Upcoming Courses

Listings for future quarters are tentative and subject to change. For the most up-to-date information, please consult the UW Time Schedule. For a listing of all courses potentially offered, see the Course Catalog.

Autumn 2025

POL S Courses
Course Course Title (click for details) SLN Instructor Meeting Time
POL S 201 A Introduction to Political Theory 20665
  • TTh 10:00am - 11:20am
POL S 202 A Introduction to American Politics 20674
  • TTh 11:30am - 12:50pm
POL S 203 A Introduction to International Relations 20679
  • TTh 1:00pm - 2:20pm
POL S 204 A Introduction to Comparative Politics 20688
  • MW 11:30am - 12:50pm
POL S 270 A Introduction to Political Economy 20695
  • MW 10:00am - 11:20am
POL S 302 A Free Will, Nature, and Nurture in Politics and Society 20702
  • TTh 2:30pm - 4:20pm
POL S 326 A Scandinavia in World Affairs 20703
  • Markku Jokisipila
  • MW 3:30pm - 5:20pm
POL S 332 B Topics in Comparative Politics 20705
  • MW 8:30am - 10:20am
POL S 334 A Topics in American Politics 23486
  • Suzi LeVine
  • W 2:30pm - 5:20pm
POL S 335 A Topics in Political Economy 20706
  • TTh 12:30pm - 2:20pm
POL S 353 A United States Congress 20708
  • TTh 11:30am - 12:50pm
POL S 355 A The American Presidency 20713
  • MW 1:00pm - 2:20pm
POL S 363 A Law in Society 23356
  • TTh 2:30pm - 3:50pm
POL S 368 A The Politics and Law of International Human Rights 20718
  • TTh 11:30am - 12:50pm
POL S 373 A Violence, Exploitation and Exclusion in U.S. Labor Markets 20727
  • MW 11:30am - 12:50pm
POL S 401 A Advanced Seminar in Political Theory 20732
  • T 1:30pm - 4:20pm
POL S 403 A Advanced Seminar in International Relations 20733
  • TTh 2:30pm - 4:20pm
POL S 409 A Undergraduate Seminar in Political Economy 20736
  • MW 12:30pm - 2:20pm
POL S 420 A Soviet and Russian Foreign Policy 20737
  • Scott B. Radnitz
  • MW 1:30pm - 3:20pm
POL S 424 A International Relations of Japan 20738
  • Saadia M. Pekkanen
  • TTh 12:30pm - 2:20pm
POL S 442 A Government and Politics of China 20740
  • MW 2:30pm - 4:20pm
POL S 447 A Advanced Seminar in Comparative Politics 20741
  • Dean LaRue
  • MW 2:30pm - 4:20pm
POL S 451 A Communication Technology and Politics 23155
  • Jisoo Kim
  • TTh 1:30pm - 3:20pm
POL S 452 A Mass Media and Public Opinion 20742
  • Patricia Moy
  • MW 10:30am - 12:20pm
POL S 458 A Climate Politics 20743
  • MW 1:30pm - 3:20pm
POL S 462 A The Supreme Court in American Politics 20749
  • MW 3:30pm - 5:20pm
POL S 488 A Honors Thesis Design 20751
  • TTh 1:30pm - 3:20pm
POL S 496 A Undergraduate Internship 20752
  • to be arranged
POL S 499 A Undergraduate Readings and Research 20754
  • to be arranged
POL S 499 B Undergraduate Readings and Research 20755
  • to be arranged
POL S 499 C Undergraduate Readings and Research 20756
  • to be arranged
POL S 499 D Undergraduate Readings and Research 20757
  • M 9:30am - 10:20am
  • M 10:30am - 11:20am
POL S 499 E Undergraduate Readings and Research 23792
  • F 1:30pm - 4:20pm
POL S 500 A Political Research Design and Analysis 20758
  • W 1:30pm - 4:20pm
POL S 510 A Maximum Likelihood Methods for the Social Sciences 20759
  • MW 4:30pm - 5:50pm
  • F 3:30pm - 5:20pm
POL S 514 A Selected Topics in Political Theory 20760
  • T 1:30pm - 4:20pm
POL S 544 B Problems in Comparative Government 20761
  • Scott B. Radnitz
  • MW 1:30pm - 3:20pm
POL S 565 A Special Topics in Public Law 20762
  • T 1:30pm - 4:20pm
POL S 570 A The American Racial State 20763
  • Th 1:30pm - 4:20pm
POL S 583 A Economic Theories of Politics 20764
  • M 1:30pm - 4:20pm
POL S 595 A College Teaching of Political Science 20765
  • Th 4:30pm - 5:50pm
POL S 597 A Directed Readings 20766
  • to be arranged
POL S 598 A Independent Writing I 20767
  • to be arranged
POL S 600 A Independent Study or Research 20768
  • to be arranged
POL S 600 B Independent Study or Research 20769
  • to be arranged
POL S 800 A Doctoral Dissertation 20770
  • to be arranged