Political Science

Explore 63 Political Science courses, descriptions, ratings, and teaching history at Boston College.

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• POLI1021 How to Rule the World: Introduction to Political Theory
• POLI1041 Fundamental Concepts of Politics
• POLI1042 Introduction to Modern Politics
• POLI1061 Introduction to American Politics
• POLI1081 Introduction to International Politics
• POLI1091 Introduction to Comparative Politics
• POLI1209 Visions of Authoritarianism
• POLI1229 African Political Parties
• POLI1266 State Building and Conflict in Africa
• POLI1267 Politics of Development in Africa
• POLI1270 The High Price of Free Speech
• POLI2263 International Environmental Policy and Law
• POLI2301 Policy and Politics in the U.S.
• POLI2304 Constitutional Law: Rights and Liberties
• POLI2306 Parties and Elections in America
• POLI2325 The 'Administrative State' and Its Critics
• POLI2339 State and Local Government
• POLI2367 Media and Politics
• POLI2368 Sem:Urban-Rural Politics
• POLI2402 Comparative Revolutions
• POLI2407 Introduction to South Asian Politics
• POLI2412 Political Parties, Voters and Party Systems in Comparative Perspective
• POLI2419 Chinese Politics
• POLI2439 Cops, Colonels, and Spies
• POLI2440 A Continent on the Move: Immigration in Contemporary Europe
• POLI2506 UN and International Security
• POLI2515 The Politics of International Money and Finance
• POLI2542 Nuclear Weapons Politics and Governance
• POLI2549 United States Foreign Policy 1945 to Present
• POLI2615 Islam and Liberal Democracy
• POLI2619 Religion and Politics in Late Modernity
• POLI2624 Ever to Excel: Models of Human Excellence
• POLI2625 Islam, the Muslim World, and Democratic Politics
• POLI3340 Sem: Democracy and Our Schools
• POLI3404 Seminar: The Anatomy of Dictatorship
• POLI3405 The Politics of the European Union
• POLI3406 Irish Politics 1916 to Present
• POLI3505 The Future of War
• POLI3510 Globalization
• POLI3521 International Law
• POLI3527 Terrorism, Insurgency, and Political Violence
• POLI3570 The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
• POLI3604 Capitalism and Socialism
• POLI4397 New Questions in American Politics
• POLI4483 Game Theory and Modeling in Political Analysis
• POLI4595 Current Issues in U.S. Foreign Policy
• POLI4597 Realist Theories of International Relations
• POLI4901 Reading and Research--Undergraduate
• POLI4921 Advanced Independent Research
• POLI4931 Honors Seminar
• POLI4951 Senior Thesis I
• POLI4961 Honors Thesis in Political Science I
• POLI7101 Graduate Readings and Research
• POLI7721 Societal Change and Political Institutions-I
• POLI7800 Advanced Directed Study
• POLI7801 Master's Thesis Seminar
• POLI7803 Field Seminar in Comparative Politics
• POLI7908 Adam Smith
• POLI7960 Political Philosophy of Machiavelli
• POLI7996 Dissertation Seminar
• POLI8101 Master's Interim Study
• POLI9901 Doctoral Comprehensive
• POLI9911 Doctoral Continuation