Political Science
For Current Students
Here are some interesting resources for current Southwestern political science students planning their major
Tentative Course Offerings 2013-2016
Spring 2013
- American Politics (O’Neill) American
- Comparative Politics (Gaunder) Comparative
- Political Ideologies (Selbin) Theory
- American Presidency (Huang) American
- Middle East Politics (Snyder) Comparative
- European Union (Redei) Comparative
- Japan and Germany Losers of WWII (500-600) (Gaunder) Comparative
- Texas Politics Internships (O’Neill) American
- US Foreign Policy (500-600) (Snyder) International
- Capstone (Snyder)
Note: Professor Mariotti on sabbatical in Spring 2013
Fall 2013
- Japanese Politics, Society and Culture (Gaunder) Comparative
- American Politics (O’Neill) American
- Comparative Politics (Gaunder) Comparative
- Introduction to Political Theory (Mariotti) Theory
- Women and Politics (Gaunder) Comparative
- Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean (500-600) (Selbin) Comparative
- Constitutional Law (500-600) (O’Neill) American
- International Relations course
- Capstone (Mariotti)
Note: Professor Snyder is scheduled to be on a rolling sabbatical in Fall 2013 and Spring 2014.
Spring 2014
- American Politics (O’Neill) American
- Comparative Politics (Gaunder) Comparative
- Chinese Cultural Revolution (500-600) (Gaunder) Comparative
- Introduction to Political Theory (Mariotti) Theory
- Gender Politics (Mariotti) Theory
- American Political Thought (Mariotti) Theory
- International Politics (Snyder) International
- U.S. Foreign Policy (500-600) (Snyder) International
- Capstone (O’Neill)
Note: Professor Selbin is scheduled to be on sabbatical in Spring 2014
Fall 2014
- Japanese Politics, Society and Culture (Gaunder) Comparative
- American Politics (O’Neill) American
- Comparative Politics (Gaunder) Comparative
- International Politics (Snyder) International
- Introduction to Political Theory (Mariotti) Theory
- Modern Political Theory (Mariotti) Theory
- Contemporary Democratic Theory (500-600) (Mariotti) Theory
- Latin American Politics (500-600) (Selbin) Comparative
- Capstone (Gaunder)
Note: Professor O’Neill is scheduled to be on a rolling sabbatical
Spring 2015
- Gender Politics (Mariotti) Theory
- Introduction to Political Theory (Mariotti) Theory
- American Politics (O’Neill) American
- Comparative Politics (Gaunder) Comparative
- Texas Politics Internships (O’Neill) American
- Middle East Politics (Snyder) Comparative
- International Political Economy (Snyder) International
- U.S. Foreign Policy (500-600) (Snyder) International
- Japan and Germany: Losers of WWII (500-600) (Gaunder) Comparative
- Capstone (Selbin)
Fall 2015
- American Politics (O’Neill)
- Religion and Politics (O’Neill)
- Comparative Politics (Gaunder)
- Comparative Politics (Gaunder)
- Introduction to Political Theory (Mariotti)
- American Political Thought (Mariotti)
- Modern Political Theory (500-600) (Mariotti)
- Chinese Cultural Revolution (500-600) (Gaunder)
- International Politics (Snyder)
- Capstone
Professor Selbin scheduled for sabbatical Fall 2015
Spring 2016
- American Politics (O’Neill)
- Texas Politics Internships (O’Neill)
- Constitutional Law (500-600) (O’Neill)
- Introduction to Political Theory (Mariotti)
- Junior Seminar for QEP on Representing Gender (Mariotti)
- US Foreign Policy (500-600) (Snyder)
- Middle Eastern Politics (Snyder)
- US Political Economy (Snyder)
- Capstone
Professor Gaunder scheduled for sabbatical Spring 2016


