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Fall 2021
| Course | Instructor | Cap | Course Name | Days | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLS 100 -0001 | Clark | 90 | Amer Govt and Politics | Monday/Wednesday 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
CO 100 |
| POLS 100 -0003 | Ong | 45 | Amer Govt and Politics | Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
DU 440 |
| POLS 100 -0004 | TBD | 45 | Amer Govt and Politics | Wednesday 6-8:40 p.m. |
DU 448 |
| POLS 210 -0001 | Semanko | 32 | Introduction to Law and Courts | Tuesday/Thursday 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. | DU 448 |
| POLS 220 -0001 | Sharmin | 35 | Introduction to Public Policy | Monday/Wednesday 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
DU 448 |
| POLS 260 -0Y01 | Hamayotsu | 35 | Intro Compar Pols | Monday/Wednesday 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
Online 100%: Synchronous |
| POLS 285 -0Y01 | Glas | 35 | Intro Intl Relations | N/A | Online 100%: Asynchronous |
| POLS 300 -0001 | Ward | 35 | American Presidential Election | Tuesday/Thursday 2-3:15 p.m. |
DU 440 |
| POLS 304 -0Y01 | Clark | 35 | American Public Opinion | N/A | Online 100%: Asynchronous |
| POLS 306 -0Y01 | Ward | 35 | Mass Media American Politics | N/A | Online 100%: Asynchronous |
| POLS 317 -0Y01 | Ward | 35 | Judicial Politics | N/A | Online 100%: Asynchronous |
| POLS 360 -0001 | Clark | 40 | Govt and Pol West Europe | Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
DU 459 |
| POLS 377 -0H01 | Un | 15 | Revolt, Revolution, Genocide | Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
DU 280 |
| POLS 378 -0Y01 | Hamayotsu | 35 | Political Islam | Monday/Wednesday 3:30 -4:45 p.m. |
Online 100%: Synchronous |
| POLS 380 -0001 | Glas | 40 | American Foreign Policy | Monday/Wednesday 2-3:15 p.m. |
DU 461 |
| POLS 389 -0Y01 | Thurber | 35 | International Law and Organization | N/A | Online 100%: Asynchronous |
| POLS 411 -0Y01 | Swedlow | 30 | Constitutional Law II | Monday/Wednesday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Online 100%: Synchronous |
| POLS 415 -0001 | Arado | 32 | Criminal Law | Monday 6-8:40 p.m. |
DU 140 |
| POLS 419 -P001 | Pickerill | 20 | Mock Trial | Tuesday 6:30-9:10 p.m. |
DU 446 |
| POLS 490 -P001 | Clark | 15 | Intern in Political Science | N/A | N/A |
| POLS 600 -0001 | Clark | 20 | Sem in Amer Politics | Monday 3:30-6:10 p.m. |
DU 256 |
| POLS 602 -0Y01 | Swedlow | 20 | Scope and History of Poli Sci | Wednesday 3:30-6:10 p.m. |
Online 100%: Synchronous |
| POLS 641 -0001 | Thurber | 20 | Intro Analysis of Pols Data | Monday/Wednesday 2-3:15 p.m. |
DU 464 |
| POLS 668 -0001 | Un | 20 | Sem Pol Econ Developing Areas | Thursday 12:30-3:10 p.m. |
DU 464 |
| POLS 675 -0001 | Clark | 20 | Sem Comp Pol Inst Proc | Tuesday 3:30-6:10 p.m. |
DU 464 |
| POLS 680 -0001 | Kuehl | 20 | Theories of Intl Relations | Tuesday 12:30-3:10 p.m. |
DU 464 |
Spring 2022
| Course | Instructor | Cap | Course Name | Days | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POLS 100 0001 | Epping | 40 | Amer Govt and Politics | Monday/Wednesday 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
DU 176 |
| POLS 100 0002 | Ong | 40 | Amer Govt and Politics | Monday/Wednesday 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
DU 322 |
| POLS 100 0003 | McCormick | 40 | Amer Govt and Politics | Tuesday/Thursday 2-3:15 p.m. |
DU 340 |
| POLS 210 0Y01 | Semanko | 40 | Introduction to Law and Courts | N/A | Online 100%: Asynchronous |
| POLS 220 0001 | Sharmin | 35 | Introduction to Public Policy | Monday/Wednesday 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
DU 440 |
| POLS 260 0001 | Un | 40 | Intro Compar Pols | Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
DU 322 |
| POLS 285 0002 | Bivens | 40 | Intro Intl Relations | Monday/Wednesday 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
DU 148 |
| POLS 285 H002 | Thurber | 20 | Intro Intl Relations | Tuesday/Thursday 9:30-10:45 a.m. |
CL 110 |
| POLS 302 0001 | Powell | 40 | Government in Metro Areas | Thursday 6-8:40 p.m. |
DU 176 |
| POLS 305 0001 | Schraufnagel | 40 | Political Parties and Elections | Monday/Wednesday 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m. |
DU 322 |
| POLS 312 0Y01 | Ward | 40 | Law and Film | N/A | Online 100%: Asynchronous |
| POLS 314 0Y01 | Ward | 40 | Law, Politics, and Baseball | N/A | Online 100%: Asynchronous |
| POLS 324 0001 | Swedlow | 40 | Politics of Environ Hlth and Safty | Monday/Wednesday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Online 100%: Synchronous |
| POLS 340 0001 | Clark,M | 20 | Political Analysis | Thursday 3:30-6:10 p.m. |
DU 170 |
| POLS 375 0001 | Nagi | 40 | Middle East Politics | Tuesday/Thursday 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
DU 340 |
| POLS 376 0001 | Hamayotsu | 40 | Political Violence | Monday/Wednesday 2-3:15 p.m. |
Online 100%: Synchronous |
| POLS 387 0001 | Thurber | 40 | International Security | Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-1:45 p.m. |
DU 204 |
| POLS 395 0Y01 | Clark,A | 40 | Contemporary Tpcs in Pols | N/A | Online 100%: Asynchronous |
| POLS 412 0001 | Swedlow | 25 | Constitutional Law III | Monday/Wednesday 3:30-4:45 p.m. |
Online 100%: Synchronous |
| POLS 490 P001 | Clark,A | 20 | Intern in Political Science | N/A | Location to be determined |
| POLS 499 0001 | Schraufnagel | 20 | Senior Honors Thesis | N/A | |
| POLS 603 0001 | Clark,M | 15 | Research Design in Poli Sci | Tuesday 12:30-3:10 p.m. |
DU 464 |
| POLS 605 0001 | Schraufnagel | 15 | Sem in Polit Parties | Monday 12:30-3:10 p.m. |
DU 274 |
| POLS 645 0001 | Un | 15 | Qualit Rsch Methods | Thursday 12:30-3:10 p.m. |
DU 400 |
| POLS 664 0001 | Hamayotsu | 15 | Pols of Identity:Ethn,Rel,Conf | Monday 3:30-6:10 p.m. |
DU 464 |
| POLS 664 0001 | Hamayotsu | 15 | Pols of Identity:Ethn,Rel,Conf | Monday 3:30-6:10 p.m. |
Online 100%: Synchronous |
| POLS 689 0001 | Thurber | 15 | Conflict Mgmt and Processes | Wednesday 12:30-3:10 p.m. |
DU 274 |
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