2025-26 Projected Political Science Courses - Subject to Change
Field Abbreviations
- A = Political Theory
- B = Comparative Politics
- C = International Relations
- D = American Politics
- E = Methodology
AUTUMN 2025 PROJECTED COURSES - SUBJECT TO CHANGE
| # | Abbrev. Title | Instructor | Field | Requirements Fulfilled and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL S 201 | INTRO POL THEORY | Rotem | Introductory course | |
| POL S 202 | INTRO TO AMER POL | Francis | Introductory course | |
| POL S 203 | INTRO INTERNATL REL | G. Wallace | Introductory course. International Security Option Required Course. |
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| POL S 204 | INTRO TO COMPAR POL | Cansunar | Introductory course | |
| POL S 270 | INTRO TO POL ECON | Gill | C or D | Political Economy Option Required Course |
| POL S 302 | FREE WILL IN POL | Smith | D | |
| POL S 326 SCAND 326 |
SCAND IN WORLD AFFAIRS | Staff | C | Political Economy Option Advanced Course Diversity Minor: Global |
| POL S 332 | COMP POL TOPICS: Turkish Politics |
Cansunar | B | International Security Option Elective Course W course |
| POL S 335 | POL ECONOMY TOPICS: Political Economy of Capitalism, Dictatorship & Democracy |
Menaldo | B | Political Economy Option Advanced Course |
| POL S 353 | US CONGRESS | S. Wallace | D | |
| POL S 355 | AMERICAN PRESIDENCY | Lemieux | D | |
| Pol S 363 LSJ 363 |
LAW IN SOCIETY | Lovell | D | Human Rights Minor Core Course |
| POL S 368 LSJ 320 |
INTL HUMAN RIGHTS | Mayerfeld | C | International Security Option Elective Human Rights Minor Core Course DIV |
| POL S 373 | LABOR MKTS & VIOLENCE | Thorpe | D | Human Rights Minor Broad Context Course Diversity Minor Contemporary/ Institutional Requirement DIV |
| POL S 401 | POL THEORY ADV SEM: Political Theory of Hannah Arendt |
Rotem | A | W course |
| Pol S 403 | INTL REL ADV SEM Law and Ethics of War |
G. Wallace | C | International Security Option Elective |
| POL S 409A ECON 409A |
UNDERGRAD SEM-POL ECON Property Rights, Regulation & Innovation |
Menaldo | B | Political Economy Option Advanced Course |
| POL S 420A JSIS 420A |
SOVIET-RUSS FOR POL | Radnitz | B or C | International Security Option Elective |
| POL S 424 JSIS A 437 |
JAPAN INTL RELATNS | S Pekkanen | C | |
| POL S 442 JSIS A 408 |
GOVT & POL-CHINA | Whiting | B | Political Economy Option Advanced Course Diversity Minor: Global, Contemporary/Institutional |
| POL S 447 JSIS B 431 |
COMP POL ADV SEM International Negotiation Simulation |
LaRue | B | |
| POL S 452 COM 414 |
MASS MEDIA PUB OPIN | Moy | D | |
| POL S 458 | CLIMATE POLITICS | Prakash | C | |
| POL S 451 COM 440 |
MASS MEDIA LAW | Cook | D | |
| POL S 462 | US SUPREME COURT | Lemieux | D | |
| POL S 488 | H-HNRS THESIS DESIGN | Whiting | W course | |
| NEW: CS&SS 321 SOC 321 STAT 321 |
SOC DATA SCI STAT I | Ainsley | E | NSc Data Science Minor: Cross Cutting: On-Ramp |
WINTER 2026 PROJECTED COURSES - SUBJECT TO CHANGE
| # | Abbrev. Title | Instructor | Field | Requirements Fulfilled and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL S 201 | INTRO POL THEORY | Turner | Introductory course | |
| POL S 202 | INTRO TO AMER POL | Lemieux | Introductory course | |
| POL S 203 | INTRO INTERNATL REL | Levy | Introductory course. International Security Option Required Course |
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| POL S 204 | INTRO TO COMPAR POL | Whiting | Introductory course. | |
| POL S 299 | SPECIAL TOPICS Can Democracy Be Saved? |
Francis Lovell |
D | |
| POL S 301 | POL THEORY TOPICS The Body Politics of Gender |
Rotem | A | |
| POL S 307 RELIG 307 |
RELIG & WORLD POL | Gill | B or C | International Security Option Elective Political Economy Option Advanced Course DIV |
| POL S 310 | MODERN POL THOUGHT | Rotem | A | |
| POL S 328 | INTL ORGANIZATIONS | G. Wallace | C | Human Rights Minor Broad Context Course |
| POL S 331 | MID EAST N AFRICA | Cansunar | B | International Security Option Elective Diversity Minor: Global, Historical |
| POL S 334 | AMERICAN POL TOPICS: Social Movements |
Perez Brower | D | |
| POL S 334 | AMERICAN POL TOPICS: American Civil War: Its Meanings and Legacies in U.S. Politics |
Turner | A or D | |
| POL S 359 CHSTU 359 |
US LATINO POLITICS | S Wallace | D | Human Rights Minor Broad Context Course DIV |
| POL S 364 | SUPREME CT & POL DVP | Lemieux | D | |
| POL S 390 | INTRO POL RESEARCH | SMITH | E | |
| POL S 403 | INTL REL ADV SEM IR and East Asia |
Kim | C | International Security Option Elective |
| POL S 405 | AM POLITICS ADV SEM: TBA |
S. Wallace | D | |
| POL S 407 | INTERNATL CONFLICT | Levy | C | International Security Option Required Course |
| POL S 447 | COMP POL ADV SEM Topic: Anarchy & Self-Governance |
Gill | B |
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| POL S 456 LSJ 456 |
INSTITUTNAL FAILURE | Thorpe | D | |
| POL S 497 | STATE INTERNSHIP | TBA | 15 credits. 5 credits count toward Field D. 10 credits toward degree electives only, not toward major requirements. |
SPRING 2026 PROJECTED COURSES - SUBJECT TO CHANGE
| > # | Abbrev. Title | Instructor | Field | Requirements Fulfilled and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL S 201 | INTRO POL THEORY | Staff | Introductory course | |
| POL S 202 | INTRO TO AMER POL | Perez Brower | Introductory course | |
| POL S 203 | INTRO INTERNATL REL | Kim | Introductory course International Security Option Required Course |
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| POL S 204 | INTRO TO COMPAR POL | Long | Introductory course | |
| POL S 313 GWSS 313 |
GENDER IN POLITICS | Perez Brower | D | DIV |
| POL S 319 | AM THGHT RECON-PRES | Turner | A or D | DIV |
| POL S 321 | AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY | Kim | C or D | |
| POL S 335 | POL ECONOMY TOPICS Political Economy of Institutions, Culture & Strategy |
Menaldo | B | Political Economy Option Advanced Course |
| POL S 351 | AMERICAN DEMOCRACY | Lemieux | D | |
| POL S 360 LSJ 360 |
INTRO TO CON LAW | Lemieux | D | Human Rights Minor Broad Context |
| POL S 363 LSJ 363 |
LAW IN SOCIETY | McLemore | D | Human Rights Minor Core Course |
| POL S 380 | TRUTH AND POLITICS | Smith | D | |
| POL S 403 | INTL REL ADV SEM Conflict, Crime, and Repression |
Levy | C | International Security Option Elective |
| POL S 426 JSIS B 426 |
WORLD POLITICS | Prakash | C | International Security Option Elective Political Economy Option Advanced Course Human Rights Minor Broad Context |
| POL S 487 | H-POL S HONORS SEM | TBA |