American Politics Courses

Below is a list of PhD courses for American Politics and the most recent syllabi. REQ are courses that students in the field are expected to take; REC are courses that most students in the field take; OPT are courses that some students in the field may take depending on scheduling, previous coursework, and intellectual interests. This listing does not replace advising by the field convenor or the Director of Graduate Studies.

A full list of political science courses, with descriptions, can be found in University Bulletin Graduate Programs.
ยป Course Descriptions

CODE   TITLE   REQ   INSTRUCTOR   SYLL  
PSC 8210 American Political Process Req Binder  
PSC 8213 Judicial Politics Rec Wahlbeck  
PSC 8217 Executive Branch Politics Rec Balla  
PSC 8218 Legislative Politics Rec Deering  
PSC 8218 Legislative Politics Rec Binder  
PSC 8219 American Political Parties and Elections Rec Binder  
PSC 8220 Public Opinion and Political Psychology Rec Sides  
PSC 8221 Interest-Group Politics Rec Deering  
PSC 8211 Urban Politics Opt  Stone  
PSC 8215 Law, Politics, and Society Opt Bartels
PSC 8226 Politics and Organizations Opt Finnemore  
PSC 8286 Selected Topics in American Politics: Empirical Analysis of American Politics Opt Wahlbeck  
PSC 8229 Politics and Public Policy Opt Wolman