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 4xx (new) | PT Seminar: Natural Law and Natural Rights | George | 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/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.