Undergraduate Courses

Wednesday, 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Instructor: Lucan Way

Democracy in Crisis provides an in-depth introduction to theories of democratization and the roots of contemporary populism. The course will cover democratic transitions in developing countries in the late 20th and early 21st centuries as well as threats to democratic survival in high-income Western countries. We will focus in particular on the roots of the democratic crisis in the United States. Why is the world’s oldest and wealthiest democracy facing such serious challenges today?

Tutorials:

• Wednesday, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm 
• Wednesday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm 
• Thursday, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm 
• Thursday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Tuesday, 9:00 am - 11:00 am

Instructor: TBA

Democracy requires strategies for the future, but these depend upon a reckoning with the past. How is freedom defined in a post-colonial world? How can a mass society protect individual citizens? A study of European totalitarianism and the American present prepares us to answer these questions. To that end, this course studies the Stalinist and Nazi regimes, reviews the mass atrocities of the mid-twentieth century, and considers the legacies of these regimes in contemporary memory and politics.

Tutorials:

Tuesday, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm  - Tuesday, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm  - Tuesday, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Tuesday, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Tuesday, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Tuesday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm 

Wednesday, 10:00 am - 11:00 pm - Wednesday, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm - Wednesday, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Wednesday, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Wednesday, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Wednesday, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Wednesday, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Wednesday, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm 

Thursday, 10:00 am - 11:00 pm  

Wednesday, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

Instructor: TBA

This course provides students from different programs with a forum to discuss and engage with major global issues within the framework of thematic and regional studies and with comparative and multidisciplinary perspectives. Because this course will be team-taught by Munk faculty from the Humanities and Social Sciences, it will provide students with an introduction to interdisciplinary studies. The course envisions examining several topics which will be based on current global controversies including climate change, sustainability, inequality, democracy, migration and conflict. This course is restricted to students who have either completed MUN105Y1 or MUN100H1, or enrolled in one of the following programs: American Studies Major; American Studies Minor; Contemporary Asian Studies Major; Contemporary Asian Studies Minor; European Affairs Major (formerly European Studies Major); European Affairs Minor (formerly European Union Studies Minor); Peace, Conflict and Justice Major; Peace, Conflict and Justice Specialist; Major in Public Policy; South Asian Studies Minor.

Pre-requisites:

MUN105Y1 or MUN100H1, or enrolled in at least one of the following programs:

American Studies Major (ASMAJ0135); American Studies Minor (ASMIN0135); Contemporary Asian Studies Major (ASMAJ0235); Contemporary Asian Studies Minor (ASMIN0235); European Affairs Major (formerly European Studies Major) [ASMAJ1626 (formerly ASMAJ1625)]; European Affairs Minor (formerly European Union Studies Minor) [ASMIN1626 (formerly ASMIN1011)]; Peace, Conflict and Justice Major (ASMAJ1228); Peace, Conflict and Justice Specialist (ASSPE1228); Major in Public Policy (ASMAJ2660); South Asian Studies Minor (ASMIN1333)

Tutorials:

• Wednesday, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
• Thursday, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Thursday, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm 

This course is an independent research project on a global affairs or public policy topic. Students must find a faculty supervisor appointed at the Munk School, submit a proposal, and receive approval for the project. Contact hours with the supervisor may vary, but typically comprise one hour per week. To enrol, please contact the Munk School Undergraduate Program Coordinator at undergraduatecoordinator.munkschool@utoronto.ca to request an application form, which should be filled out in consultation with the faculty supervisor and include a detailed description of the course topic, reading list, and assignments/marking scheme, at least three weeks before the start of term.

Pre-requisites:

MUN105Y1/MUN200H1, or enrolled in at least one of the following programs:

American Studies Major (ASMAJ0135); American Studies Minor (ASMIN0135); Contemporary Asian Studies Major (ASMAJ0235); Contemporary Asian Studies Minor (ASMIN0235); European Affairs Major (formerly European Studies Major) [ASMAJ1626 (formerly ASMAJ1625)]; European Affairs Minor (formerly European Union Studies Minor) [ASMIN1626 (formerly ASMIN1011)]; Peace, Conflict and Justice Major (ASMAJ1228); Peace, Conflict and Justice Specialist (ASSPE1228); Major in Public Policy (ASMAJ2660); South Asian Studies Minor (ASMIN1333).

Tuesday, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Instructor: TBA

This course introduces students to the field of public policy - the means by which governments respond to social issues – and considers both why and how governments respond in these ways. To that end, we’ll examine the policy cycle, including how policy is proposed, made and reformed, as well as the role of regulation. And we’ll explore both theories of public policy and case studies of policy-making in action.

*This course is a part of the Certificate in Public Policy and Engineering and offered to Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering students enrolled in an engineering program only.