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 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 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 365 - Japan and the United States
• 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 380 - Theories of International Relations
• 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 420 - Imperialism (B)
• POLSCI 424 - American Foreign Policy (B)
• POLSCI 430 - Russian Foreign Policy
• POLSCI 435 - Foreign Policy Analysis
• 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)