POLISCI courses at Stanford

149 POLISCI courses in Stanford’s catalog, with ratings and hours per week from real student evaluations.

• POLISCI 1: The Science of Politics4-5 units · 4.1/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 21Q: The Politics of Status, Symbols, and Inequality3 units
• POLISCI 25N: The US Congress in Historical and Comparative Perspective3 units · 4.3/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 29N: Is Privacy Dead? Privacy, Surveillance, and Freedom in the Digital Age (ETHICSOC 128N)3 units · 4.6/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 31: Democracy and Disagreement (CSRE 31, HISTORY 3C, PHIL 30, PSYCH 31A, RELIGST 23X)1-2 units · 4.2/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 32Q: The Politics of the Apocalypse3 units
• POLISCI 43N: Nepotism: Families, Status, and Wealth3 units
• POLISCI 54N: Race and the Making of American Politics3 units
• POLISCI 73: Energy Policy in California and the West (CEE 263G, ENERGY 73, PUBLPOL 73)1 unit · 4.4/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 74: Pathways to Public Service1 unit
• POLISCI 74B: Public Service for Social Impact: Pathways to Purposeful Careers (CSRE 190A, ENGLISH 180, INTNLREL 74, PSYCH 190A, PUBLPOL 75B, SOC 190A, SYMSYS 193, URBANST 190A)1-2 units · 4.2/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 79: Security Issues in the Middle East1 unit · 4.3/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 101: Introduction to International Relations (INTNLREL 101)5 units · 4.2/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 102: American Politics and Policy: In Defense of Democracy (PUBLPOL 101, PUBLPOL 201)4-5 units · 4.2/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 103: Justice (ETHICSOC 171, INTNLREL 103, PHIL 171, POLISCI 336S, PUBLPOL 103C)5 units · 4.4/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 104G: War and Society (HISTORY 204G, HISTORY 304G, INTNLREL 104G, REES 304G)4-5 units · 4.7/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 110D: War and Peace in American Foreign Policy (INTNLREL 110D)5 units · 4.6/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 110E: The Politics of International Law (INTNLREL 110E)5 units · 4.4/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 110Y: War and Peace in American Foreign Policy Non-WIM5 units · 4.6/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 111: The Politics of Climate Change5 units · 3.7/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 114D: Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (INTLPOL 230, INTNLREL 114D, POLISCI 314D, REES 230)5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 114S: International Security in a Changing World (INTNLREL 114S)5 units · 4.3/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 115: Spies, Lies, and Algorithms: The History and Future of American Intelligence (INTNLREL 115, PUBLPOL 114)5 units · 4.4/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 116F: Fundamentals of Arab Politics (INTNLREL 156)5 units
• POLISCI 116M: Global Futures: History, Statecraft, Systems (HISTORY 105F, INTLPOL 222, POLISCI 316M)3-5 units · 4.2/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 119: SUSTAINABLE SOCIETIES LAB: MODELS OF ISRAELI-ARAB COOPERATION & PATHWAYS TO PEACE (INTNLREL 132, MED 131, SUSTAIN 132)1-3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 120B: Campaigns, Voting, Media, and Elections (COMM 162, COMM 262)5 units · 4.3/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 123D: The Politics of American Courts5 units · 4.1/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 124A: The American West (AMSTUD 124A, ARTHIST 152, ENGLISH 124, HISTORY 151)5 units · 4.3/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 124L: The Psychology of Communication About Politics in America (AMSTUD 124L, COMM 164, COMM 264, POLISCI 324L, PSYCH 170, PUBLPOL 164)4-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 130T: Culture Wars: US Religion and Politics Since 1920 (AMSTUD 130, RELIGST 130)4 units
• POLISCI 132: Philosophy of Work: Labor and the Good Life5 units
• POLISCI 132A: The Ethics of Elections (ETHICSOC 134R)5 units · 4.8/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 141: Political Economy of Development5 units · 4.6/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 145B: Governing Artificial Intelligence: Law, Policy, and Institutions (COMM 152A, COMM 252A, CS 283, POLISCI 445B)3 units · 4.2/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 148: Chinese Politics (INTNLREL 158, POLISCI 348)3-5 units · 4.3/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 150: The 2026 US election: How to Understand and Participate (AMSTUD 151A, PUBLPOL 152, SOC 150, SOC 250)4 units
• POLISCI 150A: Data Science for Politics (POLISCI 355A)3-5 units · 3.8/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 150B: Machine Learning for Social Scientists (POLISCI 355B)3-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 150C: Causal Inference for Social Science (POLISCI 355C)3-5 units · 3.9/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 153: Strategy: Introduction to Game Theory4-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 154: Data Science for Social Impact (COMM 140X, DATASCI 154, EARTHSYS 153, ECON 163, MS&E 134, PUBLPOL 155, SOC 127)5 units · 4.1/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 158: AI & Politics (POLISCI 358G, PUBLPOL 158)3-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 168: Inventing Nations: Theories and Histories of Nationalism (HISTORY 208, HISTORY 308C)5 units · 4.7/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 209: Curricular Practical Training1 unit
• POLISCI 212R: War as an Instrument of Policy (CIVIC 212R)5 units
• POLISCI 214: Israel: Society, Politics, and Policy (INTLPOL 234, INTNLREL 114, JEWISHST 214)4 units · 4.6/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 215B: Israel, the Middle East and Nuclear Weapons4 units
• POLISCI 218P: U.S. Relations with Iran5 units
• POLISCI 219: Directed Reading and Research in International Relations1-10 units
• POLISCI 220R: The Presidency (POLISCI 320R)3-5 units · 4.4/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 224: Identity (CSRE 225)5 units · 4.7/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 225: Gender and Politics5 units · 4.6/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 226: Superpower California: The Indispensable State5 units · 4.4/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 227B: Environmental Governance and Climate Resilience (CEE 265F, GEP 248, PUBLPOL 265F)3 units · 4.4/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 228R: Strangers, Foreigners, and the Politics of Difference (POLISCI 328R)3-5 units · 4.6/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 229: Directed Reading and Research in American Politics1-10 units
• POLISCI 230A: Classical Seminar: Origins of Political Thought (CIVIC 230A, CLASSICS 181, CLASSICS 381, ETHICSOC 130A, PHIL 176A, PHIL 276A, POLISCI 330A)3-5 units · 4.6/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 231H: Philosophical Encounters: Europe and East Asia (CIVIC 231H, POLISCI 331H)3-5 units
• POLISCI 231R: Themes in Political Philosophy: Nature (CIVIC 231R)5 units · 4.6/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 233G: What Was the University? (CIVIC 233G)5 units
• POLISCI 234: Democratic Theory (ETHICSOC 234, PHIL 176P)5 units · 4.7/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 235U: Liberalism and Populism in the American Political Economy (CIVIC 235U, POLISCI 335U)5 units · 4.4/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 237: Varieties of Conservatism in America5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 238T: Designing Democracy: Constitutional Crises, Change, and Continuity (CIVIC 238T)5 units · 4.6/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 239: Directed Reading and Research in Political Theory1-10 units
• POLISCI 240: Markets and Politics5 units
• POLISCI 241K: Tongues of Power: Language in Political Societies (CIVIC 241K)3-5 units
• POLISCI 243: Political Economy of Latin America (INTNLREL 153)5 units · 3.9/5 rating · 11 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 244: Democracy and Dictatorship5 units
• POLISCI 244C: Wealth of Nations (ECON 134, POLISCI 344C)3-5 units · 4.2/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 244D: Societal Collapse5 units · 4.3/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 245C: The Logics of Violence: Rebels, Criminal Groups and the State (POLISCI 445C)3-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 245F: States and Regimes (INTNLREL 145F, POLISCI 445F)3-5 units · 4.7/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 245R: Politics in Modern Iran5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 249: Directed Reading and Research in Comparative Politics1-10 units
• POLISCI 249S: Islam, Iran, and the West5 units
• POLISCI 259: Directed Reading and Research in Political Methodology1-10 units
• POLISCI 271: Education Policy in the United States (EDUC 271, PUBLPOL 271)3 units · 4.3/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 275: Educational Justice (EDUC 375)3-5 units · 4.3/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 290A: Capstone Project - Autumn5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 290B: Capstone Project - Winter5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 290C: Capstone Project - Spring5 units · 4.7/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 293: Democracy in the Balance: Polarization and the Road Ahead5 units · 4.4/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 294: AI Policy Development: Leveraging Social Science to Ensure Responsible Generative AI5 units · 4.2/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 299A: Research Design5 units · 4.4/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 299B: Honors Thesis Seminar5 units · 4.2/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 299C: Honors Thesis1-5 units
• POLISCI 299D: Honors Thesis1-5 units
• POLISCI 314D: Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (INTLPOL 230, INTNLREL 114D, POLISCI 114D, REES 230)3-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 315: Ethics and Law of War (INTLPOL 250)3-5 units · 4.4/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 316M: Global Futures: History, Statecraft, Systems (HISTORY 105F, INTLPOL 222, POLISCI 116M)3-5 units · 4.2/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 319: Directed Reading and Research in International Relations1-10 units
• POLISCI 320R: The Presidency (POLISCI 220R)3-5 units · 4.4/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 321: Graduate Seminar in Political Psychology (COMM 308, PSYCH 284)1-3 units · 4.2/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 324L: The Psychology of Communication About Politics in America (AMSTUD 124L, COMM 164, COMM 264, POLISCI 124L, PSYCH 170, PUBLPOL 164)4-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 328R: Strangers, Foreigners, and the Politics of Difference (POLISCI 228R)3-5 units · 4.6/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 329: Directed Reading and Research in American Politics1-10 units
• POLISCI 330A: Classical Seminar: Origins of Political Thought (CIVIC 230A, CLASSICS 181, CLASSICS 381, ETHICSOC 130A, PHIL 176A, PHIL 276A, POLISCI 230A)3-5 units · 4.6/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 331H: Philosophical Encounters: Europe and East Asia (CIVIC 231H, POLISCI 231H)3-5 units
• POLISCI 333M: Research and Methods in Political Theory3-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 335U: Liberalism and Populism in the American Political Economy (CIVIC 235U, POLISCI 235U)5 units · 4.4/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 336S: Justice (ETHICSOC 171, INTNLREL 103, PHIL 171, POLISCI 103, PUBLPOL 103C)4-5 units · 4.4/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 339: Directed Reading and Research in Political Theory1-10 units
• POLISCI 344C: Wealth of Nations (ECON 134, POLISCI 244C)3-5 units · 4.2/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 348: Chinese Politics (INTNLREL 158, POLISCI 148)3-5 units · 4.3/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 349: Directed Reading and Research in Comparative Politics1-10 units
• POLISCI 351A: Foundations of Political Economy3 units · 4.4/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 351B: Economic Analysis of Political Institutions4 units
• POLISCI 351C: Institutions and Bridge-Building in Political Economy3 units · 4.5/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 353B: Workshop in Political Methodology1 unit · 4.5/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 353C: Workshop in Political Methodology1 unit · 4.5/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 355A: Data Science for Politics (POLISCI 150A)3-5 units · 3.8/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 355B: Machine Learning for Social Scientists (POLISCI 150B)3-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 355C: Causal Inference for Social Science (POLISCI 150C)3-5 units · 3.9/5 rating · 8 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 356A: Formal Theory I3-5 units · 4.4/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 358G: AI & Politics (POLISCI 158, PUBLPOL 158)3-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 7 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 359: Advanced Individual Study in Political Methodology1-10 units
• POLISCI 400: Dissertation1-10 units
• POLISCI 400C: Research Design5 units · 4.2/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 410A: International Relations Theory, Part I3-5 units · 4.6/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 410B: International Relations Theory, Part II3-5 units · 4.7/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 410C: International Relations Theory, Part III3-5 units · 4.7/5 rating · 14 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 411B: Workshop in International Relations1 unit · 4.6/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 411C: Workshop in International Relations1 unit · 4.4/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 420A: American Political Institutions5 units · 4.3/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 420B: Topics in American Political Behavior3-5 units · 4.1/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 421A: Current Debates in American Political Institutions3-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 18 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 421K: Questionnaire Design for Surveys and Laboratory Experiments: Social and Cognitive Perspectives (COMM 339, PSYCH 231, PUBLPOL 339)4 units · 4.3/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 422: Workshop in American Politics1 unit · 4.2/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 426: Identity Politics (SOC 326)3-5 units · 4.4/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 428G: Inequality and Polarization in the United States3 units
• POLISCI 433: Workshop in Political Theory1 unit · 4.6/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 437C: 20th Century and Contemporary Political Theory3-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 440A: Theories in Comparative Politics5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 14 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 440B: Comparative Political Economy3-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 14 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 440D: Workshop in Comparative Politics1 unit · 4.4/5 rating · 2 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 443S: Political Economy of Reform in China3-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 14 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 445B: Governing Artificial Intelligence: Law, Policy, and Institutions (COMM 152A, COMM 252A, CS 283, POLISCI 145B)3 units · 4.2/5 rating · 9 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 445C: The Logics of Violence: Rebels, Criminal Groups and the State (POLISCI 245C)3-5 units · 4.5/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 445F: States and Regimes (INTNLREL 145F, POLISCI 245F)3-5 units · 4.7/5 rating · 10 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 448R: Workshop: China Social Science (SOC 368W)1 unit · 4.5/5 rating · 3 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 450A: Political Methodology I: Regression3-5 units · 4.4/5 rating · 15 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 450B: Political Methodology II: Causal Inference3-5 units · 4.3/5 rating · 18 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 450C: Political Methodology III: Model-Based Inference3-5 units · 4.0/5 rating · 12 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 480: The Science of Politics: Foundational Concepts for Political Science Graduate Students2 units · 4.1/5 rating · 5 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 481: Designing Your Dissertation I2 units · 4.2/5 rating · 6 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 482: Designing Your Dissertation II2 units · 4.3/5 rating · 4 hrs/wk
• POLISCI 802: TGR Dissertation0 units

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