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Faculty as of January 15, 2019

CHAIR

Karen Bird

PROFESSORS

J. Marshall Beier/B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (York)
Karen Bird/B.A. (Wilfrid Laurier), Ph.D. (Minnesota)
Ahmed Shafiqul Huque/B.A., M.A. (Dhaka), M.A. (Manitoba), Ph.D. (British Columbia)
Stephen McBride, B.Sc. (London), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)/Canada Research Chair in Public Policy and Globalization
Robert J. O’Brien/B.A. (Carleton), M.Sc. (London), Ph.D. (York)
Tony Porter/B.A. (McGill), M.A., Ph.D. (Carleton)

ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS

Katherine Boothe, B.A. (Alberta), M.A., Ph.D. (British Columbia)
Michelle L. Dion/B.A. (Texas-Austin). M.A., Ph.D. (North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
Catherine Frost/B.A. (Lakehead), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Nibaldo H. Galleguillos/B.A. (Chile), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Peter Graefe/B.A. (McGill), M.A. (York), Ph.D. (Montreal)
James D. Ingram/B.A. (Alberta), M.A. (Queen’s), Ph.D. (New School)
Peter Nyers/B.A., M.A. (Victoria), Ph.D. (York)
Alina Sajed, B.A., M.A. (Al. I. Cuza), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Netina Tan, B.A., M.A. SE Asian Stud. (Nat. Univ. of Singapore), M.A. (Regina), Ph.D. (British Columbia)
Lana Wylie/B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (Calgary), Ph.D. (Massachusetts)

ASSISTANT PROFESSORS

Todd Alway, B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (York), Ph.D. (Carleton)
Greg Flynn, B.A. (Waterloo), LL.B. (Western), M.A., Ph.D. (McMaster)
Inder Marwah, B.A. (Trent), M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)
Clifton van der Linden, B.A. (McMaster), M.A. (Western), Ph.D. (Toronto)

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Julia Abelson/(C.E.P.A.) B.A., B.Sc. (McMaster), M.Sc. (Harvard), Ph.D. (Bath)
Gail Krantzberg/(W.G. Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology), B.Sc. (McGill), M.Sc./M.E.S., Ph.D. (Toronto)
John Lavis/(C.E.P.A.) M.D. (Queen’s), M.Sc. (LSE), Ph.D. (Harvard)

Fields of Study

Students are responsible for ensuring that course prerequisites are fulfilled.

1. Canadian Politics
   POLSCI 2C03 , 2D03 , 2F03 , 2PF3 , 2U03 , 3BB3 , 3C03 , 3CL3 , 3FF3, 3FG3 , 3GG3 , 3J03 , 3JJ3 , 3K03 , 3NN6 A/B, 3RF3 , 3Z03 , 4CA3 , 4CF3 , 4JS3 , 4JS6 A/B, 4LC3 , 4O06 A/B , 4PO3 , 4RR3 , 4T06 A/B
2. Comparative Politics
   POLSCI 2C03, 2M03 , 2PF3 , 2U03 , 2US3 , 2XX3 , 3BB3 , 3D03, 3EE3 , 3F03, 3G03 , 3GG3 , 3H03 , 3I03 , 3JR3 , 3K03 , 3KK3 , 3LC3 , 3LL3 , 3U03, 3V03 , 3VV3 , 3Y03 , 4A03, 4AA6 A/B , 4D06 A/B , 4G06 A/B , 4KC3 , 4LA3 , 4PA3 , 4PO3 , 4Q06 A/B , 4R06, 4RR3 , 4SS3 , 4UF3 , 4YR3  
3. International Relations
   POLSCI 2H03 , 2I03 , 2J03 , 2XX3 , 3AA3, 3B03 , 3E03, 3EE3 , 3FF3, 3GC3 , 3JR3 , 3K03 , 3KK3 , 3LB3 , 3P03, 3Q03 , 3QQ3, 3X03, 3Y03 , 4D06 A/B , 4DV3 , 4GC3 , 4GG3 , 4HR3 , 4KB3 , 4KD3, 4KK3 , 4LL3, 4NN3 , 4PE3 , 4PP3, 4QQ3 , 4Y03 , 4YR3  
4. Political Theory
   POLSCI 2O06 A/B , 3CC3 , 3FR3, 3LA3 , 3PB3 , 3VV3 , 4AA6, 4C06 A/B , 4DD3, 4E06 A/B, 4DV3 , 4FF3 , 4HH3 , 4JJ3 , 4KA3, 4OL3 , 4Y03  
5. Public Policy
   POLSCI 2C03 , 2U03 , 3B03 , 3D03, 3E03, 3FF3, 3GC3 , 3J03 , 3LL3 , 3LP3 , 3U03, 3Z03 , 4CF3 , 4G06 A/B , 4JS3 , 4L03, 4LC3, 4O06 A/B , 4PO3 , 4LC3 , 4R06, 4RR3 , 4SS3  

The following courses while satisfying the requirements of the program are not specific to any field of study:
POLSCI 1AA3 , 1AB3 , 1G06 A/B, 2NN3 , 2MN3 , 3N06 A/B, 3NN3 , 3PR3 , 3UU3 , 3WP3 , 4Z06 A/B , 4ZZ3 , 4ZZ6 A/B  

Programs

• Combined Honours in Political Science and Another Subject (B.A.)
• Honours Political Science (B.A.)
• Honours Political Science Specialization in Global Citizenship (B.A.)
• Honours Political Science Specialization in Public Law and Judicial Studies (B.A.)

• Political Sciences (B.A.)

• Minor in Justice, Law and Order
• Minor in Political Science
• Minor in Public Leadership

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