Below is a list of PhD courses for Public Policy (minor only field) 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 8103 | Approaches to Public Policy Analysis | Req | Stoker | |
| PSC 8229 | Politics and Public Policy | Req | Wolman | |
| PSC 8212 | Urban Policy Problems | Opt | Wolman | |
| PSC 8213 | Judicial Politics | Opt | Wahlbeck | |
| PSC 8218 | Legislative Politics | Opt | Deering | |
| PSC 8218 | Legislative Politics | Opt | Binder | |
| PSC 8220 | Public Opinion and Political Psychology | Opt | Sides | |
| PSC 8226 | Politics and Organizations | Opt | Finnemore | |
| PSC 6442 | Politics and Practice of International Institutions | Opt | Finnemore | |
| PSC 6346 | The Politics of U.S. Foreign Policy | Opt | Sutter | |
| PSC 6347 | U.S. Foreign Policy Traditions | Opt | Nau | |
| PSC 6348 | Politics of U.S. National Security Policy | Opt | Cushman | |
| PSC 6372 | Foreign Policy of China | Opt | Shambaugh | |
| PSC 8454 | Advanced Theories of Foreign Policy Decision-Making | Opt | Saunders | |
| IAff 6145 | U.S. Space Policy | Opt | Pace | |
| IAff 6151 | Environmental Policy | Opt | Rycroft | |
| IAff 6153 | Science, Technology and National Security Policy | Opt | Hays | |
| IAff 6158 | Issues in U.S. Space Policy: Tools and Scenarios | Opt | Pace | |