Programs of Study

Public and International Affairs (MA) - Archive: 2010 - 2011

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Courses

The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs offers a multidisciplinary master’s program focusing on public and international affairs. The degree awarded is the Master of Arts (MA) in Public and International Affairs. The program has three fields of concentration: public policy; international affairs; and development studies. The field of concentration chosen can be added to the transcript if a student takes all of his elective courses within it. The program, which is only offered on a full-time basis, also offers a coop option.

The program operates within the framework of the General Regulations of the FGPS, which are available on the Website at the following link:

www.etudesup.uottawa.ca/generalregulations

To gain admission to the MA in Public and International Affairs, applicants must have completed an honours undergraduate degree (or its equivalent) in the social sciences, in arts, in management, or in law, with at least a 75 per cent (B+) average (calculated in accordance with the FGPS guidelines). Applicants with degrees in other disciplines may also be considered, depending on the relevance of their previous degree and experience to the MA in Public and International Affairs.

A basic knowledge of economics is required. There are two ways to meet this requirement. The first is for students to have successfully completed introductory courses in macroeconomics and microeconomics at the undergraduate level. At the University of Ottawa, this requirement can be met by taking the courses ECO1102 and ECO1104, or their equivalent. The Faculty of Social Sciences will offer these courses in the summer to facilitate the completion of this requirement. Equivalent courses from other universities are also accepted.

The second way to meet the economics requirement is to take a remedial course offered by the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. Students with a GPA (grade point average) of 80% (A-) or more, but who lack these courses, could still be admitted to the program, on the condition that they take a remedial course in economics offered by the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs during their first session. The course, entitled “Economics for Public Management and Policy” (API5100), offers an intensive survey of the economics and mathematical skills necessary to be adequately prepared for the program’s core courses in economics. Completion of this course will also be recommended for students who may need to ensure that they have the necessary basic skills in mathematical analysis. This remedial course will be in addition to the 45 credits required by the program.

In order to apply, in addition to completing the on-line registration form and submitting official copies of their transcripts, applicants must submit two letters of recommendation, a curriculum vitae, and a letter of intent describing their interest in the program, identifying their preferred field of concentration (among the three offered by the program) and describing their level of knowledge in their second language.

Applicants should note that meeting the minimum requirements does not guarantee their admission. In making decisions, the admission committee of the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs takes into account all application material as well as the number of places available. Candidates may be admitted instead to a qualifying program, the content of which will be decided in consultation with the graduate studies co-ordinator.

Language Requirements

Candidates who have not graduated from a French-speaking or an English-speaking university must pass the computerized Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), or equivalent, before admission. For additional information, please click on “Apply Now”.

All applicants must be able to understand speak and write proficiently either English or French and have a passive knowledge (ability to understand the spoken and written word) of the other language. Applicants whose first language is neither English nor French must provide proof of proficiency in one or the other. The list of acceptable proofs is indicated in the “Admission” section of the General Regulations of the FGPS.

MA Degree Requirements

The MA in Public and International Affairs requires the successful completion of a total of 45 credits, as follows:
a) eight core courses (24 credits),
b) four elective specialized seminars (12 credits),
c) a capstone seminar (3 credits), and
d) a research paper (6 credits).

For the coop option, the degree requires the successful completion of a total of 51 credits, as follows:
a) eight core courses (24 credits),
b) three elective specialized seminars (9 credits),
c) two work placements, with report (12 credits), and
d) a research paper (6 credits).

With the permission of the program director, up to two courses (six credits) may be replaced by courses offered by other academic units.

For information regarding the research paper, consult the guide Preparing a Thesis or a Research Paper, accessible through the FGPS Web site (www.etudesup.uottawa.ca).

The First Year
The first year of study is essentially dedicated to the core courses that will allow students to gain a strong multidisciplinary foundation in public and international affairs. Students must complete four courses, involving different disciplines, in each of the fall and winter sessions. Through these eight courses, students acquire the foundations required to understand contemporary issues in the formulation of public policy and the conduct of international affairs, and allowing them to take seminars on more specialized topics in the second year of the program.

Core courses
API5105 CONCEPTS AND ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (3cr.)
API5106 GLOBALIZATION AND GOVERNANCE (3cr.)
API5115 THE POLITICS OF THE POLICY PROCESS (3cr.)
API5116 DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT (3cr.)
API5125 MACROECONOMIC POLICY (3cr.)
API5126 MICROECONOMICS FOR PUBLIC POLICY (3cr.)
API5135 ETHICS AND MORAL REASONING FOR PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (3cr.)
API5136 RESEARCH METHODS FOR PUBLIC POLICY (3cr.)

The Second Year
The second year of the program is designed to allow students to acquire deeper knowledge in specific fields of concentration. It requires the student to complete three sets of requirements: a set of four elective seminars, a capstone seminar, and a research paper.

The specialized seminars are regrouped under three fields of concentration: public policy, international affairs, and development studies. Each year, the School will offer at least six seminars in each of the fields. Students who take all of their elective courses in a same field of concentration will be able to have this concentration indicated on their transcript. The graduate studies co-ordinator will assist students in selecting their specialized seminars.

The elective courses offered under the three fields of concentration are the following:

Concentration 1: Public Policy

API6311 PUBLIC ECONOMICS (3cr.)
API6312 PUBLIC FINANCE (3cr.)
API6313 MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY (3cr.)
API6314 HEALTH POLICY (3cr.)
API6315 SOCIAL POLICY (3cr.)
API6316 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY (3cr.)
API6317 IMMIGRATION, DIVERSITY AND PUBLIC POLICY (3cr.)
API6319 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC POLICY (3cr.)

Concentration 2: International Affairs

API6331 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE (3cr.)
API6332 INTERNATIONAL TRADE (3cr.)
API6333 INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ETHICS (3cr.)
API6334 REGIONALISM AND INTEGRATION (3cr.)
API6335 CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY (3cr.)
API6336 DEFENSE POLICY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (3cr.)
API6337 PEACE OPERATIONS AND POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION (3cr.)
API6339 SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (3cr.)

Concentration 3: Development Studies

API6351 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (3cr.)
API6352 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT (3cr.)
API6353 HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIZATION (3cr.)
API6354 MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT (3cr.)
API6355 FOREIGN AID POLICY (3cr.)
API6356 ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (3cr.)
API6357 CONFLICT AND HUMAN SECURITY (3cr.)
API6359 SPECIAL TOPICS IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (3cr.)

API6399 CAPSTONE SEMINAR (3cr.)

These seminars allow students to apply, in an integrated manner, the knowledge, the theoretical and conceptual tools, and the research techniques acquired in the program to a specific policy problem, while being exposed to the more practical challenges of making policy and conducting international affairs.

Each seminar focuses on a specific case or problem of public policy, international affairs or international development and it requires that students work in teams to prepare a detailed policy brief, offering both rigorous analysis and alternatives for action to address the problem at hand. At the end of the seminar series, students must present their policy brief to their fellow students, faculty members, and senior fellows at the School. In their work, students are expected to draw on the knowledge acquired during the program.

Moreover, each seminar is led by a regular faculty member, in conjunction with a practitioner associated with the program, thus providing students with a better appreciation for the real-life constraints faced by policy-makers, diplomats and development workers. Guest lectures and site visits may also be used to provide students with a better understanding of the case examined in their seminar.

There are between 5 and 8 capstone seminars per year, covering the three fields of concentration.

API6999 MÉMOIRE / RESEARCH PAPER (6cr.)

Students, under the supervision of a professor, will write a major research paper on a topic in public and international affairs. The paper, which will be about 12,000 words in length, will be graded by two professors: the supervisor and another professor associated with the program and appointed by the graduate studies co-ordinator. Research papers are graded alpha and the grade (average of both evaluations) appears on the transcript.

Students will register in the research paper in the summer of their first year and they should normally complete it by the end of the sixth session.

The Co-op Option

The MA in Public and International Affairs, with the assistance of the University of Ottawa’s co-op office, offers a co-op stream to a limited number of students. The co-op option allows selected students the opportunity to acquire practical work experience by completing two one-session work placements in a public, non-profit or private organization operating in the area of public and international affairs.

There will be two options for the co-op stream. Under the first option, the first co-op placement will be in the summer of the first year and the second work placement will take place over the winter session of the second year. Under the second option, the students will complete two consecutive work placements over the summer of the first year and the fall of the second year. This option will serve to accommodate work placements that may require a longer timeframe to provide a more valuable work experience by having students engage in a longer project within the host organization. In both cases, students who enrol in the co-op stream of the program will obtain twelve credits (six credits per work placement, including the submission of a co-op report) for their work experience and co-op report; and they will be exempted from one elective course (three credits) and the capstone seminar (three credits).

Upon completion of their placement, students write a co-op placement report, describing their work experience and reflecting on how the knowledge and skills acquired in their program of study have been employed during their work placement. These reports are assessed as satisfactory/non-satisfactory basis by the professor designated as the co-op coordinator.

International Exchanges

The Graduate School of Public and International Affairs encourages students to participate in international exchanges in the second year of the program. These exchanges are arranged in collaboration with the International Office, which deals with administrative matters and remains in contact with the students before, during and after their stay abroad.

Duration of Program

Students are expected to fulfill all requirements within two years. The maximum time permitted is four years from the date of initial registration in the program.

API5100 ECONOMICS FOR PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND POLICY (3cr.)
The foundations of macroeconomics and microeconomics. Topics covered in microeconomics include: the consumer and the firm; supply; demand and the role of prices; competition and the invisible hand; imperfect competition; coordination failure and incomplete information; public goods and externalities; transaction costs and property rights; income distribution and the tax system; free trade. Topics covered in macroeconomics include: unemployment, inflation and the monetary system; fiscal and monetary policy; growth, development, and living standards. Reserved for students needing to upgrade their knowledge of economics or mathematics prior to taking some courses in the program. Grading: S (satisfactory) / NS (non-satisfactory).

API5105 CONCEPTS AND ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (3cr.)
Critical analysis of the key concepts and theories used to explain contemporary international affairs. Through an examination of the historical development of the dominant issues in international relations and security, and an exploration of their possible future directions, these concepts and theories will be related to concrete problems and recent developments in international affairs.

API5106 GLOBALIZATION AND GOVERNANCE (3cr.)
Influence of globalization on national and international governance as well as on the formulation of public policy across a range of policy fields. Topics include the multiple dimensions of globalization, the impact of globalization on international institutions, the internationalization of domestic public policy, the challenges and opportunities of globalization for policymakers, case studies in several policy fields (e.g. health, crime, trade and finance).

API5115 THE POLITICS OF THE POLICY PROCESS (3cr.)
Political factors and dynamics shaping public policy. Topics include the role of public opinion and agenda-setting, interests groups and the policy process, intergovernmental relations as well as the influence of experts and discursive politics on policy-making. Examining cases from several policy fields, the course will place Canada in a comparative perspective.

API5116 DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC MANAGEMENT (3cr.)
Examination of the political institutions in democratic societies and their implications for the formulation and implementation of public policy. Study of Canada in a comparative perspective. Topics include the organization of the executive and decision-making in government, the relationship among the political executive, the Public Service and the legislature, and policy implementation by the Public Service. Current trends in public management, such as new modes of service delivery, citizen engagement and consultation, and performance-based management.

API5125 MACROECONOMIC POLICY (3cr.)
Focus on the power and limitations of macroeconomic policy in promoting long term growth and in stabilizing short run fluctuations. Topics include the determination of output, employment, investment, inflation, interest rate, balance of payments, and the exchange rate. Analysis of the local and global economic consequences of fiscal and monetary policies implemented by governments. An examination of the actual conduct of fiscal and monetary policy by governments will place the Canadian experience in a comparative perspective.

API5126 MICROECONOMICS FOR PUBLIC POLICY (3cr.)
Systematic exposition of the principles and techniques of microeconomic theory that are most useful in analyzing public policies. Topics include the theory of the consumer, the theory of the firm, market mechanisms and general equilibrium analysis. The course will offer a general framework to improve the understanding of the resource allocation and welfare consequences associated with policies such as taxes, subsidies, regulation, and government transfers. Case studies of government intervention in the economy will be used to illustrate the concepts and theories examined.

API5135 ETHICS AND MORAL REASONING FOR PUBLIC AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (3cr.)
Examination of ethics and moral reasoning applied to the study of public policy and international affairs. Current debates in moral philosophy and how they help better understand contemporary controversies in public and international affairs. Examination of a number of current policy debates, such as issues of justice in social and environmental policy, the use of military intervention in international affairs, and the accommodation of religious and ethnic differences in liberal democracies.

API5136 RESEARCH METHODS FOR PUBLIC POLICY (3cr.)
Introduction to the various methods used in policy research and to use of multivariate quantitative methods to conduct a research project. Research design, data sources and analysis. The qualitative methods examined include the use of focus groups and interviews; quantitative methods include simple and multiple regression, logistic regression, and factor analysis.

API5500 ÉCONOMIE POUR LA GESTION ET LES POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES (3cr.)
Les fondements de la microéconomie et de la macroéconomie. Les thèmes couverts en microéconomie incluent : le consommateur et la firme ; l’offre, la demande et le rôle des prix ; la concurrence et la main invisible ; concurrence imparfaite ; problèmes de coordination et information incomplète ; biens publics et externalités ; coûts de transaction et droits de propriétés ; taxation et distribution des revenus ; commerce international. Les thèmes couverts en macroéconomie incluent : chômage ; inflation et système monétaire ; politiques fiscales et monétaires ; croissance, développement et niveaux de vie. Réservé aux étudiants qui doivent renforcer leurs connaissances en science économique ou en mathématiques avant de suivre certains cours du programme. Noté : S (satisfaisant) / NS (non-satisfaisant).

API5505 CONCEPTS ET ENJEUX EN AFFAIRES INTERNATIONALES (3cr.)
Analyse critique des théories et concepts clés utilisés pour expliquer les affaires internationales contemporaines. À travers l’étude du développement historique des principaux enjeux dans le domaine des relations internationales et de la sécurité, et une exploration des avenirs possibles, ces théories et concepts seront appliqués à l’analyse de problèmes contemporains et de développements récents en affaires internationales.

API5506 MONDIALISATION ET GOUVERNANCE (3cr.)
Influence de la mondialisation sur la gouvernance nationale et internationale ainsi que sur la formulation des politiques publiques dans divers domaines. Les thèmes abordés incluent les dimensions multiples de la mondialisation, l’impact de la mondialisation sur les institutions internationales, l’internationalisation des politiques nationales, les défis et les opportunités de la mondialisation pour les décideurs publics, études de cas dans divers secteurs de politique publique (e.g. santé, criminalité, commerce et finance).

API5515 POLITIQUE ET FORMULATION DES POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES (3cr.)
Facteurs et dynamiques politiques qui influencent la formulation des politiques publiques. Les thèmes abordés incluent le rôle de l’opinion publique et la mise à l’agenda publique, l’influence des groupes de pression, les relations intergouvernementales, et l’influence du discours et des experts dans la formulation des politiques. Le cours placera le Canada dans une perspective comparée grâce à l’examen de divers cas de politiques publiques.

API5516 GOUVERNANCE DÉMOCRATIQUE ET GESTION PUBLIQUE (3cr.)
Étude des institutions politiques de sociétés démocratiques et des conséquences qu’elles entraînent pour la formulation et la mise en œuvre des politiques publiques. Étude du Canada dans une perspective comparée. Les thèmes abordés incluent l’organisation de l’exécutif et du processus décisionnel du gouvernement, la relation entre l’exécutif politique, la législature et la fonction publique, et la mise en œuvre des politiques par la fonction publique. Tendances actuelles en gestion publique, telles que les nouveaux modes de prestation de services, la consultation et la participation des citoyens, et la gestion axée sur les résultats.

API5525 POLITIQUE MACROÉCONOMIQUE (3cr.)
Étude de la politique macroéconomique et de son efficacité à stimuler la croissance à long terme et à stabiliser les fluctuations à court terme. Les thèmes abordés incluent les déterminants de la production, de l’emploi, de l’investissement, de l’inflation, des taux d’intérêt, de la balance de paiements, et du taux de change. Analyse des conséquences économiques mondiales et locales des politiques fiscales et monétaires des gouvernements. Une étude des politiques fiscales et monétaires mises en œuvre par les gouvernements permettra de placer le Canada dans une perspective comparée.

API5526 MICROÉCONOMIE POUR POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES (3cr.)
Étude des principes et des techniques de la théorie microéconomique utiles dans l’analyse des politiques publiques. Les thèmes abordés incluent la théorie du consommateur, la théorie de la firme, les mécanismes du marché et équilibre générale. Le cours offre un cadre général d’analyse pour mieux comprendre l’allocation des ressources et les conséquences en matière de bien-être reliées à diverses politiques, telles que la taxation, les subventions, la réglementation, et les transferts gouvernementaux. L’étude de cas spécifiques d’intervention gouvernementale dans l’économie servira à illustrer l’utilité des concepts et des théories étudiées.

API5535 ÉTHIQUE ET PHILOSOPHIE MORALE EN AFFAIRES PUBLIQUES ET INTERNATIONALES (3cr.)
Étude de l’éthique et de la philosophie morale appliquée à l’analyse des politiques publiques et des affaires internationales. Les débats contemporains en philosophie morale et leur utilité pour mieux comprendre les controverses actuelles en affaires publiques et internationales. Étude de cas, tels que la considération de la justice dans le domaine des politiques sociales et environnementales, l’usage de la force militaire dans les affaires internationales, et l’accommodement des différences ethnoculturelles et religieuses dans les démocraties libérales.

API5536 MÉTHODES DE RECHERCHE EN POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES (3cr.)
Introduction aux diverses méthodes utilisées en recherche sur les politiques publiques et, en particulier, à l’utilisation des méthodes quantitatives d’analyse multi variée. Devis de recherche, sources de données, et analyse. Les méthodes qualitatives étudiées incluent les groupes témoins et les entrevues. Les méthodes quantitatives étudiées incluent les régressions simples et multiples, la régression logistique, et l’analyse factorielle.

API6001 STAGE / INTERNSHIP (6cr.)
Expérience en milieu de travail. Noté S (satisfaisant) / NS (non satisfaisant) par un professeur du programme selon les résultats du rapport écrit et l’évaluation du superviseur de stage. Préalable : permission du responsable des études supérieures. / Experience in a workplace setting. Graded S (satisfactory) / NS (not satisfactory) by a professor in the program based on the written report and the evaluation of the internship supervisor. Prerequisite: permission of the graduate studies co-ordinator.

API6002 STAGE / INTERNSHIP (6cr.)

API6311 PUBLIC ECONOMICS (3cr.)
Public economics studies how government intervention affects the economy. Topics covered include the efficiency of the competitive equilibrium, departures from efficiency, externalities and public goods, imperfect competition and asymmetric information; issues in political economy, including rent-seeking; and the inter-temporal issues of social security and economic growth. Case studies of policies will be drawn from Canada and other countries.

API6312 PUBLIC FINANCE (3cr.)
Public expenditures and taxation, mainly in Canada. Topics covered include social welfare programs; employment insurance; public pensions: old age security and the Canada pension plan; health care; education; personal income tax; consumption taxation; taxes on wealth and property; corporate tax; fiscal federalism in Canada including equalization payments among provincial governments.

API6313 MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC POLICY (3cr.)
Impact of federalism, intergovernmental relations (IGR), and multi-level governance on the policy process in Canada; comparisons will be made to other federations (e.g., Australia) and quasi-federations (e.g., the European Union). The course looks at both the growing role of municipal and Aboriginal governments in the policy process, the impact of multi-level governance for policy and program efficiency and effectiveness, and the implications for accountability, transparency and citizen engagement in governance.

API6314 HEALTH POLICY (3cr.)
Examination of the development of health policy in Canada and selected other OECD countries. Issues covered include the funding of health-care, the role of public, non-profit, and private organizations in the delivery of health care, intergovernmental relations in this field, disease prevention and health promotion, and the impact of government policy generally on the health status of the population.

API6315 SOCIAL POLICY (3cr.)
Examination of the development and transformation of the welfare state in Canada and other OECD countries. Topics covered include poverty and income support, unemployment insurance, child care and family policy, as well as pensions. The course examines the political, economic, and demographic factors that have shaped social policy.

API6316 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY (3cr.)
Examination of the development of environmental policies in Canada and selected other OECD countries. Topics covered include sustainable development, water and atmospheric pollution, the protection of species-at-risk, biotechnology, and climate change. The course examines the political and economic factors that shape environmental policy, including the interplay between domestic and international factors.

API6317 IMMIGRATION, DIVERSITY AND PUBLIC POLICY (3cr.)
Issues of immigration and diversity with an emphasis on public policy. Topics covered include the impact of immigration on Canada’s population and economy, its implications for public policies, diversity and conceptions of citizenship in Canada, the United States and the European Union, and attitudes towards immigration and diversity, including discrimination.

API6319 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PUBLIC POLICY (3cr.)

API6331 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE (3cr.)
Analysis of international financial markets and the environment in which they operate. Topics covered include foreign exchange markets (spot, forward, currency futures and options markets); purchasing power parity and the interest rate parity conditions; the exchange rate systems -- past to present (Bretton Woods and post-Bretton Woods periods); special topics such as currency and financial crises, the pricing of currency derivatives, the need for a new international financial architecture, the volatility/overshooting models of exchange rates, the European monetary system and the target zones and realignment models; the European economic and monetary union and the theory of optimal currency areas; the relative merits of fixed, flexible and hybrid exchange rate regimes.

API6332 INTERNATIONAL TRADE (3cr.)
Theoretical and empirical aspects of international trade. Topics covered include the gains from trade; the causes and consequences of trade; the alternatives to free trade (tariffs, quotas and non-tariff barriers, customs unions); factor movements, growth, and the theory of direct foreign investment; Canadian trade and foreign investment policies.

API6333 INTERNATIONAL LAW AND ETHICS (3cr.)
Issues in international affairs from a legal and ethical perspective. The course investigates the obligations and rights of actors in the international system, as well as the ethical and legal dimensions of specific important issues in international affairs, such as the legitimacy of the use of force, humanitarian crises and the ”responsibility to protect”, the international debt of developing countries, and the protection of the commons (e.g. oceans, atmosphere).

API6334 REGIONALISM AND INTEGRATION (3cr.)
Theories and practice of regional cooperation and integration. Topics include different forms of regionalism, including economic, political and security cooperation, in the European Union, North America, and other regions of the world. The course also addresses the implications of regionalism and integration for Canada’s foreign and domestic policy.

API6335 CANADIAN FOREIGN POLICY (3cr.)
Historical and contemporary analysis of Canada's foreign policy. Topics include the emergence and growth of Canada as an actor on the world stage, its evolving priorities and roles in international affairs, the relationship between foreign and domestic policies, the management of Canadian foreign policy, and current issues and challenges

API6336 DEFENSE POLICY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS (3cr.)
Processes and outputs of defense policy in key Western states, including Canada. The course begins with an overview of the threats to security in the modern world and then examines models of defense policy making, before moving on to a more detailed analysis of the defense policies of selected states and how they are made.

API6337 PEACE OPERATIONS AND POST-CONFLICT RECONSTRUCTION (3cr.)
Concepts and practice of peacekeeping, peace-making and post-conflict reconstruction. Topics include the history and development of peace operations before and after the Cold War, preventive diplomacy, conflict resolution, humanitarian emergencies, the role of military and civilian actors in peace operations, and the rehabilitation of countries after civil war.

API6339 SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (3cr.)

API6351 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES (3cr.)
Introduction to the economic analysis of developing countries. The course will address the different tools used to measure economic development as well as the obstacles to growth and development in the Third World. Issue areas considered include macro-economic adjustment, financing development, population growth, human capital, technological progress and facilitating institutions.

API6352 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT (3cr.)
Major political economy theories used in the study of development. Examination of the manner in which development policy trends since the Second World War have been shaped by different economic theories and problems. Contemporary issues in the political economy of development, such as poverty and inequality, the role of multinational corporations, population health, and women in development.

API6353 HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRATIZATION (3cr.)
The politics of human rights in the context of countries in the process of democratization. Topics include the historical evolution of the meaning of “human rights”; the philosophical foundations of the concept of human rights; formal mechanisms for protecting human rights; experiences of implementation of human rights legislation and enforcement; rights-based approaches to international development; the activities and policies of non-governmental organizations promoting human rights; transitional justice and institutional reform in the context of democratizing countries.

API6354 MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT (3cr.)
Examination of the complex links between migration and development, and the impact of global migration flows on relations between the “North” and “South”. The course will study theories of migration and the evolution of migration patterns; international and local legal norms and statutes addressing migration; humanitarian interventions in complex political emergencies; and the application of principles of development to situations of forced migration. Issues arising from the impact of migration on development financing and transnational social problems including criminal, drug, and terrorist networks.

API6355 FOREIGN AID POLICY (3cr.)
Examination of the role of official development assistance in economic and social development. The course will address the moral, political and economic justification for foreign aid, as well as challenges in the design and implementation of effective foreign aid policies. The course will examine the range of organizations (multilateral, national, civil society) operating at both the advocacy and operational level. A particular emphasis will be placed on the practices of Canadian development agencies and non-governmental organizations.

API6356 ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT (3cr.)
Examination of the relation among natural resource management, environmental protection, and development. Topics include the factors shaping the management of natural resources in developing countries, the impact of environmental and natural resources policies on the development of countries, the importance of environmental issues in the development policies of international organizations, and the impact of environmental issues on the prospect for a sustainable form of development.

API6357 CONFLICT AND HUMAN SECURITY (3cr.)
Examination of the relationship between conflicts and development, and exploration of the concept of human security as an approach to both development and peace-building. Students will become familiar with key theories of conflict, with particular attention to recent theories of “new wars” in the context of globalized economies and transnational networks. Exploration of the relationship between conflict and development outcomes using case studies.

API6359 SPECIAL TOPICS IN DEVELOPMENT STUDIES (3cr.)

API6399 CAPSTONE SEMINAR (3cr.)

API6711 ÉCONOMIE PUBLIQUE (3cr.)
Étude de la façon dont les interventions gouvernementales affectent l’économie. Les thèmes couverts incluent l’efficience de l’équilibre en situation de concurrence parfaite, inefficience, externalités et bien publics, concurrence imparfaite et asymétrie en matière d’information, enjeux d’économie politique, y compris la recherche de rentes, et les questions inter- temporelles reliées à la sécurité sociale et la croissance économique. Études de cas du Canada et d’ailleurs.

API6712 FINANCES PUBLIQUES (3cr.)
Dépenses publiques et taxation, surtout au Canada. Les thèmes abordés incluent les programmes de sécurité du revenu, l’assurance emploi, les pensions, la sécurité du revenu pour personnes âgées, le financement des soins de santé et de l’éducation, impôts sur le revenu des particuliers, taxes à la consommation, taxes sur la richesse et la propriété, impôts des entreprises, le fédéralisme fiscal au Canada, y compris la péréquation.

API6713 GOUVERNANCE À NIVEAUX MULTIPLES ET POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES (3cr.)
Impact du fédéralisme, des relations intergouvernementales, et de la gouvernance à multiples niveaux sur les politiques publiques au Canada. Comparaison avec d’autres fédérations (e.g. Australie) et quasi-fédérations (e.g. Union Européenne). Le cours examine le rôle croissant des municipalités et des gouvernements autochtones dans la formulation des politiques publiques, l’impact de la gouvernance à niveaux multiples sur l’efficacité et l’efficience des programmes, et ses conséquences en matière d’imputabilité, de transparence et de participation des citoyens.

API6714 POLITIQUES DE LA SANTÉ (3cr.)
Étude du développement des politiques en matière de santé au Canada et dans certains autres pays de l’OCDE. Le cours aborde la question du financement des soins de santé, le rôle des secteurs public, privé et non gouvernementaux dans l’offre de soins de santé, les relations intergouvernementales dans ce domaine, la promotion de la santé et la prévention des maladies, et de manière plus générale l’impact des politiques gouvernementales sur la santé des populations.

API6715 POLITIQUES SOCIALES (3cr.)
Étude du développement et de la transformation de l’État-providence au Canada et dans certains autres pays de l’OCDE. Le cours aborde la question de la pauvreté et de la sécurité du revenu, l’assurance emploi, les politiques familiales et la petite enfance ainsi que les pensions. Le cours examine aussi les facteurs politiques, économiques et démographiques qui influencent la formulation des politiques sociales.

API6716 POLITIQUES ENVIRONNEMENTALES (3cr.)
Étude du développement des politiques environnementales au Canada et dans certains autres pays de l’OCDE. Le cours aborde la question du développement durable, de la pollution atmosphérique, de la pollution de l’eau, de la protection des espèces à risque, de la réglementation des biotechnologies, et du changement climatique. Le cours examine aussi les facteurs économiques et politiques qui influencent les politiques environnementales, comprenant les relations entre les facteurs nationaux et internationaux.

API6717 IMMIGRATION, DIVERSITÉ ET POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES (3cr.)
Étude sur les enjeux de l’immigration, de la diversité et de leurs effets sur les politiques publiques. Le cours aborde la question de l’impact de l’immigration sur l’économie et la société canadiennes, ses répercutions sur les politiques publiques, la diversité et les conceptions de la citoyenneté au Canada, aux États-Unis et dans l’Union Européenne ainsi que les attitudes adoptées à l’égard de l’immigration et de la diversité ethnoculturelle, y compris la discrimination.

API6719 THÈMES CHOISIS EN POLITIQUES PUBLIQUES (3cr.)

API6731 FINANCE INTERNATIONALE (3cr.)
Étude des marchés financiers internationaux et de l’environnement dans lequel ils opèrent. Les thèmes étudiés concernent les marchés de change, la parité des pouvoirs d’achat et des taux d’intérêts, les systèmes de taux de change (la période de Bretton Woods et après), les crises financières internationales, les instruments financiers dérivés, l’union monétaire européenne et la théorie des zones monétaires optimales ainsi que les débats sur la nécessité d’une nouvelle architecture financière internationale.

API6732 COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL (3cr.)
Aspects théoriques et empiriques du commerce international. Les thèmes étudiés concernent les gains de l’échange, les causes et conséquences du commerce, les alternatives au libre-échange (tarifs, quotas et barrières non tarifaires, union douanière), la mobilité des facteurs de production, la croissance et la théorie des investissements étrangers directs, et la politique du Canada en matière de commerce international et d’investissements étrangers.

API6733 DROIT INTERNATIONAL ET ÉTHIQUE (3cr.)
Étude de certains enjeux des affaires internationales dans la perspective du droit et de l’éthique. Le cours examine les obligations et les droits des acteurs du système international ainsi que des dimensions éthiques et juridiques de certains enjeux et thèmes importants des affaires internationales, tels l’usage de la force militaire, les crises humanitaires et la « responsabilité de protéger », la dette des pays en voie de développement, et la protection des ressources communes de l’humanité (e.g. océans, atmosphère).

API6734 RÉGIONALISME ET INTÉGRATION RÉGIONALE (3cr.)
Théories et pratique de la coopération régionale et de l’intégration. Le cours aborde les différentes formes de régionalisme, y compris en matière de coopération économique, politique et sécuritaire, en Europe, dans les Amériques et ailleurs dans le monde. Le cours examine également les conséquences du régionalisme et de l’intégration en matière de politique étrangère et domestique du canada.

API6735 POLITIQUE ÉTRANGÈRE CANADIENNE (3cr.)
Étude de la politique étrangère du Canada, aujourd’hui et dans l’histoire. Le cours aborde l’émergence et le développement du Canada comme acteur sur la scène internationale, l’évolution de ses priorités et de son rôle dans les affaires internationales, la relation entre la politique nationale du Canada et sa politique étrangère, l’administration de la politique étrangère ainsi que les défis contemporains dans ce domaine.

API6736 POLITIQUE DE DÉFENSE ET AFFAIRES MILITAIRES (3cr.)
Étude de la formulation et du contenu de la politique de défense de certains pays occidentaux, notamment du Canada. Le cours offre d’abord un survol des principales menaces à la sécurité dans le monde d’aujourd’hui et examine ensuite divers modèles de formulation de la politique de défense. Étude détaillées des politiques de défense de divers pays.

API6737 CONSOLIDATION DE LA PAIX ET RECONSTRUCTION APRÈS CONFLITS (3cr.)
Concepts et pratique du maintien de la consolidation de la paix ainsi que de la reconstruction après les conflits. Le cours aborde la question de l'histoire et du développement des opérations de paix avant et après la guerre froide, la diplomatie préventive, la résolution de conflits, les urgences humanitaires, le rôle des acteurs militaires et civils dans les opérations de paix de la reconstruction des pays à la suite d'une guerre civile.

API6739 THÈMES CHOISIS EN AFFAIRES INTERNATIONALES (3cr.)

API6751 ÉCONOMIE INTERNATIONALE ET PAYS EN VOIE DE DÉVELOPPEMENT (3cr.)
Introduction à l’analyse économique des pays en voie de développement. Le cours aborde les différentes approches pour mesurer l’évolution économique, les obstacles à la croissance et au développement dans ces pays, les ajustements macro-économiques, le financement du développement, la croissance de la population, le capital humain, le progrès technologique et l’importance du cadre institutionnel du développement économique.

API6752 ÉCONOMIE POLITIQUE DU DEVELOPPEMENT (3cr.)
Étude des principales théories en économie politique utilisées dans l’étude du développement. Étude des politiques du développement depuis la deuxième guerre mondiale et de la façon dont elles ont été façonnées par diverses théories et problématiques économiques. Problèmes contemporains en économie politique du développement, tels que la pauvreté et les inégalités, le rôle des firmes multinationales, la santé des populations, les femmes et le développement.

API6753 DROITS DE LA PERSONNE ET DÉMOCRATISATION (3cr.)
Politique des droits de la personne dans le contexte des pays en transition vers la démocratie. Le cours aborde la question de l’évolution historique du concept des « droits de la personne », les fondements philosophiques de ce concept, les mécanismes formels de protection de ces droits, l’expérience de certains pays dans l’adoption et la mise en œuvre de lois dans ce domaine, le développement international principalement axé sur les droits humains, les politiques et les pratiques des organisations non gouvernementales faisant la promotion des droits de la personne, les réformes institutionnelles et juridiques dans un contexte de transition vers la démocratie.

API6754 MIGRATION ET DÉVELOPPEMENT (3cr.)
Étude des liens complexes entre migration et développement ainsi que de l’impact des flux migratoires internationaux sur les relations entre le « Sud » et le « Nord ». Le cours aborde la question des principales théories de la migration et de l’évolution des trajectoires migratoires, des lois et normes juridiques nationales et internationales reliées aux migrations, des personnes déplacées et de l’intervention humanitaire, de la mise en œuvre des principes du développement dans des situations de déplacements forcés, de l’impact de la migration sur le financement du développement et des problèmes sociaux transnationaux, tels que la criminalité, le trafic de drogue et le terrorisme.

API6755 LES POLITIQUES D’AIDE INTERNATIONALE (3cr.)
Étude du rôle et de l’impact de l’aide internationale sur le développement social et économique des pays en voie de développement. Analyse des considérations morales, économiques et politiques associées à l’aide internationale ainsi que des défis reliés à la formulation et à la mise en œuvre de politiques d’aide efficaces. Le cours examinera l’ensemble des organisations (multilatérales, nationales, non gouvernementales) impliquées, tant dans le domaine du militantisme que sur le plan opérationnel. Une attention particulière sera consacrée aux pratiques des organisations gouvernementales et non gouvernementales canadiennes dans ce secteur.

API6756 ENVIRONNEMENT, RESSOURCES NATURELLES ET DÉVELOPPEMENT (3cr.)
Étude des relations entre la gestion des ressources naturelles, la protection de l’environnement et le développement. Le cours aborde la question des facteurs susceptibles d’influencer la gestion des ressources naturelles dans les pays en voie de développement, l’impact des politiques concernant les ressources naturelles et l’environnement sur le développement de certains de ces pays, l’importance des enjeux environnementaux dans les politiques internationales concernant le développement, et l’impact des enjeux environnementaux sur les possibilité d’un développement durable.

API6757 CONFLITS ET SÉCURITÉ HUMAINE (3cr.)
Étude de la relation entre les conflits et le développement. Examen du concept de sécurité humaine comme approche du développement et de la consolidation de la paix. Le cours présente une analyse des principales théories du conflit, et particulièrement des théories concernant les « nouvelles guerres » dans le contexte d’une économie globalisée et de réseaux transnationaux. Études de cas explorant la relation entre les conflits et le développement.

API6759 THÈMES CHOISIS EN ÉTUDE DU DÉVELOPPEMENT (3cr.)

API6799 SÉMINAIRE D’INTÉGRATION (3cr.)

API6999 MÉMOIRE / RESEARCH PAPER (6cr.)