THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
2026-2027 Courses
Fall 2026
*Subject to change
| Course | Professor | Student |
|---|---|---|
| PLSC 39204: The Infrastructures of International Politics | Carson, Austin | Grad |
| PLSC 41105: Political Economy I | Gehlbach, Scott | Grad |
| PLSC 30500: Introduction to Quantitative Social Science | Mehlhaff, Isaac | Grad |
| PLSC 40501: Machine Learning in the Social Sciences | Mehlhaff, Isaac | Grad |
| PLSC 42420: Approaches to the History of Political Thought | Pitts, Jennifer | Grad |
| PLSC 48401: Quantitative Security | Poast, Paul | Grad |
| PLSC 48001: Field Seminar in Comparative Politics | Stokes, Sue | Grad |
| PLSC 40600: Seminar on IR Theory | Terman, Rochelle | Grad |
| PLSC 40010: Capital and Democracy in An Age of Finance | Meister, Robert | Grad |
| PLSC 22301/30301: American Field Seminar (Institutions) | Bloch Rubin, Ruth | Mixed |
| PLSC 27301/37301: Weimar Political Theology: Schmitt and Strauss | McCormick, John | Mixed |
| PLSC 35700: Myth and Symbol in Politics | Oliver, Eric | Mixed |
| PLSC 32500: On Plato's Republic | Valiquette Moreau, Nina | Mixed |
| PLSC 28901: Introduction to Comparative Politics | Albertus, Mike Lessing, Ben | Undergrad |
| PLSC 28001: Introduction to American Politics | Bloch Rubin, Ruth | Undergrad |
| PLSC 29800: BA Colloquium | Conley, Patricia | Undergrad |
| PLSC 22913: Political Science Research Methods | Conley, Patricia | Undergrad |
| PLSC 20928: Through the Prism of an Intellectual Life: Thinking Through Conversation in the Ruins of Empire | Grant, Daragh | Undergrad |
| PLSC 22913: Political Science Research Methods | Grasse, Don | Undergrad |
| PLSC 20217: Politics and Law of Climate Change and Energy | Gulotty, Robert | Undergrad |
| PLSC 24810: Politics of the U.S. Congress | Hansen, John Mark | Undergrad |
| PLSC 26800: Political Violence | Staniland, Paul | Undergrad |
| PLSC 29185: The Promise and Pitfalls of Direct Democracy | Stokes, Sue | Undergrad |
Winter 2027
| Undergrad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Professor | TIme | Day(s) |
| PLSC 22910: Data Science for Political Science | Grasse, Don | 11-12:20 | Tues/Th |
| PLSC 22913: Political Science Research Methods | Grasse, Don | 1:30-2:50 | Mon/Wed |
| PLSC 22913: Political Science Research Methods | Conley, Patti | 12:30-1:50 | Tues/Th |
| PLSC 25110: Empire and International Justice | Muthu, Sankar | 1:30-4:20 | Wed |
| PLSC 26226: American Political Economy and Race | Posey, Patricia | 9:30-12:20 | Wed |
| PLSC 26703: Political Parties | Bloch Rubin, Ruth | 9:30-10:50 | Tues/Th |
| PLSC 28701: Introduction to Political Theory | Wilson, James Lindley | 1:30-2:50 | Mon/Wed |
| PLSC 28850: Chinese Foreign and Global Policy | Yang, Dali | 2:00-3:20 | Tues/Th |
| Mixed | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Professor | Time | Day(s) |
| PLSC 20750/40801: Social Choice Theory | Nalepa, Monika | 9:30-12:20 | Thurs |
| PLSC 24811/34811: Congress and the Separation of Powers | Bloch Rubin, Ruth | 2:00-3:20 | Tues/Th |
| PLSC 27216/37216: Machiavelli's Political Thought | McCormick, John | 2:00-3:20 | Tues/Th |
| PLSC 28400/49500: American Grand Strategy | Mearsheimer, John | 1:30-2:50 | Mon/Wed |
| PLSC 29202/39202: The Secret Side of International Politics | Carson, Austin | 1:30-2:50 | Mon/Wed |
| Grad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Professor | Time | Day(s) |
| PLSC 30401: American Field Seminar II | Posey, Patricia | 2-4:50 | Tues |
| PLSC 30600: Causal Inference | Offer-Westort, Molly | 5:00-6:20 | Tues/Th |
| PLSC 33300: Interpretative Methods | Wedeen, Lisa | 11-1:50pm | Tues |
| PLSC 37765: The Politics of Authoritarian Regimes | Gehlbach, Scott; Luo, Zhaotian | 11:00-12:20 | Tues/Th |
| PLSC 37815: Politics and Public Policy in China | Yang, Dali | 3-5:50 | Mon |
| PLSC 40601: Advanced Topics in Causal Inference | Offer-Westort, Molly | 9:30-12:20 | Fri |
| PLSC 40610: Seminar in International Security Affairs | Staniland, Paul | 9:30-12:20 | Wed |
| PLSC 41501: Foundations of Realism | Mearsheimer, John | 2:00-4:50 | Tues |
| PLSC 43434: Sociology of Markets | Herrigel, Gary | 9:30-12:20 | Mon |
| PLSC 50000: Proposal Writing Seminar | Wilson, Jim | 9:30-12:20 | Wed |
Spring 2027
| Course | Professor | Student |
|---|---|---|
| PLSC 32678: Race, Ethnicity, and Politics | Garibaldo Valdéz, Ramón | Graduate |
| PLSC 35901: Enlightenment Political Thought | Muthu, Sankar | Graduate |
| PLSC 37000: Estimation I | Gulotty, Robert | Graduate |
| PLSC 37810: China in Revolution | Yang, Dali | Graduate |
| PLSC 40006: Race, Politics, and American Cities | Posey, Patricia | Graduate |
| PLSC 43300: Political Psychology | Brehm, John | Graduate |
| PLSC 44205: Political Theories of Decolonization | Getachew, Adom | Graduate |
| PLSC 45678: The Evolution of Political Consciousness | Oliver, Eric | Graduate |
| PLSC 48101: Field Seminar in Comparative Politics II | Stokes, Sue | Graduate |
| PLSC 53300: Nuclear Weapons and International Politics | Mearsheimer, John | Graduate |
| PLSC: Theory and Ethnography | Wedeen, Lisa | Graduate |
| PLSC: The Theory and Practice of Research Design | Eggers, Andrew | Graduate |
| PLSC: Pragmatism and Democracy | Herrigel, Gary | Graduate |
| PLSC: Game Theory for Political Science | Luo, Zhaotian | Graduate |
| PLSC 23501/33501: International Political Economy | Gulotty, Robert | Mixed |
| PLSC 22200: Diasporas | Getachew, Adom | Undergrad |
| PLSC 22400: Public Opinion | Brehm, John | Undergrad |
| PLSC 22677: Latinxs, Labor, and the Law | Garibaldo Valdéz, Ramón | Undergrad |
| PLSC 22710: Electoral Politics in America | Hansen, Mark | Undergrad |
| PLSC 22913: Political Science Research Methods | Grasse, Donald | Undergrad |
| PLSC 25038: The Climate Crisis and Our Everyday Life: Inhabiting the Present, Facing the Future | Pitts, Jennifer | Undergrad |
| PLSC 25610: Authority, Obligation, and Dissent | Muthu, Sankar | Undergrad |
| PLSC 27815: Politics and Public Policy in China | Yang, Dali | Undergrad |
| PLSC 28101: Executive Power in the American Political System | Conley, Patricia | Undergrad |
| PLSC 28300: Seminar on Realism | Mearsheimer, John | Undergrad |
| PLSC 28620: The Intelligible Self | Oliver, Eric | Undergrad |
| PLSC 29000: Introduction to International Relations | Poast, Paul | Undergrad |