Political Science

Departmental Honors

Students who have done distinguished academic work in the department may wish to write an honors thesis during their senior year. Those interested in such a project should consult with their advisor prior to the completion of their junior year.

Programs

• International Relations Major (BA)
• Political Science Major (BA)

• International Relations Minor
• Political Science Minor
• Public Policy Minor

Courses

• IR 355L The European Union (B)
• IR 499L Seminar in International Relations (B)

• POLSCI 101 Introduction to Politics
• POLSCI 102 Government and Politics of the United States
• POLSCI 103 Introduction to Political Theory
• POLSCI 113G Issues of Political Identity at the Turn of the Century
• POLSCI 201 Comparative Politics of Industrialized Societies (C)
• POLSCI 202 Comparative Politics of Third World Countries
• POLSCI 203 Public Policy (A)
• POLSCI 220 International Relations (B)
• POLSCI 245G Reading the Newspaper
• POLSCI 251 Ancient and Medieval Political Thought (D)
• POLSCI 252 Modern Political Thought (D)
• POLSCI 265L World War II Internment of Japanese Americans (A)
• POLSCI 307 Political Change and Group Identity (C)
• POLSCI 311 Political Parties (A)
• POLSCI 312 Political Economy I
• POLSCI 318 The Legislative Process (A)
• POLSCI 322 Politics of Poverty and U.S. Social Welfare Policy
• POLSCI 324 The American Presidency (A)
• POLSCI 325 Public Administration (A)
• POLSCI 329 American Constitutional Law and Theory (A)
• POLSCI 330 Presidential Elections (A)
• POLSCI 332 Civil Liberties in the United States (A)
• POLSCI 333 Terrorism
• POLSCI 335 Law and Public Policy (A)
• POLSCI 338 Massachusetts Politics (A)
• POLSCI 340 Boston: Cooperation and Conflict in the Urban Environment (A)
• POLSCI 344 Problems of Urban Politics (A)
• POLSCI 345 Sports, Politics, & Policy
• POLSCI 350 Political Research Methods
• POLSCI 355L The European Union (B)
• POLSCI 360 The Government and Politics of Britain (C)
• POLSCI 361 The Politics of Eastern Europe (C)
• POLSCI 368 Immigration Politics in Comparative Perspective
• POLSCI 369 Politics of the Middle East
• POLSCI 371 Latin American Poltc
• POLSCI 372 Central American Politics (C)
• POLSCI 375 Third World Development (C)
• POLSCI 377 Special Topics in Politics
• POLSCI 387 The Government and Politics of China (C)
• POLSCI 402 World Politics and World Order
• POLSCI 404 The Politics of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
• POLSCI 406 Politics of Food Security
• POLSCI 407 US-Latin American Relations
• POLSCI 410 Pol Intrnatnl Econ
• POLSCI 411 International Organizations I (B)
• POLSCI 420 Imperialism (B)
• POLSCI 421 War (B)
• POLSCI 422 Nationalism (C)
• POLSCI 424 American Foreign Policy (B)
• POLSCI 430 Russian Foreign Policy
• POLSCI 450 Decolonial Theory
• POLSCI 451 Queer Political Theory
• POLSCI 452 Feminist Political Theory
• POLSCI 453 Democratic Theory (D)
• POLSCI 454 Recnt&Cntmp Pol Tght
• POLSCI 455 Problems in Political Thought
• POLSCI 456 Political Thought of Lincoln
• POLSCI 458 From Biopolitics to Necropolitcs
• POLSCI 468 American Political Thought (D)
• POLSCI 478 Independent Study
• POLSCI 479 Independent Study
• POLSCI 488 Field Work in Politics
• POLSCI 489 Field Work in Politics
• POLSCI 490 Special Issues
• POLSCI 491 Special Issues
• POLSCI 492 Directed Readings in Politics
• POLSCI 495 Field Practicum in Politics
• POLSCI 499L Seminar in International Relations (B)