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Spring 2023

Spring 2023 political science courses.
Course Instructor Cap Course Name Days Room
POLS 100-0001 Epping 40 Amer Govt and Politics Monday/Wednesday
11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
DU 206
POLS 100-0002 Ong 40 Amer Govt and Politics Tuesday/Thursday
12:30-1:45 p.m.
DU 206
POLS 100-0003 Powell 40 Amer Govt and Politics Thursday
6-8:40 p.m.
DU 206
POLS 100-0004 Clark, A 40 Amer Govt and Politics N/A Online 100%:
Asynchronous
POLS 210-0Y01 Semanko 40 Introduction to Law and Courts Monday/Wednesday
9:30-10:45 a.m.
DU 406
POLS 220-0001 Velandia-Hernandez 40 Introduction to Public Policy Tuesday/Thursday
9:30-10:45 a.m.
DU 212
POLS 260-0001 Porisky 40 Intro Compar Pols Monday/Wednesday
2-3:15 p.m.
DU 280
POLS 285-0001 Glas 40 Intro Intl Relations N/A Online 100%:
Asynchronous
POLS 305-0001 Hill 40 Political Parties and Elections Monday/Wednesday
9:30-10:45 a.m.
DU 310
POLS 307-0001 Schraufnagel 40 The US Congress Tuesday/Thursday
11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
DU 204
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
12:30-1:45 p.m.
Online 100%:
Synchronous
POLS 340-0001 Clark,M 20 Political Analysis Tuesday
9:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
DU 170
POLS 368-0001 Porisky 30 Politics of Africa Monday/Wednesday
12:30-1:45 p.m.
DU 446
POLS 376-0001 Hamayotsu 35 Political Violence Monday/Wednesday
11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
Online 100%:
Synchronous
POLS 384-0001 Glas 40 Contemporary Foreign Policy Tuesday/Thursday
2-3:15 p.m.
DU 322
POLS 395-0Y01 Clark,A 30 Contemporary Tpcs in Pols - Gender and Politics N/A Online 100%: Asynchronous
POLS 395-0001 Kuehl 30 Contemporary Tpcs in Pols - Global and Environmental Politics Tuesday/Thursday
11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
DU 240
POLS 411-0001 Swedlow 25 Constitutional Law II Monday/Wednesday
2-3:15 p.m.
Online 100%:
Synchronous
POLS 412-0001 Pickerill 25 Constitutional Law III Tuesday/Thursday
12:30-1:45 p.m.
DU 212
POLS 490-0001 Clark,A 5 Intern in Political Science TBD TBD
POLS 603-0001 Schraufnagel 12 Research Design in Poli Sci Tuesday
3:30-6:10 p.m.
DU 464
POLS 610-0001 Ward 12 Sem in the Judicial Process Wednesday
3:30-6:10 p.m.
DU 464
POLS 667-0001 Hamayotsu 12 Sem Political Development Monday
3:30-6:10 p.m.
DU 212
POLS 684-0001 Kuehl 12 Politic Econ of Intl Relations Thursday
3:30-6:10 p.m.
DU 464
POLS 690-0001 Thurber 3 Political Science Research TBD TBD
POLS 692-0001 Clark 1 Teaching and Professional Dev Tuesday
2-3:30 p.m.
TBD

Summer 2023

Summer 2023 political science courses.
Course     Course Name Instructor Cap Room Days Start/End Time
POLS 100 0001 Amer Govt and Politics Clark, A 20 N/A 100% Online Async N/A
POLS 260 0001 Intro Compar Pols Clark, M 20 N/A 100% Online Async N/A
POLS 392 0001 Politics and Film Ward 25 N/A 100% Online Async N/A
POLS 690 0001 Political Science Research TBD 20 N/A TBD N/A
POLS 799A 0001 Doctoral Rsch & Dissertation TBD 20 N/A TBD N/A

Fall 2023

*Eight-week program: 10/23/23 - 12/16/23

Fall 2023 political science courses.
Course Name Cap Room Days Start Time End Time Instructor
POLS  100 0001 Amer Govt & Politics 35 100% Online Async N/A N/A Clark, A.
POLS  100 P002 Amer Govt & Politics 35 DU212 Monday/Wednesday 9:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. TBD
POLS  100 P003 Amer Govt & Politics 35 DU440 Monday/Wednesday 2 p.m. 3:15 p.m. TBD
POLS  100 P004 Amer Govt & Politics 35 DU228 Tuesday/Thursday 9:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. TBD
POLS  210 P001 Introduction to Law and Courts 35 DU276 Monday/Wednesday 9:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. TBD
POLS  220 P001 Introduction to Public Policy 35 DU228 Tuesday/Thursday 11 a.m. 12:15 p.m. TBD
POLS  260 P001 Intro Compar Pols 35 DU448 Monday/Wednesday 11 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Hamayotsu
POLS  260 P001 Intro Compar Pols 35 TBD Tuesday/Thursday 2 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Un
POLS  285 P001 Intro Intl Relations 35 DU246 Monday/Wednesday 2 p.m. 3:15 p.m. TBD
POLS  285 0Y02 Intro Intl Relations 35 100% Online Async N/A N/A Glas
POLS  306 0001 Mass Media American Politics 35 100% Online Async N/A N/A Ward
POLS  312 0001 Law and Film 20 100% Online Async 10/23 - 12/16 N/A Ward
POLS  317 0001 Judicial Politics 35 100% Online Async N/A N/A Ward
POLS  324 P001 Politics of Environ Hlth&Safty 35 100% Online Sync Monday/Wednesday 12:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Swedlow
POLS  366 P001 Politics of Russia and Eurasia 35 DU276 Tuesday/Thursday 12:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Clark, M.
POLS  370 H001 Ethncty,Religion&Glbl Politics 20 CL110 Monday 3:30 p.m. 6:10 p.m. Hamayotsu
POLS  371 P001 Politics in Southeast Asia 35 TBD Tuesday/Thursday 9:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. Un
POLS  373 P001 Women and Politics 35 DU228 Monday/Wednesday 11 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Porisky
POLS  382 0Y01 Topics in Contemporary Securit 35 100% Online Async N/A N/A Thurber
POLS  389 P001 International Law & Organiztn 35 DU440 Monday/Wednesday 12:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Thurber
POLS  393 P001 Political Science Career 35 DU440 Tuesday/Thursday 11 a.m. 12:15 p.m. Schraufnagel
POLS  410 P001 Constitutional Law I 35 DU228 Tuesday/Thursday 12:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Pickerill
POLS  415 P001 Criminal Law 35 DU448 Monday 6 p.m. 8:40 p.m. Arado
POLS  419 P001 Mock Trial 35 DU276 Tuesday 6 p.m. 8:40 p.m. Pickerill
POLS  490 0001 Intern in Political Science 35 TBD TBD N/A Clark, A.
POLS  600 P001 Sem in Amer Politics 35 DU448 Monday 12:30 p.m. 3:10 p.m. Clark, A.
POLS  602 P001 Scope & History of Poli Sci 35 DU440 Monday 3:30 p.m. 6:10 p.m. Swedlow
POLS  608 P001 Legislative Behavior 35 DU440 Wednesday 3:30 p.m. 6:10 p.m. Schraufnagel
POLS  641 P001 Intro Analysis of Pols Data 35 DU440 Tuesday/Thursday 2 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Kuehl
POLS  645 P001 Qualit Rsch Methods 20 DU474 Thursday 6:30 p.m. 9:10 p.m. Glas
POLS  672 P001 Topics in Comparative Politics 35 DU448 Wednesday 12:30 p.m. 3:10 p.m. Porisky
POLS  675 P001 Sem Comp Pol Inst Proc 35 DU448 Tuesday 3:30 p.m. 6:10 p.m. Clark, M.
POLS  680 P001 Theories of Intl Relations 20 DU206 Friday 9 a.m. 11:40 a.m. Glas
POLS  690 Political Science Research 20 TBD TBD N/A
POLS  699 Thesis 30 TBD TBD N/A
POLS  799A Doctoral Rsch & Dissertation 20 TBD TBD N/A

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