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 | Field | Requirements Fulfilled and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| POL S 201 | INTRO POL THEORY | Introductory course | |
| POL S 202 | INTRO TO AMER POL | Introductory course | |
| POL S 203 | INTRO INTERNATL REL | Introductory course. International Security Option Required Course. | |
| POL S 204 | INTRO TO COMPAR POL | Introductory course | |
| POL S 270 | INTRO TO POL ECON | C or D | Political Economy Option Required Course |
| POL S 302 | FREE WILL IN POL | D | |
| POL S 326 SCAND 326 | SCAND IN WORLD AFFAIRS | C | Political Economy Option Advanced Course Diversity Minor: Global |
| POL S 332 | COMP POL TOPICS: Turkish Politics | B | International Security Option Elective Course W course |
| POL S 334 HONORS 230D | AMERICAN POL TOPICS: The Power of the States --The People and Practices Behind the Programs and Policies that Impact People's Lives | D | |
| POL S 335 | POL ECONOMY TOPICS: Political Economy of Capitalism, Dictatorship & Democracy | B | Political Economy Option Advanced Course |
| POL S 353 | US CONGRESS | D | |
| POL S 355 | AMERICAN PRESIDENCY | D | |
| Pol S 363 LSJ 363 | LAW IN SOCIETY | D | Human Rights Minor Core Course |
| POL S 368 LSJ 320 | INTL HUMAN RIGHTS | C | International Security Option Elective Human Rights Minor Core Course DIV |
| POL S 373 | LABOR MKTS & VIOLENCE | 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 | A | W course |
| Pol S 403 | INTL REL ADV SEM Law and Ethics of War | C | International Security Option Elective |
| POL S 409A ECON 409A | UNDERGRAD SEM-POL ECON Property Rights, Regulation & Innovation | B | Political Economy Option Advanced Course W course |
| POL S 420A JSIS 420A | SOVIET-RUSS FOR POL | B or C | International Security Option Elective |
| POL S 424 JSIS A 437 | JAPAN INTL RELATNS | C | |
| POL S 442 JSIS A 408 | GOVT & POL-CHINA | B | Political Economy Option Advanced Course Diversity Minor: Global, Contemporary/Institutional |
| POL S 447 JSIS B 431 | COMP POL ADV SEM International Negotiation Simulation | B | |
| POL S 452 COM 414 | MASS MEDIA PUB OPIN | D | |
| POL S 451 COM 440 | MASS MEDIA LAW | D | |
| POL S 452 COM 414 | MASS MEDIA PUB OPIN | D | |
| POL S 458 | CLIMATE POLITICS | C | |
| POL S 462 | US SUPREME COURT | D | |
| POL S 488 | H-HNRS THESIS DESIGN | W course | |
| NEW: CSSS 321 SOC 321 STAT 321 | SOC DATA SCI STAT I | E | NSc Data Science Minor: Cross Cutting: On-Ramp |
WINTER 2026 PROJECTED COURSES - SUBJECT TO CHANGE
| # | Abbrev. Title | Field | Requirements Fulfilled and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| POL S 201 | INTRO POL THEORY | Introductory course | |
| POL S 202 | INTRO TO AMER POL | Introductory course | |
| POL S 203 | INTRO INTERNATL REL | Introductory course. International Security Option Required Course | |
| POL S 204 | INTRO TO COMPAR POL | Introductory course. | |
| POL S 249 HSTCMP 249 SOC 266 | INTRO LABOR STUDIES | D | Political Economy Option Advanced Course Labor Studies Minor Foundations Course Human Rights Minor Broad Context Course |
| POL S 299 | SPECIAL TOPICS Can Democracy Be Saved? | D | |
| POL S 301 | POL THEORY TOPICS The Body Politics of Gender | A | |
| POL S 307 RELIG 307 | RELIG & WORLD POL | B or C | International Security Option Elective Political Economy Option Advanced Course DIV |
| POL S 310 | MODERN POL THOUGHT | A | |
| POL S 325 | ISRL-PALESTN CONFLCT | B or C | International Security Option Elective Political Economy Option Advanced Course |
| POL S 328 | INTL ORGANIZATIONS | C | International Security Option Elective Human Rights Minor Broad Context Course |
| POL S 331 | MID EAST N AFRICA | B | International Security Option Elective Diversity Minor: Global, Historical |
| POL S 334 | AMERICAN POL TOPICS: Social Movements | D | |
| POL S 342 JSIS A 342 | GOVT & POL OF LAT AM | B | Political Economy Option Advanced Course |
| POL S 359 CHSTU 359 | US LATINO POLITICS | D | Human Rights Minor Broad Context Course DIV |
| POL S 364 | SUPREME CT & POL DVP | D | |
| POL S 370 JSIS B 370 LSJ 370 | PRIVACY | B | |
| POL S 384 ENVIR 384 | GLOBAL ENV POLITICS | C | Political Economy Option Advanced Course |
| POL S 403 | INTL REL ADV SEM IR and East Asia | C | |
| POL S 405 | AM POLITICS ADV SEM: Topic: The Politics of Philanthropy and Social Movements | D | |
| POL S 405 | AM POLITICS ADV SEM: Topic: Immigration Politics and Policy | D | |
| POL S 405 | AM POLITICS ADV SEM: Inequality and Public Policy | D | |
| POL S 407 | INTERNATL CONFLICT | C | International Security Option Required Course |
| POL S 409 ECON 409 | UNDERGRAD SEM-POL ECON Topic: The Political Economy of Adam Smith and the Founding Fathers | B | Political Economy Option Advanced Course |
| POL S 436 JSIS B 436 | ETHNIC POLITICS | B | International Security Option Elective |
| POL S 447 | COMP POL ADV SEM: Religion, Politics, and Violence | B | |
| POL S 456 LSJ 456 | INSTITUTNAL FAILURE | D | |
| POL S 472 JSIS B 472 | ELECTORAL SYSTEMS | B | |
| POL S 480 JSIS A 466 | COMPAR POL KOREA ST | B | |
| POL S 497 | STATE INTERNSHIP | 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 | Field | Requirements Fulfilled and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| POL S 201 | INTRO POL THEORY | Introductory course | |
| POL S 202 | INTRO TO AMER POL | Introductory course | |
| POL S 203 | INTRO INTERNATL REL | Introductory course International Security Option Required Course | |
| POL S 204 | INTRO TO COMPAR POL | Introductory course | |
| POL S 213 JSIS A 213 | KOREA/WRLD POLITICS | B | |
| POL S 313 GWSS 313 | GENDER IN POLITICS | D | DIV |
| POL S 321 | AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY | C or D | International Security Option Required Course |
| POL S 334 | AMERICAN POL TOPICS: Law, Surveillance & Technology | D | |
| POL S 335 | POL ECONOMY TOPICS Political Economy of Institutions, Culture & Strategy | B | Political Economy Option Advanced Course |
| POL S 343 JSIS A 343 | POL & CHG IN SE ASIA | B | |
| POL S 351 | AMERICAN DEMOCRACY | D | |
| POL S 360 LSJ 360 | INTRO TO CON LAW | D | Human Rights Minor Broad Context |
| POL S 380 | TRUTH AND POLITICS | D | |
| POL S 405 | AM POLITICS ADV SEM: Intersectionality, Advocacy & Social Movements | D | |
| POL S 405 | AM POLITICS ADV SEM: Law & Ethics of Data & Technology | D | |
| POL S 419 JSIS A 459 | US-CHINA RELATIONS | C or D | International Security Option Elective |
| POL S 426 JSIS B 426 | WORLD POLITICS | C | International Security Option Elective Political Economy Option Advanced Course Human Rights Minor Broad Context |
| POL S 432 JSIS B 406 | POLITICAL ISLAM | B or C | International Security Option Elective |
| POL S 451 COM 407 | COM TECH & POLITICS | D | |
| POL S 461 COM 440 | MASS MEDIA LAW | D | |
| POL S 487 | H-POL S HONORS SEM |