The course list for Spring 2024 is shown below. Classes marked with an asterisk have a topic, which are listed below the course list.
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Spring 2024 Course List
| Course | Title | Day | Time | Room | Instructor | Subfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POL 110 01 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | M-TH | 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM | SOCI225 | Willse,Cadence | American |
| POL 110 02 | AMERICAN GOVERNMENT | M-TH | 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM | SOCI223 | Willse,Cadence | American |
| POL 130 01 | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | M-TH | 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM | SOCI225 | Cho,Hyun-Binn | International |
| POL 150 01 | COMPARATIVE POLITICS | T | 5:30 PM - 8:20 PM | SOCI223 | Holom-Trundy, Brittany | Comparative |
| POL 200 01 | POLITICAL ANALYSIS | M-TH W |
M-TH: 9:30 AM - 10:50 AM W: 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM |
SOCI225 | Morell, Sara | |
| POL 215 01 | GENDER AND POLITICS | M-TH | 3:30 PM - 4:50 PM | SOCI225 | Morell, Sara | American |
| POL 275 01 | WESTERN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY | M-TH | 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM | SOCI223 | Toloudis,Nicholas | Theory |
| POL 322 01 | CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II: Civil Rights and Liberties | T-F | 9:30 AM - 10:50 AM | SOCI225 | Dumas,Tao | American |
| POL 330 01 | US FOREIGN POLICY | M-TH | 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM | SOCI225 | Cho,Hyun-Binn | International |
| POL 358 01 | LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS | M-TH | 12:30 PM - 1:50 PM | SOCI223 | Chartock, Sarah | Comparative |
| POL 390 01 | TUTORIAL IN POLITICAL SCIENCE* | T-F | 11:00 AM - 12:20 PM | SOCI241 | Dumas,Tao | |
| POL 498 01 | SEMINAR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE* | M | 3:30 PM - 6:20 PM | SOCI241 | Cho,Hyun-Binn | |
| INT 200 01 | INTERNATIONAL STUDIES PROCESSES THEMES & ISSUES | T-F | 2:00 PM - 3:20 PM | SOCI223 | Lowi, Miriam | POL Elective |
Spring 2024 Graduate Course List
If you meet the course requirements (24 or more completed units and a 3.0 GPA or better) and would like to enroll in one or two courses, please complete this form. The Political Science Department will register you for the class.
| Course | Title | Faculty | Day | Time | Room | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUBG 501 01 | THE POLICY PROCESS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE | Willse, Cadence | M | 5:30 PM - 8:20 PM | SOCI 131 | Policy Core |
| PUBG 503 01 | MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY | O'Grady, Trevor | W | 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM | SOCI 241 | Policy Core |
| PUBG 511 01 | PROGRAM EVALUATION AND CAUSAL INFERENCE FOR POLICY ANALYSIS | Bowen, Daniel | TH | 5:30 PM - 8:20 PM | SOCI 241 | Quantitative Methods |
| PUBG 512 01 | QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR POLICY RESEARCH II | Bowen, Daniel | TH | 2:00 PM - 4:50 PM | SOCI 241 | Quantitative Methods |
| PUBG 696 01 | PUBLIC POLICY THESIS | independent course | Policy Core | |||
| ISTG 640 | TEXT MINING | Huang, Ziyue | T - online Two Saturdays in person |
T: 6:00 PM - 8:50 PM (online) March 9 & April 20, 9:00 - 12:00 PM in person Business 123 |
Methods Elective |
Major Requirements and Program Planner
Special Topics & Seminars
POL 390-01: Judicial Politics: Judicial Decision-Making & Selection
Dr. Tao Dumas
Judicial politics scholars examine how judicial institutions and external pressures and constraints impact judges’ behaviors and legal outcomes. This tutorial prepares students to conduct independent research related to the study of law and courts with an emphasis on judicial selection and decision-making. Students will become familiar with existing judicial politics scholarship related to various levels of courts and social science research design and techniques.
POL 498-01: International Security
Dr. Hyun-Binn Cho
This Senior Topics Seminar examines a subfield of International Relations: International Security. It explores topics such as the causes of war and peace, the ¿rise¿ of China, terrorism, covert conflict, nuclear security, and coercive diplomacy and crisis bargaining. With close consultations with the instructor, students will develop an independent research paper on a topic of their choosing. This capstone project requires students to employ political science research methods, including qualitative methods such as case studies.
Course Descriptions
POL 110: American Government
Examines the strengths and weaknesses, problems and promise of representative democracy in the United States. Surveys the relationships of citizens to Congress, the president and the courts through political parties, elections, interest groups, and the media. Considers the constitutional framework of government and the rights of the individual against governmental intrusion.
POL 130: International Relations
An examination of contemporary patterns of international interaction and their historic roots with attention to competing theoretical perspectives. Topics studied include foreign policy, international law and organization, and international political economy.
POL 150: Comparative Politics
Introduces students to some of the most important concepts, themes and approaches in the comparative study of politics. Comparative Politics is the study of the domestic or internal politics of particular countries. By comparing the processes, institutions and other political phenomena of one country in relation to others, those engaged in the study of comparative politics isolate the primary causes and consequences of these political phenomena and are thus able to create and test theories of politics around the world.
POL 200: Political Analysis
The course familiarizes students with the basic statistical, conceptual, and technical skills needed for research in political science. Topics include research design, hypothesis testing, statistical methodology common in the social sciences, and practical experience examining and analyzing quantitative data. This course provides students hands-on training with Stata, a commonly used statistical software package. Should normally be completed by the end of the sophomore year prior to taking POL 390.
POL 215: Gender and Politics
The role of gender in politics is examined in a lecture/discussion format. Topics include research on gender, differences and similarities in political socialization and electoral behavior, gender-related issues in public policy, the role of gender in the decision making of public officials, and the relationship between theories of gender and the actual practice of politics.
POL 275: Western Political Philosophy
Selected political questions that have intrigued Western society from time immemorial and theoretical solutions presented by some of the great political philosophers from classical Greece to the modern era.
POL 322: Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights and Liberties
An analysis of how the U.S. Supreme Court interprets the Constitution, focusing on the rights of the individual, including freedom of expression, freedom of religion, the right of privacy, due process of law, and equal protection of the laws.
POL 330: US Foreign Policy
Examines the formulation and execution of American foreign policy in the context of American politics and of the United States’ historic role in the world; some themes considered include the domestic sources of foreign policy and the conditions under which the United States uses force abroad.
POL 358: Latin American Politics
Why did Cuba’s revolution result in Communism while Chile’s election of a socialist president ended in a military coup? Why is Costa Rica a relatively stable democracy while Guatemala has been so unstable? Why have drug cartels moved into Ecuador, where that country was a relatively peaceful one for decades? Why have social movements successfully pushed for affirmative action in Brazil but Colombia’s movements have had less success? What role has the US played in various policies across the region? These are the types of questions we examine in this introduction to Latin American Politics. Students will gain in depth knowledge of the region and its politics and will also learn theories that help to explain politics across the globe.