Please note: Courses offerings listed below are tentative and subject to change.

Spring 2026

Course Number Course Title Instructor Subfield
POL 250* Introduction to Game Theory Staff FQ
POL 303 Modern Political Theory Conti PT
POL 309/REL 309 Politics and Religion Mueller PT
POL 316 Civil Liberties George AP/PT
POL 318 Law and Society Stazsak AP
POL 324 Congressional Politics Lee AP
POL 3xx (new) What Does the Public Want and Do They Get It? Prior AP
POL 335 The Political Economy of the United States McCarty AP
POL 344/AAS 344/AMS 244 Race and Politics in the United States Stephens-Dougan AP
POL 347/ECO 347* Game Theory in Politics Iaryczower FQ
POL 348/SPI 348/AAS 340 Race and Electoral Systems White AP
POL 351/SPI 311/LAS 371 The Politics of Development Kohli CP
POL 3xx (new) Good Government: History and Practice Widner CP
POL 362/EAS 362/SPI 323 Chinese Politics Truex CP
POL 364/NES 322

Politics of the Middle East

 Nugent CP
POL 379 Politics of Southeast Asia Kuipers CP
POL 396 International Organizations Vreeland IR
POL 4xx (new) PT Seminar: Democracy, Expertise, and the Deep State Macedo/Hahm PT
POL 420 AP Seminar: Threats to Democracy Frymer AP
POL 432/SPI 426 CP Seminar: Democratic Backsliding and the Demise of Democracy van Noort CP
POL 441 IR Seminar: Theories of International Order Ikenberry IR
POL 442 IR Seminar: Contesting Globalization - Actors, Interests, Outcome Kapstein IR
POL 4xx (new) CP Seminar: The Politics of Corruption Tunon CP
POL 4xx/CHV xxx (new) PT Seminar: Authority and (dis)obedience Ogunye PT
ECS 338/POL 473 Fascism: Politics and Culture Mueller PT
POL 4xx (new) Constitution and the Presidency  Franck Other

Subfield Key

  • AP: American Politics
  • CP: Comparative Politics
  • FQ: Formal & Quantitative
  • IR: International Relations
  • PT: Political Theory

*Denotes that a course satisfies the department's analytical requirement for concentrators.