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
Spring 2025
BIOD - Spring 2025
BIOD-604-DL1: Emerging Infectious Diseases I: Bacteria & Toxins
Instructor: Katalin Kiss
BIOD-726-001: Threats to Global Food Security
Instructor: Phillip Thomas
GCP - Spring 2025
GCP-500-DL1: Global Political Economy
Instructor: Kenneth Reinert
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
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-341-001: Chinese Foreign Policy
Instructor: Ketian Zhang
GOVT-351-DL1: Administration in the Political System
Instructor: William Bolling
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-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-DL1: History of Taiwan
Instructor: Gerrit van der Wees
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
ODKM - Spring 2025
ODKM-610: Social and Organizational Inquiry
Instructor: Ann Romosz
ODKM-722: Coaching and Organization Development
Instructor: Stacey Guenther
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-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-750-004: Issues in Education Policy
Instructor: Anne Holton
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
PUAD - Spring 2025
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-663-001: State & Local Budgeting
Instructor: David Brunori
PUBP - Spring 2025
PUBP-504-DL1: Grand Strategy
Instructor: Ketian Zhang
PUBP-506-DL2: Ethics and the Use of Force
Instructor: Erin Wirtanen
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
Summer 2025
BIOD - Summer 2025
BIOD 760-B01: National Security Technology and Policy
Instructor: Ronald A. Marks III
GCP - Summer 2025
GCP 503-B01: Macroeconomic Policy in the Global Economy
Instructor: Maurice D. Kugler
GOVT - Summer 2025
GOVT 444-B02: International Development and Energy Policy
Instructor: Michael R. Curtis
GOVT 464-001: Successful Leadership Principles
Instructor: David K. Rehr
ODKM - Summer 2025
ODKM 715-001: Creating Learning Organizations
Instructor: Steven Jones
ODKM 730-001: Facilitation & Design Thinking
Instructor: Lauren Green
POGO - Summer 2025
POGO 550-B01: International Development and Energy Policy
Instructor: Michael R. Curtis
POGO 550-002: Successful Leadership Principles
Instructor: David K. Rehr
POGO 646-001: Policy and Program Evaluation
Instructor: Gary Bettger
POGO 750-001: International Money Laundering, Corruption and Terrorism
Instructor: John J. Byrne
POGO 750-A01: National Security Program Assessments
Instructor: Ashley Grant
POGO 750-A02: The Middle East: Security Challenges and U.S. Responses
Instructor: Gregory Aftandilian
POGO 750-B02: Congress and Intelligence
Instructor: Ronald A. Marks III
PUAD - Summer 2025
PUAD 631-001: Disaster Response Operations and Recovery
Instructor: William N. Flagler Jr.