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Undergraduate Courses

political science

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Number Title Offered/Credits
PO020 Internships (Fall/Spring: 1)
PO021 How to Rule the World: Intro to Political Theory (Fall: 3)
PO022 Discussion Group: How to Rule the World: Introduction to Political Theory (Fall: 0)
PO041 Fundamental Concepts of Politics (Fall/Spring: 3)
PO042 Introduction to Modern Politics (Spring: 3)
PO061 Introduction to American Politics (Spring: 3)
PO063 Discussion Group: American Politics I (Spring: 0)
PO091 Introduction to Comparative Politics (Spring: 3)
PO201 Politics of Educational Reform (Fall: 3)
PO274 Seminar: What Is Law? (Spring: 3)
PO281 Individual Research in Political Science I (Fall: 3)
PO282 Individual Research in Political Science II (Spring: 3)
PO283 Thesis I (Fall: 3)
PO284 Thesis II (Spring: 3)
PO291 Honors Thesis in Political Science I (Fall: 3)
PO292 Honors Thesis in Political Science II (Spring: 3)
PO297 Honors Seminar: Globalization and National Security (Fall: 3)
PO298 Honors Seminar: Cops, Colonels, and Spies (Spring: 3)
PO301 Policy and Politics in the U.S. (Fall: 3)
PO305 American Federalism (Fall: 3)
PO309 The U.S. Congress (Spring: 3)
PO317 The American Presidency (Fall: 3)
PO322 Courts and Public Policy (Spring: 3)
PO327 U.S. Constitutional Development (Fall: 3)
PO334 Political Behavior and Participation (Fall: 3)
PO335 Conflict and Polarization in American Politics (Spring: 3)
PO342 American Political Thought II (Spring: 3)
PO351 Seminar: Religion and Politics (Fall: 3)
PO358 Seminar: American Culture War (Spring: 3)
PO360 Seminar: Rights in Conflict (Fall: 3)
PO363 Muslims in U.S. Society and Politics (Spring: 3)
PO386 Civil Liberties (Spring: 3)
PO390 Immigration: Processes, Politics, and Policies (Fall: 3)
PO391 American National Institutions and Policymaking in Mature Welfare State (Spring: 3)
PO399 Advanced Independent Research (Fall/Spring: 6)
PO401 Politics of India: Challenges of Democracy and Development (Fall: 3)
PO403 Rise and Rule of Islamic States (Fall: 3)
PO404 Seminar: The Anatomy of Dictatorship (Spring: 3)
PO410 Latin American Politics (Fall: 3)
PO411 Indigenous Politics in Latin America (Spring: 3)
PO415 Models of Politics (Spring: 3)
PO418 U.S.-European Foreign Policy Cooperation (Spring: 3)
PO420 Modern Iran (Fall: 3)
PO421 The Politics of Northern Ireland, 1921-Present (Fall: 3)
PO422 Comparative Social Movements (Spring: 3)
PO432 Postcommunist Transitions (Fall: 3)
PO436 Children's Rights in Comparative Perspective (Spring: 3)
PO438 Human Rights (Fall: 3)
PO444 Seminar: Intellectuals and Politics in the Middle East (Spring: 3)
PO449 Domestic Politics in Postwar Europe (Spring: 3)
PO460 Comparative Politics of Development (Spring: 3)
PO461 Seminar:The State and Civil Society (Spring: 3)
PO469 The Politics of Japan and the Republic of Korea (Fall: 3)
PO502 U.S.-Iran Relations since World War II (Spring: 3)
PO510 Globalization (Fall/Spring: 3)
PO512 The Causes of War (Fall: 3)
PO518 Liberalism, Nation Building, and American Foreign Policy (Fall: 3)
PO519 The European Union in World Affairs (Fall: 3)
PO521 International Law (Fall: 3)
PO522 International Institutions, Public and Private (Spring: 3)
PO523 Intelligence and International Security (Fall: 3)
PO525 Politics and Institutions of International Economics (Fall: 3)
PO527 Seminar: Terrorism and Political Violence (Fall: 3)
PO528 International Relations of the Middle East (Fall: 3)
PO606 Introduction to Modern Political Philosophy (Spring: 3)
PO615 Islam and Liberal Democracy (Fall: 3)
PO618 Political Philosophy of Liberalism (Fall: 3)
PO626 Shakespeare's Politics (Spring: 3)
PO637 Democracy and the Pursuit of Happiness (Fall: 3)
PO638 Islamic Political Philosophy (Spring: 3)
PO641 Enlightenment Political Thought (Fall: 3)
PO642 Political Philosophy and Autobiography (Spring: 3)
PO655 The Question of Justice (Spring: 3)