All information in this guide is tentative and subject to change. Check the Political Science Department Office for updates. Information on rooms and times for the classes listed can be obtained from the university-wide Time Schedule of Classes or from the Political Science office.
“Cross listed” Courses”: These may be applied to a Political Science major or minor without a petition, regardless of the departmental prefix. For example, if you take African-American Politics as AAS 306, you do not need to petition to apply it to your Political Science major or minor.
"Meets With” Courses": If you take a “Meets With” course under a departmental prefix other than PSC, you will need to petition to count that course towards your Political Science major or minor.
Current information on rooms and times for classes can be obtained on your MySlice or from the Political Science office.
Maymester (May 16 – 27)
PSC/PHI 125.m800 70451/70452 Political Theory Online sync (Secen)
Introduction to theories of major modern political philosophers (Locke, Rousseau, Hume, J.S. Mill, Marx). Contemporary theories of liberty, justice, and equality.
PSC 300.m301 70322 Introduction to International Environmental Politics Online sync (Montgomery)
This course serves to introduce students to the study of environmental politics from an international perspective. Students will engage with literature and discussion on how environmental problems transcend national borders and create intractable problems for our global community. We will discuss issues of collective action; international environmental agreements and the role international and domestic actors play in designing and securing environmental agreements across policy arenas. The goal of this course is to engage students with the critical topic of environmental crises at the intersection of International Relations and Public Policy. This class will cover the problems, institutions (both formal and informal), and politics that underlie global environmental governance. Additionally, students will engage with questions around understanding international cooperation and conflict as it relates to environmental justice, markets, science, and security. We will look at how global politics shape a variety of responses to specific environmental issues including: climate change, forest depletion, the disruption of ecological systems, and the mounting water crisis.
Session I (May 23 – July 1)
PSC 123.m800 72322 Introduction to Comparative Politics Online sync (Call)
Comparison of selected governmental institutions, individual and collective political actors, and issues across the industrialized and developing world. Particular attention to dynamics of socioeconomic and political change.
PSC 202.m001 70291 Introduction to Political Analysis Online sync (Wang)
Introduction to important political science concepts; basics of political argumentation and reasoning; and basic quantitative research and analysis techniques.
PSC 355.u800 70300 International Political Economy Online async (McDowell)
Institutions and politics of international economic relations. Trade, investment, macro-economic policy coordination, economic development, global resource issues, and the causes and consequences of global economic integration.
Session II (July 5 – August 12)
PSC 121.m001 70006 American National Government & Politics In person (Jones)
American political institutions. Basic principles embedded in structure and practices of American government. Practical consequences of this political system for the citizen. Credit is given for PSC 121 or PSC 129, but not both.
PSC 121.m002 72539 American National Government & Politics In person (Van Egdom)
American political institutions. Basic principles embedded in structure and practices of American government. Practical consequences of this political system for the citizen. Credit is given for PSC 121 or PSC 129, but not both.
PSC 124.m001 70453 International Relations In person (Paracha)
Foreign policy, decision making, comparative foreign policy, international transactions, and the international system. Credit is given for PSC 124 or PSC 139, but not both.