Political Science

fall 2026
 
All Classes
  • Political Science
  • Head of Department: Thomas Rudolph
  • Department Office: 420 David Kinley Hall, 1407 W. Gregory Dr., Urbana
  • P: 217-333-3881
COURSE NUMBER COURSE TITLE
PS 100 Intro to Political Science
PS 101 Intro to US Gov & Pol
PS 125 Washington Experience
PS 170 Power, Politics, and Protest
PS 180 IntroPolitics of Globalization
PS 186 Drones and Asymmetric Warfare
PS 199 Undergraduate Open Seminar
PS 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics
PS 202 Religion & Politics in the US
PS 214 American Indian Law & Politics
PS 220 Intro to Public Policy
PS 230 Intro to Pol Research
PS 231 Strategic Models
PS 241 Comparative Politics in the Global South
PS 270 Intro to Political Theory
PS 283 Intro to Intl Security
PS 300 Special Topics
PS 301 The US Constitution I
PS 305 The US Supreme Court
PS 309 State Gov in the US
PS 310 Politics of Organizations
PS 316 Latina/Latino Politics
PS 318 Interests Grps & Soc Movements
PS 321 Principles of Public Policy
PS 329 Immigration & Citizenship
PS 340 Politics in Intl Development
PS 341 Gov & Pol in Africa
PS 344 Government and Politics of Japan
PS 348 Gov & Pol in Western Europe
PS 353 Gov & Pol of Latin America
PS 355 Democratization
PS 370 Justice in the Law
PS 374 Future Politics
PS 376 American Political Theory
PS 378 Philosophies of Law
PS 380 International Cooperation
PS 381 International Relations of East Asia
PS 383 Politics of Terrorism
PS 385 Politics of the European Union
PS 390 American Foreign Policy
PS 393 Diplomatic Studies Practicum
PS 415 Europe and the Mediterranean
PS 441 The Politics of Climate Change in Developing States
PS 481 Non-State Violent Actors in World Politics
PS 482 Civil Wars
PS 486 International Institutional Order
PS 490 Individual Study
PS 491 Internship
PS 492 UG Research Assistance
PS 494 Junior Honors Seminar
PS 495 Senior Honors Seminar
PS 496 Senior Honors Thesis
PS 501 Democratic Political Inst I
PS 523 Qualitative Methods
PS 530 Quant Pol Analysis I
PS 532 Quant Pol Analysis III
PS 589 Topics in Intl Rel
PS 590 Research in Selected Topics
PS 596 Evaluating New Research