Students may find their course syllabus below. For any questions about course syllabi, please contact your professor or academic advisor.
GOVT, GCP, BIOD, ODKM, POGO, PUAD, and PUBP are acronyms to refer to umbrellas of study (e.g. "GOVT" stands for "Government").
2025 Syllabi
BIOD - Spring 2025
BIOD-604-DL1: Emerging Infectious Diseases I: Bacteria & Toxins
Instructor: Katalin Kiss
BIOD-725-001: Terrorism and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Instructor: Gregory Koblentz
BIOD-726-001: Threats to Global Food Security
Instructor: Phillip Thomas
BIOD-760-001: National Security Technology & Policy
Instructor: Ronald Marks
BIOD-760-DL1: National Security Technology & Policy
Instructor: Ronald Marks
GCP - Spring 2025
GCP-500-DL1: Global Political Economy
Instructor: Kenneth Reinert
GCP-501-001: Data Analysis for Global Political Economy
Instructor: Valerie Laxton
GCP-501-DL1: Data Analysis for Global Political Economy
Instructor: Matthew Guse
GCP-503-DL1: Macroeconomic Policy in the Global Economy
Instructor: Maurice Kugler
GCP-504-DL1: Microeconomics and Trade Policy
Instructor: Kenneth Reinert
GCP-602-DL2: Global Financial Crises and Institutions
Instructor: Maurice Kugler
GCP-603-001: Global Trade Relations
Instructor: Mark Langevin
GCP-605-001: Technology, Culture & Commerce
Instructor: Mark Langevin
GCP-701-DL1: Emerging Asia
Instructor: Hilton Root
GOVT - Spring 2025
GOVT-132-002: Introduction to International Politics
Instructor: Meghan Garrity
GOVT-133-001: Introduction to Comparative Politics
Instructor: Mariely Lopez-Santana
GOVT-300-001: Research Method Analysis
Instructor: Ed Zolnik
GOVT-318-DL1: Interest Groups, Lobbying and the Political Process
Instructor: David Rehr
GOVT-319-002: Politics of Africa
Instructor: Philip Martin
GOVT-319-003: Legal Writing
Instructor: Phillip Mink
GOVT-319-004: Political Polarization
Instructor: Sita Slavov
GOVT-322-DL1: International Relations Theory
Instructor: Gregory Koblentz
GOVT-341-001: Chinese Foreign Policy
Instructor: Ketian Zhang
GOVT-351-DL1: Administration in the Political System
Instructor: William Bolling
GOVT-358-DL1: Nonprofit Financial Planning
Instructor: Mirae Kim
GOVT-361-001: Intro to Environmental Policy
Instructor: Todd La Porte
GOVT-363-DL1: Science and Technology Institutions Policy
Instructor: James Olds
GOVT-364-DL1: Public Policy Making
Instructor: Fengxiu Zhang
GOVT-368-001: Tools for Economic Policy Analysis
Instructor: Siona Listokin (Smith)
GOVT-400-003: Introduction to Energy & Climate Law
Instructor: Paul Bubbosh
GOVT-422-001: Constitutional Interpretation
Instructor: Robert Deitz
GOVT-435-DL1: Data Analysis for Comparative & International Politics
Instructor: Meng-Hao Li
GOVT-462-DL1: Public Interest Technology
Instructor: Alan Shark
GOVT-444-001: International Relations Policy Task Force (LC Class)
Instructor: Eric McGlinchey
GOVT-444-DL1: History of Taiwan
Instructor: Gerrit van der Wees
GOVT-490-003: Infrastructure Past, Present and Future
Instructor: Jonathan Gifford
GOVT-490-004: Geopolitics of Iran
Instructor: Amin Tarzi
GOVT-500-001: Scientific Method & Research Design
Instructor: Philip Martin
GOVT-510-DL1: American Government & Politics
Instructor: David Ramadan
GOVT-741-001: East Asian International Relations
Instructor: Ming Wan
GOVT-745-001: International Security
Instructor: Ellen Laipson
GOVT-800-001: PhD Research Seminar
Instructor: Jennifer Victor
ODKM - Spring 2025
ODKM-610: Social and Organizational Inquiry
Instructor: Ann Romosz
ODKM-621: Foundations of Coaching
Instructors: Penny Potter & Mary Zackius-Shittu
ODKM-722: Coaching and Organization Development
Instructor: Stacey Guenther
ODKM-735-001: Organization Development Practices
Instructor: Tojo Thatchenkery
ODKM-740: Learning Community (Cohort 28)
Instructor: Tojo Thatchenkery
ODKM-740: Learning Community (Cohort 29)
Instructor: Tojo Thatchenkery
ODKM-750-DL2: Mindful Leadership
Instructor: Stacey Guenther
POGO - Spring 2025
POGO-550-001: Introduction to Energy & Climate Law
Instructor: Paul Bubbosh
POGO-611-002: Advanced Data Analysis for Policy & Government
Instructor: Naoru Koizumi
POGO-646-DL1: Policy & Program Evaluation
Instructor: Michelle Casciato
POGO-741-DL1: Cyber Conflict and International Security
Instructor: Brian Mazanec
POGO-750-001: Health Economics
Instructor: Catherine Maclean
POGO-750-002: Russia and the Middle East
Instructor: Bartle Gorman
POGO-750-003: Ethical Challenges in Public Policy
Instructor: Robert Deitz
POGO-750-DL3: China and the US
Instructor: Hilton Root
POGO-750-004: Issues in Education Policy
Instructor: Anne Holton
POGO-750-006: Nuclear Deterrence & Strategy
Instructor: Chuck Lutes
POGO-750-008: Middle East Security Crisis
Instructor: Ellen Laipson
POGO-750-DL8: Policy Practicum
Instructor: Jonathan Gifford
POGO-750-010: Public Policy for Extreme Events
Instructor: Philip Auerswald
POGO-750-D11: Managing Large Government Crisis
Instructor: James Olds
POGO-750-016: Policy & Law: The Legal Framework of National Security
Instructor: Andrew McCabe
POGO-750-DL1: School Reform in the US: Politics and Policies
Instructor: David Houston
POGO-794-001: Internship
Instructor: Robert Deitz
PUAD - Spring 2025
PUAD-520-001: Organization Theory & Management Behavior
Instructor: Qian Hu
PUAD-540-DL1: Public Policy Process
Instructor: Fengxiu Zhang
PUAD-630-DL1: Emergency Planning and Preparedness
Instructor: Qian Hu
PUAD-642-001: Environmental Policy
Instructor: Todd La Porte
PUAD-655-DL1: Nonprofit Fund Raising and Resource Development
Instructor: Alan Abramson
PUAD-659-DL1: Nonprofit Law, Governance, and Ethics
Instructor: Stefan Toepler
PUAD-660-DL2: Public and Nonprofit Accounting and Finance
Instructor: Mirae Kim
PUAD-662-DL1: National Budgeting Process
Instructor: Siona Listokin
PUAD-663-001: State & Local Budgeting
Instructor: David Brunori
PUBP - Spring 2025
PUBP-504-001: Grand Strategy
Instructor: Lee Roberts
PUBP-504-DL1: Grand Strategy
Instructor: Ketian Zhang
PUBP-505-001: Politics and Practice of International Security Policy
Instructor: Samuel Canter
PUBP-505-DL2: Politics and Practice of International Security Policy
Instructor: Jason Dechant
PUBP-506-DL2: Ethics and the Use of Force
Instructor: Erin Wirtanen
PUBP-506-DL3: Ethics and the Use of Force
Instructor: Adam Oler
PUBP-570-001: Policy Writing Fundamentals
Instructor: Richard Kauzlarich
PUBP-570-DL1: Policy Writing Fundamentals
Instructor: Katrina Dunlap
PUBP-754-001: GIS and Spatial Analysis for Public Policy
Instructor: Ed Zolnik
PUBP-766-001: Modern Counterinsurgency Theory & Practice
Instructor: John Gordon
PUBP-804-001: Multivariate Statistical Analysis
Instructor: John Earle
PUBP-805-001: Foundations of Social Science for Public Policy
Instructor: Jack Goldstone
PUBP-833-001: Seminar on Empirical Research
Instructor: John Earle