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POLITSC 1100
Introduction to American Politics
Semester | 3 credit units | Distance Learning
Introduction to American politics, the institutions and processes which create public policy, the strengths and weaknesses of the American political systems. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 3100 (300), 101, or 101H. This course is available for EM credit. GE soc sci orgs and polities course. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course. SS Admis Cond course.
POLITSC 1200
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Semester | 3 credit units | Distance Learning
Introduction to modern nation-states outside the United States: problems of state- and nation-building, representation, conflict, and making of government policy in selected countries. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 100 or 100H. This course is available for EM credit. GE soc sci orgs and polities and diversity global studies course. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course.
POLITSC 1300
Global Politics
Semester | 3 credit units | In-person or Distance Learning
Cooperation and conflict in world politics. Covers basic theories of international relations and key issues, including security, political economy, international organizations, and the environment. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 145 or 145H. GE soc sci human, nat, and econ resources and diversity global studies course. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course.
POLITSC 2150
Voters and Elections
Semester or Session 1 | 3 credit units | In-person
Students will engage in an in-depth study of the mechanics of democracy. Students will take a close look at various forms of voting and representation around the world and examine the motivation and tactics of elite actors (candidates, reporters, interest groups, political parties, media personalities, etc.) and the voting public. GE soc sci indivs and groups course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.
POLITSC 2300
American Foreign Policy
Semester | 3 credit units | Distance Learning
The role of the United States in world politics since the Second World War, emphasizing structural change in economic and political-military relations. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 245 or 245H. GE soc sci orgs and polities and diversity global studies course. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course.
POLITSC 2400
Introduction to Political Theory
Semester | 3 credit units | In-person
An introduction to the field of political theory through classic and contemporary texts and selected case studies. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 210 or 210H. GE soc sci orgs and polities course.GE foundation social and behavioral sci course. SS Admis Cond course.
POLITSC 3001
Economy, Polity, and Community
Semester | 3 credit units | In-person
Examines how different ways of thinking about human nature shape our understanding of philosophy, politics, and economics. Prereq: Econ 2001.XX or 2002.01 or 2002.03H; and Philos 2400 or PolitSc 2400 or 2400H; and Econ 5001 or Philos 2500 or 2540 or PolitSc 3500 or 4553 or 4553H; and Philos 3300; and Econ 3400 or IntStds 3400 or PolitSc 3780 or 3780H; and PolitSc 3280 or 4280 or 3380 or 4380 or 4381. Not open to students with credit for Econ 3001 or Philos 3001. Cross-listed in Econ and Philos.
POLITSC 3115
Introduction to the Policy Process
Semester | 3 credit units | In-person
Introduction to the workings of policy-making processes within governments, and the use of social science reasoning to evaluate and improve the content of policies. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 305.
POLITSC 3170
Political Psychology
Semester | 3 credit units | In-person
Introduces students to political psychology, its development from parent disciplines, its topics and problems, its research results and methods, and their applications to current affairs. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 403 or Psych 403.
POLITSC 3191
Political Science Internship
Session 2 | 1 credit unit | Distance Learning
Combines experience in political institutions or policy processes with analysis of that experience. Prereq: Permission of the department. Repeatable to a maximum of 4 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.
POLITSC 3220
Politics of the Developing World
Semester | 3 credit units | In-person
A general introduction to the theoretical and substantive literature dealing with the historical development and contemporary characteristics of the new states of Asia and Africa. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 541. GE soc sci human, nat, and econ resources and diversity global studies course. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course.
POLITSC 3240
Political Violence
Semester | 3 credit units | In-person
This course will expose students to major theoretical debates and broad empirical patterns of intrastate conflict during the post-World War II era.
POLITSC 3260
Global Politics of Health and Disease
Semester | 3 credit units | In-person
Introduces students to the global politics of health and disease by examining the conceptual history, organizational actors, practice, and issues of global health politics through interdisciplinary texts in international relations, global health, and health policy.
POLITSC 3280
Politics of Markets
Semester | 3 credit units | In-person
Introduction to the interaction between politics and markets, in theory and in practice. We study how markets are embedded in political and social institutions, and how political systems and markets are organized across time and space. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 4280.
POLITSC 3290
Comparative Public Policy
Semester | 3 credit units | In-person
This course serves as an introduction to public policy in comparative perspective; its focus is on wealthy democracies. The first part of the course explores broad theories about how and why public policy differs so dramatically across countries. The second part of the course focuses on cross-national differences across specific policy domains.
POLITSC 3310
Defense Policy and National Security
Semester | 3 credit units | In-person
This course addresses some of the basic issues surrounding national security policy. The primary focus is on policy issues related to the use of force between and within countries. The goal of the course is to provide the analytical tools and factual knowledge that are necessary to identify and assess current and future threats to national security.
POLITSC 3420
Political Theories of Democracy
Semester | 3 credit units | In-person
An examination of theories of democracy, focusing on normative and descriptive dilemmas such as participation versus liberty in democratic societies. Prereq: 2400 (210). Not open to students with credit for 571.
POLITSC 3430
Political Theories of Freedom
Semester | 3 credit units | In-person
Provides an overview of the various ways in which the value of human freedom has been understood and pursued in political life. Prereq: 2400 (210). Not open to students with credit for 570.
POLITSC 3596
Nationalism and Ethnicity
Session 2 | 3 credit units | In-person
Explores socio-political identities, especially ethnicity and nationality, from a comparative perspective. Drawing upon theories from political science, psychology, anthropology, sociology, and economics, we will study the origins and characteristics of these identities, as well as their consequences for democracy, economic development, and violent conflict. GE soc sci indivs and groups and cross-disciplinary seminar course. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course.
POLITSC 3780
Data Literacy and Data Visualization
Semester | 3 credit units | Distance Learning
Introduction to the tools of data analysis in political science, with an emphasis on data visualization. GE data anly course. GE foundation math and quant reasoning or data anyl course.
POLITSC 3785
Data Science for the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Semester | 3 credit units | In Person
Introduction to new issues in data science, including big data, machine learning, network interdependencies, and automated extraction of meaning from widely varied sources of data.
POLITSC 3905
Political Manipulation
Semester | 3 credit units | In Person
Examines how political actors manipulate the rules and the salience and availability of information to shift political outcomes in their favor. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 577.
POLITSC 3912
Political Leadership
Semester | 3 credit units | In Person
Establishment of a working definition of political leadership, investigation of recruitment of leaders, analysis of major functions political leaders perform, and assessment of consequences of political leadership. Prereq: 1100 (100), 1200 (101), or 3100 (300). Not open to students with credit for 612.
POLITSC 3950
Careers in Political Science
Semester | 3 credit units | In Person
Designed to help students explore different career paths related to Political Science, engage with professionals working within a range of careers, and build a portfolio in preparation for entering the job market
POLITSC 4110
The American Presidency
Semester | 3 credit units | In Person
An examination of the American presidency, emphasizing the contemporary role of the president, the institutionalized presidency, and theories of presidential behavior. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 501.
POLITSC 4115
Bureaucracy and Public Policy
Semester | 3 credit units | In Person
An examination of bureaucracies as political institutions, and a consideration of their role in several areas of public policy implementation. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 510.
POLITSC 4123
Political Crisis and Reform
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
A survey of previous episodes of major reform in American politics, focusing on strategies used by reformers, evaluating the policy and political impact of their reforms, and applying lessons from these cases to contemporary political problems. GE historical study and soc sci orgs and polities course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and social and behavioral sci course.
POLITSC 4130
Law and Politics
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Analysis of the roles of judges and lawyers as participants in the American political process; analysis of courts as political institutions. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 516.
POLITSC 4132H
Supreme Court Decision Making
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Study of explanations for Supreme Court decisions; use of those explanations and independent research to predict justices' positions in current cases. Prereq: Honors standing or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 521H.
POLITSC 4135
American Constitutional Law
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Assessment of the contemporary realities of U.S. governmental authority as interpreted by the judiciary; emphasis on judicial review, case and controversy requirements, and legislative and executive power. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 520.
POLITSC 4135E
American Constitutional Law
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Assessment of the contemporary realities of U.S. governmental authority as interpreted by the judiciary; emphasis on judicial review, case and controversy requirements, and legislative and executive power. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 4135. Honors course.
POLITSC 4137
The Politics of Legal Decision Making
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
An examination of the literature relating social-science theories and research to the law, focusing on the criminal justice system. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 515.
POLITSC 4140
Black Politics
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Economic, political, and social constraints on the development of black political power; the efforts made by black people in recent times to organize for effective political action. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 504 or AfAmASt 4504 (504). Cross-listed in AfAmASt 4504.
POLITSC 4165
Media and American Politics
Session 1 | 3 credit units | In-Person
This course presents the modern study of the media and it role in the American political system, including supply and demand pressures and how they affect media content, its effects on citizens, and the emerging role of social media in politics. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 509.
POLITSC 4191
Internship
Semester or Session 2 | 0-10 credit units | Distance Learning
Combines experience in political institutions or policy processes with analysis of that experience in light of relevant scholarly literature. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 3 completions.
POLITSC 4242
Incomplete Democracies
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Explores various forms of violence including electoral violence and political assassination, organized crime, police brutality, and other human rights abuses in Latin America. Prereq: Soph standing or above. Not open to students with credit for 542 or IntStds 4242 (542). Cross-listed in IntStds.
POLITSC 4245H
Democratic Erosion
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
How do democracies become less democratic? This course will explore the causes and consequences of democratic breakdown in countries around the world and over time. Prereq: Honors standing, or permission of instructor.
POLITSC 4282
The Politics of Income Inequality
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Introduces fundamental politics of income inequality and redistribution, including social policy development, redistributional policy differences between countries, and popularity of differing welfare programs. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 582.
POLITSC 4285
The Comparative Politics of the Welfare State
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Analyzes different kinds of welfare capitalism including social, economic, and political considerations shaping welfare policy; and contemporary welfare reform as an exercise in reallocation, reorganization, and budget-cutting. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 578.
POLITSC 4300
Theories of International Relations
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Various theories of world politics, such as realism, liberalism, long cycles, domestic and bureaucratic politics, and decision-making level theory. Prereq: 1300 (145). Not open to students with credit for 550.
POLITSC 4310
Security Policy
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
National security and military policy issues and trends since 1945; covers containment, deterrence, Vietnam, nuclear weapons, terrorism, and globalization. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 552.
POLITSC 4315
International Security and the Causes of War
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Examines various issues regarding international conflict and cooperation, including theories of strategic interaction and the causes of war. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 544.
POLITSC 4318
The Politics of International Terrorism
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Examines international terrorism's concepts and actors, the motivations and causes of terrorism, the experience of the United States, and tensions between freedoms and security. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 548.
POLITSC 4320
Strategies for War and Peace
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Examination of how political leaders make decisions, emphasizing such issues as leaders' reasoning processes and the impact of public opinion and foreign policy bureaucracies. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 545.
POLITSC 4327
Politics in the Middle East
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Politics of Arab-Israeli relations, Persian Gulf, Islamic fundamentalism, and oil; processes of change and their effects on governments and international relations. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 546.
POLITSC 4331
The United Nations System
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Activities and potential of the United Nations system in promoting economic well-being, environmental management, resource sharing, social justice, and control of violence. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 551.
POLITSC 4332
Politics of Globalization
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Examines globalization's origins, impacts on human welfare, and political conflicts that arise from it, including actions of governments, multinational corporations, and the anti-globalization movement. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 557.
POLITSC 4455
Human Rights
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Examines human rights, including the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights; coercive enforcement of rights; as well as hunger, violence, persecution, and economic rights. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 564.
POLITSC 4465
Feminist Political Theory
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Examines concepts in feminist political theory including the articulation of feminism, the subjects of feminist theory, the relation of race, class and sexuality to gender experience, and the use of feminist theory to transform conceptions of justice. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for WGSSt 4465. Cross-listed in WGSSt.
POLITSC 4553H
Game Theory for Political Scientists
Semester | 3 credit units | In-Person
Provides entry-level understanding of the basic concepts of game theory and how these concepts are applied to the study of political phenomena. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 4553 (587).
POLITSC 4781
Data Analysis in Political Science I
Semester | 3 credit units | In-person
Covers basic techniques for analyzing data in political science. Prereq: Math 1151 and one course in PolitSc at the 3000 level or above; or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 485, 4781H (485H), 585, or 585H. GE data anly course. GE foundation math and quant reasoning or data anyl course.
POLITSC 4940
The Politics of Immigration
Semester | 3 credit units | In-person
Provides overview of international migration phenomenon: patterns of international migration, reasons for immigration, acceptance of immigrants by governments and public, dynamics of anti-immigrant sentiment. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 543.
POLITSC 4998
Undergraduate Research in Political Science
Semester or Session 2 | 1-10 credit units | In-person
Undergraduate research in variable topics. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U.
POLITSC 4999H
Honors Thesis Research
Semester | 2-4 credit units | In-person
Honors thesis research with thesis adviser. Minimum of two semesters required of candidates for BA with distinction in political science. Prereq: Honors standing, and Sr standing, and enrollment in Political Science major, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions. This course is graded S/U.
Current as of 5/10/2024