PS courses at Texas State University

Catalog courses

1. PS 2304Introduction to Political Science3 credit hours
2. PS 3300Basic Political Ideas3 credit hours
3. PS 3301Basic Political Institutions3 credit hours
4. PS 3311American Political Thought: From the Colonial Period to Civil War3 credit hours
5. PS 3312American Political Thought: From Reconstruction to Present3 credit hours
6. PS 3313Contemporary Political Theory3 credit hours
7. PS 3314Politics and Personality3 credit hours
8. PS 3315Quantitative Research in Political Science3 credit hours
9. PS 3321Campaigns and Elections3 credit hours
10. PS 3322Political Parties and Party Politics3 credit hours
11. PS 3323Congress and the Legislative Process3 credit hours
12. PS 3324The American Presidency3 credit hours
13. PS 3325State and Local Government3 credit hours
14. PS 3326Interest Groups and Political Influence in the United States3 credit hours
15. PS 3327The American Founding3 credit hours
16. PS 3328Politics in Film3 credit hours
17. PS 3331The Supreme Court and the Judicial Process3 credit hours
18. PS 3332Constitutional Law: Basic Structures and Principles3 credit hours
19. PS 3333Constitutional Law: Individual Liberties3 credit hours
20. PS 3334Civil Law in American Society3 credit hours
21. PS 3341Comparative Politics3 credit hours
22. PS 3342African Politics3 credit hours
23. PS 3343Government and Politics of Latin America3 credit hours
24. PS 3344Government and Politics of Europe3 credit hours
25. PS 3345Government and Politics of Russia3 credit hours
26. PS 3346Government and Politics of Asia3 credit hours
27. PS 3347Politics of Modern Southeast Asia3 credit hours
28. PS 3348Revolution and Nationalism3 credit hours
29. PS 3349Latin America Party Politics: Theory and Practice3 credit hours
30. PS 3351Introduction to International Studies3 credit hours
31. PS 3352Theories of International Politics3 credit hours
32. PS 3353Issues in World Politics3 credit hours
33. PS 3354United States-Latin America Relations3 credit hours
34. PS 3355Global Frameworks for Human Rights: Legal and Political Perspectives3 credit hours
35. PS 4311Ancient and Medieval Political Thought (Greeks to 1600)3 credit hours
36. PS 4312Modern Political Theory (1600 - 1900)3 credit hours
37. PS 4313The Holocaust3 credit hours
38. PS 4314Liberalism and Its Critics3 credit hours
39. PS 4315The Politics of Dystopia3 credit hours
40. PS 4320AAmerican Political Culture3 credit hours
41. PS 4320CHistorical Perspectives on Freedom in America3 credit hours
42. PS 4321American Foreign Policy3 credit hours
43. PS 4322African American Politics3 credit hours
44. PS 4323Latina/o Politics3 credit hours
45. PS 4324Women in Politics3 credit hours
46. PS 4325Texas Politics3 credit hours
47. PS 4326Media and Public Opinion3 credit hours
48. PS 4327Religion and American Public Life3 credit hours
49. PS 4330BFree Speech and Democracy in the Digital Age3 credit hours
50. PS 4330CLeadership in Government3 credit hours
51. PS 4331Islamic Law and Politics3 credit hours
52. PS 4332The Politics of U.S. Economic Policy3 credit hours
53. PS 4333Issues in Law and Public Policy3 credit hours
54. PS 4334Legal Theories and Research3 credit hours
55. PS 4342Economic Development in Latin America3 credit hours
56. PS 4343Politics of Democratization in Developing Countries3 credit hours
57. PS 4344The Politics of Extremism3 credit hours
58. PS 4345Model International Institution Competition3 credit hours
59. PS 4346Organization of American States3 credit hours
60. PS 4347Politics and Government in Mexico3 credit hours
61. PS 4348Authoritarian Regimes3 credit hours
62. PS 4349Civil War3 credit hours
63. PS 4351International Conflict and Security3 credit hours
64. PS 4352International Law3 credit hours
65. PS 4353International Organizations3 credit hours
66. PS 4354Politics of International Economic Relations3 credit hours
67. PS 4355US National Security Strategy3 credit hours
68. PS 4379Independent Study3 credit hours
69. PS 4380Internship in Government3 credit hours
70. PS 4399Senior Seminar in Political Science3 credit hours
71. PS 4680Internship in Government6 credit hours
72. PS 5100Instructional Methods Practicum for Graduate Assistants1 credit hours
73. PS 5199BIndependent Thesis Research1 credit hours
74. PS 5299BIndependent Thesis Research2 credit hours
75. PS 5300Foundations of Political Science: Graduate Seminar3 credit hours
76. PS 5301Seminar in Political Science: Theoretical and Methodological Approaches3 credit hours
77. PS 5302Graduate Seminar in Political Research Methods3 credit hours
78. PS 5310Studies in Ancient and Medieval Political Thought3 credit hours
79. PS 5311Social Contract Theory3 credit hours
80. PS 5312Roots of American Constitutionalism3 credit hours
81. PS 5313Justice and Liberty in American Thought3 credit hours
82. PS 5315Contemporary Perspectives in Modern Liberalism3 credit hours
83. PS 5316Liberalism and Democracy3 credit hours
84. PS 5317Religion and Modern Democratic Theory3 credit hours
85. PS 5318Power and Modernity3 credit hours
86. PS 5330FComparative Politics of European and Non-European States3 credit hours
87. PS 5330HFreedom of Speech in Political and Constitutional Thought3 credit hours
88. PS 5332Topics in U.S. Foreign Relations3 credit hours
89. PS 5334Texas Politics3 credit hours
90. PS 5335Interest Groups in American Politics3 credit hours
91. PS 5337American Political Culture3 credit hours
92. PS 5338American Political Discourse3 credit hours
93. PS 5339The American Presidency3 credit hours
94. PS 5340Congress and the Legislative Process3 credit hours
95. PS 5341Seminar in Constitutional Law and Theory3 credit hours
96. PS 5342Religion and American Political Culture3 credit hours
97. PS 5359Comparative Democratization3 credit hours
98. PS 5360Comparative Economic Development in Emerging Economies3 credit hours
99. PS 5361Government and Politics of African States3 credit hours
100. PS 5362Democracy in Latin American Politics3 credit hours
101. PS 5363Party Systems in Latin America3 credit hours
102. PS 5364Authoritarian Regimes3 credit hours
103. PS 5371American Grand Strategy3 credit hours
104. PS 5375Seminar in International Relations Theory3 credit hours
105. PS 5377Issues in International Organizations3 credit hours
106. PS 5378Principles of International Law3 credit hours
107. PS 5379Problems in International Political Economy3 credit hours
108. PS 5380International Conflict and Security3 credit hours
109. PS 5381The International Politics of Nuclear Weapons3 credit hours
110. PS 5389Internship in Government3 credit hours
111. PS 5390Political Science Curriculum Development3 credit hours
112. PS 5391Political Science Teaching Practicum3 credit hours
113. PS 5398Directed Reading and Research3 credit hours
114. PS 5399AThesis Research and Writing3 credit hours
115. PS 5399BIndependent Thesis Research3 credit hours
116. PS 5599BIndependent Thesis Research5 credit hours
117. PS 5999BIndependent Thesis Research9 credit hours