2022-23 Year at a Glance
This page provides an overview of the department's course offerings for the fall and spring semesters to help students plan for the year. Please note that this schedule may be subject to change, and the online Directory of Courses and Vergil are the authoritative sources for current course descriptions and meeting times.
Fall 2022
- Fall term courses begin Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022; the last day of classes is Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.
- Course descriptions, as well as specific sections and meeting times, can be found in the online Directory of Classes.
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN1101
- Course Title
- Political Theory I
- Instructor
- TBA
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN1601
- Course Title
- Introduction to International Politics
- Instructor
- TBA
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3104
- Course Title
- What was Nazism?
- Instructor
- Clara Maier
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3112
- Course Title
- Gandhi, King and the Politics of Nonviolence
- Instructor
- Karuna Mantena
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3285
- Course Title
- Freedom of Speech and Press
- Instructor
- Lee C Bollinger
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3290
- Course Title
- Voting and American Politics
- Instructor
- Robert Erikson
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3534
- Course Title
- Autocracy and Democracy
- Instructor
- Timothy M Frye
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3704
- Course Title
- Research Design: Data Analysis
- Instructor
- Shigeo Hirano
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3768
- Course Title
- Experimental Research
- Instructor
- Donald Green
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3871
- Course Title
- China's Foreign Relations
- Instructor
- Thomas J Christensen
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3901
- Course Title
- Independent Reading and Research I
- Instructor
- Faculty
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3911.001
- Course Title
- Populism, Democracy and Rights
- Instructor
- Jean L Cohen
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3911.002
- Course Title
- Ethics of International Relations
- Instructor
- Turkuler Isiksel
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3921.002
- Course Title
- Political Parties in U.S. Politics
- Instructor
- Shigeo Hirano
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3921.003
- Course Title
- Political Psychology
- Instructor
- Yamil R Velez
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3921.004
- Course Title
- Political Inequality in the U.S.
- Instructor
- Jeffrey R Lax
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3921.005
- Course Title
- Issues on Race and Ethnicity in American Politics
- Instructor
- Carlos Vargas-Ramos
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3921.006
- Course Title
- Equality and the Law
- Instructor
- Robert L Amdur
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3921.007
- Course Title
- Seminar in American Politics
- Instructor
- TBA
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3921.008
- Course Title
- The Politics of Income Inequality
- Instructor
- Judith Russell
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3951.001
- Course Title
- Information, Media and Political Behavior
- Instructor
- John Marshall
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3951.002
- Course Title
- Corruption and Rule of Law
- Instructor
- Timothy M Frye
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3961.001
- Course Title
- Advances in International Political Economy
- Instructor
- Allison Carnegie
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3961.003
- Course Title
- Solving Global Problems
- Instructor
- Giulio Gallarotti
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3961.004
- Course Title
- Foreign Economic Policy
- Instructor
- David Spiro
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3961.005
- Course Title
- International Security
- Instructor
- Jack Snyder
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3961.006
- Course Title
- Foreign Policy and Decision Making
- Instructor
- Keren Yarhi-Milo
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3961.007
- Course Title
- Seminar in International Politics
- Instructor
- Linda Kirschke
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3998
- Course Title
- Honors Seminar
- Instructor
- John Huber
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4110
- Course Title
- Recent Continental Political Thought
- Instructor
- Jean L Cohen
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4132
- Course Title
- Political Thought: Classical and Medieval
- Instructor
- TBA
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4472
- Course Title
- Japanese Politics
- Instructor
- Daniel Smith
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4453
- Course Title
- Politics in Russia
- Instructor
- Elise Giuliano
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4496
- Course Title
- Contemporary African Politics
- Instructor
- Kimuli Kasara
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4700
- Course Title
- Mathematics and Statistics for Political Science
- Instructor
- Naoki Egami
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4710
- Course Title
- Principles of Quantitative Political Research 1
- Instructor
- Robert Y Shapiro
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4720
- Course Title
- Quantitative Methods 1: Applied Regression and Causal Inference
- Instructor
- TBA
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4801
- Course Title
- Grand Strategy: Theory, History and Debates
- Instructor
- TBA
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4814
- Course Title
- Global Energy and Climate Change: Security and Geopolitics
- Instructor
- Albert Bininachvili
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4845
- Course Title
- National Security Strategies of the Middle East
- Instructor
- TBA
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4865
- Course Title
- International Political Economy
- Instructor
- Davit Sahakyan
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4895
- Course Title
- War, Peace and Strategy
- Instructor
- Richard K Betts
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR5000
- Course Title
- M.A. Proseminar
- Instructor
- Chiara Superti
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR5760
- Course Title
- Experimental Studies for Politics and Economics
- Instructor
- Alessandra Casella and Donald Green
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR6101
- Course Title
- Issues in Political Theory
- Instructor
- David C Johnston
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR6210
- Course Title
- Issues and Debates in American Politics
- Instructor
- Justin H Phillips
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR6411
- Course Title
- Comparative Politics Survey I
- Instructor
- M Victoria Murillo
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR6801
- Course Title
- Theories of International Relations
- Instructor
- Jack L Snyder
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR8113
- Course Title
- Democracy: Postwar Readings
- Instructor
- Ira Katznelson and Nadia Urbinati
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR8221
- Course Title
- Political Psychology
- Instructor
- Donald Green
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR8265
- Course Title
- Political Inequality in the U.S.
- Instructor
- Jeffrey R Lax
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR8412
- Course Title
- Political Economy of Development
- Instructor
- Junyan Jiang
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR8471
- Course Title
- Chinese Political Economy-Comparative Perspective
- Instructor
- Xiaobo Lu
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR8804
- Course Title
- International Political Economy
- Instructor
- Nikhar Gaikwad
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR9010
- Course Title
- Special Research Course
- Instructor
- Faculty
- Term
- Fall
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR9901
- Course Title
- Dissertation Seminar
- Instructor
- M Victoria Murillo
Spring 2023
- Spring term courses begin Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023; the last day of classes is Monday, May 1, 2023.
- Course descriptions, as well as specific sections and meeting times, can be found in the online Directory of Classes.
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN1501
- Course Title
- Introduction to Comparative Politics
- Instructor
- TBA
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN1601
- Course Title
- Introduction to International Politics
- Instructor
- TBA
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3100
- Course Title
- Justice
- Instructor
- David C Johnston
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3208
- Course Title
- State Politics
- Instructor
- Justin Phillips
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3210
- Course Title
- Judicial Politics
- Instructor
- Jeffrey Lax
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3225
- Course Title
- American Constitutional Law
- Instructor
- TBA
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3245
- Course Title
- Racial and Ethnic Politics
- Instructor
- Yamil R Velez
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3260
- Course Title
- Latino Political Experience
- Instructor
- Carlos Vargas-Ramos
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3528
- Course Title
- New and Old Forms of Political Protest
- Instructor
- Chiara Superti
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3648
- Course Title
- Governing the Global Economy
- Instructor
- Nikhar Gaikwad
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3720
- Course Title
- Scope and Methods
- Instructor
- Scope and Methods
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3902
- Course Title
- Independent Reading and Research II
- Instructor
- Faculty
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3911.001
- Course Title
- Theories of Political Action
- Instructor
- Karuna Mantena
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3911.002
- Course Title
- Seminar in Political Theory
- Instructor
- David C Johnston
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3911.003
- Course Title
- Theorizing the Crisis of Weimar Democracy
- Instructor
- Clara Maier
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3921.001
- Course Title
- Elections
- Instructor
- Robert Erikson
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3921.002
- Course Title
- Sexuality and Citizenship in the U.S.
- Instructor
- Justin H Phillips
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3921.003
- Course Title
- Seminar on Public Opinion and Political Behavior
- Instructor
- Donald Green
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3921.004
- Course Title
- Bureaucratic Politics
- Instructor
- Michael Ting
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3921.005
- Course Title
- The First Amendment
- Instructor
- Robert L Amdur
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3921.006
- Course Title
- Topics in American Democracy
- Instructor
- TBA
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3921.007
- Course Title
- Policymaking
- Instructor
- Judith Russell
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3951.001
- Course Title
- Seminar in Comparative Politics
- Instructor
- Chiara Superti
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3951.002
- Course Title
- Seminar in Comparative Politics
- Instructor
- Daniel Smith
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3951.003
- Course Title
- Power, Organizations and Institutions
- Instructor
- Junyan Jiang
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3951.004
- Course Title
- European Union Politics
- Instructor
- TBA
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3961.001
- Course Title
- The Politics of Trade, Aid and Investment
- Instructor
- Allison Carnegie
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3961.002
- Course Title
- Coercion and World Politics
- Instructor
- Sarah Daly
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3961.003
- Course Title
- International Law
- Instructor
- TBA
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3961.004
- Course Title
- Ethical Dimensions of International Politics
- Instructor
- TBA
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3961.005
- Course Title
- American Foreign Policy and International Relations Theory
- Instructor
- TBA
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3961.006
- Course Title
- Advances in IPE
- Instructor
- Davit Sahakyan
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3961.007
- Course Title
- Inequality Within and Between Nations
- Instructor
- David Spiro
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- UN3999
- Course Title
- Honors Seminar
- Instructor
- John Huber
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4134
- Course Title
- Modern Political Thought
- Instructor
- Nadia Urbinati
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4423
- Course Title
- Elites and Institutions
- Instructor
- John Marshall
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4471
- Course Title
- Chinese Politics
- Instructor
- Junyan Jiang
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4702
- Course Title
- Methods of Inquiry and Design
- Instructor
- TBA
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4712
- Course Title
- Principles of Quantitative Political Research 2
- Instructor
- Robert Y Shapiro
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4722
- Course Title
- Quantitative Methods 2: Statistical Theory
- Instructor
- Naoki Egami
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4730
- Course Title
- Game Theory and Political Theory
- Instructor
- John Huber
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GU4863
- Course Title
- International Political Economy of Development
- Instructor
- Nikhar Gaikwad
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR6211
- Course Title
- Theories and Debates II
- Instructor
- Robert Y Shapiro
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR6412
- Course Title
- Comparative Politics Survey II
- Instructor
- Daniel Corstange
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR8140
- Course Title
- Commerce and Civic Virtue
- Instructor
- Turkuler Isiksel
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR81XX
- Course Title
- Du Bois & Tocqueville
- Instructor
- TBA
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR82XX
- Course Title
- Political Parties in U.S. Politics
- Instructor
- Shigeo Hirano
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR8420
- Course Title
- Political Culture and Political Participation
- Instructor
- Andrew Nathan
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR8866
- Course Title
- International Signaling and Communication
- Instructor
- Keren Yarhi-Milo
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR8854
- Course Title
- Civil and Ethnic Wars
- Instructor
- Sarah Daly
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR8880
- Course Title
- Decision Making and Diplomacy
- Instructor
- Giulio Gallarotti
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR9010
- Course Title
- Special Research Course
- Instructor
- Faculty
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR9441
- Course Title
- Study of Development Strategies
- Instructor
- Macartan Humphreys
- Term
- Spring
- Subject Code
- POLS
- Course Number
- GR9902
- Course Title
- Dissertation Seminar
- Instructor
- M Victoria Murillo