Political Science-Political Philosophy

1. Civics and Government

• The Founding Documents of the United States and Massachusetts
  • American Constitutional Development
  • American Constitutional Law
  • Anglo-American Legal Tradition
  • The Constitution in Historical Perspective
  • Fundamental Rights and the Courts
• American government and politics
  • American Government
  • American Political Culture
  • Dynamics of American Politics
  • U.S. Political Parties
  • U.S. Governmental Institutions
  • The American Presidency
  • The Supreme Court and American Politics
  • The Politics of the Legal Process
  • Congress: Politics and Policy-Making
  • Separation of Powers
• Comparative government
  • Comparative European Politics
  • Democracy and Authoritarianism
  • Comparative Politics of Modernization
  • Governments of the World
  • Comparative Asian Government and Politics
  • Comparative Political Regimes
• Theories of political science or philosophy
  • Introduction to Political Science
  • History of Political Thought
  • Elements of Political Theory
  • Foundations of Political Analysis
  • Political Theory: The Problem of Law
  • Western Political Philosophy: Ancient and Modern
  • Multiculturalism and Political Theory
  • African-American Political Thought
  • Theories of Revolution
• International relations
• International Relations
• Inter-American Relations
• Conduct of American Foreign Policy
• American Strategies in World Politics
• Nationalism in Contemporary World Politics
• Military Force in International Relations

2. History

• United States History
  • American History to 1877
  • American History Since 1877
  • Colonial and Revolutionary America
  • Civil War and Reconstruction Era
  • The American West
  • America in the Age of Reform
  • Immigrant Experiences, Old/New
  • 20th Century America
  • The U.S. in World War II
  • The Cold War
  • U.S. Labor History
• Western Civilization
  • Origins of Western Civilization
  • Western Traditions
  • Western Societies, Politics, and Cultures from Antiquity to 1650
  • Cultural History of Rome
  • Renaissance Culture
  • Europe from Renaissance to Enlightenment
  • European Intellectual History
  • Introduction to Humanities in the West
• World History
  • Introduction to Global History
  • Introduction to Ancient Civilizations
  • Environment and Empire Since 1750
  • Great Britain in Modern Times
  • 20th Century Europe: World War I
  • Ireland and the Irish Diaspora
  • 20th Century Russian/Soviet History
  • Making of the Modern Middle East
  • Economic and Social History of Latin America
  • West African History
  • Colonialism and Culture in Asia and Africa
  • East Asian Civilizations to the 17th Century
  • Modern Southeast Asia

3. Geography

• Major physical features of the world
  • Introduction to Geography
  • Map of the Modern World
  • World Regional Geography
  • Earth History
  • Physical Geology
• Key concepts of geography and its effects on various peoples
  • Environmental Geology
  • The Natural Environment
  • Evolutionary Ecology
  • Cultural Geography
  • People and the Earth: Ecosystems
  • People, Agriculture, and Environment

4. Economics

• Fundamental economic concepts and economic reasoning
  • Introduction to Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomic Theory
  • Elements of Economic Analysis
  • Introduction to Economic Policy Issues
  • Economics of the Public Sector
  • Studies in International Economics
  • Comparative Economic Systems
  • Political Economy of Development and Underdevelopment
  • International Finance
  • Theory of Capital and Income
  • Economics, Values, and Public Policy
• American economic history
  • Economic History of the U.S.
  • American Economic and Business History
  • U.S. Economy to 1865
  • U.S. Labor History
  • The Working Class in American Society
  • U.S. Economic Development

5. Methods and sources for research in the social sciences

• Research Seminar in Political Analysis
• Research and Writing: Political Problems
• Political Research Methods
• Methods of Social Research
• Research and Data Analysis
• Statistical Methods and their Applications
• Quantitative Analysis in Political Science
• Empirical Analysis