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Political Studies 3000/4000 Series
3000 DEVELOPMENT OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL IDEAS
A study of the writings of the chief political thinkers of the western world in their historical and institutional context, in order to demonstrate some suggested means of reconciling political authority with freedom.
Prereq: Political Studies 1000; or permission of the Department.

3020 SOCIALIST THOUGHT
Examines the development of socialist theory from the French to the Russian Revolutions. A careful reading of selections from Marx and Lenin will be supplemented with writings from various Utopians, Anarchists and Revisionists.
Prereq: Political Studies 1000; or permission of the Department.

3100 GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
A study of certain selected problems in Canadian Government.
Prereq: Political Studies 1000; or permission of the Department. Note: This course will be given in 1995/96 and in alternate years with Political Studies 3400.

3300 UNITED STATES FOREIGN RELATIONS
This course surveys American diplomacy and foreign relations from colonial times through the twentieth century. Throughout, attention is paid to American domestic policies and the role of public opinion in determining foreign policy.
Note: This course is cross-listed as History 3300 and may count for six credits in either discipline.

3350 FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS
A study of the domestic and international determinants of foreign policy behaviour through case studies of historical and contemporary crises and issues. Includes analysis of the role of political leaders, the diplomatic function and the roles of military and intelligence services.
Prereq: Political Studies 1000; or permission of the Department.

3310 STRATEGIC STUDIES
An analysis of strategic thought in the 19th and 20th centuries, with particular reference to the ideas of Karl von Clausewitz and their relevance to the nuclear era.
Prereq: Political Studies 2301; or permission of the Department.

3321 JAPAN IN THE MODERN WORLD
This course will examine Japan's relations with the international community in the years following renewed contact with the West in the 1860's. Particular emphasis will be placed on the expanding intellectual, diplomatic and economic interchange and the impact of that interchange on the shaping of modern Japan.
Note: This course is cross-listed as History 3321 and may therefore count as a half credit in either discipline.

3400 EUROPEAN POLITICS
A comparative analysis of government and politics in Western Europe with particular reference to the United Kingdom, France and Germany.
Prereq: Political Studies 1000; or permission of the Department. Note: This course will be given in alternate years with Political Studies 3100.

4000 POLITICAL AND SOCIAL IDEAS
A study of Political and Social Ideas within a selected special period.
Prereq: Political Studies 1000; or permission of the Department.

4010 MODERN CANADIAN AND EUROPEAN POLITICAL THOUGHT

4100 ADVANCED TOPICS IN CANADIAN FEDERALISM
A seminar course which examines various dimensions of the evolving politics of the Canadian Federation. Topics to be considered may include an analysis of new actors and interest groups, regional agendas, and the changing dynamics of the policy process.
Prereq: Political Studies 1000; or permission of the Department.

4300 CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY
A study of the major themes and issues in post-1945 Canadian Foreign policy, with a focus on the concept of internationalism as the foundation for Canada's post-war approaches to international order and security.
Prereq: Political Studies 2301; or permission of the Department.

4550 ADVANCED TOPICS IN UNITED STATES FOREIGN RELATIONS
Seminar in main currents of United States Foreign relations.
Note: This course is cross-listed as History 4550 and may count for six credits in either discipline.

4950 DIRECTED READING ON SPECIAL TOPICS
This course permits a senior student, under the direction of one faculty member, to pursue a programme of independent reading or study. Normally, only students with a minimum average of B in their previous years of study at the University are eligible to register for this course.


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