Course Catalog
| Below we list the catalog of courses offered by the political science department. This list is intended to give you an idea of the set of political science courses that you will have the opportunity to take over a four to five year period of time. Some courses are offered more frequently than others. Check the Registrar's website for courses to be offered in a specific semester. Unless noted, all courses carry three credit hours. For undergraduate majors, the field of each course is indicated by the letter in brackets after the course title. The designations are: A – American, C – comparative, I – international relations, T – theory and method. Click here for description of the courses listed below. | |
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| POLI 209 | Introduction to Constitutionalism and Modern Political Thought [T] (distribution course, group II) |
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| POLI 210 | American Government and Politics [A] (distribution course, group II) | |
| POLI 211 | International Relations [I] (distribution course, group II) | |
| POLI 212 | Introduction to Comparative Politics [C] (distribution course, group II) | |
| POLI 250 | International Political Economy of Gender [C] | |
| POLI 3XX | TRANSFER CREDIT COURSE | |
| POLI 300 | Federalism and Intergovernmental Politics [A] | |
| POLI 301 | State Politics [A] | |
| POLI 305 | Directed Reading I (hours variable) | |
| POLI 306 | Directed Reading II (hours variable) | |
| POLI 307 | Political Science Internship I (2 hours credit) | |
| POLI 308 | Political Science Internship II (1 to 2 hours credit) | |
| POLI 315 | Elections and Voting Behavior [A] | |
| POLI 317 | Congress [A] (distribution course, group II) | |
| POLI 318 | The Presidency [A] (distribution course, group II) | |
| POLI 321 | American Constitutional Law [A] (distribution course, group II) | |
| POLI 329 | Health Policy [A] | |
| POLI 330 | Minority Politics [A] | |
| POLI 331 | Environmental Politics and Policy [A] | |
| POLI 332 | Urban Politics [A] | |
| POLI 333 | Comparative Legislatures [C] | |
| POLI 334 | Parties and Interest Groups [A] | |
| POLI 335 | Political Environment of Business [A] | |
| POLI 336 | Politics of Regulation [A] | |
| POLI 337 | Public Policy and Bureaucracy [A] (distribution course, group II) | |
| POLI 338 | Policy Analysis [A] (distribution course, group II) | |
| POLI 339 | Southern Politics [A] | |
| POLI 340 | Ancient and Medieval Political Theory [T] | |
| POLI 341 | Gender and Politics [A] | |
| POLI 342 | Politics of the Judiciary [A] | |
| POLI 353 | Reform in Post-Mao China [C] (distribution course, group II) | |
| POLI 354 | Latin American Politics [C] (distribution course, group II) | |
| POLI 355 | Government and Politics of the Middle East [C] | |
| POLI 356 | Politics of Latin American Development [C] | |
| POLI 357 | Democracy and Democratization [C] | |
| POLI 360 | Western European Democracies [C] (distribution course, group II) | |
| POLI 362 | European Integration [C] | |
| POLI 365 | British Politics [C] | |
| POLI 366 | Elections in Western Democracies [C] (distribution course, group II) | |
| POLI 367 | Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics [C] | |
| POLI 372 | American Foreign Policy [I] (distribution course, group II) | |
| POLI 373 | International Conflict [I] | |
| POLI 374 | Strategic Interactions in International Relations [I] | |
| POLI 375 | International Organization [I] | |
| POLI 376 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict [I] | |
| POLI 377 | International Political Economy [I] | |
| POLI 378 | Politics of American National Security [I] (distribution course, group II) | |
| POLI 379 | Problems in International Relations [I] (distribution course, group II) | |
| POLI 380 | Political Behavior [A] | |
| POLI 382 | Public Opinion, Polling, and the Media [A] | |
| POLI 395 | Introduction to Statistics [T] |
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