Upcoming Courses

Our Political Studies courses include a variety of courses addressing the core themes of International Affairs (IA), Democracy (D) and Public Administration and Public Policy (PAPP).

Summer 2025

POLI 151 Law and Politics in Canada (Lauren Touchant, Aynchronous Online)

Fall 2025

POLI 100 Introduction to Power, Politics and the Public Interest (Mark Blackell)

POLI 151 Law and Politics in Canada (David Livingstone; Jocelyne Praud)

POLI 200 The Politics of War and Peace (Mark Williams) IA

POLI 220 American Government and Politics (Mark Williams Asynchronous Online) IA, D

POLI 222 Governance and Public Policy in Canada (Lauren Touchant) PAPP

POLI 232 Protest Politics (Jocelyne Praud) D

POLI 345 Democratic Theory and Practice (Michael MacKenzie) D

POLI 380 Political Psychology (Mark Williams Asynchronous Online) D

POLI 457 Climate, Energy, and Resources: Policymaking for the Future (Lauren Touchant Blended Synchronous) PAPP, IA

 

Spring 2026

POLI 100 Introduction to Power, Politics and the Public Interest (Jocelyne Praud; Lauren Touchant)

Check out the Nanaimo Bulletin's article on our POLI 100 game jams here:

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/local-news/viu-developed-mobile-games-de...

POLI 151 Law and Politics in Canada (Jocelyne Praud; Mark Williams)

POLI 201 An Introduction to International Political Economy (Mark Williams Asynchronous Online) IA

POLI 231 Comparative Politics (Jocelyne Praud) D, IA

POLI 247 Politics, Literature, Film (Mark Blackell) 

POLI 265 Freedom and Authority: Introduction to Modern Political Thought (David Livingstone) D

POLI 304 Human Displacement and Refugees (Jocelyne Praud) IA

POLI 390 Selected Topics in Political Theory (Michael MacKenzie) D

POLI 391 Dealing with Disasters in Canada (Lauren Touchant) PAPP