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Dibs Fall 2026

POL SCI

Political Science

120 courses on record · 4 with sections in Fall 2026

Live section data currently covers GE courses; the rest is filled in by a nightly pass, so this department is likely running more than is listed here.

120 courses

Lower division 8

Lower division courses in Political Science
Course Title Predicted GPA This term
6 Introduction to Data Analysis 3.14 n=815 —
10 Introduction to Political Theory GE 3.73 n=1,793 1 section
19 International Politics through Film no letter grades —
20 World Politics GE 3.65 n=2,564 1 section
30 Politics and Strategy 3.60 n=1,760 —
40 Introduction to American Politics GE 3.48 n=2,932 1 section
50 Introduction to Comparative Politics GE 3.01 n=879 1 section
60 Ethics and Governance GE 3.75 n=287 —

Upper division 81

Upper division courses in Political Science
Course Title Predicted GPA This term
M111A Ancient and Medieval Political Theory 3.70 n=99 —
111B Early Modern Political Theory 3.77 n=282 —
111C Late Modern Political Theory 3.59 n=536 —
112A Democratic Theory 3.42 n=12 small sample —
M112B Invention of Democracy 3.57 n=120 —
113A Problems in 20th-Century and Contemporary Political Theory 3.78 n=411 —
113B Politics, Theory, and Film 3.55 n=167 —
114A American Political Thought I, 1620 to 1865 3.51 n=435 —
114B American Political Thought II, 1865 to Present 3.47 n=327 —
115D Diversity, Disagreement, and Democracy 3.80 n=395 —
116A Marxism 3.83 n=629 —
116B Continental Political Thought 3.64 n=157 —
118 Laws of War and Peace from Conquest of America to Declaration of Human Rights (1948) 3.81 n=346 —
119 Special Studies in Political Theory: Social Contract 3.75 n=2,433 —
M119A Modern Receptions of Ancient Political Thought 3.86 n=18 small sample —
119B Radical Disagreement 3.79 n=17 small sample —
120A Foreign Relations of U.S. 3.63 n=703 —
120B World Politics and U.S. Foreign Policy after September 11 3.75 n=12 small sample —
122C Global Catastrophic Risk: Clash of Science, Politics, and Ethics 3.88 n=45 —
123A International Law 3.18 n=620 —
124A International Political Economy 3.15 n=698 —
125A Arms Control and International Security 3.42 n=555 —
126 Peace and War 3.92 n=387 —
128B International Relations of Post-Communist Russia 3.48 n=101 —
129 Diplomacy and War 3.75 n=214 —
132A International Relations of Middle East 3.57 n=229 —
135 International Relations of China 3.94 n=57 —
137A International Relations Theory 3.78 n=1,294 —
139 Special Studies in International Relations: Technology and International Security 3.71 n=2,117 —
140A National Institutions: Congress 3.64 n=397 —
140B National Institutions: The Presidency 3.50 n=843 —
140C National Institutions: Supreme Court 3.97 n=114 —
M141A Electoral Politics: Political Psychology 3.64 n=659 —
141B Electoral Politics: Public Opinion and Voting Behavior 3.14 n=223 —
141E Electoral Politics: Elections, Media, and Strategy 3.45 n=938 —
142A Political Parties and Interest Groups: Political Parties 3.54 n=551 —
143C Politics of American Suburbanization 3.77 n=552 —
145C Public Law and Judicial Process: Constitutional Law--Civil Liberties 3.45 n=113 —
145E Public Law and Judicial Process: Constitutional Law--Rights of Accused 3.46 n=103 —
147A American Political Development: Overview 3.24 n=192 —
147C American Political Development: Institutional Development 3.68 n=446 —
149 Special Topics in American Government and Politics: Lecture 2 3.81 n=806 —
150 Political Violence 3.79 n=286 —
151A African Politics: Government and Politics of Africa 3.56 n=182 —
151B African Politics: Political Economy of Africa 3.22 n=270 —
151C African Politics: Special Topics in African Politics 3.67 n=40 —
M152 Political Economy of Climate Change 3.44 n=645 —
153A Comparative Government and Politics of Western Europe: West European Government and Politics 3.82 n=234 —
156A Government and Politics of Post-Communist States: Russia 3.70 n=356 —
159B Government and Politics of China: China in Age of Reform 3.71 n=345 —
160 Government and Politics of Japan 3.31 n=29 —
163A Discourse before Democracy 3.46 n=62 —
163B Colonialism, Discourse, and Democracy 3.48 n=238 —
164B Fascism and Right-Wing Extremism: Historical and Present Day 3.63 n=28 —
M167C Political Economy of Development 3.60 n=734 —
167D Political Institutions and Economic Development 3.80 n=117 —
169 Special Studies in Comparative Politics: Mixed Methods Research 3.66 n=1,146 —
170A Studies in Statistical Analysis of Political Data 3.69 n=236 —
M170X Causality X 3.52 n=10 small sample —
171B Collective Choice and Majority Rule no grade history —
171D Negotiation 3.95 n=72 —
172 Strategy and Conflict 3.45 n=149 —
179 Special Topics in Methods and Models 3.89 n=100 —
M180B Asian American Politics no grade history —
181A Politics of Latino Communities 3.77 n=238 —
M181B U.S. Latino Politics 3.47 n=647 —
M182 Ethnic Politics: African American Politics 3.75 n=29 —
M183 Experiments in Racial and Ethnic Politics 3.82 n=267 —
M184A Black Experience in Latin America and Caribbean I 3.54 n=18 small sample —
186 Special Studies in Race, Ethnicity, and Politics: Lecture 1 3.72 n=882 —
191A Variable Topics Research Seminars for Majors: Political Theory 3.93 n=94 —
191B Variable Topics Research Seminars for Majors: International Relations 3.79 n=38 —
191C Variable Topics Research Seminars for Majors: Politics 3.73 n=93 —
191D Variable Topics Research Seminars for Majors: Comparative Government: Parties and Voting Behavior in Western Democracies 3.84 n=83 —
191F Variable Topics Research Seminars for Majors: Race, Ethnicity, and Politics 3.83 n=13 small sample —
191H Research Design Seminar for Honors Thesis 3.90 n=69 —
M194DC Quarter in Washington, DC, Research Seminar 3.81 n=244 —
195CE Community and Corporate Internships in Political Science 3.93 n=555 —
M195DC Quarter in Washington, DC, Internships no letter grades —
198 Honors Research in Political Science no grade history —
199 Directed Research in Political Science 3.81 n=19 small sample —

Graduate 31

Graduate courses in Political Science
Course Title Predicted GPA This term
200A Probability and Inference for Social Science 3.89 n=95 —
200B Regression Analysis for Social Science 3.88 n=98 —
200C Causal Inference for Social Science 3.91 n=106 —
200D Maximum Likelihood for Social Science 3.84 n=28 —
200E Experimental Design for Social Science 3.87 n=28 —
200X Data Analysis Workshop 3.81 n=10 small sample —
204A Game Theory in Politics I 3.87 n=19 small sample —
209 Special Topics in Formal Theory and Quantitative Methods 3.90 n=27 —
218 Selected Topics in Political Theory: Democratic Theory 3.93 n=49 —
220A International Relations Core Seminar I 3.81 n=10 small sample —
220B International Relations Core Seminar II 3.83 n=13 small sample —
239 Selected Topics in International Relations: Seminar 1 3.82 n=11 small sample —
240A Seminar: Comparative Politics 3.77 n=34 —
240B Seminar: Comparative Politics 3.81 n=42 —
241 African Politics 3.64 n=18 small sample —
259 Selected Topics in Comparative Politics: Integration, Immigration, and Multiculturalism 3.87 n=23 —
260A Survey Course in American Politics: Political Parties and Electoral Process 3.75 n=26 —
260B Survey Course in American Politics: American Political Institutions 3.66 n=11 small sample —
M261A Proseminar: Political Psychology 3.85 n=16 small sample —
M261D Seminar: Political Psychology 3.87 n=22 —
266 Group Theories of Politics 3.77 n=10 small sample —
268 Seminar: Political and Electoral Problems 3.81 n=12 small sample —
269 Seminar: Political Behavior: Seminar 1 3.89 n=25 —
280A Race and Ethnic Politics Field Seminar 1 3.87 n=19 small sample —
280B Research Methods in Race-Ethnicity Politics 3.79 n=13 small sample —
289A Approaches to Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics: Psychology of Intergroup Politics 3.70 n=10 small sample —
289B Current Research on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics 3.81 n=10 small sample —
292A Introduction to Political Inquiry: Problems of Scientific Inquiry and Normative Discourse no letter grades —
292B Introduction to Political Inquiry: Research Design 3.82 n=33 —
495A Teaching in Political Science 1 no letter grades —
495B Teaching in Political Science 2 no letter grades —

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the department average, so a course taught once to a dozen students sits near the department mean rather than at whatever those twelve happened to get. The figure is always shown — small sample marks where it rests mostly on that prior.