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Courses

The Department of Political Science offers a wide range of introductory and advance-level courses each semester.

Fall 2011 Courses

• POL 1001 - American Democracy in a Changing World
  • 001 LET Abernathy,Scott F 09:45 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. Tu,Th 4 credits
  • 002 LET Karch,Andrew Jonathan 10:10 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. M,W,F 4 credits
  • 003 LET Gott,Katherine M 06:20 P.M. - 08:50 P.M. W 4 credits
• POL 1025 - Global Politics
  • 001 LEC Krebs,Ronald R 11:15 A.M. - 12:05 P.M. M,W,F 4 credits
  • 002 LEC Binay,Sema 06:20 P.M. - 08:50 P.M. Th 4 credits
• POL 1054 - Politics of Countries Around the World
  • 001 LET Shively,W Phillips 11:15 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Tu,Th 4 credits
• POL 1054H - Honors: Politics of Countries Around the World
  • 001 LEC Samuels,David Julian 11:15 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Tu,Th 4 credits
• POL 1201 - Political Ideas and Ideologies
  • 001 LEC Beaumont,Elizabeth 12:45 P.M. - 02:00 P.M. Tu,Th 4 credits
  • 002 LEC Hoffman,Mark N 04:00 P.M. - 05:15 P.M. M,W 4 credits
• POL 1905 - Freshman Seminar
  • Read the Constitution
    001 SEM Soper,Paul W 09:05 A.M. - 09:55 A.M. M,W,F 3 credits
  • Islam and Democracy
    002 SEM Collins,Kathleen A 04:00 P.M. - 05:15 P.M. Tu,Th 3 credits
• POL 3085 - Quantitative Analysis in Political Science
  • 001 LEC Dwyer,Caitlin Elizabeth 11:15 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Tu,Th
  • 002 DIS Jacobs,Matthew Couri 09:05 A.M. - 09:55 A.M. Tu 4 credits
  • 003 DIS Jacobs,Matthew Couri 08:00 A.M. - 08:50 A.M. Tu 4 credits
• POL 3251 - Greeks, Romans, and Christians: Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
  • 001 LEC Vazquez-Arroyo,Antonio Y 06:20 P.M. - 08:50 P.M. Tu 3 - 4 credits
• POL 3252 - Renaissance, Reformation, and Revolution: Early Modern Political Thought
  • 001 LEC Anderson,Joshua R 08:15 A.M. - 09:30 A.M. M,W 3 credits
• POL 3306 - Presidential Leadership and American Democracy
  • 001 LEC Julius,Michael A 09:05 A.M. - 09:55 A.M. M,W,F 3 credits
• POL 3308 - Congressional Politics and Institutions
  • 001 LEC Pearson,Kathryn Lynn 09:45 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. Tu,Th 3 credits
• POL 3321 - Issues in American Public Policy
  • 001 LEC Phinney,Robin Linden 04:00 P.M. - 05:15 P.M. M,W 3 credits
• POL 3410 - Topics in Comparative Politics
  • Theories of Political Economy
    001 LEC Ansell,Benjamin William 11:15 A.M. - 12:30 P.M. Tu,Th 3 credits
  • The Politics of Inequality
    002 LEC Ansell,Benjamin William 02:30 P.M. - 03:45 P.M. Tu,Th 3 credits
• POL 3451W - Politics and Society in the New Europe
  • 001 LEC Gingrich,Jane Rebecca 09:45 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. Tu,Th 3 credits
• POL 3739 - Politics of Race, Class, and Ethnicity
  • 001 LEC Nimtz Jr,August H 06:20 P.M. - 08:50 P.M. Th 3 credits
• POL 3752 - Chicano Politics
  • 001 LEC Nelson Herrera,Toni Marie 06:00 P.M. - 08:30 P.M. M 3 credits
• POL 3766 - Political Psychology of Mass Behavior
  • 001 LEC Miller,Joanne Marie 06:20 P.M. - 08:50 P.M. Th 3 credits
• POL 3835 - International Relations
  • 001 LEC Duvall,Raymond D 11:15 A.M. - 12:05 P.M. M,W,F 3 credits
• POL 3872W - Global Environmental Cooperation
  • 001 LEC Meyerhoff,Eli L 06:20 P.M. - 08:50 P.M. M 4 credits
• POL 4275 - Contemporary Political Thought
  • 001 LEC Luxon,Nancy 12:45 P.M. - 02:00 P.M. Tu,Th 3 credits
• POL 4310 - Topics in American Politics
  • Law, Sovereignty,& Treaty Rights
    001 LEC Wilkins,David E 02:30 P.M. - 05:00 P.M. Tu 3 credits
• POL 4315W - State Governments: Laboratories of Democracy
  • 001 LEC Karch,Andrew Jonathan 11:15 A.M. - 12:05 P.M. M,W,F 4 credits
• POL 4322 - Rethinking the Welfare State
  • 001 LEC Gingrich,Jane Rebecca 06:20 P.M. - 08:50 P.M. W 3 - 4 credits
• POL 4410 - Topics in Comparative Politics
  • U.S.-Latin American Relations
    001 LEC Samuels,David Julian 02:30 P.M. - 03:45 P.M. Tu,Th 3 credits
• POL 4463 - The Cuban Revolution Through the Words of Cuban Revolutionaries
  • 001 LEC Nimtz Jr,August H 06:20 P.M. - 08:50 P.M. M 3 credits
• POL 4473W - Chinese Politics
  • 001 LEC Kelliher,Daniel R 12:45 P.M. - 02:00 P.M. Tu,Th 3 credits
• POL 4481 - Governments and Markets
  • 001 LEC Reda,Molla 04:00 P.M. - 05:15 P.M. M,W 3 - 4 credits
• POL 4485 - Human Rights and Democracy in the World
  • 001 LEC Sikkink,Kathryn A 04:00 P.M. - 05:15 P.M. Tu,Th 3 credits
• POL 4489W - Citizens, Consumers, and Corporations
  • 001 LEC Caraway,Teri L. 06:20 P.M. - 08:50 P.M. Tu 3 credits
• POL 4501W - The Supreme Court and Constitutional Interpretation
  • 001 LEC Johnson,Timothy Russell 08:15 A.M. - 09:30 A.M. Tu,Th 3 credits
• POL 4766 - American Political Culture and Values
  • 001 LEC Cavanaugh,Patricia Kay 12:45 P.M. - 02:00 P.M. M,W 3 credits
• POL 4771 - Racial Attitudes and Intergroup Conflict
  • 001 LEC Lavine,Howard G 12:45 P.M. - 02:00 P.M. Tu,Th 3 credits
• POL 4878W - Israeli-Palestinian Situation
  • 001 LEC Sampson III,Martin Wright 06:20 P.M. - 08:50 P.M. W 4 credits
• POL 4883W - Global Governance
  • 001 LEC Kennedy,Denis Verne Flaugher 10:10 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. M,W,F 3 credits
• POL 4885W - International Conflict and Security
  • 001 DIS Leon,David Pak Yue Zomer,Alli June 04:00 P.M. - 05:15 P.M. Tu,Th 4 credits

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Contact Info

Undergraduate Adviser
Rose Miskowiec
1482 SocSci
612-624-8517
r-misk@umn.edu

Internship Director

Paul Soper
1480 SocSci
612-626-1002
psoper@umn.edu

Director of Undergrad Studies

Scott Abernathy
Assoc. Professor
1246A SocSci
612-624-3308