Curricular Planning
Focus Areas in Political Science
To help you choose which courses to take in our undergraduate curriculum, the Department has identified six thematic or focus areas (substantive areas of interest) in Political Science. The focus areas are intended to help you identify courses that are likely to satisfy your interests and career plans. These focus areas will not be listed on your transcript (though you are welcome to list your focus area on your resume’), and there is no minimum number of courses required for you to participate in a focus area. Not all of these courses will be offered in any given semester. Note that if you have a particular area of interest not represented among those below (for example, public opinion polling and statistical analysis), you can create such a focus area by consulting with the department’s academic advisors and relevant members of the faculty.
Students are not required to have a focus or thematic area of interest.
Political Science courses can be grouped into the following thematic areas:
American Politics and Government
Global and International Politics
Public Policy and Politics
Business and Politics
Political Theory and Philosophy
Law and Politics
Courses Included in Each Thematic Areas:
Focus Area in American Politics and Government
Y100 American Political Controversies
Y103 Introduction to American Politics
Y202 Politics and Citizenship in the Information Age
Y204 Institutional Analysis and Governance
Y205 Analyzing Politics
Y211 Introduction to Law
Y212 Making Democracy Work
Y249 Religion, Politics, and Public Policy
Y301 Political Parties and Interest Groups
Y304 Constitutional Law
Y305 Constitutional Rights and Liberties
Y306 State Politics in the U.S.
Y307 Indiana State Government and Politics
Y308 Urban Politics
Y311 Democracy and National Security
Y313 Environmental Policy
Y315 Political Psychology and Socialization
Y316 Public Opinion and Participation
Y317 Voting, Elections, and Public Opinion
Y318 The American Presidency
Y319 The U.S. Congress
Y320 Judicial Politics
Y321 The Media and Politics
Y324 Gender and Politics
Y325 African American Politics
Y329 Racial and Ethnic Politics in the U.S.
Y353 The Politics of Gender and Sexuality
Y360 U.S. Foreign Policy
Y383 Foundations of American Political Thought
Y384 Developments in American Political Thought
Y385 African American Political Thought
Y394 Public Policy Analysis
Y395 Quantitative Political Analysis
Focus Area in Global and International Politics
Y102 International Political Controversies
Y107 Introduction to Comparative Politics
Y109 Introduction to International Relations
Y202 Politics and Citizenship in the Information Age
Y204 Institutional Analysis and Governance
Y205 Analyzing Politics
Y211 Introduction to Law
Y243 Government and Corruption Across the World
Y249 Religion, Politics, and Public Policy
Y281 Modern Political Ideologies
Y311 Democracy and National Security
Y313 Environmental Policy
Y321 The Media and Politics
Y324 Gender and Politics
Y332 Russian Politics
Y333 Chinese Politics
Y334 Japanese Politics
Y335 Western European Politics
Y336 Southeast Asian Political Systems
Y337 Latin American Politics
Y338 African Politics
Y339 Middle Eastern Politics
Y340 Eastern European Politics
Y342 Human Rights and State Repression
Y343 The Politics of International Development
Y344 Civil Wars
Y345 Comparative Revolutions
Y346 Politics in the Developing World
Y347 German Politics
Y348 The Politics of Genocide
Y349 Comparative Public Policy
Y350 Politics of the European Union
Y351 Political Simulations
Y352 The Holocaust and Politics
Y353 The Politics of Gender and Sexuality
Y356 South Asian Politics
Y360 U.S. Foreign Policy
Y361 Contemporary Theories of International Politics
Y362 International Politics of Selected Regions
Y363 Comparative Foreign Policy
Y364 International Organization: Political and Security Aspects
Y366 Current Foreign Policy Problems
Y367 International Law
Y368 Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy
Y372 The Analysis of International Politics
Y374 International Organization
Y375 War and International Conflict
Y376 International Political Economy
Y395 Quantitative Political Analysis
Y399 Politics of the U.N.
Y496 Foreign Study in Political Science
Focus Area in Public Policy and Politics
Y103 Introduction to American Politics
Y306 State Politics in the U.S.
Y308 Urban Politics
Y311 Democracy and National Security
Y313 Environmental Policy
Y318 The American Presidency
Y319 The U.S. Congress
Y320 Judicial Politics
Y324 Gender and Politics
Y325 African American Politics
Y329 Racial and Ethnic Politics in the U.S.
Y349 Comparative Public Policy
Y360 U.S. Foreign Policy
Y363 Comparative Foreign Policy
Y366 Current Foreign Policy Problems
Y368 Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy
Y379 Ethics and Public Policy
Y394 Public Policy Analysis
Y395 Quantitative Political Analysis
Focus Area in Business and Politics
Y103 Introduction to American Politics
Y301 Political Parties and Interest Groups
Y306 State Politics in the U.S.
Y308 Urban Politics
Y313 Environmental Policy
Y318 The American Presidency
Y319 The U.S. Congress
Y343 Politics of International Development
Y346 Politics in the Developing World
Y376 International Political Economy
Y379 Ethics and Public Policy
Y395 Quantitative Political Analysis
Focus Area in Political Theory and Philosophy
Y105 Introduction to Political Theory
Y204 Institutional Analysis and Governance
Y211 Introduction to Law
Y212 Making Democracy Work
Y249 Religion, Politics, and Public Policy
Y281 Modern Political Ideologies
Y348 The Politics of Genocide
Y367 International Law
Y379 Ethics and Public Policy
Y381 Classical Political Thought
Y382 Modern Political Thought
Y383 Foundations of American Political Thought
Y384 Developments in American Political Thought
Y385 African American Political Thought
Y388 Marxist Theory
Y406 Problems in Political Philosophy
Focus Area in Law and Politics
Y103 Introduction to American Politics
Y204 Institutional Analysis and Governance
Y304 Constitutional Law
Y305 Constitutional Rights and Liberties
Y319 The U.S. Congress
Y320 Judicial Politics
Y367 International Law
Y383 Foundations of American Political Thought
Y384 Developments in American Political Thought
Note: Topics and other variable courses (Y200, Y210, Y300, Y401, and Y490, as well as Y480 Readings, Y481 Internship, Y484 Practicum, and Y499 Honors Thesis can be included in any of the above thematic areas, depending on their substantive focus.
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