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  • PLCP 2500

    Special Topics in Comparative Politics
     Rating

    2.67

     Difficulty

    4.40

     GPA

    3.21

    Last Taught

    Summer 2025

    Special Topics in Comparative Politics.

  • PLAD 2500

    Special Topics in Politics
     Rating

    3.07

     Difficulty

    1.80

     GPA

    3.44

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Special Topics in Politics

  • PLIR 2500

    Special Topics in International Relations
     Rating

    —

     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    3.42

    Last Taught

    Summer 2025

    This course covers a variety of topics in the field of Politics and International Relations.

  • PLCP 2600

    Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union
     Rating

    4.67

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.74

    Last Taught

    Summer 2025

    This course is about Russia and the Soviet Union. It is designed to explore some of this country's major political themes of the twentieth century through an understanding of Russia's history, culture and politics.

  • PLPT 3010

    Ancient and Medieval Political Theory
     Rating

    3.29

     Difficulty

    3.48

     GPA

    3.20

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Western Political Theory from Plato to the Reformation. Among authors covered are Plato, Aristotle, Epictetus, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, and Martin Luther. For the medieval period, central themes are natural law, allegorical interpretation of Scripture, and the origins of modern liberal political theory.

  • PLPT 3020

    Modern Political Thought
     Rating

    3.84

     Difficulty

    3.53

     GPA

    3.16

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Studies the development of political theory from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century.

  • PLPT 3030

    Contemporary Political Thought
     Rating

    3.81

     Difficulty

    3.25

     GPA

    3.37

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Studies the course of political theory from the late 19th century through the present. Includes the major critical perspectives on modern politics and culture (existentialism, feminism, post-modernism, 'critical theory') and explores the problems that have preoccupied political theory in this period (alienation, language, individualism and discrimination). Prerequisite: One course in political theory or instructor permission.

  • PLPT 3050

    Survey of American Political Theory
     Rating

    4.33

     Difficulty

    2.00

     GPA

    3.47

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Surveys the development of the American tradition of free government emphasizing the major contributors and their critics.

  • PLIR 3060

    Military Force in International Relations
     Rating

    3.92

     Difficulty

    3.77

     GPA

    3.26

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Examines the threat and use of military force in international relations. Includes deterrence theory and recent critiques, ethical and international legal considerations, domestic constraints, and the postwar U.S. and Soviet experiences with the use of force. Prerequisite: One course in PLIR or instructor permission.

  • PLIR 3080

    International Politics in the Nuclear Age
     Rating

    4.17

     Difficulty

    3.75

     GPA

    3.58

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Considers the impact of nuclear weapons on the relations among states. Prerequisite: One course in PLIR or instructor permission.