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The course
This course examines fundamental themes and issues in international politics, including interstate war, international institutions, nationalism, international norms and morality, nuclear weapons, and the international order.
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The particulars
Texts
No books are required for purchase. All readings will be made available online.
Format & requirements
Two hours of lecture and one hour of tutorial per week; requirements TBA.
Prerequisites
4.0 credits, or 1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA courses
Exclusions
POL208Y1/POL208Y5/POL209H5/POLB80H3/POLB81H3
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Pathways
Comes after
Courses on this list named in the prerequisite or preparation line.
No course on this list is named as a prerequisite. Check the calendar text above for credit-count requirements.
Opens onto
Courses on this list that name this one as a prerequisite.
- POL212H1Understanding WarWinter · offered
- POL312H1Canadian Foreign PolicyFall · offered
- POL326H1The Politics of U.S. Foreign PolicyFall · offered
- POL327H1U.S. Foreign Policy in a Complex WorldWinter · offered
- POL329H1Experiences of ConflictWinter · offered
- POL340H1International Law: FoundationsFall · offered
- POL341H1International Law: Operation of the International Legal OrderWinter · offered
- POL380H1 · L0101Indigenous Diplomacies and Global GovernanceTopics in International Politics · Fall · offered
- POL380H1Gender and Intersectionality in Global PoliticsTopics in International Politics · TBA · not offered 26–27
- POL380H1Terrorism and InsurgencyTopics in International Politics · TBA · not offered 26–27
- POL380H1 · L0101Selected Puzzle in International PoliticsTopics in International Politics · Winter · offered
- POL380H1 · L0201Global Nuclear PoliticsTopics in International Politics · Winter · offered
- POL380H1 · L5101The Past, Present and Future of International CooperationTopics in International Politics · Winter · offered
- POL405H1The Military Instrument of Foreign Policy: Concepts and ApproachesFall · offered
- POL412H1Human Rights and International RelationsFall · offered
- POL412H1Human Rights and International RelationsWinter · offered
- POL417H1Politics of North-South RelationsFall · offered
- POL418H1Human Security and Intra-state Conflicts in the Global SouthWinter · offered
- POL459H1Military Instruments and Foreign PolicyTBA · not offered 26–27
- POL466H1International OrganizationTopics in International Politics III · Fall · offered
- POL466H1Dealing with DictatorsTopics in International Politics III · TBA · not offered 26–27
- POL466H1Ideas and Identity in U.S. Foreign PolicyTopics in International Politics III · TBA · not offered 26–27
- POL466H1Global Indigenous PoliticsTopics in International Politics III · Winter · offered
- POL469H1Ethics and International RelationsFall · offered
- POL486H1 · L0101Is the World Falling Apart?Topics in International Politics I · Fall · offered
- POL486H1International LawTopics in International Politics I · TBA · not offered 26–27
- POL486H1 · L0101The Soviet CollapseTopics in International Politics I · Winter · offered
- POL486H1 · L0201Networks in International PoliticsTopics in International Politics I · Winter · offered
- POL486H1 · L0301Women at the Helm — Gender, Leadership, and Global PoliticsTopics in International Politics I · Winter · offered
- POL487H1 · L0201Psychology of International SecurityTopics in International Politics II · Fall · offered
- POL487H1The Planet’s Last Frontiers: Governance of Antarctica, Oceans and Outer SpaceTopics in International Politics II · TBA · not offered 26–27
- POL487H1 · L0101The Changing Face of Armed Conflict: From Interstate War to Asymmetric WarfareTopics in International Politics II · Winter · offered
- POL487H1 · L0201Great Power PoliticsTopics in International Politics II · Winter · offered
- POL487H1 · L0301The Global Politics of Science FictionTopics in International Politics II · Winter · offered
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Reading the code
POLPolitical ScienceDepartment of Political Science
208200-levelYear of study this course sits in
HHalf course0.5 credit (FCE)
1St. GeorgeDowntown Toronto campus
FFall sessionFirst term, Sept–Dec 2026