Course Offerings

Spring 2025

ECON 021. Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and MATH 015.
PHIL 121. Social and Political Philosophy
POLS 002. American Politics (AP)
POLS 003. Politics Across the World (CP)
POLS 004. Introduction to International Relations (IR)
POLS 006. Great Issues in Public Policy (IR)
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001
POLS 011. Ancient Political Thought (TH)
POLS 012. Modern Political Thought (TH)
POLS 014. Constitutional Law & Politics: Civil Rights & Civil Liberties (AP)
POLS 021. Who Votes? Political Participation in the US (AP)
POLS 028. The Urban Underclass and Public Policy (AP)
- Prerequisite:
  POLS 002
POLS 035. Democracy and Dictatorship (CP)
POLS 045. Disaster Politics and Policies (CP)
POLS 046. Politics, Markets, and Policy (CP)
POLS 078. Order, Empire, and Domination (IR)
POLS 083. Great Power Competition (IR)
POLS 109. Comparative Politics: Latin America (CP)
- Prerequisite:
  Political Science honors seminars are reserved for political science honors students, and when space allows, political science majors. Please check with department administrator for questions regarding this policy, or if you are in need of an exception.
POLS 116. International Political Economy (IR)
- Prerequisite:
  POLS 004 and ECON 001

Fall 2025

ECON 011. Intermediate Microeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and MATH 015.
POLS 002. American Politics (AP)
POLS 003. Politics Across the World (CP)
POLS 004. Introduction to International Relations (IR)
POLS 011. Ancient Political Thought (TH)
POLS 012. Modern Political Thought (TH)
POLS 038. Designing and Doing Political Science Research (IR) (CP) (AP)
POLS 046. Politics, Markets, and Policy (CP)
POLS 048. The Politics of Population (CP)
POLS 049. The American Presidency (AP)
POLS 055. Ethics and International Relations (IR)
POLS 056. Patterns of Asian Development (CP)
POLS 065. War Games and Simulations (IR)
POLS 070D. The History and Politics of Punishment (AP)
POLS 074. Populism, Fascism, and the Far Right (CP)
POLS 075. Special Topics: The Causes of War
POLS 084. State Formation & State Building (CP)
POLS 115. The Politics and Practice of Wartime Humanitarian Action (IR)
- Prerequisite:
  Political Science honors seminars are reserved for political science honors students, and when space allows, political science majors. Please check with department administrator for questions regarding this policy, or if you are in need of an exception.

Spring 2026

ECON 021. Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and MATH 015.
PHIL 155. Philosophy of Law
POLS 002. American Politics (AP)
POLS 003. Politics Across the World (CP)
POLS 004. Introduction to International Relations (IR)
POLS 012. Modern Political Thought (TH)
POLS 014. Constitutional Law & Politics: Civil Rights & Civil Liberties (AP)
POLS 035. Democracy and Dictatorship (CP)
POLS 061. American Foreign Policy (IR)
POLS 063. African Politics (CP)
POLS 073. Disinformation, Propaganda, and Election Interference (IR)
POLS 080. Civil Wars (IR)
POLS 118. The South in American Political Development (AP)
- Prerequisite:
  Political Science honors seminars are reserved for political science honors students, and when space allows, political science majors. Please check with department administrator for questions regarding this policy, or if you are in need of an exception.

Fall 2026

ECON 011. Intermediate Microeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and MATH 015.
PHIL 027. Ethics & Technology
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 034. Marx and Marxism
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 101. Moral Philosophy
POLS 002. American Politics (AP)
POLS 003. Politics Across the World (CP)
POLS 004. Introduction to International Relations (IR)
POLS 011. Ancient Political Thought (TH)
POLS 038. Designing and Doing Political Science Research (IR) (CP) (AP)
POLS 055. Ethics and International Relations (IR)
POLS 070D. The History and Politics of Punishment (AP)
POLS 075. Special Topics: The Causes of War
POLS 081. Global Environmental Governance (IR)
- Prerequisite:
  One political science course
POLS 082. Surveillance and Repression (CP)
POLS 101. Modern Political Theory (TH)
- Prerequisite:
  Political Science honors seminars are reserved for political science honors students, and when space allows, political science majors. Please check with department administrator for questions regarding this policy, or if you are in need of an exception.
POLS 113. International Politics: War, Peace, and Security (IR)
- Prerequisite:
  Political Science honors seminars are reserved for political science honors students, and when space allows, political science majors. Please check with department administrator for questions regarding this policy, or if you are in need of an exception.

Spring 2027

ECON 021. Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Prerequisite:
  ECON 001 and MATH 015.
PHIL 052. Bioethics
- Prerequisite:
  First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
PHIL 121. Social and Political Philosophy
POLS 002. American Politics (AP)
POLS 003. Politics Across the World (CP)
POLS 004. Introduction to International Relations (IR)
POLS 012. Modern Political Thought (TH)
POLS 021. Who Votes? Political Participation in the US (AP)
POLS 026. Politics of The Wire (AP)
- Prerequisite:
  Recommended to have previously taken POLS 002
  Only open to 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students
  Open to course majors only, not honors.
POLS 057. Latin American Politics (CP)
POLS 061. American Foreign Policy (IR)
POLS 080. Civil Wars (IR)
POLS 115. The Politics and Practice of Wartime Humanitarian Action (IR)
- Prerequisite:
  Political Science honors seminars are reserved for political science honors students, and when space allows, political science majors. Please check with department administrator for questions regarding this policy, or if you are in need of an exception.
POLS 116. International Political Economy (IR)
- Prerequisite:
  POLS 004 and ECON 001