Political Science Fall 2024 Courses
Check out some of our undergraduate courses being offered fall 2024, including boutique classes and courses with a Liberal Education designation. Find all POL courses offered fall 2024 on Schedule Builder.
Boutique Classes
Boutique classes are smaller courses, with enrollment caps of 20-25 students. The small, boutique offerings are designed to give students a more personal experience in the class, with greater opportunities to connect with the instructor and peers.
- 3282: Black Political Thought: Conceptions of Freedom
- 3462: The Politics of Race, Class, and Ethnicity in the United States, South Africa and Cuba
- 3475: Islamist Politics
- 3477: Political Economy of Development
- 3489W: Citizens, Consumers, and Corporations
- 3810: Topics in International Relations: The Politics of Climate Change
- 4087: Thinking Strategically About Politics
- 4255: Comparative Real Time Political Analysis: Marxist versus Liberal Perspectives
- 4492/5492: Law and (In)Justice in Latin America
- 4501W: The Supreme Court and Constitutional Interpretation
Liberal Education - Diversified Core
UMN undergraduate students admitted to a degree program in fall 2010 or later are required to complete liberal education diversified core requirements. The diversified core guides you through the "why" and "how" of different academic disciplines. These classes will equip you with a broad range of tools that can be used to approach problems in everyday life and work, and, ultimately, help you make a positive difference within communities, society, and the world. Students are required to satisfy all seven core requirements.
Historical Perspectives
- 1201: Political Ideas
- 3282: Black Political Thought: Conceptions of Freedom
- 4255: Comparative Real Time Political Analysis: Marxist versus Liberal Perspectives
Mathematical Thinking
Social Sciences
- 1001: American Democracy in a Changing World
- 1025: Global Politics
- 1054: Politics Around the World
- 3308: Congressional Politics and Institutions
- 3477: Political Economy of Development
Liberal Education - Designated Themes
UMN undergraduate students admitted to a degree program in fall 2010 or later are required to complete liberal education designated themes. The designated themes are topics central to an understanding of contemporary life. Investigating these themes helps you prepare to become knowledgeable, ethical, and engaged public citizens. You are required to satisfy four of the five themes.
Civic Life and Ethics
- 1201: Political Ideas
- 3225: American Political Thought
- 3235W: Democracy and Citizenship
- 3489W: Citizens, Consumers, and Corporations
- 4501W: The Supreme Court and Constitutional Interpretation
Race, Power, and Justice in the United States
Global Perspectives
- 1025: Global Politics
- 1054: Politics Around the World
- 3423: Politics of Disruption: Violence and Its Alternatives
- 3451W: Politics and Society in the New Europe
- 3477: Political Economy of Development
- 4255: Comparative Real Time Political Analysis: Marxist versus Liberal Perspectives
- 4885W: International Conflict and Security
Writing Intensive
UMN undergraduate students admitted to a degree program in fall 2010 or later are required to complete liberal education writing requirements, including four Writing Intensive (WI) courses. These courses help students understand what it means to write in various disciplines. Two of the four courses must be completed at the upper-division level, and one of the two upper-division courses must be within a student's major field of study.
