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 |