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Course Timetables & Instructors
Fall 2025
1000 Level Courses
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Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Title |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1025F | Narain | Political Ideas and Institutions | - |
| 1026F | Bousfield | Political Power and Participation | - |
| 1030A | Alcantara | An International Student's Guide to Canada | - |
2000 Level Courses
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Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Title |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2141A | Simpson | Global Violence & Injustice | - |
| 2144A | Narain | Politico-tainment: Television & Political (Con)Science | - |
| 2191A | Simpson | SP TOPICS: Global Diplomacy, International Security and Peace | - |
| 2203F | El-Masri | Problems in Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Resolution | - |
| 2325F | Turgeon | Research Design in Political Science | IR & Global Justice Eligible |
| 2511F | Harmes | The Politics of Economics (Includes 1-hr Tutorial) | - |
| 2530F | Alcantara | Foundations of Canadian Government & Politics | - |
| 2532F | Welsh | International Law and Order | Global Justice Eligible |
| 2357F | Finneron-Burns | Foundations of Political Theory | Global Justice Eligible |
| 2546F | Lyons | Public Administration | - |
3000 Level Courses
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Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Title |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3203F | Pokrywa | International Crises | IR Eligible |
| 3207F | Biswas Mellamphy | Women, Sex and Politics | - |
| 3210F | Bousfield | Canada-U.S. Relations | IR Eligible |
| 3211F | Harmes | Environmental Politics | IR Eligible |
| 3220F | Vallejo Vera | Politics of the Global South | IR Eligible |
| 3316F | Morrison | Political Parties | - |
| 3329F | El-Masri | Politics of the Middle East | IR Eligible |
| 3332F | Dick | Law, Politics & the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms | - |
| 3335F | Finneron-Burns | Politics and Ethics of Sex | - |
| 3343F | Morrison | European Union | IR Eligible |
| 3348F | Morrison | Federalism in Canada and Beyond | - |
| 3363F | McCoy | Power in the City | - |
| 3390F | Bousfield | Sp Topics: The Politics of AI | IR Eligible |
4000 Level Courses
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Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Title |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4208F | Dyczok | Political Ideas and Institutions | IR Eligible |
| 4212F | Bousfield | Political Power and Participation | IR Eligible |
| 4403F | Alcantara | An International Student's Guide to Canada | IR Eligible |
| 4490E | Various Faculty | Thesis | - |
| 4498F | Various Faculty | Independent Study | - |
| 4499F | Various Faculty | Independent Study | - |
IR & PPE Courses (Restricted)
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Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Title |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPE 2200F | Jones et al. | Introduction to PPE | - |
| PPE 4100E | Slivinsky | Seminar in PPE | - |
Winter 2026
1000 Level Courses
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Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Titles |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1025G | Narain | Political Ideas and Institutions | - |
| 1026G | Bousfield | Political Power and Participation | - |
2000 Level Courses
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Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Title |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2102B | Jonasson | Capitalism & Democracy | - |
| 2135B | Simpson | Canada Abroad | - |
| 2145B | Dyczok | Russia's War Against Ukraine | - |
| 2531G | Harmes | Foundations of International Relations | IR Eligible |
| 2533G | Dick | Racialized Injustice in Canada | - |
| 2538G | Finneron-Burns | Social Justice | Global Justice Eligible |
| 2544G | Lebo | American Government & Politics | - |
| 2545G | Morrison | Foundations of Comparative Politics | - |
| 2547G | Lyons | The Policy Process in Theory and Practice | - |
3000 Level Courses
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Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Title |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3001G | El-Masri | Studies in Transitional Justice | IR Eligible |
| 3201G | Bousfield | Issues in International Law | IR Eligible |
| 3212G | Jones | Theories of Human Rights | Global Justice Eligible |
| 3213G | Morrison | Comparative Authoritarianism | IR & Global Justice Eligible |
| 3325G | Armstrong | Methods II | IR & Global Justice Eligible |
| 3336G | Romualdi | Elections and Voting | - |
| 3337G | Anderson | Comparative Public Opinion | - |
| 3417G | Vanderhoeven | Political Psychology | - |
| 3510G | Bousfield | Decolonizing Politics | IR Eligible |
| 3534G | Finneron-Burns | Contemporary Issues in Political Theory | - |
| 3588G | Narain | International Human Rights | IR & Global Justice Eligible |
4000 Level Courses
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Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Title |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4201G | Bousfield | The U.N. and Global Governance | IR & Global Justice Eligible |
| 4203G | Dick | Social Diversity, Gender and the Law | - |
| 4206G | Jones | Theories of Global Justice | Global Justice Eligible |
| 4209G | Harmes | Political Strategy and Communication | IR Eligible |
| 4210G | Horak | Globalization and Urban Politics | - |
| 4211G | Alcantara | Challenging the Nation State: The Politics of Multilevel Governance | - |
| 4213G | Morrison | Comparative Global Corruption | IR & Global Justice Eligible |
| 4214G | Lebo | American Elections and Primaries | IR Eligible |
| 4215G | Morrison | Global Welfare States | IR & Global Justice Eligible |
| 4419G | Biswas Mellamphy | Sp Topics: AI Governance | - |
| 4490E | Various Faculty | Thesis | - |
| 4498G | Various Faculty | Independent Study | - |
| 4499G | Various Faculty | Independent Study | - |
IR & PPE Courses (Restricted)
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Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Title |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPE 4100E | Slivinsky | Seminar in PPE | - |
| IR 4704G | Welsh | Contemporary Challenges in the Global Community | - |
Summer 2026
Summer Distance Studies (Online)
The Political Science department offers 6 week distance studies courses in the summer semester.
The full course outlines will be available on OWL Brightspace to students registered in the course.
Note: In addition to the information outlined in the Distance Studies Program Guide on Online Courses, it is the responsibility of students registered in online courses to ensure access to computer equipment that enables them to participate fully in all required parts of the online experience (e.g. discussion boards, chat rooms etc.). These are an important part of the course, and failure to participate due to a lack of access to computer facilities will not be considered grounds for appeal.
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Course Number |
Section |
Course Title |
Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1025F | 650 | Political Ideas | Jonasson |
| 1026F | 650 | Political Power | Jonasson |
| 2145B | 650 | Russia's War Against Ukraine | Yaniszewski |
| 2325F | 650 | Research Design in Political Science | Eckardt |
| 2530F | 650 | Foundations of Canadian Government & Politics | Jonasson |
| 2537F | 650 | Foundations of Political Theory | VandeWetering |
| 3220F | 650 | Politics of the Global South | Vallejo Vera |
Courses with the suffix "F" take place in the first half of the summer semester from May 4 - June 12.
Courses with suffix "B" take place in the second half of the summer semester from June 15 - July 24.
Fall 2026
1000 Level Courses
|
Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Titles |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1025F | Biswas Mellamphy | Political Ideas and Institutions | - |
| 1026F | Horak | Political Power and Participation | - |
| 1030A | Alcantara | An International Student's Guide to Canada | - |
2000 Level Courses
|
Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Title |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2141A | Simpson | Global Violence & Injustice | - |
| 2191A | Simpson | SP TOPICS: Global Diplomacy, International Security and Peace | - |
| 2192A | Lebo | SP TOPICS: An American Election in Real Time | - |
| 2203F | Narain | Problems in Transitional Justice and Post-Conflict Resolution | - |
| 2350A | Anderson | Research Design in Political Science | IR Eligible and Global Justice Eligible |
| 2511F | Harmes | The Politics of Economics | - |
| 2530F | Alcantara | Foundations of Canadian Government & Politics | - |
| 2532A | Welsh | International Law and Order | Global Justice Eligible |
| 2538A | Finneron-Burns | Social Justice | Global Justice Eligible |
| 2545F | Morrison | Foundations of Comparative Politics | IR Eligible and Global Justice Eligible |
| 2546F | Lyons | Public Administration | - |
3000 Level Courses
|
Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Title |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3203F | Narain | International Crises | IR Eligible & Global Justice Eligible |
| 3209F | Bousfield | Foreign Policy Analysis | IR Eligible & Global Justice Eligible |
| 3210F | Bousfield | Canada-U.S. Relations | IR Eligible |
| 3226F | Bousfield | The Politics of AI | IR Eligible |
| 3304F | TBA | Political Identifies | - |
| 3316F | Morrison | Political Parties | - |
| 3325A | Armstrong | Methods II | IR Eligible & Global Justice Eligible |
| 3329F | Sener | Politics of the Middle East | IR Eligible |
| 3331F | Dick | Controversies in Canadian Legal Justice | - |
| 3335F | Finneron-Burns | Politics and Ethics of Sex | Global Justice Eligible |
| 3336F | TBA | Elections and Voting | - |
| 3348F | Morrison | Federalism in Canada and Beyond | - |
| 3540F | Taylor | Immigration and Citizenship | - |
| 3588F | Narain | International Human Rights | IR Eligible & Global Justice Eligible |
4000 Level Courses
|
Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Title |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4203F | Dick | Social Diversity, Gender and the Law | - |
| 4206F/9762A | Jones | Theories of Global Justice | Global Justice Eligible |
| 4208F | Dyczok | Politics and Media in a Globalized World | IR Eligible |
| 4210F/9755A | Horak | Globalization and Urban Politics | - |
| 4212F | Bousfield | Cyberpolitics | IR Eligible |
| 4213F | Morrison | Comparative Global Corruption | IR Eligible & Global Justice Eligible |
IR & PPE Courses (Restricted)
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Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Title |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| PPE 2200F | Various Instructors | Introduction to PPE | - |
| PPE 4100F | Slivinsky | Seminar in PPE | - |
Winter 2027
1000 Level Courses
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Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Titles |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1025G | Biswas Mellamphy | Political Ideas and Institutions | - |
| 6G | Horak | Political Power and Participation | - |
2000 Level Courses
|
Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Title |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2102B | Jonasson | Capitalism & Democracy | - |
| 2135B | Simpson | Canada Abroad | - |
| 2144B | Narain | Politico-tainment: Television & Political (Con)Science | - |
| 2531G | Harmes | Foundations of International Relations | Global Justice Eligible |
| 2533B | Dick | Racialized Injustice in Canada | - |
| 2537G | Finneron-Burns | Foundations of Political Theor | Global Justice Eligible |
| 2544B | Lebo | American Government & Politics | - |
| 2547G | Lyons | The Policy Process in Theory and Practice | - |
3000 Level Courses
|
Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Title |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3001G | TBA | Studies in Transitional Justice | IR Eligible |
| 3201G | Bousfield | Issues in International Law | IR Eligible & Global Justice Eligible |
| 3207G | Biswas Mellamphy | Women, Sex and Politics | Global Justice Eligible |
| 3211G | Harmes | Environmental Politics | IR Eligible |
| 3213G | Morrison | Comparative Authoritarianism | IR Eligible |
| 3220G | Vallejo Vera | Politics of the Global South | IR Eligible |
| 3317G | Bousfield | Interest Groups and Social Movements | IR Eligible |
| 3332G | Dick | Law, Politics & the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms | - |
| 3337G | Anderson | Comparative Public Opinion | - |
| 3343G | Morrison | European Union | IR Eligible & Global Justice Eligible |
| 3363G | TBA | Power in the City | - |
| 3417G | Friesen | Political Psychology | - |
| 3510G | Bousfield | Decolonizing Politics | IR Eligible |
4000 Level Courses
|
Course Number |
Instructor |
Course Title |
Eligibility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4201G | Bousfield | The U.N. and Global Governance | IR Eligible & Global Justice Eligible |
| 4215G | Morrison | Global Welfare States | IR Eligible & Global Justice Eligible |
| 4408G | Sener | Global Security | IR Eligible & Global Justice Eligible |
| 4502G | Stephenson | SP TOPICS in CDN Politics: Public Opinion and Reconciliation in Canada: New Research |
Undergraduate programs offered by Western Political Science are intended to provide a solid grounding in the study of Political Science. Each level of courses represents another step in the progression toward graduation. The upcoming terms feature a mix of core first‑year offerings and engaging upper‑level topics listed below by each term.
Course outlines are linked below as they become available. The full and official course outline is accessible to students registered in the course through OWL Brightspace prior to each session.
IMPORTANT: Students are required to read this appendix for information regarding Western University academic policies.
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