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For Current Students

Here are some interesting resources for current Southwestern political science students planning their major

Tentative Course Offerings 2013-2016

Spring 2013

  • American Politics (O’Neill) American
  • Comparative Politics (Gaunder) Comparative 
  • Political Ideologies (Selbin) Theory
  • American Presidency (Huang) American
  • Middle East Politics (Snyder) Comparative
  • European Union  (Redei) Comparative
  • Japan and Germany Losers of WWII (500-600) (Gaunder) Comparative
  • Texas Politics Internships (O’Neill) American
  • US Foreign Policy (500-600)   (Snyder) International
  • Capstone (Snyder)

Note:  Professor Mariotti on sabbatical in Spring 2013

 

Fall 2013

  • Japanese Politics, Society and Culture (Gaunder) Comparative
  • American Politics (O’Neill) American
  • Comparative Politics (Gaunder) Comparative
  • Introduction to Political Theory (Mariotti) Theory
  • Women and Politics (Gaunder) Comparative
  • Politics of Latin America and the Caribbean (500-600) (Selbin) Comparative
  • Constitutional Law (500-600) (O’Neill) American
  • International Relations course 
  • Capstone (Mariotti) 

Note: Professor Snyder is scheduled to be on a rolling sabbatical in Fall 2013 and Spring 2014.

 

Spring 2014

  • American Politics (O’Neill) American
  • Comparative Politics (Gaunder) Comparative
  • Chinese Cultural Revolution (500-600) (Gaunder) Comparative
  • Introduction to Political Theory (Mariotti) Theory
  • Gender Politics (Mariotti) Theory
  • American Political Thought (Mariotti) Theory
  • International Politics (Snyder) International
  • U.S. Foreign Policy (500-600) (Snyder) International
  • Capstone (O’Neill)

Note:  Professor Selbin is scheduled to be on sabbatical in Spring 2014

 

Fall 2014

  • Japanese Politics, Society and Culture (Gaunder) Comparative
  • American Politics  (O’Neill) American
  • Comparative Politics (Gaunder) Comparative
  • International Politics (Snyder) International
  • Introduction to Political Theory (Mariotti) Theory
  • Modern Political Theory (Mariotti) Theory
  • Contemporary Democratic Theory (500-600) (Mariotti) Theory
  • Latin American Politics (500-600) (Selbin) Comparative
  • Capstone (Gaunder)

Note:  Professor O’Neill is scheduled to be on a rolling sabbatical

 

Spring 2015

  • Gender Politics (Mariotti) Theory
  • Introduction to Political Theory (Mariotti) Theory
  • American Politics (O’Neill) American
  • Comparative Politics (Gaunder) Comparative
  • Texas Politics Internships (O’Neill) American
  • Middle East Politics (Snyder) Comparative
  • International Political Economy (Snyder) International
  • U.S. Foreign Policy (500-600) (Snyder) International
  • Japan and Germany:  Losers of WWII (500-600) (Gaunder) Comparative
  • Capstone (Selbin)

 

Fall 2015

  • American Politics (O’Neill)
  • Religion and Politics (O’Neill)
  • Comparative Politics (Gaunder)
  • Comparative Politics (Gaunder)
  • Introduction to Political Theory (Mariotti) 
  • American Political Thought (Mariotti)
  • Modern Political Theory (500-600) (Mariotti)
  • Chinese Cultural Revolution (500-600) (Gaunder)
  • International Politics (Snyder)
  • Capstone

Professor Selbin scheduled for sabbatical Fall 2015

 

Spring 2016

  • American Politics (O’Neill)
  • Texas Politics Internships (O’Neill)
  • Constitutional Law (500-600) (O’Neill)
  • Introduction to Political Theory (Mariotti)
  • Junior Seminar for QEP on Representing Gender (Mariotti)
  • US Foreign Policy (500-600) (Snyder)
  • Middle Eastern Politics (Snyder)
  • US Political Economy (Snyder)
  • Capstone

Professor Gaunder scheduled for sabbatical Spring 2016