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Winter 2026 Pol S Courses and Descriptions
- Use the Time Schedule to see political science courses and notes about them at a glance, including fields they count for. This information is also viewable in MyPlan but requires clicking on each course.
- Most classes have course descriptions that you can view on the department's website at https://www.polisci.washington.edu/courses (click the course title) or in MyPlan (click the "View Syllabus" link).
- Don't miss these courses that were recently added to the schedule (links go to MyPlan):
- POL S 325, ISRL-PALESTN CONFLCT, Duman, TTh 130-320
- POL S 334/LSJ 381A, AMERICAN POL TOPICS : Social Movements, Perez Brower, W 1030am-120pm
- POL S/ENVIR 384, GLOBAL ENV POLITICS, Morton. Asynchronous.
- POL S 405C/LSJ 490B, AM POLITICS ADV SEM: Inequality and Public Policy, Perez Brower, W 230-520. Juniors and seniors only.
- POL S 447, COMP POL ADV SEM: Religion, Politics, and Violence, Smith. Juniors and seniors only.
- JSIS is withdrawing POLS 432/JSIS B 406, POLITICAL ISLAM, from the Winter 2026 schedule, but they expect to teach the course in Spring 2026
Winter 2026 International Security Option and Political Economy Option Courses
Course lists for both options are posted on the Political Science website at https://www.polisci.washington.edu/international-security-and-political-economy-option-courses
A&H and NSc Courses
If you need to complete Areas of Inquiry requirements, search for those requirements in MyPlan. In addition, Tamara has posted lists of A&H courses at https://www.polisci.washington.edu/arts-humanities-courses and NSc courses at https://www.polisci.washington.edu/natural-science-courses