Political Studies Courses

Required Courses

• POST 070 PZ -Research Methods in Political Studies
• POST 195 PZ -Senior Seminar: Technology and Politics

Introductory-Level Courses

(no pre-requisites)

• POST 030 PZ -Comparative Politics
• POST 040 PZ -Global Politics
• POST 050 PZ -Political Thought East and West: Introduction to Political Philosophy
• POST 060 PZ -Introduction to Public Policy
• POST 070 PZ -Research Methods in Political Studies
• POST 098A CH -Applied Urban Politics I
• POST 098B CH -Applied Urban Politics II
• POST 091 PZ -Statistics

U.S. Politics

(POST 060 PZ  is required for some of these courses)

• POST 101 PZ -Voting, Campaigns, and Elections
• POST 102 PZ -Seminar on Women in Politics
• POST 103 PZ -Power and Participation in American Politics
• POST 105 PZ -American Politics
• POST 106 PZ -Law and Politics
• POST 107 CH -Latino Politics
• POST 108 PZ -California Politics
• POST 109 PZ -Public Opinion

Comparative Politics

(POST 030 PZ  is required for some of these courses)

• IIS 120 PZ -State and Development in the Third World
• IIS 122 PZ -Contemporary Political and Social Movements in the Third World
• IIS 123 PZ -Third World Socialism
• POST 127 PZ -The Rise of Brazil
• IIS 127 PZ -Environment and Development in the Third World

Global Politics

(POST 040 PZ  is required for some of these courses)

• POST 133 PZ -Film, Politics and the Cold War
• POST 136 PZ -Race in Brazil and the U.S.
• POST 141 PZ -International Political Economy
• POST 142 PZ -The Third World and the Global Economy
• POST 143 PZ -Global Governance
• POST 144 PZ -Global Security
• IIS 146 PZ -International Relations of the Middle East

Political Philosophy

(POST 050 PZ  is required for some of these courses)

• POST 151 PZ -Conquest of Nature & the Rise of the Modern State
• POST 159 PZ -Crime and Punishment
• POST 161 PZ -Religion and Liberalism
• POST 163 PZ -Feminist Theory

Public Policy

(POST 060 PZ  is required for some of these courses)

• POST 172 PZ -The Battle over Birth Control: The Politics of Contraception Policy
• POST 174 CH -U.S. Immigration Policy and Transnational Politics
• POST 175 CH -Immigration and Race in America
• POST 180 PZ -Secularism and Public Opinion
• POST 181 PZ -Agriculture & Political Rebellion

Political Studies and Interdisciplinary Approaches

(Any one of POST 030 PZ  , POST 040 PZ  , POST 050 PZ  , and POST 060 PZ  is strongly recommended for these courses)

• POST 189 PZ -Neoliberalism: IGLAS Seminar
• POST 190 PZ -Science, Politics and Alternative Medicine
• ORST 192 PZ -Negotiating Conflict
• POST 194 PZ -International Studies Workshop

Courses for Seniors

• POST 195 PZ -Senior Seminar: Technology and Politics
• POST 196 PZ -Senior Seminar: Gender and Politics
• POST 199 PZ -Senior Thesis