Courses
Spring 2019 Course Offerings
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| Course # | Course Title and Syllabus | Instructor |
| PS 20 | Introduction to Civic Studies | Erin Kelly & Peter Levine |
| PS 21 | Introduction To Comparative Politics | Oxana Shevel |
| PS 42 | Western Political Thought II | Robert Devigne |
| PS 61 | Introduction to International Relations | Kelly Greenhill |
| PS 99 | Fieldwork In Politics | Shinju Fujihira |
| PS 103 | Political Science Research Methods (M) | Nimah Mazaheri |
| PS 104 | Seminar: New Media, New Politics (M)(*) | Jeffrey Berry & Robin Liss |
| PS 105 | Constitutional Law | Miranda Yaver |
| PS 108 | Public Opinion and U. S. Democracy (M) | Brian Schaffner |
| PS 113 | Seminar: Nonprofits And Civil Society (*) | Jeffrey Berry |
| PS 118-01 | Topics in American Politics: Law and Public Policy | Miranda Yaver |
| PS 118-02 | Topics in American Politics: Massachusetts Government Internships | Benjamin Downing |
| PS 118-03 | Topics in American Politics: Organizing for Social Change | Daniel LeBlanc & Kenneth Galdston |
| PS 125 | Building European Union | David Art |
| PS 131 | Democracy And Capitalism In Japan | Shinju Fujihira |
| PS 138-01 | Topics in Comparative Politics: Making States: Theory & Practice | Consuelo Cruz |
| PS 138-02 | Topics in Comparative Politics: Political Violence in State & Society | Consuelo Cruz |
| PS 138-03 | Topics in Comparative Politics: Democracy and its Alternative | David Art |
| PS 138-04 | Topics in Comparative Politics: Fascism: Then and Now | Annie Pfeifer |
| PS 139-01 | Seminar In Comparative Politics: States, Nations, and the Politics of Citizenship Rules (*) | Oxana Shevel |
| PS 139-02 | Seminar In Comparative Politics: Poverty & Public Policy (*) | Nimah Mazaheri |
| PS 140 | Liberalism And Its Philosophical Critics | Robert Devigne |
| PS 144 | The Meaning Of America | Dennis Rasmussen |
| PS 148 | Seminar: Political Thought of Montesquieu (*) | Vickie Sullivan |
| PS 151 | Seminar: The Political Philosophy Of Hobbes (*) | Ioannis Evrigenis |
| PS 158-01 | Topics In Political Thought: Origins of Modern Republicanism | Vickie Sullivan |
| PS 160 | Force, Strategy, and Arms Control | Jeffrey Taliaferro |
| PS 167 | Studies in War and Empire | Malik Mufti |
| PS 168 | International Law | Subin Mulmi |
| PS 172 | U.S. Foreign Policy In The Middle East | Malik Mufti |
| PS 188-01 | Topics in International Relations: Gender Issues In World Politics | Richard Eichenberg |
| PS 188-02 | Topics in International Relations: Freedom of Religion, Conscience and Belief- America’s Role in Defending the First Freedom Abroad | Katrina Swett |
| PS 188-03 | Topics in International Relations: Cybersecurity and Cyberwar | Jeffrey Taliaferro |
| PS 188-04 | Topics in International Relations: Race and US Africa Policy | Pearl Robinson |
| PS 188-05 | Topics in International Relations: the Howard School of International Affairs | Pearl Robinson |
| PS 189 | Seminar in International Relations: The Pursuit of Gender Equality (*) | Richard Eichenberg |
| PS 199 | Senior Honors Thesis | Richard Eichenberg |
(M) = Methodologically focused course
(*) = Advanced seminar