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Courses
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Courses

Undergraduate Course Topics Taught

POLI 231 Introduction to Political Theory / POLI 232: Introduction to Modern Political Thought

POLI 333: History of Political Thought I: Ancient

POLI 362: Political Theory and International Relations

POLI 367: Liberal Political Theory

POLI 433: History of Political Thought III: 16-18th Century Europe

POLI 434: History of Political Thought IV: 19-20th Century Europe

POLI 459: Topics in Political Theory: Human Rights; Justice and Reconciliation

POLI 561: Political Theory Honours Seminar: Justice and Reconciliation; Global Justice and Colonialism; War, Law, and Humanity

 

Graduate Seminars (POLI 613 or 617) Course Topics Taught

1. International Political Theory (PT or IR credit)

2. Global Justice

3. Philosophers on War and Peace (PT or IR credit)

4. Justice and Reconciliation

5. Proseminar in Political Theory: Justice and Politics, Ancient and Modern

6. Progress

Reference Letters

Reference Letters

Guidelines:

In general, you want letters from professors in whose courses you did particularly well.  If you did significantly better in other professors' courses, you should consider soliciting letters from them first.

For admission to graduate programs, you will ordinarily need letters from professors in whose courses you received an A- or better.  My policy is to write letters for students who have received at least an A- in my courses; otherwise, it is very difficult for me to write a letter that would help you get into any competitive program.

 

If you were a student in one of my large lecture courses (over 80 students) and you did not get to know me well personally, it would be helpful if you request that your TA from the course e-mail me a quotable blurb that I can build into my letter(s). The TA must email me directly, and not you.

Specific Instructions:

Once I have agreed to write a reference letter for you, I will need at least FOUR weeks’ notice to submit a letter. This means that you should send me all relevant documents for your applications (preferably in one email) at least FOUR weeks before the first deadline for a letter of recommendation. For example, if the deadline is December 1, you should send me by November 1, all relevant materials (your CV, transcript, statement of purpose or study, writing sample from my course, necessary application forms, etc.). Try to send in one or two emails, otherwise, I may lose track of your items and not be able to write a complete letter.
 

Your email request for recommendation letters should have a clear list summarizing or listing the various programs/schools to which you are applying, and the relevant deadlines.
 

 

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