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...