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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.
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Winter 2021
| Course | Course Title (click for details) | SLN | Instructor | Meeting Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL S 201 A | Introduction To Political Theory | 19273 | Jack Turner III | TTh 10:00am - 11:20am |
| POL S 202 A | Introduction To American Politics | 19280 | Megan Ming Francis | MW 10:00am - 11:20am |
| POL S 203 A | Introduction To International Relations | 19289 | Geoffrey P.R. Wallace | to be arranged |
| POL S 204 A | Introduction To Comparative Politics | 19298 | Susan H. Whiting | TTh 11:30am - 12:50pm |
| POL S 249 A | Introduction To Labor Studies | 19305 | Jacob M. Grumbach | MW 1:00pm - 2:20pm |
| POL S 285 A | Political Science As A Social Science | 21639 | Mark Alan Smith | TTh 3:00pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 307 A | Religion And World Politics | 19312 | Anthony Gill | to be arranged |
| POL S 310 A | The Western Tradition Of Political Thought, Modern | 19319 | Noga Rotem | MW 10:30am - 12:20pm |
| POL S 315 A | Black Identities And Political Power | 19320 | Brukab Sisay | MW 12:30pm - 2:20pm |
| POL S 316 A | African-American Political And Social Thought | 19321 | Christopher S Parker | to be arranged |
| POL S 321 A | American Foreign Policy | 19322 | Elizabeth Kier | MW 11:30am - 12:50pm |
| POL S 326 A | Scandinavia In World Affairs | 19327 | Christine Ingebritsen | MTWTh 12:30pm - 1:20pm |
| POL S 327 A | Women's Rights As Human Rights | 19328 | Rachel A. Cichowski | to be arranged |
| POL S 328 A | International Organizations | 19333 | Geoffrey P.R. Wallace | to be arranged |
| POL S 349 A | Strategy And War | 19338 | Jonathan Mercer | MW 10:00am - 11:20am |
| POL S 355 A | The American Presidency | 19343 | Scott Lemieux | TTh 2:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 360 A | Introduction To United States Constitutional Law | 19344 | Scott Lemieux | TTh 11:30am - 12:50pm |
| POL S 401 A | Advanced Seminar In Political Theory | 22033 | Karen Litfin | TTh 11:30am - 1:20pm |
| POL S 401 B | Advanced Seminar In Political Theory | 22152 | Noga Rotem | T 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 405 A | Advanced Seminar In American Politics | 19351 | Christopher S Parker | TTh 10:30am - 12:20pm |
| POL S 409 A | Undergraduate Seminar In Political Economy | 19353 | Anthony Gill | MW 12:30pm - 2:20pm |
| POL S 426 A | World Politics | 19354 | Aseem Prakash | TTh 12:30pm - 2:20pm |
| POL S 430 A | Civil-Military Relations In Democracies | 19355 | Elizabeth Kier | MW 2:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 432 B | Political Islam And Islamic Fundamentalism | 19356 | Cabeiri Debergh Robinson | MW 2:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 436 A | Ethnic Politics And Nationalism In Multi-Ethnic Societies | 19357 | Jonathan W Warren | TTh 3:30pm - 5:20pm |
| POL S 447 A | Advanced Seminar In Comparative Politics | 19358 | Niko Benjamin Switek | TTh 8:30am - 10:20am |
| POL S 447 B | Advanced Seminar In Comparative Politics | 19359 | Rachel A. Cichowski | T 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 461 A | Mass Media Law | 19360 | Caley K Cook | MW 10:30am - 12:20pm |
| POL S 472 A | Electoral Systems | 19365 | Robert J Pekkanen | W 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 474 A | Government And The Economy | 19366 | Caitlin Ainsley | TTh 10:30am - 12:20pm |
| POL S 476 A | Strategy In Politics | 19367 | Caitlin Ainsley | W 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 480 A | Comparative Politics And Korea Studies | 19368 | Yong-Chool Ha | TTh 2:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 489 A | Honors Thesis Writing | 19369 | Andrea Gevurtz Arai | to be arranged |
| POL S 496 A | Undergraduate Internship | 19370 | Scott Lemieux | to be arranged |
| POL S 497 A | Political Internship In State Government | 19371 | Grace E Reinke | to be arranged |
| POL S 497 B | Political Internship In State Government | 19372 | Grace E Reinke | to be arranged |
| POL S 499 A | Undergraduate Readings And Research | 19374 | Robert J Pekkanen | to be arranged |
| POL S 499 B | Undergraduate Readings And Research | 19375 | Caitlin Ainsley | to be arranged |
| POL S 499 C | Undergraduate Readings And Research | 19376 | to be arranged | |
| POL S 499 D | Undergraduate Readings And Research | 19377 | Rebecca U. Thorpe | to be arranged |
| POL S 501 A | Advanced Political Research Design And Analysis | 19378 | Jacob M. Grumbach | W 4:30pm - 7:20pm,F 3:00pm - 4:50pm |
| POL S 509 A | Political Theory Core | 19379 | Noga Rotem | T 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 524 A | International Security | 19380 | Jonathan Mercer | M 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 527 A | Special Topics In International Relations Research: Planetary Politics: Perspectives on Governance in the Anthropocene | 19381 | Karen Litfin | W 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 555 A | American Politics Topics | 19382 | Rebecca U. Thorpe | M 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 555 B | American Politics Topics | 19383 | Sophia Jordán Wallace | Th 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 580 A | Comparative Politics And Korea Studies | 19384 | Yang Won Ha | TTh 2:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 589 A | Special Topics In Political Economy | 19385 | Caitlin Ainsley | W 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
Spring 2021
| Course | Course Title (click for details) | SLN | Instructor | Meeting Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL S 201 A | Introduction To Political Theory | 18861 | Noga Rotem | TTh 10:00am - 11:20am |
| POL S 202 A | Introduction To American Politics | 18866 | Scott Lemieux | to be arranged |
| POL S 203 A | Introduction To International Relations | 18871 | Jonathan Mercer | MWF 10:30am - 11:20am |
| POL S 204 A | Introduction To Comparative Politics | 18880 | James D. Long | MW 11:30am - 12:50pm |
| POL S 213 A | The Korean Peninsula And World Politics | 18889 | Yong-Chool Ha | MW 2:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 217 A | Issues Of Global Justice | 18890 | William J Talbott | TTh 10:00am - 11:20am |
| POL S 299 A |
Special Topics In Political Science Modern Political Campaigns |
21534 | Cathy Allen | TTh 4:30pm - 5:50pm |
| POL S 302 A | Free Will, Nature, And Nurture In Politics And Society | 18897 | Mark Alan Smith | MW 3:30pm - 5:20pm |
| POL S 303 A | Public Policy Formation In The United States | 21259 | Laura Elizabeth Evans | TTh 2:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 317 A | The Politics Of Race And Ethnicity In The United States | 18899 | Sophia Jordán Wallace | TTh 11:30am - 12:50pm |
| POL S 318 A | American Political Thought From The Colonial Era To The Civil War | 18908 | Jack Turner III | MW 10:00am - 11:20am |
| POL S 332 A |
Topics In Comparative Politics "Europe Today" |
18909 | Sabine Lang | MW 11:30am - 12:50pm |
| POL S 334 A |
Topics In American Politics "Violence, Exploitation and Exclusion in U.S. Labor Markets" |
18910 | Rebecca U. Thorpe | TTh 1:00pm - 2:20pm |
| POL S 351 A | The American Democracy | 18913 | Scott Lemieux | TTh 2:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 363 A | Law In Society | 18914 | Michael W. McCann | MW 11:30am - 12:50pm |
| POL S 368 A | The Politics And Law Of International Human Rights | 18919 | Jonathan Beck | TTh 8:30am - 9:50am |
| POL S 371 A | Global Crime And Corruption | 18924 | James D. Long | MW 8:30am - 9:50am |
| POL S 382 A | State Government | 18933 | Jacob M. Grumbach | MW 1:30pm - 3:20pm |
| POL S 385 A | Political Ecology Of The World Food System | 18934 | Karen Litfin | TTh 10:00am - 11:20am |
| POL S 401 A |
Advanced Seminar In Political Theory "Politics, Emotions, and Feminist Theory" |
18940 | Noga Rotem | M 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 405 A |
Advanced Seminar In American Politics “The Politics of Funding the Black Lives Matter Movement” |
18942 | Megan Ming Francis | TTh 2:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 407 A | International Conflict | 18943 | Elizabeth Kier | MW 10:00am - 11:20am |
| POL S 409 A |
Undergraduate Seminar In Political Economy: Topic: Political Economy from the Great Recession to the Pandemic "Political Economy from the Great Recession to the Pandemic" |
18948 | Christopher Adolph | TTh 10:30am - 12:20pm |
| POL S 409 B |
Undergraduate Seminar In Political Economy "Political Economy of Property Rights, Regulation & Innovation" |
18949 | Victor Menaldo | TTh 12:30pm - 2:20pm |
| POL S 419 A | United States-China Relations | 18950 | David M Bachman | MW 1:30pm - 3:20pm |
| POL S 425 A | Political Psychology And War | 18951 | Jonathan Mercer | MW 2:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 429 A | Political Parties In Japan And East Asia | 18952 | Robert J Pekkanen | W 3:30pm - 6:20pm |
| POL S 430 A | Civil-Military Relations In Democracies | 18953 | Elizabeth Kier | MW 12:30pm - 2:20pm |
| POL S 437 A | Politics In Scandinavia | 18954 | Christine Ingebritsen | TTh 12:30pm - 2:20pm |
| POL S 448 A | Politics Of The European Union | 18955 | Niko Benjamin Switek | TTh 10:30am - 12:20pm |
| POL S 461 A | Mass Media Law | 18956 | Caley K Cook | MW 10:30am - 12:20pm |
| POL S 469 A | Law And Rights In Authoritarian Regimes | 21481 | Susan H. Whiting | TTh 1:30pm - 3:20pm |
| POL S 487 A | Political Science Honors Seminar | 18961 | Jack Turner III | TTh 12:30pm - 2:20pm |
| POL S 496 A | Undergraduate Internship | 18962 | Scott Lemieux | to be arranged |
| POL S 499 A | Undergraduate Readings And Research | 18964 | Aseem Prakash | to be arranged |
| POL S 499 B | Undergraduate Readings And Research | 18965 | Dean Larue | to be arranged |
| POL S 499 C | Undergraduate Readings And Research | 18966 | to be arranged | |
| POL S 499 D | Undergraduate Readings And Research | 18967 | Rebecca U. Thorpe | to be arranged |
| POL S 503 A | Advanced Quantitative Political Methodology | 18968 | Jacob M. Grumbach | W 4:30pm - 7:20pm,F 3:00pm - 4:50pm |
| POL S 513 A | Issues In Feminist Theory | 21697 | Noga Rotem | M 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 521 A | International Relations Core | 18970 | Aseem Prakash | T 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 535 A | International Relations Of Modern China | 18971 | David M Bachman | T 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 559 A |
Special Topics In Political Methodology "Text As Data" |
18973 | John D. Wilkerson | Th 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 559 B |
Special Topics In Political Methodology "Qualitative & Mixed Methods" |
18974 | Geoffrey P.R. Wallace | T 4:30pm - 7:20pm |
| POL S 564 A | Law And The Politics Of Social Change | 18977 | Michael W. McCann | W 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 584 A | Comparative Political Economy | 18978 | Victor Menaldo | W 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 591 A | Applied Game Theory For Political Economy Research | 21751 | Caitlin Ainsley | M 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
Summer 2021 A-term
| Course | Course Title (click for details) | SLN | Instructor | Meeting Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL S 101 A | Introduction To Politics | 14521 | Allison Rose Jansen | T 2:20pm - 4:50pm |
| POL S 203 A | Introduction To International Relations | 13235 | Jonathan Mercer | Th 9:40am - 11:50am |
| POL S 304 A | The Press And Politics In The United States | 13242 | Meg Spratt | to be arranged |
| POL S 317 A | The Politics Of Race And Ethnicity In The United States | 13245 | Carolyn C. Dapper | MTWThF 12:00pm - 2:10pm |
| POL S 452 A | Mass Media And Public Opinion | 13263 | Patricia Moy | MTWTh 8:30am - 10:40am |
| POL S 461 A | Mass Media Law | 13265 | Caley K Cook | to be arranged |
| POL S 461 B | Mass Media Law | 13266 | Caley K Cook | to be arranged |
Summer 2021 B-term
| Course | Course Title (click for details) | SLN | Instructor | Meeting Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL S 249 A | Introduction To Labor Studies | 13239 | Lawrence J. Cushnie | to be arranged |
| POL S 447 A |
Advanced Seminar In Comparative Politics Topic: Causes and Consequences of European Far-Right Politics |
13260 | Sebastian Mayer | MTWThF 12:00pm - 2:10pm |
Summer 2021 Full-term
| Course | Course Title (click for details) | SLN | Instructor | Meeting Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL S 201 A | Introduction To Political Theory | 13231 | Gregg Daniel Miller | MW 12:00pm - 2:10pm |
| POL S 202 A | Introduction To American Politics | 13233 | Chelsea Moore | TTh 12:00pm - 2:10pm |
| POL S 204 A | Introduction To Comparative Politics | 13236 | Yusri Supiyan | to be arranged |
| POL S 212 A | Philosophy Of Feminism | 13237 | Mediha P. Sorma | MW 1:10pm - 3:20pm |
| POL S 270 A | Introduction To Political Economy | 13240 | Travis Nelson | to be arranged |
| POL S 273 A | The Concept Of Political Power | 13241 | Rutger Ceballos | MW 2:20pm - 4:30pm |
| POL S 304 C | The Press And Politics In The United States | 14494 | Meg Spratt | to be arranged |
| POL S 313 A | Women In Politics | 14519 | Grace Reinke | TTh 9:40am - 11:50am |
| POL S 321 A | American Foreign Policy | 13246 | Robin Datta | to be arranged |
| POL S 325 A | The Arab-Israeli Conflict | 14489 | Yoav H. Duman | to be arranged |
| POL S 333 A |
Topics In International Relations Global Justice Activism & NGO's |
13250 | Jason Frederick Lambacher | W 9:40am - 11:50am |
| POL S 361 A | United States Courts And Civil Liberty | 14515 | Scott Lemieux | TTh 2:20pm - 4:30pm |
| POL S 368 A | The Politics And Law Of International Human Rights | 14517 | Jonathan Beck | MW 2:20pm - 4:30pm |
| POL S 384 A | Global Environmental Politics | 13254 | Mathieu Dubeau | TTh 12:00pm - 2:10pm |
| POL S 496 A | Undergraduate Internship | 13267 | to be arranged | |
| POL S 496 B | Undergraduate Internship | 13268 | Mark Alan Smith | to be arranged |
Autumn 2021
| Course | Course Title (click for details) | SLN | Instructor | Meeting Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL S 201 A | Introduction To Political Theory | 20480 | Noga Rotem | TTh 11:30am - 12:50pm |
| POL S 202 A | Introduction To American Politics | 20489 | Scott Lemieux | MW 11:30am - 12:50pm |
| POL S 203 A | Introduction To International Relations | 20498 | Jonathan Mercer | MWF 10:30am - 11:20am |
| POL S 204 A | Introduction To Comparative Politics | 20507 | James D. Long | TTh 8:30am - 9:50am |
| POL S 217 A | Issues Of Global Justice | 20516 | Gregg Daniel Miller | MWF 10:30am - 11:20am |
| POL S 270 A | Introduction To Political Economy | 20528 | Anthony Gill | TTh 10:00am - 11:20am |
| POL S 308 A | The Western Tradition Of Political Thought, Ancient And Medieval | 20543 | Jamie Mayerfeld | MW 12:30pm - 2:20pm |
| POL S 321 A | American Foreign Policy | 23236 | Elizabeth Kier | MW 11:30am - 12:50pm |
| POL S 334 A |
Topics In American Politics Seeking Truth in an Age of Misinformation, Cynicism, and Political Polarization |
20544 | Mark Alan Smith | TTh 3:30pm - 5:20pm |
| POL S 335 A |
Topics In Political Economy THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CAPITALISM, DICTATORSHIP & DEMOCRACY. |
20549 | Victor Menaldo | TTh 12:30pm - 2:20pm |
| POL S 368 A | The Politics And Law Of International Human Rights | 20550 | Jamie Mayerfeld | MWF 9:30am - 10:20am |
| POL S 401 A |
Advanced Seminar In Political Theory THE POLITICS OF PARANOIA |
20559 | Noga Rotem | M 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 401 B |
Advanced Seminar In Political Theory POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF DEATH IN THE ANTHROPOCENE |
23244 | Karen Litfin | T 10:30am - 12:20pm,Th 10:30am - 12:20pm |
| POL S 405 A |
Advanced Seminar In American Politics CITIZENSHIP, EXCLUSION & POLITICAL VIOLENCE |
20561 | Rebecca U. Thorpe | Th 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 409 A |
Undergraduate Seminar In Political Economy ADAM SMITH AND THE WEALTH OF NATIONS |
20562 | Anthony Gill | TTh 12:30pm - 2:20pm |
| POL S 409 B |
Undergraduate Seminar In Political Economy POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PROPERTY RIGHTS, REGULATION & INNOVATION |
20563 | Victor Menaldo | MW 12:30pm - 2:20pm |
| POL S 409 C |
Undergraduate Seminar In Political Economy POLITICS OF ECONOMIC INEQUALITY |
23729 | Asli Cansunar | MW 12:30pm - 2:20pm |
| POL S 424 A | International Relations Of Japan | 20564 | Saadia M. Pekkanen | MW 2:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 425 A | Political Psychology And War | 23208 | Jonathan Mercer | MW 12:30pm - 2:20pm |
| POL S 429 A | Political Parties In Japan And East Asia | 20565 | Robert J Pekkanen | W 10:30am - 1:20pm |
| POL S 430 A | Civil-Military Relations In Democracies | 23340 | Elizabeth Kier | MW 3:30pm - 5:20pm |
| POL S 442 A | Government And Politics Of China | 20567 | Susan H. Whiting | MW 2:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 447 A |
Advanced Seminar In Comparative Politics INTERNATIONAL NEGOTIATION SIMULATION |
20568 | Dean Larue | MW 2:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 462 A | The Supreme Court In American Politics | 20571 | Scott Lemieux | MW 2:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 474 A | Politics Of Economic Policy | 20573 | Caitlin Ainsley | TTh 2:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 476 A | Introduction To Game Theory For Political Economy Research | 20574 | Caitlin Ainsley | W 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 488 A | Honors Thesis Design | 20575 | Susan H. Whiting | TTh 12:30pm - 2:20pm |
| POL S 496 A | Undergraduate Internship | 20576 | Aseem Prakash | to be arranged |
| POL S 499 A | Undergraduate Readings And Research | 20577 | Scott Lemieux | to be arranged |
| POL S 499 B | Undergraduate Readings And Research | 20578 | to be arranged | |
| POL S 499 C | Undergraduate Readings And Research | 20579 | to be arranged | |
| POL S 499 D | Undergraduate Readings And Research | 20580 | Rebecca U. Thorpe | W 2:30pm - 3:20pm,W 3:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 505 A | Comparative Politics Core | 20581 | James D. Long | T 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 510 A | Maximum Likelihood Methods For The Social Sciences | 20582 | Christopher Adolph | TTh 4:30pm - 5:50pm,F 3:30pm - 5:20pm |
| POL S 514 A |
Selected Topics In Political Theory THE POLITICS OF PARANOIA |
20583 | Noga Rotem | M 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 522 A | International Political Economy | 20584 | Aseem Prakash | M 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 544 A |
Problems In Comparative Government POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY |
20585 | Asli Cansunar | W 4:30pm - 7:20pm |
| POL S 555 A |
American Politics Topics CITIZENSHIP, EXCLUSION & POLITICAL VIOLENCE |
20586 | Rebecca U. Thorpe | Th 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 576 A | Introduction To Game Theory For Political Economy Research | 23203 | Caitlin Ainsley | W 1:30pm - 4:20pm |
| POL S 595 A | College Teaching Of Political Science | 20588 | Bree L Bang-Jensen | F 1:30pm - 3:20pm |