Courses
Courses
Dr. Williams teaching PhD candidates.
Course Offerings
The official course schedule differs widely based on departmental needs and faculty teaching schedules, so outside of the core courses, it is tough to predict which courses will be offered. Typically the Truman School offers one methods course and one substantive course (outside of the cores) from each field each semester.
Core Courses:
- POLS 9100: American Political Behavior
- POLS 9140: American Political Institutions
- POLS 9310: Public Policy
- POLS 9400: Introduction to International Relations
- POLS 9600: Introduction to Comparative Politics
Methods Courses:
- CORE: POLS 7000: Introductory Statistics for Political Science and POLS 7010: Computing Methods
- CORE: POLS 9030: Linear Models in Politics
- POLS 9040: Maximum Likelihood Estimation
- POLS 9040: Time Series
- POLS 9050: Formal Political Theory
- POLS 9070: Qualitative Research Methods
Substantive Courses:
- American Politics:
- Public Policy/Public Administration:
- International Relations:
- Comparative Politics:
- POLS 9645: China and Political Science Research
- POLS 9690: Democracy and Dictatorships
- POLS 9710: Comparative Political Economy
- POLS 9720: Comparative Political Institutions
- POLS 9730: Comparative Elections and Voting Behavior
- POLS 9760: Comparative Political Parties
- POLS 9901: Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict