Course Descriptions

How can I tell which course is in which field?

THE LAST 3 DIGITS OF THE COURSE NUMBER INDICATE THE FIELD.

XX001-199 - American Politics
XX200-399 - International Relations
XX400-599 - World Politics (formerly Comparative Politics)
XX600-799 - Political Theory
XX800-899 - Methodology  & Tools
XX900-999 - Special Studies
(i.e. Mock Trial, Internship, Sr. Thesis, Dir. Reading)     

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS    

• Fall 2013 (PDF)

***NEW COURSE ADDED - 5/20/13***

19959  POLS 30206 – Civil Wars
Tanisha Fazal      MW 12:30-1:45
This course surveys current research in political science on civil wars, starting with the ways political scientists have developed operational definitions of civil war. The course focuses on secessionism and provides a framework for understanding the causes of civil wars, the organization of rebel forces, the conduct and duration of civil wars, strategies of violence employed in civil wars, as well as the termination of civil wars and their consequences.

• Summer 2013 (PDF)
• Spring 2013 (PDF)
• Fall 2012 (PDF)
• Summer 2012 (PDF)                                                                                                   
• Spring 2012 (PDF)
• Fall 2011 (PDF)
• Summer 2011 (PDF)
• Spring 2011 (PDF)
• Fall 2010 (PDF)
• Spring 2010 (PDF)
• Fall 2009 (PDF)
• Spring 2009 (PDF)
• Fall 2008 (PDF)
• Spring 2008 (PDF)
• Fall 2007 (PDF)
• Summer 2007 (PDF)
• Spring 2007 (PDF)
• Fall 2006 (PDF)
• Summer 2006 (PDF)
• Spring 2006 (PDF)
• Fall 2005 (PDF)