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POL SCI

Political Science

124 courses on record 51 with sections in Fall 2026
124 courses

Grades awarded Fall 2021 to Fall 2025, every instructor,

A course with no letter grades has no average to report, which is not the same as a course that grades badly.

Lower division 8

Lower division courses in Political Science
Course Title Predicted GPA Fall 2026
6 Introduction to Data Analysis 3.10 933 grades 7 sections
10 Introduction to Political Theory GE 3.75 1,993 grades 7 sections
19 International Politics through Film 1 section
20 World Politics GE 3.60 3,099 grades 13 sections
30 Politics and Strategy 3.57 1,861 grades 7 sections
40 Introduction to American Politics GE 3.50 3,402 grades 13 sections
50 Introduction to Comparative Politics GE 3.05 1,065 grades 7 sections
60 Ethics and Governance GE 3.75 287 grades Not offered

Upper division 81

Upper division courses in Political Science
Course Title Predicted GPA Fall 2026
M111A Ancient and Medieval Political Theory 3.55 210 grades 7 sections
111B Early Modern Political Theory 3.77 282 grades Not offered
111C Late Modern Political Theory 3.59 536 grades Not offered
112A Democratic Theory 3.43 12 grades · Not offered
M112B Invention of Democracy 3.57 120 grades Not offered
113A Problems in 20th-Century and Contemporary Political Theory 3.78 411 grades Not offered
113B Politics, Theory, and Film 3.55 167 grades 7 sections
114A American Political Thought I, 1620 to 1865 3.51 435 grades Not offered
114B American Political Thought II, 1865 to Present 3.47 327 grades 1 section
115D Diversity, Disagreement, and Democracy 3.79 395 grades Not offered
116A Marxism 3.86 756 grades 1 section
116B Continental Political Thought 3.63 157 grades Not offered
118 Laws of War and Peace from Conquest of America to Declaration of Human Rights (1948) 3.81 346 grades 7 sections
119 Special Studies in Political Theory 3.74 2,509 grades 8 sections
M119A Modern Receptions of Ancient Political Thought 3.84 18 grades · Not offered
119B Radical Disagreement 3.78 17 grades · Not offered
120A Foreign Relations of U.S. 3.60 822 grades Not offered
120B World Politics and U.S. Foreign Policy after September 11 3.73 12 grades · Not offered
122C Global Catastrophic Risk: Clash of Science, Politics, and Ethics 3.87 45 grades Not offered
123A International Law 3.21 730 grades Not offered
124A International Political Economy 3.15 698 grades Not offered
125A Arms Control and International Security 3.45 664 grades 7 sections
126 Peace and War 3.92 387 grades Not offered
128B International Relations of Post-Communist Russia 3.48 101 grades Not offered
129 Diplomacy and War 3.75 214 grades Not offered
132A International Relations of Middle East 3.57 229 grades 1 section
135 International Relations of China 3.93 57 grades Not offered
137A International Relations Theory 3.79 1,424 grades 1 section
139 Special Studies in International Relations 3.69 2,473 grades 10 sections
140A National Institutions: Congress 3.60 443 grades Not offered
140B National Institutions: The Presidency 3.49 960 grades 7 sections
140C National Institutions: Supreme Court 3.96 114 grades Not offered
M141A Electoral Politics: Political Psychology 3.59 809 grades 1 section
141B Electoral Politics: Public Opinion and Voting Behavior 3.23 337 grades Not offered
141E Electoral Politics: Elections, Media, and Strategy 3.45 938 grades Not offered
142A Political Parties and Interest Groups: Political Parties 3.54 551 grades Not offered
143C Politics of American Suburbanization 3.77 552 grades Not offered
145C Public Law and Judicial Process: Constitutional Law--Civil Liberties 3.45 113 grades Not offered
145E Public Law and Judicial Process: Constitutional Law--Rights of Accused 3.46 103 grades Not offered
147A American Political Development: Overview 3.25 192 grades 7 sections
147C American Political Development: Institutional Development 3.68 446 grades Not offered
149 Special Topics in American Government and Politics 3.83 1,041 grades 2 sections
150 Political Violence 3.78 286 grades Not offered
151A African Politics: Government and Politics of Africa 3.56 182 grades 7 sections
151B African Politics: Political Economy of Africa 3.22 270 grades 1 section
151C African Politics: Special Topics in African Politics 3.67 40 grades Not offered
M152 Political Economy of Climate Change 3.44 666 grades Not offered
153A Comparative Government and Politics of Western Europe: West European Government and Politics 3.81 234 grades 7 sections
156A Government and Politics of Post-Communist States: Russia 3.63 468 grades Not offered
159B Government and Politics of China: China in Age of Reform 3.71 345 grades Not offered
160 Government and Politics of Japan 3.32 29 grades Not offered
163A Discourse before Democracy 3.46 62 grades Not offered
163B Colonialism, Discourse, and Democracy 3.48 238 grades Not offered
164B Fascism and Right-Wing Extremism: Historical and Present Day 3.63 28 grades Not offered
M167C Political Economy of Development 3.60 734 grades Not offered
167D Political Institutions and Economic Development 3.80 117 grades Not offered
169 Special Studies in Comparative Politics 3.66 1,314 grades 8 sections
170A Studies in Statistical Analysis of Political Data 3.69 236 grades Not offered
M170X Causality X 3.53 10 grades · Not offered
171B Collective Choice and Majority Rule no grade history 7 sections
171D Negotiation 3.94 72 grades Not offered
172 Strategy and Conflict 3.45 149 grades Not offered
179 Special Topics in Methods and Models 3.88 100 grades Not offered
M180B Asian American Politics no grade history 1 section
181A Politics of Latino Communities 3.72 315 grades Not offered
M181B U.S. Latino Politics 3.50 768 grades 1 section
M182 Ethnic Politics: African American Politics 3.74 29 grades Not offered
M183 Experiments in Racial and Ethnic Politics 3.82 267 grades Not offered
M184A Black Experience in Latin America and Caribbean I 3.54 18 grades · Not offered
186 Special Studies in Race, Ethnicity, and Politics: Immigration in the United States 3.75 1,200 grades 1 section
191A Variable Topics Research Seminars for Majors: Political Theory 3.92 94 grades Not offered
191B Variable Topics Research Seminars for Majors: International Relations 3.79 38 grades Not offered
191C Variable Topics Research Seminars for Majors: Politics 3.73 93 grades Not offered
191D Variable Topics Research Seminars for Majors: Comparative Government: Parties and Voting Behavior in Western Democracies 3.83 83 grades 1 section
191F Variable Topics Research Seminars for Majors: Race, Ethnicity, and Politics 3.81 13 grades · Not offered
191H Research Design Seminar for Honors Thesis 3.90 69 grades Not offered
M194DC Quarter in Washington, DC, Research Seminar 3.81 268 grades 1 section
195CE Community and Corporate Internships in Political Science 3.92 597 grades 1 section
M195DC Quarter in Washington, DC, Internships Not offered
198 Honors Research in Political Science no grade history 10 sections
199 Directed Research in Political Science 3.80 19 grades · Not offered

Graduate 35

Graduate courses in Political Science
Course Title Predicted GPA Fall 2026
200A Probability and Inference for Social Science 3.91 117 grades 1 section
200B Regression Analysis for Social Science 3.87 98 grades Not offered
200C Causal Inference for Social Science 3.90 106 grades Not offered
200D Maximum Likelihood for Social Science 3.83 28 grades Not offered
200E Experimental Design for Social Science 3.86 28 grades Not offered
200X Data Analysis Workshop 3.84 22 grades 1 section
204A Game Theory in Politics I 3.85 19 grades · 1 section
209 Special Topics in Formal Theory and Quantitative Methods 3.88 27 grades Not offered
218 Selected Topics in Political Theory: Democratic Theory 3.93 60 grades 1 section
219 Workshop: Political Theory 3.79 10 grades · 1 section
220A International Relations Core Seminar I 3.79 10 grades · Not offered
220B International Relations Core Seminar II 3.81 13 grades · Not offered
239 Selected Topics in International Relations: Seminar 1 3.80 11 grades · 1 section
240A Seminar: Comparative Politics 3.77 34 grades 1 section
240B Seminar: Comparative Politics 3.80 42 grades Not offered
241 African Politics 3.64 18 grades · 1 section
259 Selected Topics in Comparative Politics: Integration, Immigration, and Multiculturalism 3.86 23 grades 1 section
260A Survey Course in American Politics: Political Parties and Electoral Process 3.74 26 grades 1 section
260B Survey Course in American Politics: American Political Institutions 3.65 11 grades · Not offered
M261A Proseminar: Political Psychology 3.83 16 grades · Not offered
M261D Seminar: Political Psychology 3.85 22 grades Not offered
266 Group Theories of Politics 3.75 10 grades · Not offered
268 Seminar: Political and Electoral Problems 3.79 12 grades · Not offered
269 Seminar: Political Behavior: Seminar 1 3.90 35 grades 1 section
280A Race and Ethnic Politics Field Seminar 1 3.85 19 grades · 1 section
280B Research Methods in Race-Ethnicity Politics 3.77 13 grades · Not offered
289A Approaches to Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics: Psychology of Intergroup Politics 3.69 10 grades · 1 section
289B Current Research on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics 3.79 10 grades · Not offered
292A Introduction to Political Inquiry: Problems of Scientific Inquiry and Normative Discourse 1 section
292B Introduction to Political Inquiry: Research Design 3.81 33 grades Not offered
495A Teaching in Political Science 1 Not offered
495B Teaching in Political Science 2 1 section
596 Directed Individual Study or Research no grade history 52 sections
597 Preparation for PhD Qualifying Examinations no grade history 49 sections
599 Research for and Preparation of PhD Dissertation no grade history 51 sections