Exploring term Fall 2023 Change
- ACAN: Arts of Canada
- ADMN: Public Administration
- AE: Art Education
- AGEI: Ageing
- AHVS: Art History and Visual Studies
- ANTH: Anthropology
- ART: Visual Arts
- ARTS: Arts
- ASL: American Sign Language
- ASTR: Astronomy
- ATWP: Academic and Technical Writing Program
- BCMB: Biochemistry and Microbiology
- BIOC: Biochemistry
- BIOL: Biology
- BME: Biomedical Engineering
- CE: Community Engagement
- CHEM: Chemistry
- CIVE: Civil Engineering
- COM: Commerce
- CS: Canadian Studies
- CSC: Computer Science
- CW: Creative Writing (En'owkin Centre)
- CYC: Child and Youth Care
- DHUM: Digital Humanities
- DSST: Disability Studies (DSS)
- ECE: Electrical and Computer Engineering
- ECON: Economics
- ED-D: Educational Psychology and Leadership Studies
- ED-P: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDCI: Curriculum and Instruction Studies
- EDUC: Education
- ENGR: Engineering
- ENSH: English
- ENT: Entrepreneurship
- EOS: Earth and Ocean Sciences
- EPHE: Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education
- ER: Environmental Restoration
- ES: Environmental Studies
- EUS: European Studies
- FA: Fine Arts
- FRAN: French and Francophone Studies
- GDS: Global Development Studies
- GEOG: Geography
- GMST: Germanic Studies
- GNDR: Gender Studies
- GREE: Greek
- GRS: Greek and Roman Studies
- HDCC: Human Dimensions of Climate Change
- HINF: Health Information Science
- HLTH: Health
- HS: Health and Society
- HSD: Human and Social Development
- HSTR: History
- HUMA: Humanities
- IB: International Business
- ICDG: Indigenous Community Development and Governance
- IED: Indigenous Education
- IGOV: Indigenous Governance
- INGH: Indigenous Health Studies
- INTS: International Health Studies
- IS: Indigenous Studies
- ISP: Intercultural Studies and Practice
- ITAL: Italian
- LAS: Latin American Studies
- LATI: Latin
- LAW: Law
- LING: Linguistics
- MATH: Mathematics
- MDIA: Media Studies
- MECH: Mechanical Engineering
- MEDI: Medieval Studies
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- MICR: Microbiology
- MRNE: Marine Science
- MUS: Music
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- PAAS: Pacific and Asian Studies
- PHIL: Philosophy
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- POLI: Political Science
- PORT: Portuguese
- PSYC: Psychology
- RCS: Religion, Culture and Society
- SCIE: Science
- SENG: Software Engineering
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- SMGT: Service Management
- SOCI: Sociology
- SOCW: Social Work
- SOSC: Social Science
- SPAN: Spanish
- STAT: Statistics
- TCA: Transformative Climate Action
- THEA: Theatre
- TS: Technology and Society
- VIRS: Visiting International Research Studies
- VKUR: Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Award
- WRIT: Writing
- POLI101: Canadian Politics
- POLI103: The Worlds of Politics
- POLI201: Canadian Institutions of Government
- POLI202: An Introduction to Political Theory
- POLI210: Comparative Politics
- POLI211: European Integration and the European Union
- POLI217: Global Development
- POLI240: International Politics
- POLI263: The Politics of Indigenous Peoples
- POLI300A: Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
- POLI300B: Early Modern Political Thought
- POLI300C: Post-Enlightenment Political Thought
- POLI305: The Politics of Diversity
- POLI306: Introduction to Marxism
- POLI309: Democracy and Disobedience
- POLI311: Governments and Politics in Europe
- POLI313A: U.S. Politics: Parties, Elections, and Social Movements
- POLI313B: U.S. Politics: Public Policy, the Constitution, and Civil Liberties
- POLI319: Issues in Comparative Politics
- POLI320: The Canadian Constitution
- POLI321: Introduction to Research Methods in Politics
- POLI322: Sweatshops and the Politics of the Clothing Industry
- POLI323: Issues in Politics
- POLI324: China and the World
- POLI326: Politics of the Global Arctic
- POLI327: Political Economy in the Global South
- POLI328: Gender and International Relations
- POLI329: The Political Foundations of International Law
- POLI335: Gender and Politics
- POLI338: Approaches to Political Analysis (Seminar Course)
- POLI340: International Studies
- POLI341: The United Nations and Global Issues
- POLI343: International Organization
- POLI344: International Political Economy
- POLI345: Ethics in International Relations
- POLI346: Canadian Foreign Policy
- POLI348: International Security
- POLI349: Issues in International Politics
- POLI350: Introduction to Public Administration
- POLI351: Public Policy Analysis
- POLI354: The Cultural Revolution in China
- POLI357: Canadian Environmental Politics
- POLI363: Indigenous Politics in Canada
- POLI364: Canadian Public Policy
- POLI365: British Columbia Political Economy
- POLI366: Canadian Political Economy
- POLI367: The Politics of Race in Canada
- POLI369: Issues in Canadian Politics
- POLI370: The Politics of Surveillance
- POLI371: Chinese Politics
- POLI372: Latin American Politics
- POLI373: African Politics
- POLI379: Topics in Contemporary European Politics
- POLI380: Communication and Politics
- POLI381: Politics of Mass Media in Latin America
- POLI382: Politics and Religion
- POLI383: Global Indigenous Nationalisms
- POLI384: Political Thought Across Boundaries
- POLI385: Gender, Race and Power
- POLI386: Issues in Political Theory
- POLI387: Feminist Political Economy
- POLI390: Directed Experiential Learning
- POLI391: Politics of Environment and Development Field School
- POLI401: Advanced Topics in Political Theory
- POLI402: Contemporary Themes in Political Thought
- POLI412: Migration, Nationalism and Identity in Asia
- POLI414: Politics in the European Union
- POLI423: Neoliberal Canada
- POLI424: The Politics of Colonialism
- POLI428: Development, Politics and Institutions
- POLI433: Issues in Politics
- POLI436: Politics of Human Rights in New Democracies
- POLI437: Adv Topics Political Economy of the Global South
- POLI440: Understanding Global Security
- POLI441: International Political Economy and Environment
- POLI442: International Law
- POLI444: Governance in the Global Political Economy
- POLI453: Imagining Middle East Politics
- POLI456: The Politics of the Internet
- POLI458: Topics in Environmental Politics
- POLI463: Violence to Indigenous Lands and Bodies
- POLI490: Directed Reading
- POLI499: Honours Seminar and Essay
POLI440
Understanding Global Security
Introduces theoretical approaches to make sense of various and contradictory contemporary understandings of the term ‘security’. Examines security politics through the lens of issues including military and defence practice, migration, climate change, human security, humanitarian intervention, complex peace operations and inter-state competition.
Lecture: 3h
Lab: 0h
Tutorial: 0h
Credits: 1.5