration in Level If I or above\ POL SCI 3Y03 DEMOCRATIZATION AND HUMAN RIGHTSA review of the process of democratization and the forces that drive it andan assessment of the place of human rights in emerging democracies.Three hours; one termPrerequisite: Registration in Level Ifl or above. (See Note 7 above.)POL SCI3YY3 TOPICS IN PUBLIC POLICYAn examination of emerging theoretical and substantive' iss'ues in thefield of public policy studies.Three hours; one termPrerequisite: Registration in Level Ifl or.abovePOL SC/'3YY3 may be repeated, if on a different topic, to a Itotal of sixunits.Enrolment is limited. 'Prio'rity will be given to students registered in, aPolitical Science program. (See Notes 6 and '7 above.)POL SCI 4AA6 PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN POLITICS,An examination in depth of one of the important qimensions of the Ameri- ,can political system.Three hours (seminar); two termsPrerequisite: One course in American or Comparative Politics and permissionof the DepartmentEnrolment is limited.POLITICAL SCIENCE 285,POL SCI3U03 POLITICS IN EUROPEPOL SCI.4BB6 THE TRIAL OF SOCRATESPolitics, government and policies' of the European Union and/or seleCted Plato's understanding of the status of philosophy with respect to politicscountries within Europe.and rhetoric on the basis of the dialogues thematically connected to theThree hours; one term , ,trial and death of Socrates. .Prerequisite: Registration in Level Iff or aboveThree hours (seminar); two terms ,'Prerequisite: Registration in Level IV of any Honours program; and a, Enrolment is limited. Priority will be given to students registered in acourse in Political Theory; and permission of the DepartmentPolitical Science program. (See Notes 6 and 7 above.)Enrolment is IirT}ited. (See Note 8 above.)-POL SCI 3UU3 READING COURSE, POL SCI 4006 HUMAN RIGHTS AND,Topics to be arranged between an inc;!ividual ~student and instructor.INTERNATIONAL POLITICSOne termAn ~xamination of the concept of human rights as reflected in interna-Prerequisite: Registration in Level Ifl or IV of any program in Political Science,and the written permission of an Undergraduate Advisor on behalf Three hours (seminar); two terms'tional declarati,ons and practices.'of the Department. A written proposal must be submitted :to the Depan:­ Prerequisite: A course in International Relations and permission of thement by the instructor prior. to the term in which the course is to be taken. Department'Antirequisite: POL SCI 4003, 4F06POL Sql 3V03 WOMEN AND POLITICSEnrolment is limited. (See Note 8 above.)An introduction to' a broad range of theoretical and empirical approachesPOL SCI 4E06 , ISSUES IN LIBERAL-DEMOCRATIC THEORY.to the study of women and politics, including feminist theory and the .An analysis of liberal, and liberal-democratic approaches- t9, a select issue,such as justice, religion, education, political authority or commu'nity.history and evolution of the organized women's movement.Three hours; one term, .Three hours (seminar); two terms'Prerequisite: Registration in Level Ifl or above. (See Note 7 above.) Prerequisite: Registration in Level IV of any Honours program; and acourse in Political Theory; and' permission of the DepartmentNot open to students with credit in POL, SCI .4U06 PROBLEMS OFPOLITICAL' PHILOSOPHY if taken in 1995-1996.Enrolment is limited., (See Note 8 above.)POL SCI 4G06 COMPARATIVE PUBLIC POLICYA critical analysis of the formation, content and impact of public policywithin advanced industrial. societies.Three hours (seminar); two terms.Prerequisite: Six units of Comparative Politics and permissionof,the Departme~.Enrolment is limited.POL SCI 4H03 ADVANCED STATISTJCAL ANALYSISAn outline' of advanced levels of measurement and descriptive statistics,and a study of the logic of statistical inference and its applications .. Three hours (lectures and labs); one term. 'Prerequisite: POL SCI 3N06 and permission of the Department,Antirequisite: SOCIOL 4Z03' ,POL SCI 4M06 ' TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICSAn examination of selected topics in international politics and foreign policy.Three hours (seminar); two terms ,Prerequisite: A course in International Relations and permission of theDepartment ' '" Prerequisite (Beginning 2006-2007): POL SCI 2103 and 2J03 (or POLBCI2E06); and permission of the Department .Enrolment is limited. (See Note 8 above.)POL SCI 4MM6 TOPICS IN INTERNATIONALFlOLITICAL ECONOMYAn examination of selected topics in the international political economy.Three hours (seminar); two terms, . ,Prerequisite: A course in, International Relations and permission of theDepartmentPrerequisite (Beginning 2006~2007): POL SCI 2103 and 2J03 (or POL SCI,·2E06); and permission of the Department'Enrolment is limited. (See Note 8 above.)POL SCI 4006 CANADIAN PUBLIC POLICYAn examination of the patterns of public policy in Canada and a criticalPOL SCI3Z03PUBLICADMINISTRATIO~:STRUCTURES AND PROGRAM DELIVERYThe organizational arrangements for implementing public poliices inCanada, including an assessment of their effic,iency, effectiveness and'accountability.Three hours; one te(mPrerequisite: Registration in Level Ifl or above. (See Note 7 above.)Antirequisite: POL SCI 3Z06evaluation, of several types of explanation.Three hours (seminar); two terms'POL SCI3ZZ3 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION:,Prerequisite: POL SCI 1 G06 or 2G06; and registration in Level IV of anyTHEORY AND DECISION-MAKINGhonours program; and permiSSion of the Department'Explanations of orgC!.nizational design, bureau resources and other pub-Enrolment is limited. (See Note 8 above.). lic management issues in Canada." "POL SCI 4Q06 POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN LATIN AMERICA·Three hours; one termAn examination of Latin America's longstanding hegemonic criSiS and correspondingideologies such as populism, corporatism, and authoritarianism.Prerequisite: Registration in Level Ifl or above. (See Note 7 above.)Three hours (seminar); two terms .Antirequisite: POL SCI 3Z06Prerequisite: POL SCI 2XX3 and permission of the DepartmentEnrolment is 'limited. . .POL SCI 4Z06 HONOURS ESSAYA major research paper, supervised by a faculty member. The subject,matter is to be different from that covered in 3UU3, if the student isregistered or has credit in that course. 'Prerequisite: Registration in Level IV of an Honours. Political Scienceprogram and written permission of the faculty member supervising thestudenfs Honour Essay. .