Courses
Below we list the catalog of courses offered by the political science department. This list is intended to give you an idea of the set of political science courses that you will have the opportunity to take over a four to five year period of time. Some courses are offered more frequently than others. Check the Registrar's website for courses to be offered in a specific semester. Unless noted, all courses carry three credit hours. For undergraduate majors, the field of each course is indicated by the letter in brackets after the course title. The designations are: A – American, C – comparative, I – international relations, T – theory and method. Click here for description of the courses listed below.
POLI 209 Introduction to Constitutionalism and Modern Political Thought [T] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 210 American Government and Politics [A] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 211 International Relations [I] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 212 Introduction to Comparative Politics [C] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 250 International Political Economy of Gender [C]
POLI 3XX TRANSFER CREDIT COURSE
POLI 300 Federalism and Intergovernmental Politics [A]
POLI 301 State Politics [A]
POLI 305 Directed Reading I (hours variable)
POLI 306 Directed Reading II (hours variable)
POLI 307 Political Science Internship I (2 hours credit)
POLI 308 Political Science Internship II (1 to 2 hours credit)
POLI 315 Elections and Voting Behavior [A]
POLI 317 Congress [A] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 318 The Presidency [A] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 321 American Constitutional Law [A] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 329 Health Policy [A]
POLI 330 Minority Politics [A]
POLI 331 Environmental Politics and Policy [A]
POLI 332 Urban Politics [A]
POLI 333 Comparative Legislatures [C]
POLI 334 Parties and Interest Groups [A]
POLI 335 Political Environment of Business [A]
POLI 336 Politics of Regulation [A]
POLI 337 Public Policy and Bureaucracy [A] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 338 Policy Analysis [A] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 339 Southern Politics [A]
POLI 340 Ancient and Medieval Political Theory [T]
POLI 341 Gender and Politics [A]
POLI 342 Politics of the Judiciary [A]
POLI 353 Reform in Post-Mao China [C] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 354 Latin American Politics [C] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 355 Government and Politics of the Middle East [C]
POLI 356 Politics of Latin American Development [C]
POLI 357 Democracy and Democratization [C]
POLI 360 Western European Democracies [C] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 362 European Integration [C]
POLI 365 British Politics [C]
POLI 366 Elections in Western Democracies [C] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 367 Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics [C]
POLI 372 American Foreign Policy [I] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 373 International Conflict [I]
POLI 374 Strategic Interactions in International Relations [I]
POLI 375 International Organization [I]
POLI 376 The Arab-Israeli Conflict [I]
POLI 377 International Political Economy [I]
POLI 378 Politics of American National Security [I] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 379 Problems in International Relations [I] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 380 Political Behavior [A]
POLI 382 Public Opinion, Polling, and the Media [A]
POLI 395 Introduction to Statistics [T]
POLI 401 State Politics Research Seminar [A]
POLI 405 Senior Thesis
POLI 406 Senior Thesis
POLI 418 Seminar on the Presidency [A]
POLI 420 Election Systems, Technologies, and Administration [A]
POLI 425 Political Sociology [A] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 429 Biological Foundations of Politics [T]
POLI 430 Seminar in Texas Politics [A]
POLI 431 Electoral Campaigns [A]
POLI 432 Urban Politics [A]
POLI 433 Comparative Legislatures [C]
POLI 434 Public Policy and Metropolitan Area Governance [A]
POLI 435 Political Participation [A]
POLI 436 Politics of Regulation [A] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 437 Education Policy [A]
POLI 438 Race and Public Policy [A]
POLI 439 Research Seminar on Southern Politics [A]
POLI 441 Common Property Resources [T]
POLI 454 Research Practicum in Comparative Politics [C]
POLI 456 Regime Transformations and Transitions [C]
POLI 457 Conditions of Democracy [C]
POLI 460 Topics in Comparative Politics [C]
POLI 462 Comparative Public Policy [C]
POLI 463 Comparative Political Economy [C]
POLI 464 Political Economy of Development [C]
POLI 466 Political Parties and Voting Behavior in Western Democracies [C]
POLI 470 Special Topics: International Relations [I]
POLI 472 American Foreign Policy [I]
POLI 473 Seminar on Domestic Policy [A]
POLI 475 International Cooperation [I]
POLI 476 International Political Economy [I]
POLI 477 Domestic Politics and International Relations [I]
POLI 479 Seminar in Quantitative International Relations [I]
POLI 480 Seminar on Political Behavior [A]
POLI 481 Hurricane Risk Assessment [A] (distribution course, group II)
POLI 490 Modern Political Theory and Interdisciplinary Fields [T]
POLI 500 Social Scientific Thinking I [T]
POLI 501 Social Scientific Thinking II [T]
POLI 502 Introduction to Statistics [T]
POLI 503 Topics in Methods and Data Analysis [T]
POLI 504 Advanced Topics in Methodology and Data Analysis [T]
POLI 505 Topics in Political Methodology [T]
POLI 510 Scope and Methods [T]
POLI 511 Measurement and Research Design [T]
POLI 520 Approaches to Comparative Government [C]
POLI 525 Comparative Politics of Western Democracies [C]
POLI 527 Institutional Analysis and Design [A]
POLI 530 Approaches to American Government [A]
POLI 531 State Politics [A]
POLI 532 Comparative Legislatures [C]
POLI 533 Advanced Topics in Political Behavior [A]
POLI 534 Interest Groups and Political Parties [A]
POLI 535 Race, Ethnicity, and American Politics [A]
POLI 537 Public Policy and Bureaucracy [A]
POLI 538 Political Economy of Policy Change [A]
POLI 540 International Relations [I]
POLI 541 International Cooperation [I]
POLI 556 Regime Transformations and Transitions [C]
POLI 563 Comparative Political Economy [C]
POLI 564 Political Economy of Development [C]
POLI 565 Political Protest [C]
POLI 566 Political Parties and Voting Behavior in Western Democracies [C]
POLI 568 Comparative Political Institutions [C]
POLI 570 Seminar in International Conflict [I]
POLI 572 Foreign Policy Decision Making [I]
POLI 574 Collective Social Choice [T]
POLI 575 Game Theory [T]
POLI 576 International Political Economy [I]
POLI 579 Seminar in Modeling International Relations [I]
POLI 580 Seminar in American Politics [A]
POLI 591 Directed Reading - Methodology [T]
POLI 592 Directed Reading - Methodology [T]
POLI 593 Directed Reading - American Politics [A]
POLI 594 Directed Reading - American Politics [A]
POLI 595 Directed Reading - International Relations [I]
POLI 596 Directed Reading - International Relations [I]
POLI 597 Directed Reading - Comparative Politics [C]
POLI 598 Directed Reading - Comparative Politics [C]
POLI 599 Teaching Political Science (1 hour)
POLI 600 M.A. Research and Thesis (hours variable)
POLI 600 Topics in Political Science (hours variable)
POLI 800 Ph.D. Research and Thesis (hours variable)