Areas of Focus for Elective Courses

Elective Courses Offered in Each Area of Focus

International Relations, Development, & Diplomacy

POLS-230 African Politics (OFFERED SPRING 2026)

POLS-231 Modern Middle East 

POLS-260 Sports, Politics, Ideology

POLS-3191 Transnational LGBTQ Politics 

POLS-322 Chinese Politics 

POLS-369 Palestine & Arab-Israeli Conflict

POLS-371 Politics of Game of Thrones

POLS-363 Int'l Organization & Global Governance (OFFERED SPRING 2026)

POLS-365 Int'l Political Economy

POLS-4001 America at War 20/21 Century (OFFERED SPRING 2026)

POLS-4083 EU in a Fragmented World (OFFERED SPRING 2026)

Law & Policy

POLS-242 Lawyers, Judges & Money: The American Legal System 

POLS-325 Canadian Politics

 POLS-3049 SophSEM:Racial Segregation

POLS-3064 Donald J. Trump 

POLS-3065 U.S. Public Policy 

POLS-307 Constitutional Law (OFFERED SPRING 2026)

POLS-363 Int'l Organization & Global Governance (OFFERED SPRING 2026)

POLS-365 Int'l Political Economy

POLS-4001 America at War 20/21 Century (OFFERED SPRING 2026)

POLS-4083 EU in a Fragmented World (OFFERED SPRING 2026)

POLS-4114 Politics of Climate Change (OFFERED SPRING 2026)

Representation & Governance

POLS-206 Political Theory 

POLS-229 Minorities and the State

POLS-230 African Politics (OFFERED SPRING 2026)

POLS-231 Modern Middle East 

POLS-242 Lawyers, Judges & Money: The American Legal System

POLS-3064 Donald J. Trump 

POLS-3065 U.S. Public Policy 

POLS-307 Constitutional Law (OFFERED SPRING 2026)

POLS-351SPK African American Political &Social Thought 

POLS-322 Chinese Politics 

POLS-325 Canadian Politics

POLS-365 Int'l Political Economy

Social Justice & Identity

POLS-206 Political Theory 

POLS-229 Minorities and the State

POLS-230 African Politics (OFFERED SPRING 2026)

POLS-260 Sports, Politics, Ideology

POLS-3049 SophSEM:Racial Segregation

POLS-3065 U.S. Public Policy

POLS-3191 Transnational LGBTQ Politics 

POLS-315 Feminist Political Theory

POLS-351SPK African American Political &Social Thought 

POLS-369 Palestine & Arab-Israeli Conflict

POLS-371 Politics of Game of Thrones

POLS-365 Int'l Political Economy

POLS-4114 Politics of Climate Change (OFFERED SPRING 2026)