Fourth Year Seminars in International Relations
Course enrolment for students entering their fourth year of study will commence shortly on ROSI (rosi.utoronto.ca); individual start times are now available online. Please find below information on three fourth year seminars unique to the International Relations Program. If you have any questions specific to the courses, kindly forward them to irpro@trinity.utoronto.ca. Any other questions regarding the fourth year seminar experience may be sent to the International Relations Society student executive – our e-mail address is found below.
TRN 410Y, Selected Topics in International Studies: Canada’s National Security in a Global World (Thurs 10-12)
This course is a unique opportunity. This year, and this year only, it will be taught by Dr Linda Goldthorp, who will be on leave from the Department of National Defence in Ottawa. Dr. Goldthorp has long experience dealing with security issues for the government of Canada. In addition, she has a PhD (in history) from the University of Toronto, and is a graduate of the International Relations Program.
TRN 411Y, Selected Topics in International Studies: Decolonization in Africa, 1945-1994 (Tues 4-6)
This successful course from 2010-11 returns under Dr. Mairi MacDonald. The seminar considers the end of colonial rule and rise of independent states in Africa during the period 1945-1994. It will focus on the causes and consequences of decolonization, the effects of the cold war on this historical process, and the continuities underlying economic and humanitarian interactions between new African nations and the international community.
TRN 419Y, Comparative American, British and Canadian Foreign Policy (Thurs 10-12)
This course will as usual be taught by the award-winning Professor Arne Kislenko. This year, replacing Professor Bothwell, who is on leave, his partner will be Dr. Julie Gilmour, who in a previous year co-taught it with Professor Bothwell.
Dr. Mairi S. MacDonald holds a PhD in history from the University of Toronto. Her thesis was entitled “The Challenge of Guinean Independence, 1958-1971.” It considered the impact of Guinea’s independence on the international community’s changing conception of what an African state might be, as well as the Guinean leadership’s use of “independence” as a means of rallying support, gaining and exercising control within the new nation. Before obtaining her PhD, Dr. MacDonald was a lawyer and consultant for a number of years. Among other projects, she was involved in international development efforts in francophone sub-Saharan Africa.
The Robert H. Catherwood Scholarship 2011-12 Application Procedures
The Robert H. Catherwood Scholarship was created in 1997 by the G8 Research Group, its alumni, the Financial Post (now National Post), and the family and friends of Robert H. Catherwood, to help cover the tuition costs of University of Toronto International Relations students, so that they might better understand the issues, institutions and members of the G8 Summit and system of global governance.
Terms for 2011/12:
1. Up to three scholarships, valued at up to $4,000, each will be awarded in 2011/12. The competition is open to all full-time University of Toronto students beginning their fourth undergraduate year (i.e., having completed 14 courses), and enrolled in the International Relations Program as Specialists, Majors or Joint Specialists.
2. Applications from eligible students should be submitted by Friday, September 30, 2011, to Marilyn Laville at the International Relations Program office in Room 310N at the Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place. Applications must include a résumé, a statement of academic results and a cover letter of up to 600 words outlining the student’s interest in the issues, institutions and/or members of the G8/G20 (broadly defined), the student’s leadership performance and potential, and especially the student’s need for financial support, province of residence and OSAP or equivalent status or eligibility.
3. The scholarship is awarded on the equally weighted basis of academic excellence, financial need and a demonstrated interest in the issues, institutions or members of the G8/G20, as evidenced by course selection, academic work and extracurricular activities (including leadership).
4. The selection is made by Trinity College, on the advice of a Selection Committee including the Director of the G8 Research Group, the Co-ordinator of the International Relations Program (or designee), the Provost of Trinity College (or designee), the Registrar of Trinity College (ex officio) and a senior representative of the Canadian business community. The Committee’s recommendation is subject to confirmation by the Student Awards Committee and the Provost of Trinity College.
5. The scholarships should be awarded by early November 2011.
The William and Nona Heaslip Trinity – St. Antony’s Scholarship in International Relations
Brief description:
This scholarship is awarded in alternating years to a graduating student or recent graduate (within two years) in the International Relations Programme at Trinity College, University of Toronto with preference being given to a student enrolled at Trinity College. Both Specialists and Majors in International Relations are eligible. The candidate selected must be a Canadian citizen and shall have been admitted to Oxford University and to St. Antony’s College to pursue a degree in post-graduate studies.
Application Deadline is November 18, 2011
For full information and the application procedure, follow this link.
