Political Science

spring 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 201 US Racial & Ethnic Politics
PS 220 Intro to Public Policy
PS 224 Politics of the National Parks
PS 225 Environmental Politics & Policy
PS 229 Doing Politics Research
PS 230 Intro to Pol Research
PS 242 Introduction to Modern Africa
PS 243 Pan Africanism
PS 248 Comparative Politics in Rich Democracies
PS 270 Intro to Political Theory
PS 273 Environment and Society
PS 280 Intro to Intl Relations
PS 282 Governing Globalization
PS 283 Intro to Intl Security
PS 300 Special Topics
PS 301 The US Constitution I
PS 302 The US Constitution II
PS 303 The US Congress
PS 304 The US Presidency
PS 305 The US Supreme Court
PS 307 Separation of Powers
PS 309 State Gov in the US
PS 316 Latina/Latino Politics
PS 318 Interests Grps & Soc Movements
PS 320 Public Opinion
PS 321 Principles of Public Policy
PS 359 Government and Politics of East Asia
PS 370 Justice in the Law
PS 372 Modern Political Theory
PS 376 American Political Theory
PS 377 Topics Contemp Pol Theory
PS 381 International Relations of East Asia
PS 386 International Law
PS 398 Strategic Interntl Relations
PS 399 Politics of International Treaties
PS 418 Language & Minorities in Europe
PS 480 Energy and Security
PS 485 The Politics of Transatlantic Relations
PS 490 Individual Study
PS 491 Internship
PS 494 Junior Honors Seminar
PS 496 Senior Honors Thesis
PS 519 Topics in American Politics
PS 522 Research Design and Techniques
PS 525 Formal Theory I: Game Theory
PS 528 Models of Decision and Choice
PS 531 Quant Pol Analysis II
PS 534 Modeling Heterogeneity
PS 582 Intl Political Economy
PS 590 Research in Selected Topics
PS 596 Evaluating New Research
PS 597 Preparing Future Faculty
PS 598 Dissertation Design Seminar