Public Policy


Faculty List
  • A. Allahwala, B.A., M.A. (Freie Universität Berlin), Ph.D. (York), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
  • N. Bernhardt, B. A. (Queens), Ph.D (York) , Assistant Professor
  • C. Cochrane, B.A. (St. Thomas), M.A. (McGill), Ph.D. (Toronto), Associate Professor
  • M. Hoffmann, B.S. (Michigan Technological), Ph.D. (George Washington), Professor
  • R. Levine, B.A. (Rochester), Ph.D. (Duke), Associate Professor, Teaching Stream
  • S. Renckens, B.A., M.A., M.Sc. (Leuven), Ph.D. (Yale), Associate Professor
  • R. Schertzer, B.A. (Carleton), M.Sc., Ph.D. (London School of Economics), Associate Professor
  • G. Skogstad, B.A., M.A. (Alberta), Ph.D. (British Columbia), Professor Emerita
  • T. Soremi, B.A. (Obafemi Awolowo), M.A. (Sussex), Ph.D. (Exeter), Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream
  • P. Triadafilopoulos, B.A. (Toronto), M.A., (Brock), Ph.D. (New School NY), Associate Professor

Chair: Christopher Cochrane 
Program Advisor Email: pol-advisor@utsc.utoronto.ca

For more information, visit the Department of Political Science website.

The Department of Political Science hosts the Specialist, Major, and Minor programs in Political Science, the Major and Major (Co-op) programs in Public Policy, and the Major and Minor programs in Public Law.

For more information on Political Science and Public Law programs, please see the Political Science and Public Law sections of the Calendar.

Guidelines for First-Year Course Selection

Students who intend to complete the Public Policy programs should include the following in their first-year course selection: 1.0 credit at the A- or B-level in Anthropology, City Studies, Geography, International Development Studies, Political Science or Sociology; at least 0.5 credit at the A-level in Political Science is recommended.

Experiential Learning and Outreach

For a community-based experiential learning opportunity in your academic field of interest, consider the course CTLB03H3, which can be found in the Teaching and Learning section of the Calendar.

public policy Programs

MAJOR PROGRAM IN PUBLIC POLICY (ARTS) - SCMAJPUBP

The Major Program in Public Policy equips students with the analytical and methodological skills they will need to secure employment as policy analysts in government, business, and non-governmental sectors, or to continue to graduate training in public policy.

The Program is cross-disciplinary. Public policy analysis is the exercise of applying the theoretical frameworks and positivist and interpretive methodologies of the social sciences and humanities to understand the development, implementation, and evaluation of public policy. It requires the ability to think clearly and critically, to design and execute research projects, to analyze both quantitative and qualitative data, and to write clearly. It also requires an understanding of the context, institutions, and processes of policy-making and implementation, as well as concepts and criteria for policy evaluation.

Program Requirements
Students must complete a total of 8.0 credits as follows:

1. 1.0 credit at the A- or B-level in Anthropology, City Studies, Geography, International Development Studies, Political Science, or Sociology
Note: at least 0.5 credit at the A-level in Political Science is recommended. We also recommend interested students take introductory courses in disciplines like City Studies, Economics for Management Studies, Environmental Science, Health and Society, International Development Studies, and Sociology that may reflect their particular substantive interests.

2. Economics for Public Policy (1.0 credit):
[MGEA01H3 and MGEA05H3] or [MGEA02H3 and MGEA06H3]

3. Canadian Politics (1.0 credit)
POLB56H3 Canadian Politics and Government
POLB57H3 The Canadian Constitution and Charter of Rights

4. Fundamentals of Public Policy (1.0 credit)
PPGB66H3/​(PPGC66H3) Public Policy Making
PPGC67H3 Public Policy in Canada

5. Statistics 0.5 credit from:
MGEB11H3 Quantitative Methods in Economics I
POLB40H3 Quantitative Reasoning for Political Science and Public Policy
STAB22H3 Statistics I
STAB23H3 Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences
STAB57H3 An Introduction to Statistics

6. Methods 0.5 credits from:
GGRA30H3 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Empirical Reasoning
PPGB11H3 Policy Communications with Data
POLC11H3 Applied Statistics for Politics and Public Policy
POLC78H3 Political Analysis I

7. Applications of Public Policy (3.0 credits in Public Policy courses,* from the following list or other courses with the approval of the supervisor of studies; of these, 2.0 credits must be at the C- or D-level and an additional 0.5 credits at the D-level).

Urban Public Policy
CITB04H3 City Politics
CITC03H3 Housing Policy and Planning
CITC04H3 Current Municipal and Planning Policy and Practice in Toronto
CITC07H3 Urban Social Policy
CITC12H3 City Structures, Problems, and Decisions: Field Research in Urban Policy Making
CITC15H3 Money Matters: How Municipal Finance Shapes the City
CITC16H3 Planning and Governing the Metropolis
CITC18H3 Urban Transportation Policy Analysis

Health Policy
HLTB40H3 Health Policy and Health Systems
HLTC42H3 Emerging Health Issues and Policy Needs
HLTC43H3 Politics of Canadian Health Policy
HLTC44H3 Comparative Health Policy Systems
IDSB04H3 Introduction to International/Global Health
MGEC34H3 Economics of Health Care

Environmental Policy
EESC13H3 Environmental Impact and Assessment Auditing
EESC34H3 Sustainability in Practice
EESD13H3 Environmental Law, Policy and Ethics
ESTB04H3 Addressing the Climate Crisis
ESTC36H3 Knowledge, Ethics and Environmental Decision-Making
ESTD19H3 Risk
POLC53H3 Canadian Environmental Policy
POLD89H3 Global Environmental Politics

Public Administration
MGEB31H3 Public Decision Making
MGEB32H3 Economic Aspects of Public Policy
MGEC31H3 Economics of the Public Sector: Taxation
MGEC32H3 Economics of the Public Sector: Expenditures
MGEC37H3 Law and Economics
MGEC38H3 The Economics of Canadian Public Policy
MGEC54H3 Economics of Training and Education
MGEC91H3 Economics and Government
MGSC03H3 Public Management
MGSC05H3 The Changing World of Business-Government Relations

Politics and Public Policy
POLC12H3 Global Public Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
POLC13H3 Program Evaluation
POLC36H3 Law and Public Policy
POLC54H3 Intergovernmental Relations in Canada
POLC57H3 Intergovernmental Relations and Public Policy
POLC65H3 Political Strategy
POLC69H3 Political Economy: International and Comparative Perspectives
POLC83H3 Applications of American Foreign Policy
POLC87H3 Great Power Politics
POLC93H3 Public Policies in the United States
POLC98H3 International Political Economy of Finance
POLD32H3 Racism, the Law, and Public Policy
POLD50H3 Political Interests, Political Identity, and Public Policy
POLD52H3 Immigration and Canadian Political Development
POLD67H3 The Limits of Rationality
POLD87H3 Rational Choice and International Cooperation
POLD90H3/​IDSD90H3 Public Policy and Human Development in the Global South
PPGD64H3 Comparative Public Policy
PPGD68H3 Capstone: The Policy Process in Theory and Practice
* Many of these courses have prerequisites that are not requirements in the Major Program in Public Policy, please plan accordingly. In addition, we recommend taking methods courses from within your disciplinary Major program.

MAJOR (CO-OPERATIVE) PROGRAM IN PUBLIC POLICY (ARTS) - SCMAJPUBPC

For more information, please contact:
Academic Program Advisor: pol-advisor@utsc.utoronto.ca
Co-op Program Coordinator: coopsuccess.utsc@utoronto.ca

The Major (Co-op) Program in Public Policy is a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) program that combines academic studies with paid work terms in the public, private, and/or non-profit sectors.

The program equips students with the analytical and methodological skills to secure employment as policy analysts in government, business, and the non-governmental sectors, or to continue on to graduate training in public policy. The Program is cross-disciplinary; public policy analysis is the exercise of applying the theoretical frameworks and the positivist and interpretive methodologies of the social sciences and humanities to understand the development, implementation, and evaluation of public policy. It requires the ability to think clearly and critically, to design and execute research projects, to analyze both quantitative and qualitative data, and to write clearly. It also requires an understanding of the context, institutions, and processes of policy-making and implementation, as well as concepts and criteria for policy evaluation.

In addition to their academic course requirements, students must successfully complete the additive Arts & Science Co-op Work Term and Course requirements.

Enrolment Requirements
The minimum qualifications for entry are 4.0 credits, plus a cumulative GPA of at least 2.5. To be eligible for their first work term, students must be enrolled in the Major (Co-op) Program in Public Policy and have completed at least 7.0 credits. It is strongly recommended that students include MGEA01H3/​MGEA02H3, MGEA05H3/​MGEA06H3, POLB56H3, PPGB66H3, and 0.5 credit of Statistics (requirement 5) or Methods (requirement 6) as part of meeting the minimum 7.0 FCEs.

Note: Co-op students who started in Co-op prior to Fall 2025 are allowed to follow the calendar requirements in effect at that time.

Prospective Co-op Students
Students who have not yet been admitted into a Co-op Degree POSt must submit a co-op program request through ACORN and ensure they meet the minimum enrolment requirements as noted above. These qualifications may include a higher CGPA specific to the co-op program.

Deadlines follow the Limited Enrolment Program Application Deadlines set by the Office of the Registrar each year. Failure to submit the program request on ACORN will result in the student's application/request not being considered.

Please note that meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee enrolment in the Co-op Program of Study or Degree POSt. The required CGPA may be higher than the minimum threshold and depends on the applicant pool and number of spaces available.

Minimum Qualifications for Prospective Co-op Students:
Credits: Minimum of 4.0 credits to a maximum of 10.0 credits
Required Courses: As noted in the Enrolment Requirements above
Cumulative GPA: 2.50

Current Co-op Students
Students admitted to a Co-op Degree POSt must also request a Co-op Program of Study through ACORN upon completion of 4.0 credits and meet the minimum qualifications for entry as noted below.

Minimum Qualifications for Current Co-op Students:
Credits: 4.0 credits
Required Courses: Program-specific courses described in the Enrolment Requirements above
Cumulative GPA: 2.50 across all attempted courses


Program Requirements
Students must complete the program requirements as described in the Major Program in Public Policy.

Planning Your Co-op Work Terms & Academics
Enrollment in a Co-op program requires careful planning of both academics and work terms. Students should consult their Co-op Program Coordinator and Academic Program Advisors, as well as review the standard co-op sequences and course maps available on the Arts & Science Co-op website and Arts and Science Co-op Compass for guidance.

Co-op Work Term Requirements
Students must successfully complete three Co-op work terms, totaling 12 months in duration, which can be fulfilled through the following options:

  • Three 4-month work terms, or
  • One 4-month work term and one 8-month work term, or
  • One 12-month work term.

Students must be available for work terms during the Fall, Winter, and Summer semesters, and are required to complete at least one of their work terms in either the Fall or Winter semester. As a result, students must also take courses during the Summer semesters.

Co-op Course Requirements
Co-op students complete the following Co-op-specific courses as part of their degree:

Co-op Preparation Courses (Completed in First Year):

Work Term Search Courses:

  • COPB59H3/​(COPB52H3) - Completed in the semester prior to the first work term
  • COPC98H3 - Taken in the semester prior to the second work term
  • COPC99H3 - Taken in the semester prior to the third work term

Co-op Work Term Courses:

Additional Work Term Courses: After successful completion of three required work terms, students interested in additional work terms will require approval from the Arts & Science Co-op Office. Additional coursework will also be required:

Note: Co-op courses are taken alongside a full course load and are recorded on transcripts as Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR). These courses have no credit weight and are considered additional credits beyond the 20.0 required degree credits. No additional course fee is charged, as registration is included in the Co-op Program fee.

For information on course codes, fees, status in Co-op programs, and certification of completion of Co-op programs, see the Co-operative Programs section and the Arts and Science Co-op section in the UTSC Calendar.

MINOR PROGRAM IN URBAN PUBLIC POLICY AND GOVERNANCE (ARTS) - SCMIN1811

For more information, please contact Academic Program Advisor at cit-advisor@utsc.utoronto.ca

The cross-disciplinary Minor program in Urban Public Policy and Governance equips students with the conceptual tools and methodological skills they will need to understand and analyze processes of city-regional and municipal governance and policy-making in Canadian and comparative perspective. The main emphasis is placed on the policy and governance dilemmas of contemporary local governments and how these are distinct from those experienced at other levels: structural revenue constraints, infrastructure deficits, socio-spatial polarization, competition for investment, inadequate accountability and ethics regimes for politicians and public servants, and the distinctive ways in which local policymaking takes place through public deliberation.

Students completing the Minor program in Urban Public Policy and Governance combined with a Major program in City Studies, Public Policy, Human Geography, Political Science, Economics for Management Studies, History, Critical Development Studies or other relevant programs will be well prepared for graduate studies in public policy and governance, urban planning, and public administration, and for public sector careers at the municipal and provincial levels, or in the non-profit and advocacy sectors.

Program Requirements
This program requires the completion of 4.0 credits as follows:

1. Foundations - 1.0 credit as follows:
CITB04H3 City Politics
and
0.5 credit from the following:
CITB01H3 Canadian Cities and Planning
GGRA03H3 Cities and Environments
GGRB05H3 Urban Geography
POLB56H3 Critical Issues in Canadian Politics
POLB57H3 The Canadian Constitution and the Charter of Rights

2. Core courses - 1.0 credit as follows:
CITC12H3 City Structures, Problems, and Decisions: Field Research in Urban Policy Making
CITC15H3 Money Matters: How Municipal Finance Shapes the City

3. Applications of Urban Public Policy and Governance - 2.0 credits from the following:
CITC03H3 Housing Policy and Planning
CITC04H3 Current Municipal and Planning Policy and Practice in Toronto
CITC07H3 Urban Social Policy
CITC16H3 Planning and Governing the Metropolis
CITC17H3 Civic Engagement in Urban Politics
CITC18H3 Urban Transportation Policy Analysis
CITD01H3 City Issues and Strategies
CITD10H3 Seminar in Selected Issues in City Studies
GGRB18H3 Whose Land? Indigenous-Canada-Land Relations
GGRC12H3 Transportation Geography
GGRC13H3 Urban Political Geography
GGRC33H3 The Toronto Region
PPGB66H3/​(PPGC66H3/​(POLC66H3) Public Policy Making
PPGC67H3/​(POLC67H3) Public Policy in Canada

 

public policy Courses

POLB40H3 - Quantitative Reasoning for Political Science and Public Policy

This course introduces students to tools and foundational strategies for developing evidence-based understandings of politics and public policy. The course covers cognitive and other biases that distort interpretation. It then progresses to methodological approaches to evidence gathering and evaluation, including sampling techniques, statistical uncertainty, and deductive and inductive methods. The course concludes by introducing tools used in advanced political science and public policy courses.
Areas of Focus: Public Policy, and Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis

Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Exclusion: POL222H1, SOCB35H3, STAB22H3, STAB23H3
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

POLC11H3 - Applied Statistics for Politics and Public Policy

In this course, students learn to apply data analysis techniques to examples drawn from political science and public policy. Students will learn to complete original analyses using quantitative techniques commonly employed by political scientists to study public opinion and government policies. Rather than stressing mathematical concepts, the emphasis of the course will be on the application and interpretation of the data as students learn to communicate their results through papers and/or presentations.
Area of Focus: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis

Prerequisite: STAB23H3 or equivalent
Exclusion: (POLB11H3)
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

POLC12H3 - Global Public Policy and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This course will introduce students to the global policymaking process, with an emphasis on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Students will make practical contributions to the policy areas under the SDGs through partnerships with community not-for-profit organizations, international not-for-profit organizations, or international governmental organizations. Students will learn about problem definition and the emergence of global policy positions in the SDG policy areas. They will assess the roles of non-state actors in achieving the SDGs and analyze the mechanisms that drive the global partnership between developing countries and developed countries.
Area of Focus: Public Policy

Prerequisite: 8.0 credits including [1.0 credit from POLB80H3, POLB81H3, POLB90H3 or POLB91H3]
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience

POLC13H3 - Program Evaluation

This course introduces students to the frameworks and practice of program evaluation. It focuses on the policy evaluation stage of the policy cycle. The course explains the process of assessing public programs to determine if they achieved the expected change. Students will learn about program evaluation methods and tools and will apply these in practical exercises. They will also learn about the use of indicators to examine if the intended outcomes have been met and to what extent. Students will engage in critical analysis of program evaluation studies and reports.

Areas of Focus: Public Policy and Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis

Prerequisite: PPGB66H3 and a minimum CGPA of 2.5
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: Partnership-Based Experience

POLC36H3 - Law and Public Policy

This course examines how different types of legal frameworks affect processes and outcomes of policy-making. It contrasts policy-making in Westminster parliamentary systems and separation of powers systems; unitary versus multi-level or federal systems; and systems with and without constitutional bills of rights.

Areas of Focus: Public Policy and Public Law

Prerequisite: [POLB56H3 and POLB57H3] or (POLB50Y3)
Recommended Preparation: PPGB66H3/(POLC66H3)/(PPGC66H3)
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

POLC53H3 - Canadian Environmental Policy

This course examines the ideas and success of the environmental movement in Canada. The course focuses on how environmental policy in Canada is shaped by the ideas of environmentalists, economic and political interests, public opinion, and Canada's political-institutional framework. Combined lecture-seminar format.

Areas of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics; Public Policy

Prerequisite: (POLB50Y3) or [POLB56H3 and POLB57H3] or ESTB01H3 or [1.5 credits at the B-level in CIT courses]
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

POLC54H3 - Intergovernmental Relations in Canada

This course examines relations between provincial and federal governments in Canada, and how they have been shaped by the nature of Canada's society and economy, judicial review, constitutional amendment, and regionalisation and globalization. The legitimacy and performance of the federal system are appraised. Lecture-seminar format.
Areas of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics; Public Policy

Prerequisite: [POLB56H3 and POLB57H3] or (POLB50Y3)
Exclusion: POL316Y
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

POLC57H3 - Intergovernmental Relations and Public Policy

This course examines intergovernmental relations in various areas of public policy and their effects on policy outcomes. It evaluates how federalism affects the capacity of Canadians to secure desirable social, economic, environmental and trade policies. Lecture-seminar format.
Areas of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics; Public Policy

Prerequisite: [[(POLB50Y3) or [POLB56H3 and POLB57H3]]
Exclusion: POL316Y
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

POLC65H3 - Political Strategy

This course focuses on analyzing and influencing individual and collective choices of political actors to understand effective strategies for bringing about policy changes. We will draw on the psychology of persuasion and decision-making, as well as literature on political decision-making and institutions, emphasizing contemporary issues. During election years in North America, special attention will be paid to campaign strategy. There may be a service-learning requirement.
Areas of Focus: Comparative Politics, and Public Policy

Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

POLC83H3 - Applications of American Foreign Policy

This course examines the foreign policy of the United States by analyzing its context and application to a specific region, regions or contemporary problems in the world.
Areas of Focus: International Relations; Public Policy; Comparative Politics

Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

POLC93H3 - Public Policies in the United States

This course focuses on selected policy issues in the United States.
Areas of Focus: Comparative Politics; Public Policy

Prerequisite: One full credit in Political Science at the B-level
Exclusion: POL203Y
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences
Course Experience: University-Based Experience

POLD32H3 - Racism, the Law, and Public Policy

Is the Canadian state racist? Is the law a tool of anti-racist resistance or a tool of racial oppression? Is racial categorization in public policy inherently inequitable or strategically necessary? This seminar course explores the complex relationship between racism, the law, and public policy within the context of Canadian institutions. Students will engage with critical race theory, case law, state policy documents, race-based data collection, and Canadian political science scholarship.
Areas of Focus: Public Law and Public Policy

Prerequisite: [POLB56H3 and POLB57H3] and [2.0 credits at the C-level in any courses]
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

POLD50H3 - Political Interests, Political Identity, and Public Policy

This course examines the interrelationship between organized interests, social movements and the state in the formulation and implementation of public policy in Canada and selected other countries.
Areas of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics; Public Policy

Prerequisite: [(POLB50Y3) or [POLB56H3 and POLB57H3]] and [1.5 credits at the C-level in POL or PPG courses]
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

POLD52H3 - Immigration and Canadian Political Development

Immigration has played a central role in Canada's development. This course explores how policies aimed at regulating migration have both reflected and helped construct conceptions of Canadian national identity. We will pay particular attention to the politics of immigration policy-making, focusing on the role of the state and social actors.

Areas of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics; Public Policy

Prerequisite: [[(POLB50Y3) or [POLB56H3 and POLB57H3]] and [1.5 credits at the C-level in POL or PPG courses]] or [15.0 credits including SOCB60H3]
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

POLD67H3 - The Limits of Rationality

This course critically examines the relationship between politics, rationality, and public policy-making. The first half of the course surveys dominant rational actor models, critiques of these approaches, and alternative perspectives. The second half of the course explores pathological policy outcomes, arrived at through otherwise rational procedures.
Areas of Focus: Comparative Politics; Political Theory; Public Policy

Prerequisite: PPGB66H3/(PPGC66H3/(POLC67H3) or [(POLB70H3) and (POLB71H3)] or POLB72H3] or [POLB90H3 and POLB91H3] and [1.0 additional credit at the C-level in POL or PPG courses]
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

POLD89H3 - Global Environmental Politics

Examines the challenges faced by humanity in dealing with global environmental problems and the politics of addressing them. Focuses on both the underlying factors that shape the politics of global environmental problems - such as scientific uncertainty, North-South conflict, and globalization - and explores attempts at the governance of specific environmental issues.
Area of Focus: International Relations; Public Policy

Prerequisite: [[POLB80H3 and POLB81H3] or ESTB01H3]] and [2.0 credits at the C-level in any courses]
Exclusion: POL413H1
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

POLD90H3 - Public Policy and Human Development in the Global South

While domestic and international political factors have discouraged pro human development public policies in much of the global south, there have been some important success stories. This course examines the economic and social policies most successful in contributing to human development and explores the reasons behind these rare cases of relatively successful human development.
Areas of Focus: Comparative Politics; Public Policy

Same as IDSD90H3

Prerequisite: [1.0 credit from: IDSB01H3, IDSB04H3, POLB90H3, POLB91H3] and [2.0 credits at the C-level in any courses]
Exclusion: IDSD90H3
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PPGB11H3 - Policy Communications with Data

Policy analysts frequently communicate quantitative findings to decision-makers and the public in the form of graphs and tables. Students will gain experience finding data, creating effective graphs and tables, and integrating those data displays in presentations and policy briefing notes. Students will complete assignments using Excel and/or statistical programs like Tableau, STATA, SPSS and/or R.

Recommended Preparation: STAB23H3 or equivalent
Breadth Requirements: Quantitative Reasoning

PPGB66H3 - Public Policy Making

This course provides an introduction to the study of public policy. The course will address theories of how policy is made and the influence of key actors and institutions. Topics include the policy cycle (agenda setting, policy information, decision making, implementation, and evaluation), policy durability and change, and globalization and policy making.
Areas of Focus: Public Policy, Comparative Politics, Canadian Government and Politics

Prerequisite: Any 4.0 credits or enrolment in an Arts and Science Co-op Degree POSt
Exclusion: (POLC66H3), (PPGC66H3)
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PPGC67H3 - Public Policy in Canada

This course is a survey of contemporary patterns of public policy in Canada. Selected policy studies including managing the economy from post-war stabilization policies to the rise of global capitalism, developments in the Canadian welfare state and approaches to external relations and national security in the new international order.

Areas of Focus: Canadian Government and Politics; Public Policy

Prerequisite: [(POLB50Y3) or [POLB56H3 and POLB57H3]] or 1.5 credits at the B-level in CIT courses
Exclusion: (POLC67H3)
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PPGD64H3 - Comparative Public Policy

This seminar course explores some of the major theoretical approaches to the comparative analysis of public policies across countries. The course explores factors that influence a country’s policy-making process and why countries’ policies diverge or converge. Empirically, the course examines several contemporary issue areas, such as economic, social or environmental policies.
Areas of Focus: Comparative Politics; Public Policy

Prerequisite: PPGB66H3/(PPGC66H3) and [[(POLB50Y3) or [POLB56H3 and POLB57H3]] or [(POLB92H3) and (POLB93H3)]] and [1.5 credits at the C-level in POL or PPG courses]
Exclusion: (POLD64H3)
Recommended Preparation: PPGC67H3
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

PPGD68H3 - Capstone: The Policy Process in Theory and Practice

A review and application of theories of public policy. A case-based approach is used to illuminate the interplay of evidence (scientific data, etc.) and political considerations in the policy process, through stages of agenda-setting, formulation, decision-making, implementation and evaluation. Cases will be drawn from Canada, the United States and other industrialized democracies, and include contemporary and historical policies.

Prerequisite: PPGB66H3 and [(POLB50Y3) or [POLB56H3 and POLB57H3]] and [1.5 credits at the C-level in POL courses]
Breadth Requirements: Social and Behavioural Sciences

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