Given the flexibility of a Political Science major and minor, there is no single direct path you will take through it to complete your studies. As long as you take a variety of courses across the five subfields of Political Science and are actively engaged in advising, you can currently reasonably expect to fulfill units in the following areas: Philosophical Inquiry and Life’s Meanings, Historical Consciousness, Social Inquiry I and II, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Ethical Reasoning, and Critical Thinking.
On the whole, students will be encouraged at this time to pursue the remaining Hub units outside the Department of Political Science. There are a few units outside the list above in which we have courses approved, which include Aesthetic Exploration, Quantitative Reasoning I and II, Individual in Community, Digital/Multimedia Expression, Research and Information Literacy, and Teamwork/Collaboration; however, the availability of these Hub units within the major/minor is sparse.
Currently approved Hub courses are listed below. For further information about the Hub, please visit their website here. If you have further questions about how the Hub might interact with your currently declared majors/minors or with majors/minors you might be interested in, please contact an undergraduate academic advisor.
Philosophical Inquiry and Life’s Meanings
PO191 – Introduction to Political Theory
PO223 (offered in London Study Abroad) – Issues in Contemporary Politics
PO303 – It’s a Free Country: Civil Liberties in America
PO392 – Modern Political Theory
PO395 – Domination/Liberation
PO396 – Philosophy of Gender and Sexuality
PO596 – Colonization/Decolonization
Aesthetic Exploration
PO394 – Catastrophe & Memory
Historical Consciousness
PO220 – Britain and Europe: A New Beginning?
PO222 (offered in London Study Abroad) – The British Legal System
PO223 (offered in London Study Abroad) – Issues in Contemporary Politics
PO231 – The History of Ireland
PO321 – Foundations of American Public Policy
PO336 – Voting Rights
PO351 – China: From Revolution to Reform
PO360 – Introduction to Latin American Politics and International Relations
PO381 – History of American Foreign Relations since 1898
PO394 – Catastrophe & Memory
PO540 – Prohibition
PO558 – War & Society in the Modern Age
PO565 – U.S. Latin American Relations
PO578 – The United States as a Great Power
PO579 – Political Biography and Statecraft
Social Inquiry I
PO111 – Introduction to American Politics
PO141 – Introduction to Public Policy
PO151 – Introduction to Comparative Politics
PO171 – Introduction to International Relations
PO221 – British Political Institutions
PO222 (offered in London Study Abroad) – The British Legal System
PO225 – Understanding British Foreign and Domestic Policy Processes
PO231 – The History of Ireland
PO240 – Paris Politique
PO242E – International Organizations
PO245 – Nationalism in Spain within the European Context
PO246E – Democracy in the 21st Century: Reality and Reinvention
PO248 (offered in London Study Abroad) – Comparative European Politics: France and Beyond
PO304 – The Judicial Process
PO316 – Race and the Politics of Criminal Justice Policy
PO350 – The Making of Asia
PO351 – China: From Revolution to Reform
PO352 – Rise of China
PO369 – Comparative Development in the Middle East
PO375 – Democracy and Protest in the Global South
PO384 – Global Governance and International Organization
Social Inquiry II
PO301 – Presidential Leadership
PO302 – Congress and Its Critics
PO306 – Media & Politics
PO307 – Public Opinion in American Politics
PO308 – The Politics of Race and Ethnicity
PO313 – The Politics & Policy of HBO’s The Wire
PO317 – American Campaigns and Elections
PO322 – The Politics of Science, Care, and the Environment
PO325 – Campaigns and Elections Around the World
PO329 – International Political Economy
PO333 – Democratic Erosion
PO334 – Political Violence
PO344 – Democracy: Its Origins, Breakdown and Outcomes
PO357 – Causes of War and Peace
PO381 – History of American Foreign Relations since 1898
PO497 – Crime and Punishment: Philosophical Perspectives
PO501 – Formal Political Theory
PO502 – Political Analysis
PO516 – Gender and Politics
PO540 – Prohibition
PO548 – Political Economy of China
PO550 – The State and Public Purpose in Asia
Quantitative Reasoning I
PO399 – Data Science for Politics
PO599 – Data Science for Politics
Quantitative Reasoning II
PO501 – Formal Political Theory
PO502 – Political Analysis
The Individual in Community
PO247E – Politics, Nations, and Identity in the New Europe: Switzerland and the European Union
PO379 – Religion and Politics
PO396 – Philosophy of Gender and Sexuality
PO497 – Crime and Punishment: Philosophical Perspectives
PO517 – Urban Politics and Policy
Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
PO151 – Introduction to Comparative Politics
PO171 – Introduction to International Relations
PO220 – Britain and Europe: A New Beginning?
PO221 – British Political Institutions
PO240 – Paris Politique
PO247E – Politics, Nations, and Identity in the New Europe: Switzerland and the European Union
PO260 – The Australian Political System
PO329 – International Political Economy
PO333 – Democratic Erosion
PO334 – Political Violence
PO344 – Democracy: Its Origins, Breakdown and Outcomes
PO350 – The Making of Asia
PO352 – Rise of China
PO360 – Introduction to Latin American Politics and International Relations
PO375 – Democracy and Protest in the Global South
PO378 – International Human Rights: Applying Human Rights in Africa
PO379 – Religion and Politics
PO384 – Global Governance and International Organization
PO542 – Immigration: Politics and Policy
PO548 – Political Economy of China
PO559 – Wars, Peace, and Diplomacy
PO561 – Latin American Political Parties
PO577 – Politics of the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf
Ethical Reasoning
PO191 – Introduction to Political Theory
PO225 – Understanding British Foreign and Domestic Policy Processes
PO242E – International Organizations
PO245 – Nationalism in Spain within the European Context
PO246E – Democracy in the 21st Century: Reality and Reinvention
PO248 (offered through Paris Study Abroad) – Comparative European Politics: France and Beyond
PO303 – It’s a Free Country: Civil Liberties in America
PO304 – The Judicial Process
PO308 – Politics of Race and Ethnicity
PO313 – The Politics & Policy of HBO’s The Wire
PO316 – Race and the Politics of Criminal Justice Policy
PO321 – Foundations of American Public Policy
PO336 – Voting Rights
PO356 – Nuclear Security
PO357 – Causes of War and Peace
PO378 – International Human Rights: Applying Human Rights in Africa
PO392 – Modern Political Theory
PO395 – Domination/Liberation
PO559 – Wars, Peace, and Diplomacy
PO560 – Rwanda: Genocide and It’s Aftermath
PO573 – Race and Racism in International Relations
Writing-Intensive Course
PO322 – The Politics of Science, Care, and the Environment
PO497 – Crime and Punishment: Philosophical Perspectives
PO516 – Gender and Politics
PO517 – Urban Politics and Policy
PO547 – US Social Movements
PO548 – Political Economy of China
PO550 – The State and Public Purpose in Asia
PO560 – Rwanda: Genocide and Its Aftermath
PO565 – U.S. Latin American Relations
PO573 – Race and Racism in International Relations
PO577 – Politics of the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf
PO578 – The United States as a Great Power
PO579 – Political Biography and Statecraft
PO589 – Religion and International Relations
PO596 – Colonization/Decolonization
Oral and/or Signed Communication
PO301 – Presidential Leadership
PO356 – Nuclear Security
PO369 – Comparative Development in the Middle East
PO547 – US Social Movements
PO589 – Religion and International Relations
Digital/Multimedia Expression
PO399 – Data Science for Politics
PO599 – Data Science for Politics
Critical Thinking
PO111 – Introduction to American Politics
PO141 – Introduction to Public Policy
PO151 – Introduction to Comparative Politics
PO191 – Introduction to Political Theory
PO221 – British Political Institutions
PO223 – Issues in Contemporary Politics
PO302 – Congress and Its Critics
PO303 – It’s a Free Country: Civil Liberties in American
PO304 – The Judicial Process
PO306 – Media & Politics
PO308 – The Politics of Race and Ethnicity
PO316 – Race and the Politics of Criminal Justice Policy
PO334 – Political Violence
PO369 – Comparative Development in the Middle East
PO375 – Democracy and Protest in the Global South
PO392 – Modern Political Theory
PO395 – Domination/Liberation
PO396 – Philosophy of Gender and Sexuality
PO501 – Formal Political Theory
PO550 – The State and Public Purpose in Asia
PO565 – U.S. Latin American Relations
PO573 – Race and Racism in International Relations
PO577 – Politics of the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf
PO589 – Religion and International Relations
Research and Information Literacy
PO248 (offered through Paris Study Abroad) – Comparative European Politics: France and Beyond
PO333 – Democratic Erosion
PO352 – Rise of China
PO394 – Catastrophe & Memory
PO516 – Gender and Politics
PO547 – US Social Movements
PO560 – Rwanda: Genocide and Its Aftermath
PO578 – The United States as a Great Power
PO579 – Political Biography and Statecraft
Teamwork/Collaboration
PO313 – The Politics & Policy of HBO’s The Wire
PO317 – American Campaigns and Elections
PO344 – Democracy: Its Origins, Breakdown and Outcome
PO356 – Nuclear Security
PO378 – International Human Rights: Applying Human Rights in Africa
PO379 – Religion and Politics
PO517 – Urban Politics and Policy
Creativity/Innovation
PO 246E – Democracy in the 21st Century: Reality and Reinvention
*List Updated Summer 2025*