Courses
Outlines are posted as they are received from instructors. Course schedules can be viewed on the . Course offerings are subject to change.
The School will not process tutorial swaps past the self-enrollment date of each term or course swaps/adds past the second Friday of each term.
Summer 2025
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS 105 D100 | Around the World through Film |
Alsu Tagirova
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May 12 – Aug 8, 2025: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
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Burnaby
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| IS 305 D100 | Challenging Power Around the Globe: Political Resistance and Protest |
Amyn Sajoo
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May 12 – Jun 20, 2025: Mon, Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
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Vancouver
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| IS 307 D100 | International Ethics: Poverty, Environmental Change, & War |
Brenda Lyshaug
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May 12 – Jun 20, 2025: Tue, Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
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Vancouver
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| IS 310 D100 | Gender and Security |
Ana Ines Vivaldi Pasqua
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May 12 – Aug 8, 2025: Mon, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
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Vancouver
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| IS 428 D100 | Directed Readings |
TBA
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Location: TBA
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| IS 428 D200 | Directed Readings |
TBA
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Location: TBA
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| IS 444 D100 | Inside Diplomacy: A Practitioner's Perspective |
Paul Meyer
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May 12 – Aug 8, 2025: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
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Vancouver
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| IS 451 D100 | Seminar on Core Texts in International Studies |
Christopher Gibson
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TBA
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Location: TBA
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| IS 490 D100 | Honours Seminar |
TBA
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Location: TBA
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| IS 497 D100 | Field Practice |
TBA
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Location: TBA
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| IS 497 D200 | Field Practice |
TBA
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Location: TBA
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| IS 499 D100 | Honours Essay |
TBA
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Location: TBA
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Fall 2025
| Course | Title | Instructor | Day/Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IS 101 D100 | Global Challenges of the 21st Century: An Introduction to International Studies |
Brenda Lyshaug
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Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Tue, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
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Location: TBA
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| IS 101 D900 | Global Challenges of the 21st Century: An Introduction to International Studies |
Logan Masilamani
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Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Tue, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
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Location: TBA
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| IS 105 D100 | Around the World through Film |
Darren Byler
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Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
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Location: TBA
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| IS 210 D100 | States, People, and Power Around the World |
Logan Masilamani
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Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Mon, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
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Location: TBA
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| IS 220 D100 | Wealth and Poverty of Nations |
Christopher Gibson
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Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Fri, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
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Location: TBA
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| IS 230 D100 | Beyond the Nation-State: Identity and Belonging in a Globalized World |
Rupak Shrestha
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Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Thu, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
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Location: TBA
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| IS 300 D100 | Research Methods in International Studies |
Oi Ying Irene Pang
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Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Fri, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
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Location: TBA
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| IS 302 D100 | Humanitarian Intervention: An Introduction |
Brenda Lyshaug
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Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Wed, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
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Location: TBA
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| IS 304 D100 | Russian Foreign and Security Policies |
Nicole Jackson
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Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Tue, 8:30–11:20 a.m.
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Location: TBA
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| IS 309 D100 | Special Topics in International Security and Conflict (India in Global Affairs) |
Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Wed, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
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Location: TBA
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| IS 315 D100 | Introduction to Middle East Politics |
Nazanin Shahrokni
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Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Thu, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
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Location: TBA
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| IS 339 D100 | Social Movements in the Global South |
Christopher Gibson
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Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Thu, 2:30–5:20 p.m.
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Location: TBA
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| IS 350W E100 | Seminar on Global Problems in Interdisciplinary Perspective |
Brenda Lyshaug
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Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Mon, 5:30–8:20 p.m.
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Location: TBA
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| IS 365 D100 | Surveillance Capitalism in Global Context |
Darren Byler
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Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Fri, 9:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m.
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Location: TBA
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| IS 385 D100 | Divided Cities: Urban Segregation Through a Global Lens |
Nazanin Shahrokni
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Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Tue, 11:30 a.m.–2:20 p.m.
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Location: TBA
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| IS 402 D100 | Global Security Governance |
Nicole Jackson
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Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Thu, 8:30–11:20 a.m.
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Location: TBA
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| IS 428 D100 | Directed Readings |
TBA
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Location: TBA
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| IS 451 D100 | Seminar on Core Texts in International Studies |
Tamir Moustafa
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Sep 3 – Dec 2, 2025: Tue, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
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Location: TBA
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| IS 490 D100 | Honours Seminar |
TBA
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Location: TBA
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| IS 497 D100 | Field Practice |
TBA
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Location: TBA
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| IS 497 D200 | Field Practice |
TBA
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Location: TBA
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| IS 499 D100 | Honours Essay |
TBA
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Location: TBA
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ENROLLMENT RESOURCES
LIST OF SUGGESTED COURSES FOR SUMMER 2025
(includes enrollment tips)
Last updated on March 5, 2025