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  • PLIR 4430

    Empire, Hegemony, Leadership
     Rating

    4.33

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.51

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Conceives of the international system as hierarchical, and considers how states gain, maintain, and lose predominance; whether hierarchy is necessary to international order; and how hierarchy affects the options of smaller states and other actors. Prerequisites: At least one course in PLIR.

  • PLCP 4500

    Special Topics in Comparative Politics
     Rating

    3.79

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.48

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Intensive analysis of selected issues and concepts in comparative government. Prerequisite: One course in PLCP or instructor permission.

  • PLAP 4601

    Democracy in America
     Rating

    3.89

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.45

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Democracy in America

  • PLCP 4652

    Markets, Inequality, and the Politics of Development
     Rating

    2.33

     Difficulty

    4.00

     GPA

    3.22

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

    Examination of how politics affects the historical development of markets and the impact of inequality on the development of markets and economic development more generally.

  • PLAP 3810

    Constitutional Interpretation: Separation of Powers and Federalism
     Rating

    3.71

     Difficulty

    4.05

     GPA

    3.19

    Last Taught

    Fall 2025

    Studies the legislative, executive, and judicial branches and the functional and territorial distribution of powers as reflected by Supreme Court decisions. Includes the nature of the judicial process. (No CR/NC enrollees.)

  • PLAP 2030

    Politics, Science and Values: An Introduction to Environmental Policy
     Rating

    2.58

     Difficulty

    4.25

     GPA

    3.20

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Introduces a wide variety of domestic and international environmental policy issues.  Explores how political processes, scientific evidence, ideas, and values affect environmental policymaking. 

  • 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.

  • PLCP 4150

    Comparative Public Policy
     Rating

    5.00

     Difficulty

    5.00

     GPA

    3.57

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Explores why policies on issues like health care, social welfare, education, and immigration differ markedly from nation to nation, focusing on how contrasting cultures, state institutions, and societal organizations shape the historical trajectory of public policies. The primary focus of the course is on policies in advanced industrialized nations such as Britain, the U.S., Japan, and Sweden.Prerequisites: Prior course work in American and/or comparative politics is required.

  • 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 3150

    Representing Diverse Identities
     Rating

    —

     Difficulty

    —

     GPA

    —

    Last Taught

    Spring 2026

    Looks at how different groups have sought representation in democracies. We investigate multiple forms of, and channels for, representation, such as political parties, social movements, and protests. Countries include the US and select countries in Latin America and Europe.