Please see our calendar for an up-to-date list of rules and regulations:.
For a more general outline of course groupings, please see below.
The department offers approximately 12 courses per year from the following list. Most courses are offered in the autumn and spring semester, although one graduate course may be offered during the summer semester. Typically, summer is the time when graduate students research and write projects, extended essays or theses. Since not all courses are offered each year, you should consult the projected offerings below for some indication of courses that are likely to be available.
Students may also apply to take a reading course or graduate courses in other Departments at SFU or at UBC with which we have an exchange agreement.
| Compulsory Courses (One of the Following) | |
POL 801 Theoretical Perspectives in Political Science POL 803 Qualitative Research Methods in Political Science |
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| Canadian Government and Politics | Comparative Government and Politics |
| POL 821 Canadian Government and Politics POL 825 Canadian Political Economy POL 826 Parties and Ideologies in Canada POL 827 Issues in Canadian Government and Politics |
POL 830 Comparative Politics: Methods and Approaches POL 837 Issues in Comparative Government and Politics POL 838 Government and Politics of Industrialized Countries POL 839 Comparative Development POL 861 Issues in Political Development |
| International Relations | Political Theory |
POL 841 International Relations POL 847 Political Economy of North America POL 848 Global Political Economy of DevelopmentPOL 849 Issues in International Relations |
POL 812 Political Theory POL 870 African Social and Political Thought |
| Cross-field Courses | |
| POL 829 Internship* POL 851 Public Policy Analysis** POL 852 Urban Government and Politics** POL 853 Public Administration** POL 855 Science, Technology and Public Policy POL 856 Issues is Social and Economic Policy** POL 893 Readings in Political Science** POL 894 Readings in Political Science II** |
* Field classification depends upon internship program
** Field will be designated by the instructor in consultation with student
Semester |
(Fall) |
(Spring) |
(Summer) |
(Fall) |
(Spring) |
(Summer) |
Required |
POL 801 |
POL 802 |
N/A |
POL 801 |
POL 802 |
N/A |
Canadian |
POL 827 |
POL 826 |
POL 837/438 |
N/A |
POL 827/429 |
POL 837/438 |
Comparative |
POL 830 |
POL 832/432 |
N/A |
POL 837/438 |
N/A |
N/A |
International |
POL 841 |
POL 844 POL 845 POL 846 |
N/A |
POL 842 |
POL 844 POL 846 |
N/A |
Other /Cross Field Courses |
POL 851 |
N/A |
POL Grad/459 |
POL 851 |
N/A |
POL Grad/459 |