AP/PPAS1000 6.0 A: Introduction to Politics
Offered by: PPAS
Session
Summer 2020
Term
SU
Format
LECT
Instructor
Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite
This course introduces students to the central concepts of political science. The emphasis is on how individuals participate in politics and on how politics may be changed. Among the topics to be considered are the following: nationalism and nation building, liberalism, communism, fascism, power, war, imperialism and dependency, international organization, interdependence and integration. Material from municipal, provincial, national and international levels of politics will be included as well as material on current policy issues, such as recent changes in the Ontario Human Rights Code. Course credit exclusion: GL/POLS 1400 6.00. PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AK/POLS 2410 6.00, AS/POLS 1000 6.00 and GL/POLS 1400 6.00.
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No examinations or tests collectively worth more than 20% of the final grade in a course will be given during the final 14 calendar days of classes in a term. The exceptions to the rule are classes which regularly meet Friday evenings or on Saturday and/or Sunday at any time, and courses offered in the compressed summer terms. - Academic Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
