Political Science Courses at UCSD
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POLI142K
Politics and Warfare · 33/100 difficulty
Most challenging
POLI100M
Political Psychology · 77/100 difficulty
All Political Science Courses (246)
POLI12
3.7 out of 5 stars3.7· 107 ratings
POLI30
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 106 ratings
POLI13
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 102 ratings
POLI11
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 98 ratings
POLI30D
3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 55 ratings
POLI10
3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 54 ratings
POLI10D
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 44 ratings
POLI104ILaw and Politics-Courts and Political Controversy
3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 35 ratings
POLI150APolitics of Immigration
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 34 ratings
POLI142JNational Security Strategy
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 31 ratings
POLI104MLaw and Sex
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 30 ratings
POLI11D
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 30 ratings
POLI142KPolitics and Warfare
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 30 ratings
POLI102GSpecial Topics in American Politics
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 27 ratings
POLI104BCivil Liberties-Fundamental Rights
4.1 out of 5 stars4.1· 25 ratings
POLI114BMarxist Political Thought
2.5 out of 5 stars2.5· 25 ratings
POLI142MU.S. Foreign Policy/Regional Security
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 25 ratings
POLI108Politics of Multiculturalism
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 24 ratings
POLI103ACalifornia Government and Politics
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 23 ratings
POLI104AThe Supreme Court and the Constitution
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 23 ratings
POLI120HEuropean Integration
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 23 ratings
POLI12D
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 23 ratings
POLI113AEast Asian Thought in Comparative Perspective
4.4 out of 5 stars4.4· 22 ratings
POLI100CAmerican Political Parties
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 21 ratings
POLI126Political Economy of Development
4.4 out of 5 stars4.4· 19 ratings
POLI138DSpecial Topics in Comparative Politics
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 19 ratings
POLI160AAIntroduction to Policy Analysis
3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 19 ratings
POLI127Politics of Developing Countries
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 17 ratings
POLI142INational and International Security
3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 17 ratings
POLI100GHow to Win or Lose an Election
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 16 ratings
POLI110BSovereigns, Subjects, and the Modern State: Political Thought from Machiavelli to Rousseau
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 16 ratings
POLI145CInternational Relations After the Cold War: Theory and Prospect
4.4 out of 5 stars4.4· 16 ratings
POLI27
2.8 out of 5 stars2.8· 16 ratings
POL30
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 15 ratings
POLI110CRevolution and Reaction: Political Thought from Kant to Nietzsche
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 15 ratings
POLI113BChinese and Japanese Political Thought I
3.2 out of 5 stars3.2· 15 ratings
POLI120DGermany: Before, During, and After Division
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 15 ratings
POLI125DCorruption in Developing Countries
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 15 ratings
POLI142AUnited States Foreign Policy
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 15 ratings
POLI100HRace and Ethnicity in American Politics
2.5 out of 5 stars2.5· 14 ratings
POLI100IParticipation and Inequality
2.5 out of 5 stars2.5· 14 ratings
POLI112AEconomic Theories of Political Behavior
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 14 ratings
POLI134BPolitics in Mexico
3.2 out of 5 stars3.2· 14 ratings
POLI142
3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 14 ratings
PSC122
3.7 out of 5 stars3.7· 14 ratings
POL13
4.6 out of 5 stars4.6· 13 ratings
POLI100BThe U.S. Congress
3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 13 ratings
POLI100MPolitical Psychology
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 13 ratings
POLI119ASpecial Topics in Political Theory
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 13 ratings
POLI129How to Steal an Election
3.7 out of 5 stars3.7· 13 ratings
POLI100DAVoting, Campaigning, and Elections
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 12 ratings
POLI121Government and Politics of the Middle East
2.9 out of 5 stars2.9· 12 ratings
POLI13D
4.4 out of 5 stars4.4· 12 ratings
POLI100
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 11 ratings
POLI145AInternational Politics and Drugs
3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 11 ratings
POLI165Special Topic: Policy Analysis
2.6 out of 5 stars2.6· 11 ratings
POLI100D
3.7 out of 5 stars3.7· 10 ratings
POLI104DJudicial Politics
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 10 ratings
POLI104PScience, Technology, and the Law
4.6 out of 5 stars4.6· 10 ratings
POLI118
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 10 ratings
POLI142LInsurgency and Terrorism
2.1 out of 5 stars2.1· 10 ratings
POLI146AThe US and Latin America: Political and Economic Relations
2.4 out of 5 stars2.4· 10 ratings
POLI149Spies, Intelligence, and U.S. National Security
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 10 ratings
INTL190Seminar in International Studies
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 9 ratings
POLI100AThe Presidency
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 9 ratings
POLI110ACitizens and Saints: Political Thought from Plato to Augustine
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 9 ratings
POLI120BThe German Political System
3.2 out of 5 stars3.2· 9 ratings
POLI120GBritish Politics
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 9 ratings
POLI122Politics of Human Rights
4.1 out of 5 stars4.1· 9 ratings
POLI131CThe Chinese Revolution
2.9 out of 5 stars2.9· 9 ratings
POLI134Political Parties/Development
2.2 out of 5 stars2.2· 9 ratings
POLI104UIntroduction to Business Law
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 8 ratings
POLI110E
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 8 ratings
POLI120The Politics of Refuge
4.4 out of 5 stars4.4· 8 ratings
POLI120APolitical Development of Western Europe
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 8 ratings
POLI121BPolitics in Israel
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 8 ratings
POLI163Analyzing Politics
3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 8 ratings
POL122
4.5 out of 5 stars4.5· 7 ratings
POLI102DVoting Rights Act: Fifty Years Later
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 7 ratings
POLI103
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 7 ratings
POLI104LPositive Political Theory of Law
3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 7 ratings
POLI105ALatino Politics in the US
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 7 ratings
POLI110
3.7 out of 5 stars3.7· 7 ratings
POLI125BThe Politics of Food in a Global Economy
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 7 ratings
POLI126AAFundamentals of Political Economy: Modern Capitalism
2.5 out of 5 stars2.5· 7 ratings
POLI135Comparative LGBT Politics
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 7 ratings
POLI147BRussian-American Relations
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 7 ratings
POLI153The European Union in World Politics
3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 7 ratings
POLI154Special Topics in International Relations
3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 7 ratings
POLI174Analyzing Elections
1.7 out of 5 stars1.7· 7 ratings
POLI102EUrban Politics
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 6 ratings
POLI104
3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 6 ratings
POLI104NRace and Law
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 6 ratings
POLI110TModern Political Ideologies
3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 6 ratings
POLI115AGender and Politics
3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 6 ratings
POLI130ADThe Politics of the Russian Revolution
1.4 out of 5 stars1.4· 6 ratings
POLI133AJapanese Politics: A Developmental Perspective
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 6 ratings
POLI133GPostwar US-Japan Relations
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 6 ratings
POLI134D
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 6 ratings
POLI136Religion and Politics
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 6 ratings
POLI145
3.9 out of 5 stars3.9· 6 ratings
POLI160A
4.2 out of 5 stars4.2· 6 ratings
PS12
3.1 out of 5 stars3.1· 6 ratings
IRCO401
1.8 out of 5 stars1.8· 5 ratings
POLI100EInterest Group Politics
4.4 out of 5 stars4.4· 5 ratings
POLI103BPolitics and Policymaking in Los Angeles
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 5 ratings
POLI110JPower in American Society
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 5 ratings
POLI113
4.6 out of 5 stars4.6· 5 ratings
POLI117Bending the Curve: Solutions to Climate Change
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 5 ratings
POLI130AAThe Soviet Successor States
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 5 ratings
POLI132Political Development and Modern China
1.8 out of 5 stars1.8· 5 ratings
POLI175Machine Learning for Social Scientists
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 5 ratings
PS30
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 5 ratings
PLIR1010
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 4 ratings
POL11
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 4 ratings
POLI100Z
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 4 ratings
POLI101ABlack Politics in the US
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 4 ratings
POLI102
3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 4 ratings
POLI102CAmerican Political Development
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 4 ratings
POLI104GElection Law
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 4 ratings
POLI110HDemocracy and Its Critics
3.3 out of 5 stars3.3· 4 ratings
POLI120CPolitics in France
3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 4 ratings
POLI120EScandinavian Politics
2.0 out of 5 stars2.0· 4 ratings
POLI120IPolitics in Italy
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 4 ratings
POLI122DAbuse of Power
3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 4 ratings
POLI133Democracy, Development, and Conflict in South Asia
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 4 ratings
POLI133JKorean Politics
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 4 ratings
POLI137AComparative Political Parties and Interest Groups
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 4 ratings
POLI140DInternational Human Rights Law: Migrant Populations
3.8 out of 5 stars3.8· 4 ratings
POLI142DWeapons of Mass Destruction
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 4 ratings
POLI144FThe Politics of International Trade and Finance
3.5 out of 5 stars3.5· 4 ratings
POLI151International Organizations
4.8 out of 5 stars4.8· 4 ratings
PS138D
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 4 ratings
POL142M
2.4 out of 5 stars2.4· 3 ratings
POLI1
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 3 ratings
POLI100OPerspectives on Race
3.6 out of 5 stars3.6· 3 ratings
POLI100VOrganized Interests
3.0 out of 5 stars3.0· 3 ratings
POLI101
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 3 ratings
POLI105
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 3 ratings
POLI112CPolitical Theory and Artistic Vision
1.6 out of 5 stars1.6· 3 ratings
POLI113CChinese and Japanese Political Thought II
2.4 out of 5 stars2.4· 3 ratings
POLI120NContention and Conflict in Africa
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 3 ratings
POLI136ANationalism and Politics
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 3 ratings
POLI142OInternational Terrorism
2.0 out of 5 stars2.0· 3 ratings
POLI143New Modes of International Conflict: Cyber, Space, and Robots
2.4 out of 5 stars2.4· 3 ratings
POLI144International Political Economy
4.0 out of 5 stars4.0· 3 ratings
POLI144A
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 3 ratings
POLI150
5.0 out of 5 stars5.0· 3 ratings
POLI191A
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 3 ratings
POLI87First-year Student Seminar
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 3 ratings
PS112A
3.4 out of 5 stars3.4· 3 ratings
PS134B
4.7 out of 5 stars4.7· 3 ratings
PS165
4.3 out of 5 stars4.3· 3 ratings
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POLI100FSocial Networks
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POLI100JRace in American Political Development
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POLI100KRailroads and American Politics
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POLI100NPolitics in Washington
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POLI100PEconomic Entrepreneurs and American Politics
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POLI100QAdvanced Topics in Racial Politics
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POLI100TBusiness and Politics
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POLI100UGames, Strategy, and Politics
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POLI100WPolitics, Policy, and Educational Inequality
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POLI100XData Analysis and United States Politics
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POLI100YAsian American Politics in the United States
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POLI101EThe Politics of Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration
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POLI102FMass Media and Politics
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POLI102JAdvanced Topics in Urban Politics
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POLI102KThe Urban Underclass
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POLI102LThe Politics of Regulation
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POLI103CPolitics and Policymaking in San Diego
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POLI103DCalifornia Local Government: Finance and Administration
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POLI104CCivil Liberties-The Rights of the Accused and Minorities
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POLI104EEnvironmental Law and Policy
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POLI104FConstitutional Law
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POLI104JIntroduction to Legal Reasoning
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POLI104KLegal Argument Formulation
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POLI104TSurvey in Evidence, Civil Procedure, and Criminal Law
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POLI104VPublic Law: Special Topics
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POLI109Congressional Simulation
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POLI110DAFreedom and Discipline: Political Thought in the Twentieth Century
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POLI110EAAmerican Political Thought from Revolution to Civil War
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POLI110EBAmerican Political Thought from Civil War to Civil Rights
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POLI110ECAmerican Political Thought: Contemporary Debates
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POLI110EDSeminar in American Political Thought
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POLI110GInternational Political Thought
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POLI110KLiberty and Equality
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POLI110MGreen Political Thought
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POLI110NTheories of Nationalism
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POLI111BGlobal Justice in Theory and Action
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POLI111DChanging Harmful Social Norms
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POLI112BGame Theory in Political Science I
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POLI112DGame Theory in Political Science II
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POLI116AFeminist Theory
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POLI118BThe Political Theory of Liberation Theology
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POLI120FEurope as a Political Model
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POLI120JPolitics and Revolution I: The Politics of the French Revolution
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POLI120KComparative Legislatures
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POLI120PAfrica's Success Stories
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POLI120QEthnic Politics
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POLI123Politics of Empire in Comparative Perspective
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POLI124Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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POLI124APolitical Consequences of Electoral Systems
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POLI125Gender, Politics, and Globalization
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POLI125ACommunities and the Environment
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POLI125EThe Politics of Conservation in Developing Countries
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POLI126ABPolitics and Economics in Eastern Europe
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POLI128Autocracy, Democracy, and Prosperity
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POLI130Politics of Violence
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POLI130A
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POLI130BPolitics in the People's Republic of China
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POLI130GPolitics of Modern India
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POLI131Muslim Integration and Exclusion
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POLI134AAComparative Politics of Latin America
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POLI134IPolitics in the Southern Cone of Latin America
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POLI134JCuba: Revolution and Reform
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POLI137A Sports Analytics Approach to the Social Sciences
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POLI140AInternational Law
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POLI140BConcepts and Aspects of Revolution
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POLI140CInternational Crisis Diplomacy
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POLI142NAmerican Defense Policy
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POLI142PCrisis Areas in World Politics
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POLI142QCold War
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POLI143AWar and Society
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POLI144ABSelected Topics in International Political Economy
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POLI144EThe Politics of International Trade
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POLI152Gender in International Conflict
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POLI160ABIntroduction to Policy Analysis
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POLI161Research Design for Social Science
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POLI162Environmental Policy
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POLI164The Politics of Public Policy
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POLI168Policy Assessment
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POLI170Algorithms, Public Policy, and Ethics
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POLI170AApplied Data Analysis for Political Science
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POLI171Making Policy with Data
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POLI172Advanced Social Data Analytics
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POLI173Social Network Analysis
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POLI176Text as Data
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POLI179Special Topics in Political Science Methodology
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POLI192Senior Seminar in Political Science
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POLI195Apprentice Teaching
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POLI196Community Stations Fieldwork
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POLI40Introduction to Law and Society
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POLI90Undergraduate Seminar
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PS108
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