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Undergraduate Program
Prof. Ivan Ascher
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Graduate Program
Prof. Paru Shah
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Administration
Kathryn Krueger
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Phone: (414) 229-4221
Helpful Links
Undergraduate Program Overview & Application
- Overview of the Political Science Major
- Declare a major
- Overview of the Political Science Minor
- Declare a minor
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Graduate Program Overview & Admission
Spring 2023 POL SCI Courses
| Course Code | Course Title and Section Details |
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| POL SCI 103 | Introduction to Political Science
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| POL SCI 104 | Introduction to American Government and Politics
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| POL SCI 105 | State Politics
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| POL SCI 106 | Politics of the World's Nations
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| POL SCI 175 | Introduction to International Relations
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| POL SCI 215 | Ethnicity, Religion and Race in American Politics
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| POL SCI 243 | Public Administration
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| POL SCI 281 | Classics of Political Theory
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| POL SCI 312 | The Politics of Authoritarian Regimes
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| POL SCI 314 | Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy
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| POL SCI 328 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict
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| POL SCI 365 | Theories and Methods in International Politics
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| POL SCI 379 | Morality, Conflict and War
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| POL SCI 380 | Honors Seminar:
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| POL SCI 384 | The Philosophy of Law
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| POL SCI 385 | American Political Thought
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| POL SCI 390 | Political Data Analysis
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| POL SCI 391 | Current Crises and Events in International Relations
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| POL SCI 412 | Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Liberties
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| POL SCI 425 | Women in Politics
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| POL SCI 452 | Administrative Law
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| POL SCI 464 | Sex, Gender, and the Law
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| POL SCI 489 | Internship in Political Science
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| POL SCI 699 | Independent Reading
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Spring 2023: Additional Courses in Program
No courses listed for this term.Summer 2023 POL SCI Courses
| Course Code | Course Title and Section Details |
|---|---|
| POL SCI 104 | Introduction to American Government and Politics
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| POL SCI 203 | Introduction to Political Science Research
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| POL SCI 250 | Law and Society
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| POL SCI 374 | Health, Wealth, and Democracy
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Summer 2023: Additional Courses in Program
No courses listed for this term.Fall 2023 POL SCI Courses
| Course Code | Course Title and Section Details |
|---|---|
| POL SCI 103 | Introduction to Political Science
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| POL SCI 104 | Introduction to American Government and Politics
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| POL SCI 105 | State Politics
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| POL SCI 106 | Politics of the World's Nations
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| POL SCI 110 | Sex and Power
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| POL SCI 203 | Introduction to Political Science Research
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| POL SCI 255 | Great Issues of Politics
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| POL SCI 325 | Latin American Politics
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| POL SCI 328 | The Arab-Israeli Conflict
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| POL SCI 335 | Comparative Political Systems
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| POL SCI 359 | Problems of American Foreign Policy
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| POL SCI 361 | History of International Political Thought
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| POL SCI 370 | International Conflict
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| POL SCI 382 | Modern Political Thought
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| POL SCI 390 | Political Data Analysis
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| POL SCI 410 | Law Through Popular Culture
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| POL SCI 411 | Constitutional Law: Government Powers and Federalism
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| POL SCI 416 | Judicial Politics
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| POL SCI 426 | Congressional Politics
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| POL SCI 489 | Internship in Political Science
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| POL SCI 699 | Independent Reading
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