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

Spring 2026

Course listings for Spring 2026. Courses marked with an asterisk (*) satisfy the department's analytical requirement for concentrators.
Course NumberCourse TitleInstructorSubfield
POL 240/SPI 312International RelationsStaffIR
POL 250 analytical requirementIntroduction to Game TheoryBonomiFQ
POL 303Modern Political TheoryContiPT
POL 309/REL 309Politics and ReligionMuellerPT
POL 316Civil LibertiesGeorgeAP/PT
POL 318Law and SocietyStazsakAP
POL 321American Political ThoughtThomasAP/PT
POL 324Congressional PoliticsLeeAP
POL 335The Political Economy of the United StatesMcCartyAP
POL 336 (new)What Does the Public Want and Do They Get It?PriorAP
POL 344/AAS 344/AMS 244Race and Politics in the United StatesStephens-DouganAP
POL 347/ECO 347 analytical requirementGame Theory in PoliticsIaryczowerFQ
POL 348/SPI 348/AAS 340Race and Electoral SystemsWhiteAP
POL 351/SPI 311/LAS 371The Politics of DevelopmentKohliCP
POL 362/EAS 362/SPI 323Chinese PoliticsTruexCP
POL 379Politics of Southeast AsiaKuipersCP
POL 396International OrganizationsVreelandIR
POL 411/CHV xxx (new)PT Seminar: Authority and (dis)obedienceOgunyePT
POL 412 (new)PT Seminar: Democracy, Expertise, and the Deep StateMacedo/HahmPT
POL 413 (new)PT Seminar: Natural Law and Natural RightsGeorgePT
POL 420AP Seminar: Threats to DemocracyFrymerAP
POL 432/SPI 426CP Seminar: Democratic Backsliding and the Demise of Democracyvan NoortCP
POL 441IR Seminar: Theories of International OrderIkenberryIR
POL 442IR Seminar: Contesting Globalization - Actors, Interests, OutcomeKapsteinIR
ECS 338/POL 473Fascism: Politics and CultureMuellerPT
POL 476/CHV 476Global Political ThoughtMehtaPT
CHV 479/POL 483Realizing DemocracyMehtaPT
POL 485 (new)Constitution and the PresidencyFranckOther

Subfield Key

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

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