Plan of Scheduled Course in Politics, 2014-2016
This document is intended to help students to plan their schedule of classes for their politics
major. Please note that there may be changes and additions, especially for the year 2015-16 as
we hire faculty to offer courses in lieu of regular fulltime faculty who will be on scheduled
leaves of absence. The document will be periodically updated to take into account those
developments. Additionally, students planning to study abroad may apply appropriate courses to
satisfying the below concentrations. Such students should consult with their faculty adviser and
the chair of the department to determine appropriate categories for those classes taken abroad.
For the major, two introductory courses are required. All of the introductory courses are
taught every semester, except POLS 105: Introduction to Political Theory and POLS 107:
Critical Issues in American Politics, which are taught every year. The introductory courses
do not contribute to completing concentrations, but they serve as appropriate training for
several concentrations. Below find a list of introductory courses and the concentrations for
which they serve as gateway courses:
101: American Government and Politics (gateway course for national institutions and policies,
citizenship, identity and diversity, law and justice, and political action concentrations)
103: Comparative Politics (gateway course for development/political economy, national
institutions and policies, citizenship, and political action concentrations)
105: Introduction to Political Theory (gateway course for law and justice and conflict and peace
concentrations)
107: Critical Issues in American Politics (gateway course for national institutions and policies,
citizenship, identity and diversity, law and justice, and political action concentrations)
150: World Politics (gateway course for development/political economy, global institutions and
policies, and conflict and peace concentrations)
Courses by Concentrations under the New Major Requirements (for Politics majors
graduating in 2015 and after:
Development/political economy:
227: Africa in World Politics (offered Fall 2015)
230: Nigeria and South Africa
249: China and the World
250: States and Markets in East Asia
301: Enlightened Economics (Renaming of POLS 301)
311: Politics of Central America and the Caribbean (Spring 2016)
318: Comparative Politics: South America and Mexico (offered Spring 2015)
329: Comparative African Politics (offered Fall 2014 Spring 2016)
344: Myth America
357: Religion, Activism and Socioeconomic Development in Africa
363: Comparative Democratization (offered Spring 2015)
366: International Political Economy (offered Spring 2015)
367: Political Economy in Latin America and Asia (offered Fall 2015)
381: Political Economy of Sustainable Development
382: International Environmental Policy (offered Fall 2014)
402: Globalization (offered Fall 2015)
Law and Justice:
260: Environmental Political Theory (offered Fall 2014 and Spring 2015)
303: Ancient Political Philosophy
307: Women in American Politics (offered Spring 2015)
319: Gender and Politics from a Global Perspective
330: Race and Ethnicity in American Politics
331: Constitutional Law: Balancing Powers (offered Spring 2016)
333: Human Rights (offered Spring 2016)
337: Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties
338: Constitutional Law: Civil Rights (offered Spring 2015)
343: Founders’ Constitution
370: International Law in International Relations (offered Fall 2014 and Fall 2015)
373: African American Political Thought
National Institutions and Policies
203: The Presidency (offered Spring 2015 and Spring 2016)
204: Legislative Process (offered Fall 2014 and Fall 2015)
216: Media in American Politics
304: American Political Theory
210: Politics of Poverty and Inequality (previously POLS 310) (Fall 2014)
311: Politics of Central America and the Caribbean (Spring 2016)
318: Comparative Politics: South America and Mexico (offered Spring 2015)
328: Parties and Interest Groups
329: Comparative African Politics (offered Fall 2014 Spring 2016)
331: Constitutional Law: Balancing Powers (offered Spring 2016)
343: Founders’ Constitution
351: Modern European Politics (offered Fall 2015)
Global Institutions and Policies
220: International Conflict (offered Spring 2015 and Fall 2015)
270: Introduction to International Security (offered Fall 2014)
210: Politics of Poverty and Inequality (previously POLS 310) (Fall 2014)
321: Global Health Governance (offered Spring 2016)
366: International Political Economy (offered Spring 2015)
370: International Law in International Relations (offered Fall 2014 and Fall 2015)
381: Political Economy of Sustainable Development
382: International Environmental Policy (offered Fall 2014)
411: Politics of AIDS (offered Spring 2015)
412: Terrorism and Global Security (offered Fall 2015)
430: Topics in International Security
Conflict and Peace:
220:
249:
270:
314:
341:
355:
412:
430:
431:
International Conflict (offered Spring 2015 and Fall 2015)
China and the World
Introduction to International Security (offered Fall 2014)
Civil Wars (offered Spring 2015)
Gender Based Violence
Art of Diplomacy
Terrorism and Global Security (offered Fall 2015)
Topics in International Security
Ethnicity and Political Violence (offered Fall 2014)
Identity and Diversity:
209: Immigration Politics and Identity (offered Fall 2015)
260: Theories of the Environment (offered Fall 2014 and Spring 2015)
302: Recent Theory (needs renaming)
303: Women and Politics
305: Politics of Everyday Life
307: Women in American Politics (offered Spring 2015)
319: Gender and Politics from a Global Perspective
330: Race and Ethnicity in US Politics
338: Constitutional Law: Civil Rights (offered Spring 2015)
341: Gender Based Violence
346: Contemporary Social Movements (offered Fall 2014)
351: Modern European Politics (offered Fall 2015)
373: African American Political Thought
404: Race, Empire, Politics
409: Religion and American Politics (offered Fall 2014)
431: Ethnicity and Political Violence (offered Fall 2014)
Citizenship:
209: Immigration Politics and Identity (offered Fall 2015)
216: Media in American Politics
260: Theories of the Environment (offered Fall 2014 and Spring 2015)
345: Creating Citizens
346: Contemporary Social Movements (offered Fall 2014)
370: International Law in International Relations (offered Fall 2014 and Fall 2015)
381: Political Economy of Sustainable Development
407: Political Behavior (offered Spring 2016)
Political Action
212: Campaigns & Elections (offered Fall 2014)
314: Civil Wars (offered Spring 2015)
318: Politics of South America and Mexico (offered Spring 2015)
328: Parties and Interest Groups
346: Contemporary Social Movements (offered Fall 2014)
357: Religion, Activism and Socioeconomic Development in Africa
363: Comparative Democratization (offered Spring 2015)
407: Political Behavior (offered Spring 2016)
409: Religion and American Politics (offered Fall 2014)
411: Politics of AIDS (forthcoming) (offered Spring 2015)