Course Listing
1000-level courses are not counted toward the requirement of no fewer than 18 credits in advanced courses for majors in this department.
§Independent work means not less than three additional hours each week of conference, research, independent reading, and writing as assigned by the instructor. The student's grade is determined in part by the successful completion of this independent work.
In 2010, the college transitioned to a new course numbering system in preparation for the migration to the CUNYfirst platform. Old course numbers - if available - are provided in the parenthesis after the "/" symbol.
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Introductory courses
- Introduction to American Government (POLS 1001 / POL 1.51)
- Introduction to Politics (POLS 1002 / POL 1.7)
- Missiles, Money and Mayhem: Introduction to International Relations (POLS 1003)
- The Political Imagination: Introduction to Political Theory (POLS 1004)
- Guns, Money and Politics in the US (POLS 1005)
- Politics Around the World: Democracy, Dictatorship and Development (POLS 1006)
- Introduction to Public Policy: Efficiency, Equality, and the Public Interest (POLS 1007)
- People, Power, and Politics (POLS 1230)
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American and urban politics
- United States Congress and the Legislative Process (POLS 3101 / POL 36)
- The American Presidency (POLS 3102 / POL 33)
- American Political Parties (POLS 3103 / POL 37.1)
- Interest Groups and Money in United States Politics (POLS 3104 / POL 37.2)
- Campaigns and Elections (POLS 3105)
- Political Opinion and Behavior (POLS 3106 / POL 39)
- Law and the Political Process (POLS 3120 / POL 21)
- Constitutional Law (POLS 3121 / POL 26.1)
- Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (POLS 3122 / POL 26.2)
- The Politics of Criminal Justice (POLS 3123 / POL 22)
- The American Jury System (POLS 3124)
- Constitutional Interpretation (POLS 3125)
- The Politics of Incarceration (POLS 3126)
- Moot Court (POLS 3130 / POL 26.5)
- Urban Government and Politics (POLS 3140 / POL 25)
- Urban Life and Politics (POLS 3141 / POL 23)
- Power in the United States (POLS 3142 / POL 28)
- Empowering Communities: Civil Society and Direct Democracy (POLS 3143 / POL 75.2)
- Politics of New York: Global City (POLS 3144 / POL 75.7)
- Community Power: Direct Democracy and Civil Society (POLS 3145)
- Racial and Ethnic Politics in the United States (POLS 3150 / POL 38)
- The Civil Rights and Black Power Movements (POLS 3151 / POL 32.1)
- Women and Politics in the United States (POLS 3152 / POL 31)
- The Politics of Masculinities (POLS 3153 / POL 34)
- Politics of the U.S. Labor Movement (POLS 3154 / POL 75.4)
- Queer Politics in Modern America (POLS 3155 / POL 35)
- Brooklyn and Its Religions (POLS 3156 / POL 32.2)
- Women in the Black Freedom Struggle (POLS 3157)
- Race, Law and the State (POLS 3158)
- Politics and the Media (POLS 3160 / POL 75.8)
- Seminar in New York City Government, Politics, and Social Movements (POLS 3650)
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International affairs
- Crisis and Cooperation in International Politics (POLS 3201 / POL 41)
- International Politics of Developing Countries (POLS 3202 / POL 76.3)
- Political Economy of International Relations (POLS 3203 / POL 76.6)
- United States in World Politics (POLS 3221 / POL 46)
- Asian Security (POLS 3223)
- International Law (POLS 3240 / POL 45.1)
- International and Regional Organizations (POLS 3241 / POL 45.2)
- Globalization and International Political Movements (POLS 3242 / POL 76.5)
- Human Rights and World Politics (POLS 3243 / POL 76.7)
- World on the Move: The Politics of Migration (POLS 3244)
- Model United Nations (POLS 3245)
- Politics and the Climate Crisis (POLS 3246)
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Comparative politics
- Politics of Developing Nations (POLS 3301 / POL 48)
- Comparative Political Systems: Europe (POLS 3302 / POL 47.1)
- The Soviet and Post-Soviet Political System (POLS 3303 / POL 47.5)
- Latin American Political Systems (POLS 3304 / POL 49.1)
- Caribbean Political Systems (POLS 3305 / POL 49.8)
- Political Systems of Africa (POLS 3306 / POL 49.2)
- Politics of the Middle East (POLS 3307 / POL 49.3)
- Political Systems of East Asia (POLS 3308 / POL 49.4)
- Russian Politics in Comparison (POLS 3309)
- Political Economy of Development (POLS 3322)
- The Politics of Global Labor Movements (POLS 3323)
- Protest and Revolution (POLS 3340 / POL 77.2)
- Global Gender Politics (POLS 3341 / POL 77.3)
- Communist Political Systems (POLS 3342 / POL 77.5)
- Politics of Genocide & Ethnic Cleansing (POLS 3343)
- Genocide and Transitional Justice: The Case of Cambodia (POLS 3344)
- Comparative Social Policy (POLS 3345 / POL 77.6)
- Politics of Happiness (POLS 3346)
- Global Cities (POLS 3347)
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Political theory and methodology
- Ancient and Medieval Political Thought (POLS 3401 / POL 50)
- Modern Political Thought (POLS 3402 / POL 52)
- Contemporary Political Thought (POLS 3403 / POL 53)
- American Political Theory (POLS 3404 / POL 54)
- Radical Political Thought (POLS 3410 / POL 78.2)
- Gender and Political Theory (POLS 3411 / POL 78.3)
- African Women and Feminism (POLS 3412 / POL 78.35)
- Islam and Modernity (POLS 3413 / POL 78.8)
- Politics and Religion (POLS 3414)
- Biopolitics (POLS 3415)
- The Politics of Queer Theory (POLS 3416)
- Politics of LGBTQ Human Rights (POLS 3417)
- Theory and Methodology in Political Science (POLS 3420 / POL 55)
- Survey Research (POLS 3421 / POL 56)
- Statistics in Political Science (POLS 3422 / POL 57)
- Mapping Politics: GIS Methods in Political Science (POLS 3423)
- Politics through Literature (POLS 3440 / POL 59)
- Problems in Modern Democracy (POLS 3441 / POL 78.1)
- Politics and Sexuality (POLS 3442 / POL 78.5)
- Politics of Fear (POLS 3443 / POL 78.6)
- The Art of Political Writing (POLS 3444)
- Counterrevolution (POLS 3445 / POL 78.71)
- Transgender Theories and Politics (POLS 3446 / POL 78.4)
- Identity Politics and Its Critics (POLS 3447)
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Writing intensive courses
- Analytic Approaches to Political Problems (POLS 3012W / POL 12W)
- Research Strategies in Public Policy (POLS 3014W / POL 14W)
- Proseminar on American Politics (POLS 3190W)
- The Politics of Race and Nation (POLS 3191W)
- Proseminar on International Relations (POLS 3290W)
- Proseminar on Comparative Politics (POLS 3390W)
- The Politics of Global Production: Call Centers, Computer Tablets, and Clothing (POLS 3391W)
- Comparative Health Policy (POLS 3392W)
- Writing on African Women and Feminism (POLS 3393W)
- Proseminar on Political Theory (POLS 3490W)
- Proseminar on Biopolitics (POLS 3491W)
- Capstone Senior Seminar (POLS 4000W / POL 95W)
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Special topics
- Special Topics (POLS 3501 / POL 60.1)
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Internship courses
- New York State Legislature Internship I (POLS 3601 / POL 20.11)
- New York State Legislature Internship II (POLS 3602 / POL 20.12)
- Washington, D.C. Legislative Internship (POLS 3605)
- Urban Fieldwork I (POLS 3610 / POL 75.5)
- Urban Fieldwork II (POLS 3611 / POL 75.6)
- Internship in New York City Government, Politics, and Social Movements (POLS 3651)
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Honors courses
- Independent Research I (POLS 5001 / POL 83.1)
- Independent Research II (POLS 5002 / POL 83.2)
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Tutorial courses
- Tutorial I, II (POLS 5003 / POL 91)
- Tutorial I, II (POLS 5004 / POL 92)
