American Political Institutions and Behavior

To concentrate in American Political Institutions and Behavior, students must complete their two Foundations Courses, the Introduction to American Politics course (116D), four electives within the concentration, one capstone course within the concentration, and two additional Political Science Courses not in the concentration. 

This document provides a list of the courses that meet each requirement. Below is a description of each class taught by political science faculty.

Number Title Codes Notes
POLSCI 102 The Science of Politics SB, SS
POLSCI 105S The Documentary Experience: A Video Approach R, CE, ALP, SS
POLSCI 114 From Voting to Protests: Introduction to Political Attitudes, Groups and Behaviors CCI, SB, SS
POLSCI 116 Introduction to American Politics SB, SS
POLSCI 145 Introduction to Political Economy EI, SS
POLSCI 145D Introduction to Political Economy EI, SS
POLSCI 150FS Citizenship, Patriotism, & Identity EI, IJ, CZ, SS
POLSCI 175 Introduction to Political Philosophy EI, SB, SS
POLSCI 175D Introduction to Political Philosophy EI, SB, SS
POLSCI 177FS 9/11 And After: The World We've Inherited and The Quest to Make A Difference CCI, EI, SB, CZ
POLSCI 201 Public Opinion EI, SB, SS
POLSCI 202 Political Parties in Competition. Left, Right and Beyond. CCI, SS
POLSCI 203 Women and the Political Process R, IJ, SS
POLSCI 204 9/11 and Its Aftermath: How Bin Laden Changed America and the World EI, IJ, CZ, SS
POLSCI 205 Introduction to Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics CCI, SS
POLSCI 206 American Values, Institutions, and Culture CCI, SS
POLSCI 208 How to Think in an Age of Political Polarization EI, W, SB, CZ
POLSCI 208S Civil Discourse In An Age of Political Polarization
POLSCI 216 Film, Race and Politics CZ, SS
POLSCI 235S Comparative Urban Politics and Policymaking CCI, EI, SS
POLSCI 238 Racial Attitudes, Racial Prejudice, and Racial Politics CCI, EI, SS
POLSCI 239S Political Communication in a Changing Media Environment R, SS
POLSCI 240D Political Psychology CCI, SS
POLSCI 241SA Whose Democracy? Participation and Public Policy in the United States SS
POLSCI 242 Campaigns and Elections SS
POLSCI 245 American Constitutional Development and Interpretation I: The Constitutional Structure EI, SS
POLSCI 246 American Constitutional Development and Interpretation II: Individual Rights EI, SS
POLSCI 262 The Holocaust CCI, EI, STS, IJ, CZ
POLSCI 264S Democratic Erosion SB, SS
POLSCI 265S Introduction to American Political Thought EI, SS
POLSCI 267 Religion and Politics in American History CCI, EI, SB, CZ
POLSCI 273 The Middle East Through Film CCI, EI, HI, ALP, CZ
POLSCI 274S Race and Society: South Africa and the US, 1890-present CCI, EI, CZ, SS
POLSCI 290 Special Topics in Political Science
POLSCI 290S Special Topics in Political Science
POLSCI 302 Constitutional Law in the American Political Tradition EI, CZ, SS
POLSCI 305S Black Politics SS
POLSCI 310 Political Analysis for Public Policy-Making W, SB, SS
POLSCI 318 Congress and the President W, SS
POLSCI 319S US Comparative State Politics CCI, SB, SS
POLSCI 324S Chinese Politics CCI, SS
POLSCI 337S Apartheid South Africa and Struggles for Democracy CCI, EI, R, IJ, CZ, SS
POLSCI 340 The Modern Regulatory State EI, R, IJ, CZ, SS
POLSCI 345 Experimental Political Science R, W, QC, SB, WR, QS, SS
POLSCI 359S Social Engineering and Social Movements in Eastern Europe and Asia CCI, EI, SB, CZ, SS
POLSCI 364 Political Violence, Repression, and Organized Crime CCI, SS
POLSCI 365D Foreign Policy of the United States CCI, SS
POLSCI 372S Sex, Politics and Feminist Philosophy EI, CZ
POLSCI 373 Law and Politics SS
POLSCI 374S Watchdog News and Storytelling: Changing Forms of Accountability Journalism EI, W
POLSCI 375 News as a Moral Battleground EI, R, IJ, SS
POLSCI 376S Inequality in the United States R, SS
POLSCI 379S Religion and Politics in Post-Revolutionary Iran CCI, EI, HI, IJ, CZ
POLSCI 421S Constitutionalism and Crisis: From Catalina's Conspiracy to Covid CCI, SS This Course will count as a Capstone for American Political Institutions and Behavior
POLSCI 425S Global Inequality Research Seminar CCI, R, SS
POLSCI 431S Reason and Passion in Politics SS This Course will count as a Capstone for American Political Institutions and Behavior
This Course will Count as a Capstone for Decision Theory and Data Science
POLSCI 435S Chinese Media and Popular Culture: Politics, Ideology, and Social Change CCI, SB, SS
POLSCI 451S Public Choice and American Politics EI, QS, SS
POLSCI 452S Digital Media and Politics SB, SS
POLSCI 456S Chinese Culture and Ideology in the 20th Century and Now CCI, HI, ALP, SS
POLSCI 505S Race in Comparative Perspective CCI, SS This Course will count as a Capstone for American Political Institutions and Behavior
POLSCI 513S Theory and China Studies
POLSCI 517S Democratic Institutions CCI, R, SS
POLSCI 525S Race and American Politics CCI, SS This Course will count as a Capstone for American Political Institutions and Behavior
POLSCI 536S Choosing in Groups: Social Choice and Collective Action R, QS This Course will count as a Capstone for American Political Institutions and Behavior
POLSCI 560S Political Polarization Research Practicum R, SB, SS This Course will count as a Capstone for American Political Institutions and Behavior
POLSCI 562S American Grand Strategy R, W, CZ, SS This Course will Count as a Capstone for International Relations and American Political Institutions and Behavior
POLSCI 667S American Civil-Military Relations R, SB, SS This Course will Count as a Capstone for International Relations and American Political Institutions and Behavior
POLSCI 672 Experiments: Design and Analysis QC, SB
POLSCI 701 Core in Political Behavior and Identity