POL342H1 · Spring 2026
Topics in Methods I (Political Psychology)
Introduces political psychology research methods, examining how psychological processes shape political attitudes. Covers personality, emotion, social identity, polarization, racialized attitudes, and persuasion. Students learn to evaluate research, operationalize constructs, design experiments, and apply concepts to contemporary politics.
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POL314H1 · Summer 2025
Public Opinion and Voting
Explores mass political behavior, focusing on opinion formation and voting decisions. The first half covers what public opinion is, how it's measured, and its capacity for change; the second examines media, elite, and campaign influences, alongside foundational forces like social groups, ideology, and partisanship.