UMass Amherst Department of Political Science

Courses

Fall 2012

Courses listed here are subject to change. For course descriptions and availability, visit SPIRE. Independent studies, practicum and internship options are not listed.

Political Science Fulfillment Key: 
Intro = Introductory
AP = American Politics
CP = Comparative Politics
IR = International Relations
PT = Political Theory
IE = Integrated Experience

Course Number Subject Catalog Sec Comp-
onent
Description

Enroll-
ment

Credits Instructor Gen Ed Fulfilled Political Science Fulfillment Category Meeting Times
0887 POLISCI  101 A LEC American Politics 225 4.00 Jesse Rhodes SB Intro Mon, Wed, Fri 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM
90888 POLISCI  111 A LEC Comparative Politics 162 4.00 Rahsaan Maxwell SB G Intro Mon, Wed 12:20 PM - 1:10 PM for Lecture. Discussion times vary.
57001 POLISCI  111 B LEC Comparative Politics 30 4.00 Kevin Pallister SB G Intro Tues, Thurs 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM for Lecture. Discussion times vary.
90895 POLISCI  121 A LEC World Politics 300 4.00 Vincent Ferraro SB Intro Tues, Thurs 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
60656 POLISCI  121H 01 LEC World Politics 20 4.00 M.J. Peterson

Mon, Wed, Fri 1:25 PM - 2:15 PM
90896 POLISCI  162 01 LEC Intr Constitutnl Law 100 4.00 John Brigham

Tues, Thurs 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
90923 POLISCI  171 A LEC Intro to Political Theory 108 4.00 Barbara Cruikshank SB Intro Mon, Wed, Fri, 2:30 PM - 3:20 PM for Lecture. Discussion times vary.
56745 POLISCI  171 B LEC Intro to Political Theory 30 4.00 Andres Henao Castro SB Intro Tues, Thurs 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM for Lecture. Discussion times vary.
90932 POLISCI  181 A LEC Controvrsies Pub Pol 162 4.00 Michael Hannahan

Intro Mon, Wed, 1:25 PM - 2:15 PM for Lecture. Discussion times vary.
60222 POLISCI  181 B LEC Controvrsies Pub Pol 25 4.00 Melinda Tarsi
Intro Tues, Thurs 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM for Lecture. Discussion times vary.
92351 POLISCI  201 01 LEC American Politics
Through Film
108 4.00 Dean Robinson HS AM Mon, Wed 12:20 PM - 1:10 PM for Lecture. Discussion times vary. 
92356 POLISCI  203 01 LEC Amer Pol Thought 108 4.00 Roberto Alejandro HS AM or PT Mon, Wed 1:25 PM - 2:15 PM for Lecture. Discussion times vary.
56585 POLISCI  245 01 LEC Gov&Pol Engl Spk Crb 25 3.00 Carlene Edie
CP Tues, Thurs 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
60189 POLISCI  253 01 LEC Int'l Envrn Pol&Plc 25 3.00 Peter Haas
IR Tues, Thurs 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM 
90897 POLISCI  255 01 LEC Amer Foreign Policy 216 4.00 Laura Reed
IR Mon, Wed 12:20 PM - 1:10 PM for Lecture. Discussion times vary.
90919 POLISCI  270 01 LEC Ancient Political Thought 25 3.00 Nicholas Xenos
PT Mon, Wed 5:15 PM - 6:30 PM 
60820 POLISCI  291G 01 LEC S-CompPubl Policy:Iraq&U.S.A.
15 3.00 Michael Hannahan


TBA
60821 POLISCI  291P 01 LEC S-Comp Publ Policy:Pakistan&US 15 3.00 Michael Hannahan


TBA
60206 POLISCI  297R 01 LEC ST-OffclSecrecy
in the US Govt
75 3.00 Bruce Desmarais
AM Mon, Wed 8:40 AM - 9:55 AM for Lecture. Discussion times vary.
60825 POLISCI  297T 01 LEC ST-Anarch&Rev:
SpanishCivilWar
25 3.00 Martha Acklesberg

PT Wed 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
60822 POLISCI  297W 01 LEC ST- Introduction to Women & Politics in the USA 50 3.00 Maryann Barakso
AM Mon, Wed 5:45 PM - 7:00PM
60823 POLISCI  307 01 LEC Black Politics 25 3.00 Tatishe Nteta
AM Tues, Thurs 1:25 PM - 2:15 PM
60202 POLISCI  310 01 LEC Race and
American Politics
64 4.00 Tatishe Nteta
AM Tues, Thurs 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM for Lecture. Discussion times vary.
56591 POLISCI  333 01 LEC Gov & Pol Mid-East 25 3.00 Jillian Schwedler
CP Tues, Thurs 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
90914 POLISCI  343 01 LEC Gov&Pol East Africa 25 3.00 Carlene Edie
CP Tues, Thurs 11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
90931 POLISCI  356 01 LEC International Law 30 3.00 M.J. Peterson
IR, IE
Mon, Wed, Fri 11:15 AM - 12:05 PM 
60210 POLISCI  362 01 LEC Pol Law & Jud Behav 0 3.00 Sheldon Goldman
AM Mon, Wed, Fri 11:15 AM - 12:05 PM 
60211 POLISCI  362 02 LEC Pol Law & Jud Behav 0 3.00 Sheldon Goldman
AM Mon, Wed, Fri 1:25 PM - 2:15 PM
  POLISCI
373     Contemporary Political Theory 25   Elva Orozco-Mendoza   PT TBA
60214 POLISCI  391BH 01 LEC S-PoliticalPolling
&SurveyRsrch
20 4.00 Brian Schaffner
AM Mon 5:45 PM - 8:15 PM 
60669 POLISCI  394E 01 LEC S-US HealthPolit&InEqual 25 3.00 Dean Robinson
AM, IE  Mon, Wed, Fri 11:15 AM-12:25 PM
90924 POLISCI  397A 01 LEC ST-Ethnography & Policy 25 3.00 John Brigham
AM  Tues, Thurs
11:15 AM -12:30 PM
60283 POLISCI  397CL 01 LEC ST-Corp. Lobbying/Global Econ 25 3.00 Kevin Young
IR, CP Wed 5:45 - 8:15 PM
53846 POLISCI  399J 01 LEC Interpretation & Analysis POLS 25 3.00

JYWriting  Tues, Thurs 8:00-9:15 AM
54311 POLISCI  399J 02 LEC Interpretation & Analysis POLS 25 3.00

JYWriting  Mon, Wed 4:40-5:55 PM
57536 POLISCI  399J 03 LEC Interpretation & Analysis POLS 25 3.00

JYWriting  Mon, Wed
8:40-9:55 AM

 

Winter 2013

Courses are subject to change. For course descriptions and availability, visit SPIRE.

Subject

Catalog Number

Component

Description

Enrollment

Credits

Instructor

Gen Ed
Fulfilled

Political
Science
Fufillment
Category

POLSCI

101

Online

American Politics

TBA

4.00

Melinda Tarsi

SB

Intro

POLISCI

111

Online

Comparative Politics

TBA

4.00

Nicklaus Laverty

SB G

Intro

POLISCI

121 

Online

World Politics

TBA

4.00

Sirin Duygulu

SB

Intro

POLISCI

203

Online

American Political Thought

TBA

4.00

Edward Erikson

HS

AM or PT

POLISCI

252

Online

Globalization, Governance and World Order

TBA

4.00

Matt Lepori

SB, G

IR

POLISCI

333

Online

Gov. and Politics in the Middle East

TBA

3.00

Gizem Zencirci

--

CP

 

 

Summer 2012

Courses are subject to change. For course descriptions and availability, visit SPIRE.

Session 1 (May 14th- June 4th)

Subject

Catalog Number

Component

Description

Enrollment

Credits

Instructor

Gen Ed
Fulfilled

Political
Science
Fufillment
Category

POLSCI

101

Online

American Politics

25

4.00

Sam Stoddard

SB

Intro

POLISCI

111

Online

Comparative Politics

25

4.00

Nicklaus Laverty

SB G

Intro

POLISCI

121 

Online

World Politics

25

4.00

Casey Stevens

SB

Intro

POLISCI

203

Online

American Political Thought

25

4.00

Elva Orozco-Mendoza

HS

AM or PT

POLISCI

250

Online

Citizenship in the Nuclear Age

25

4.00

Laura Reed

I

IR

POLISCI

333

Online

Gov. and Politics in the Middle East

25

3.00

Gizem Zencirci

--

CP

 

Session 2 (June 5th - July 10th)

Subject

Catalog Number

Component

Description

Enrollment

Credits

Instructor

Gen Ed
Fulfilled

Political
Science
Fufillment
Category

POLISCI 

181

Online

Controvrsies Pub Pol

25

4

Melinda Tarsi

SB U

Intro

POLISCI

201

Online

American Politics Through Film

25

4

Sarah Tanzi

HS

AM

POLISCI 

255

Online

Amer Foreign Policy

25

4

Kevin Pallister

SB

IR

POLISCI 

399J

Online

Intrepretation & Analysis POLS 

25

3

Andres Henao Castro

--

JYWriting

 

Session 3 (July 11th - August 14th)

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