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| Course | Section | Instructor | Course Name | Day/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLS 100 | 0Y01 | Schraufnagel, Scot | American Govt and Politics | Online Asynchronous |
| POLS 210 | 0Y01 | Clark, April | Intro to Law and Courts | Online Asynchronous |
| POLS 260 | 0Y01 | Porisky, Alesha | Intro to Comparative Pols | Online Asynchronous |
| POLS 360 | 0Y01 | Clark, Michael | Govt and Politics West Europe | Online Asynchronous |
| POLS 376 | 0Y01 | Hamayotsu, Kikue | Political Violence | Online Asynchronous |
| POLS 392 | 0001 | Glas, Aarie | Politics and Film | Online Asynchronous |
| POLS 490 | P001 | TBD | Intern in Political Science | Various |
| POLS 690 | P001 | Various | Political Science Research | Various |
| POLS 699 | P001 | Various | Thesis | Various |
| POLS 799A | 0001 | Various | Doctoral Research and Dissertation | Various |
| Course | Section | Instructor | Course Name | Day/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLS 100 | 0001 | Clark, April | American Govt and Politics | Tuesday, Thursday, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
| POLS 100 | 0002 | Durbin, Robert | American Govt and Politics | Monday, Wednesday, 2-3:15 p.m. |
| POLS 100 | Y003 | Clark, Michael | American Govt and Politics | Online Asynchronous |
| POLS 210 | 0001 | Hill, Jim | Introduction to Law and Courts | Monday, Wednesday, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
| POLS 220 | 0001 | Oo, Aung Myo | Introduction to Public Policy | Tuesday, Thursday, 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
| POLS 260 | 0001 | Hamayotsu, Kikue | Introduction to Comparative Politics | Monday, Wednesday, 2-3:00 p.m. |
| POLS 285 | 0001 | Kwofie, Ernest Plange | Intro Intl Relations | Monday, Wednesday, 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
| POLS 285 | Y002 | Kuehl, Colin | Intro Intl Relations | Online Asynchronous |
| POLS 301 | Y001 | Clark, April | Political Psychology | Online Asynchronous |
| POLS 303 | 0001 | Schraufnagel, Scot | State & Local Gov. | Tuesday, Thursday, 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
| POLS 305 | Y001 | Schraufnagel, Scot | Political Parties and Elections | Online Asynchronous |
| POLS 312 | Y001 | Ward, Art | Law and Film | Online Asynchronous |
| POLS 317 | Y001 | Ward, Art | Judicial Politics | Online Asynchronous |
| POLS 327 | 0001 | Tran, Mai Van | Digital and AI Governance | Monday, Wednesday, 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
| POLS 366 | Y001 | Clark, Michael | Politics of Russia and Eurasia | Online Asynchronous |
| POLS 370 | Y001 | Hamayotsu, Kikue | Ethncty, Religion and Global Politics | Online Asynchronous |
| POLS 382 | 0001 | Thurber, Ches | Topics in Contemporary Security | Monday, Wednesday, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
| POLS 395 | 0001 | Clark, Michael | Contemporary Topics in POLS : “Us vs Them - The Global Rise of Populism" | Tuesday, Thursday, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
| POLS 411 | 0001 | Swedlow, Brendon | Constitutional Law II |
Monday, Wednesday, Online Synchronous |
| POLS 415 | 0001 | Arado, Tom | Criminal Law | Monday, 6-8:40 p.m. |
| POLS 419 | P001 | Pickerill, Mitch | Mock Trial | Tuesday, 6-8:40 p.m. |
| POLS 490 | P001 | Clark, April | Intern in Political Science | TBD |
| POLS 620 | 0001 | Schraufnagel, Scot | Study of Public Policy | Tuesday, 3:30-6:10 p.m. |
| POLS 641 | 0001 | Kuehl, Colin | Intro Analysis of Pols Data | Tuesday, Thursday, 2-3:15 p.m. |
| POLS 672 | 0001 | Thurber, Ches | Topics in Comparative Politics | Friday, 9:30 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. |
| POLS 686 | 0001 | Thurber, Ches | Seminar in International Relations | Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. |
| POLS 690 | P001 | Various | Political Science Research | TBD |
| POLS 699 | P001 | Various | Thesis | TBD |
| POLS 799A | P001 | Various | Doctoral Research and Dissertation | TBD |
| POLS 799B | P001 | Various | Doctoral Dissertation | TBD |
| Course | Section | Instructor | Course Name | Day/Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLS 100 | 0001 | Schraufnagel | American Government and Politics | Tuesday, Thursday, 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
| POLS 100 | 0002 | Durbin | American Government and Politics | Monday, Wednesday, 2-3:15 p.m. |
| POLS 100 | 0Y03 | Clark, A. | American Government and Politics | Online asynchronous |
| POLS 210 | 0002 | Bellah | Introduction to Law and Courts | Wednesday, 6-8:40 p.m. |
| POLS 220 | 0001 | Oo | Introduction to Public Policy | Tuesday, Thursday, 9:30-10:45 a.m |
| POLS 260 | 0001 | Clark | Introduction to Comparative Politics | Monday, Wednesday, 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
| POLS 285 | 0001 | Kwofie | Introduction to International Relations | Monday, Wednesday, 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
| POLS 285 | 0Y02 | Thurber | Introduction to International Relations | Online asynchronous |
| POLS 304 | 0Y01 | Clark, A. | American Public Opinion | Online asynchronous |
| POLS 307 | 0001 | Schraufnagel | The U.S. Congress | Tuesday, Thursday, 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
| POLS 309 | 0001 | Schraufnagel | American Electoral Democracy | Tuesday, Thursday, 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
| POLS 312* | 0Y01 | Ward | Law and Film | Online asynchronous (second 8 weeks) |
| POLS 314 | 0Y01 | Ward | Law, Politics, and Baseball | Online asynchronous |
| POLS 340 | 0001 | Clark, M. | Political Analysis | Tuesday, 9:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m. |
| POLS 360 | 0Y01 | Clark, A. | Govt. and Pol West Europe | Online asynchronous |
| POLS 363 | 0001 | Tran | Dictatorships and Democracies | Monday, Wednesday, 2-3:15 p.m. |
| POLS 378 | 0Y01 | Hamayotsu | Political Islam | Online asynchronous |
| POLS 380 | 0001 | Thurber | American Foreign Policy | Monday, Wednesday, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
| POLS 383 | 0001 | Kuehl | International Political Econ | Tuesday, Thursday, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
| POLS 385 | 0Y01 | Kuehl | Global Environmental Problems | Online asynchronous |
| POLS 387 | 0001 | Thurber | International Security | Monday, Wednesday, 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
| POLS 412 | 0001 | Swedlow | Constitutional Law III | Monday, Wednesday, 12:30-1:45 p.m. Online synchronous |
| POLS 490 | P001 | Clark, A. | Internship in Political Science | TBD |
| POLS 497 | 0001 | Woods | Small-Group Study in Poli-Sci - Future Esquire-Building Blocks | Thursday, 4-4:50 p.m. |
| POLS 602 | 0001 | Thurber | Scope and History of Poli Sci | Wednesday, 3:30-6:10 p.m. |
| POLS 667 | 0001 | Hamayotsu | Sem. Political Development | Monday, 3:30-6:10 p.m. |
| POLS 684 | 0001 | Kuehl | Political Econ of Intl Relations | Tuesday, 12:30-3:10 p.m. |
| POLS 690 | various | various | Political Science Research | TBD |
| POLS 699 | various | various | Thesis | TBD |
| POLS 799A | various | various | Doctoral Research and Dissertation | TBD |
| POLS 799B | various | various | Doctoral Dissertation | TBD |
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