For Current Students

Political Science

Here are some useful resources for current Southwestern political science students planning their major.

Tentative Course Offerings 2016-2019

(Please note: this schedule is our best estimate as of Dec. 5th, 2016, and may change. Please contact your academic advisor or the department chair with specific questions).

Spring 2017: Professor Mariotti on sabbatical

Comparative Politics (Selbin) (Comparative)

Latin American Politics (Selbin) (Comparative)

American Politics (American) (O’Neill)

Race and Ethnicity in American Politics (Sydnor)

Political Psychology (Sydnor)

International Politics (International) (Snyder)

US Foreign Policy (500-600) (International) (Snyder)

Capstone (Snyder)

Fall 2017

FYS (Tim)

American Politics (Sydnor)

Introduction to Political Theory (Writing Attentive) (Theory) (Mariotti)

Contemporary Democratic Theory (500-600) (Theory) (Mariotti)

International Politics (Writing Attentive) (Snyder) (International)

Middle-Eastern Politics (Comparative) (Snyder)

Film, Literature, and the Cold War (IR) (Snyder)

Germany and Japan: Losers of WWII (500-600) (Comparative) (Gaunder)

Comparative Politics (Selbin)

Capstone: Selbin

Spring 2018

Comparative Politics (Comparative) (Selbin)

Politics of Latin America (Selbin) (Comparative)

American Politics (American) (Sydnor)

Race and Ethnicity (American) (Sydnor)

Public Opinion (500-600) (American) (Sydnor)

Gender Politics (Theory) (Mariotti)

Introduction to Political Theory (Writing Attentive) (Theory) (Mariotti)

International Politics (Writing Attentive) (Snyder) (International)

US Foreign Policy (500-600) (International) (Snyder)

Capstone: O’Neill

Fall 2018

FYS (Bob)

American Politics (staff)

Comparative Politics (Comparative) (Selbin)

Politics of Latin America (Comparative) (Selbin)

Introduction to Political Theory (Theory) (Mariotti)

Modern Political Theory (500-600) (Theory) (Mariotti)

Women and Politics in Asia and Europe (500-600) (Comparative) (Gaunder)

International Politics (International) (Snyder)

Middle-Eastern Politics (Comparative) (Snyder)

Capstone: Snyder

Spring 2019

American Politics (staff)

Comparative Politics (Comparative) (Selbin)

Contentious Politics (500-600) (Comparative) (Selbin)

International Politics (Writing Attentive) (International) (Snyder)

US Foreign Policy (500-600) (International) (Snyder)

Introduction to Political Theory (Writing Attentive) (Theory) (Mariotti)

Capstone: Mariotti