含羞草研究所

Projected Courses in Political Science

A list of upcoming course offerings in the Department of Political Science at 含羞草研究所, for the purposes of planning for course registration

Spring 2026

Course Number Course Title
POSC 150 Introduction to American Politics (large section)
POSC 153 Introduction to Comparative Politics (two sections)
POSC 211 Presidency & Executive Leadership (large section)
POSC/ALST 212 Politics of Race & Ethnicity
POSC/MIST 215 Comparative Politics: Middle East
POSC 232 Fundamentals of International Relations (three sections)
POSC 260 Foundations of Political Thought (three sections)
POSC 302 Theories of Democracy (two sections)
POSC/MIST 304 Islamic Political Thought
POSC 311 Justice and the Global Economy
POSC 331 Politics of Sub-Saharan Africa
POSC 333 Democratic Erosion (two sections)
POSC/ENST 335 US Environmental Politics
POSC/PCON 341 War and the Shaping of American Politics (two sections)
POSC 345 The News Media and the Political Process (two sections)
POSC 353 National Security
POSC 354 Capitalism, the State, and Development in Latin America (two sections)
POSC/REST 359 Power in Russia from Gorbachev to Putin
POSC/MIST 363 International Relations of the Middle East
POSC 366 Foreign Policy Analysis (two sections)
POSC 380 Reason, Faith, and Politics
POSC 382 American Political Thought (two sections)
POSC 385 Liberalism and Modernity in Crisis
POSC 388 Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties
POSC 406 Seminar: The State and Political Violence
POSC 417 Seminar: Law and Order
POSC 475 Seminar: Philosophies of Law
POSC 499 Honors Colloquium
Proposed new course: POSC 3xx Model European Union (1/2 credit course)
Proposed new course: POSC 3xx Rule of Law in Contemporary America
Proposed new course: POSC 3xx Democracy in Crisis
Proposed new course: POSC 4xx Seminar: Constitutional Interpretation and the Uses of History