Comparative Politics Courses

Below is a list of select PhD courses for Comparative 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 8331 Advanced Theories of Comparative Politics Req Dickson  
PSC 8331 Advanced Theories of Comparative Politics Req Morgan  
PSC 8334 Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective Rec Dickson  
PSC 8334 Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective Rec Brown  
PSC 8334 Democracy and Democratization in Comparative Perspective Rec Lambright  
PSC 8336 The Political Economy of Developing Areas Rec Bowie
PSC 8337 Theories of Political Development Rec Feigenbaum  
PSC 8226 Politics and Organizations Opt Finnemore  
PSC 8335 The Politics of Industrialization Opt Feigenbaum  
PSC 6361 Politics of the European Integration Opt Kramer  
PSC 6364 Comparative Governments and Politics of Eastern Europe Opt Wolchik  
PSC 6370 Politics of China Opt Dickson  
PSC 6370 Politics of China Opt Shambaugh  
PSC 6371 Politics of China II Opt Dickson  
PSC 6372 Foreign Policy of the People's Republic of China Opt Shambaugh
PSC 6377 Comparative Politics of the Middle East Opt Brown  
PSC 6383 Latin American Politics Opt McClintock  
PSC 8388 Selected Topics in Comparative Politics: Politics and Culture Opt Feigenbaum  
PSC 8388 Selected Topics in Comparative Politics: Constitutionalism and Democracy Opt Brown  
PSC 8388 Selected Topics in Comparative Politics: Government and Politics of Africa Opt Lambright  
PSC 8388 Selected Topics in Comparative Politics: Theories of Ethnic Politics Opt Hale  
PSC 8388 Selected Topics in Comparative Politics: Authoritarianism Opt Dickson  
PSC 8388 Selected Topics in Comparative Politics: Nationalism and Nation-building Opt Mylonas