The Courses
(All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise noted.)
101 American Politics (SB, 4cr)
111 Comparative Politics (DG SB, 4cr)
121 World Politics (SB, 4cr)
162 Introduction to Constitutional Law (SB, 4cr)
171 Introduction to Political Theory (SB, 4cr)
181 Controversies in Public Policy (DU SB, 4cr)
190A Democracy in Troubled times (DU SB, 4cr)
201 American Politics Through Film (HS, 4cr)
203 American Political Thought (HS, 4cr)
208 Political Parties & Elections
210 Race and American Politics (4 cr)
214 Urban Government & Politics
219 State Local Government (SB)
220 Public Administration
228 Weighing the Evidence (R2)
229 Experiments in Political Persuasion, Perception, Power, Prejudice and Policy
230 The Political & The Journalist
245 Government & Politics of English-Speaking Caribbean
252 Globalization, Governance, & World Order (DG SB, 4cr)
255 American Foreign Policy (SB, 4cr)
266 Rights, Liberties and the American Constitution
270 Ancient Political Thought
271 Modern Political Thought
272 Democracy & Citizenship (HS, 4cr)
273 Power (DG SB, 4cr)
275 Global Political Thought
276 STEM and Political Theory
277 Making a Global World (HS, 4cr)
280 Public Policy (SB, 4cr)
281 Comparative Political Economy (DG SB, 4cr)
289 America Politics/Music
290L Introduction to Legal Reasoning (4cr)
290M American Politics through Music (DU SB, 4cr)
291U UMass Women into Leadership (1 cr)
302I The American Presidency
304 Democracy and Political Reform
305 Congress and the Legislative Process
306 Campaigns and Elections
307 Black Politics
308 Public Opinion in Politics (4cr)
309 Political Polarization
310 Race and American Politics (4cr)
317 Massachusetts Politics
318 Russian Politics, Law & Society
320 Public Administration (4cr)
325 Special Topics in International Relations: International Security
328 Research Methods: Political & Social Science (4 cr)
329 Political Psychology (4cr)
338 Nationalism, Ethnicity, & Identity in Politics (DG SB)
340 Latin American Politics
343 Government & Politics of East Africa
345 Revolutionary Nationalism & Imperialism in the Caribbean
346 Government & Politics of West Africa
356 International Law
354 Topic in International Relations
357 International Organizations
359 International Political Economy (4cr)
360 Constitutional Law
361 Civil Liberties
362 Politics, Law, & Judicial Behavior
364 Gender & Race in US Social Policy History (4 cr)
372 Black Political Thought
373 Contemporary Political Theory
375 Feminist Theory and Politics
377 Interpretation & Analysis, Junior Year Writing
383 Energy Policy (4 cr)
387 International Security and Cybersecurity Policy
388 Corporate Lobbying & the Global Economy (4cr)
390C Civilians in Conflict
390CW China and the World
390G Gov & Politics of East Asia
390STG Indigenous Resistance/Americas
390T Anticolonial Thought and Politics
390WH The Politics of the End of the World (4cr)
391E Rules of War (4cr)
391LA Latin American Political Thought (4cr)
391LP Latino/a Politics
391PC Immigration: Politics & Policy
391PL Political Organizations
391PS Peace & Security: From Preventive Diplomacy to Humanitarian Intervention
391S Human Security
392AP Activism, Participation, Protest
393M Media in American Politics
394AI Modern Islamic Poli Thought
394CI Central Asian Politics (4 cr)
394DI Protest & Dissent
394LI The Language of Politics (4cr)
394RI Political Polling and Survey Research (4cr)
394TI Technology, Power and Governance (4cr)
395F Women and Politics
477H Architectures of Disavowal
499C Honors Thesis Seminar-1st semester
499CE Democracy Possible Everywhere 1 (4cr)
499DE Democracy Possible Everywhere 2 (4cr)