USC Schedule of Classes

Political Science (POSC)

• http://dornsife.usc.edu/politicalscience/
• D class assignments for undergraduates available in VKC-214; Phone: (213) 740-3621.
• D class assignments for graduate students available in VKC-327; Phone: (213) 740-1695.
• D class assignments for undergraduates please email poir@usc.edu

POSC 100g: Theory and Practice of American Democracy (4.0 units)

Theoretical, institutional, and functional aspects of American national, state, and local government and politics; contemporary issues. Recommended for freshmen and sophomores.

• General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
• Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
51900R	001	Lecture	12:00-1:20pm	Mon, Wed	99 of 102	Morris Levy	THH102
51901R	001	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Tuesday	24 of 25	Chloe Bernadaux	WPH203
51902R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Wednesday	26 of 27	Melissa Watanabe	WPH106
51903R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Monday	24 of 25	Melissa Watanabe	WPH101
51904R	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Thursday	25 of 25	Chloe Bernadaux	THH112

POSC 120: Comparative Politics (4.0 units)

Gateway to the major in political science. Comparative analysis of political institutions and processes in selected industrial, developing and socialist countries, in terms of contrasting ideologies, parties, elites, and economies.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
51910R	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	48 of 50	Allison Hartnett	SOSB44
51911R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Monday	23 of 25	Jessica Walker	WPH107
51912R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 25	Jessica Walker	DMC154

POSC 130g: Law, Politics and Public Policy (4.0 units)

Interaction between law and politics; overview of the American legal system; value conflicts and public policy questions which arise within it.

• General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
• Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
51920R	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	176 of 200	Jeb Barnes	SGM123
51921R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Tuesday	23 of 25	Laura Brisbane	DMC203
51922R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Tuesday	23 of 25	Jose Muzquiz	DMC258
51923R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Tuesday	24 of 25	Naseeha Hussain	DMC161
51924R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 25	Laura Brisbane	DMC157
51925R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Friday	21 of 25	Naseeha Hussain	KDC241
51926R	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Thursday	23 of 25	Jose Muzquiz	GFS221
51927R	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Thursday	22 of 25	Kayeon Roh	DMC205
51928R	001	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Friday	15 of 25	Kayeon Roh	WPH206

Crosslist POSC 201: Law and Politics (4.0 units)

Examination of the rules and realities of American politics, and the role politics plays in American life and culture.

• Crosslist: This course is offered by the LAW department but may qualify for major credit in POSC. To register, enroll in LAW 201.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
02616R	001	Lecture	4:00-7:20pm	Tuesday	15 of 40	Franita Tolson	LAW2	PDF (298464 KB)

Crosslist POSC 210mgw: Social Analysis of Gender (4.0 units)

Multidisciplinary survey of gender assumptions in relation to sexuality, mental health, social and political relations, and artistic expression.

• General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
• Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the SWMS department but may qualify for major credit in POSC. To register, enroll in SWMS 210.
• Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34900D	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	144 of 150	Christina Belcher	THH101
34906D	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Friday	24 of 25	Cyrus Dunham	THH108
34907D	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Friday	24 of 25	Cyrus Dunham	WPH106
34908D	001	Discussion	11:00-11:50am	Friday	25 of 25	Antonia Crane	WPH103
34909D	001	Discussion	12:00-12:50pm	Friday	25 of 25	Antonia Crane	WPH206
34910D	001	Discussion	2:00-2:50pm	Friday	24 of 25	Taneum Bambrick	THH121
34911D	001	Discussion	3:00-3:50pm	Friday	22 of 25	Taneum Bambrick	THH121

POSC 248gw: Human Rights (4.0 units)

Overview of human rights controversies across the globe. Introduction to techniques of analysis for social issues, interdisciplinary research methods, and interpretation of complex political problems.

• General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
51945R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	83 of 100	Alison Dundes Renteln	WPHB27
51932R	001	Discussion	8:30-9:20am	Tuesday	19 of 25	Therese Franklin	THHB10
51933R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Tuesday	23 of 25	Saranyan Uthayakumar	SOSB52
51936R	001	Discussion	9:00-9:50am	Thursday	21 of 26	Therese Franklin	KDC241
51937R	001	Discussion	10:00-10:50am	Thursday	20 of 25	Saranyan Uthayakumar	SOSB52

POSC 265gw: Environmental Challenges (4.0 units)

Examination of the challenges of environmental problem-solving at the personal, local, national and global scales, focused on the issue of climate change.

• General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
• Note: Register for lecture and one discussion

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
51940R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	101 of 103	Jefferey Sellers	ZHS159
51941R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Monday	25 of 25	Federico Trudu	DMC206
51942R	001	Discussion	1:00-1:50pm	Wednesday	25 of 26	Lisa Basil	KDC241
51943R	001	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Monday	26 of 26	Lisa Basil	DMC157
51944R	001	Discussion	3:30-4:20pm	Wednesday	26 of 26	Federico Trudu	THH106

POSC 311: Political Analysis (4.0 units)

Methodological and theoretical problems of micro-analytic studies in political science. Techniques of data collection and assimilation.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
51949R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Mon, Wed	45 of 48	Erik Hanson	LVL16

POSC 320: Urban Politics (4.0 units)

Evolution of contemporary institutions; differing views of community power; major policies; state and federal relations to local governments; metropolitan community problems.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52001R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Tue, Thu	36 of 48	Monica Unda Gutierrez	VPD116

POSC 328: Asian American Politics (4.0 units)

Examines political attitudes, behavior and participation of Asian Americans in diverse U.S. society.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
51970R	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Mon, Wed	46 of 48	Jane Junn	SOSB2

POSC 335: Political Parties, Campaigns, and Elections (4.0 units)

Organization and function of political parties, nominations and elections, strategy and tactics of campaigning, professional candidate management finance, political machines, voting behavior.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
51985R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	48 of 48	Erik Hanson	DMC102

POSC 340: Constitutional Law (4.0 units)

Development of constitutional law by the courts; leading cases bearing on major constitutional issues; the federal system; powers of government; civil liberties.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
51990R	001	Lecture-Discussion	5:30-6:50pm	Tue, Thu	25 of 30	George Newhouse	THH210	Word (68366 KB)

Crosslist POSC 349: Women and the Law (4.0 units)

Discussion of the relationship between women and the law in light of feminist jurisprudence, U.S. Supreme Court decisions and cross-cultural perspectives.

• Prerequisite: 1 from (SWMS 210 or SWMS 212 or SWMS 215 or SWMS 219 or SWMS 221)
• Crosslist: This course is offered by the SWMS department but may qualify for major credit in POSC. To register, enroll in SWMS 349.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
34931D	001	Lecture	8:30-9:50am	Mon, Wed	27 of 27	Jane Junn	SOSB37

POSC 350: Politics of Latin America (4.0 units)

Theories of development and nation-building; revolutionary and evolutionary modernization; role of history, culture, socioeconomic conditions in affecting political structures and functions.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
51975R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	52 of 54	Gerardo Munck	DMC150	PDF (472675 KB)

POSC 351: Middle East Politics (4.0 units)

Political development in the Middle East, emphasizing historical, cultural, and socioeconomic conditions affecting political structures and functions; modernization and countervailing social, economic and religious forces.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52020R	001	Lecture	3:30-6:20pm	Thursday	34 of 48	Fayez Hammad	DMC100

POSC 355: Politics of East Asia (4.0 units)

Institutions and processes of advanced societies; political culture, interest articulation and aggregation, the governmental process.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52038R	001	Lecture	1:00-3:50pm	Friday	32 of 48	Jinhee Choung	DMC102

POSC 356: Politics in the People's Republic of China (4.0 units)

The Chinese revolution; social, political, and economic developments in post-1949 China; China after Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-tung).

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52040R	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Monday	45 of 48	Stanley Rosen	SOSB44

POSC 370: European Political Thought I (4.0 units)

Basic concepts of Western political thought from Plato through the contract theorists.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52060R	001	Lecture	2:00-3:20pm	Mon, Wed	49 of 50	Anthony Kammas	LVL16

POSC 380: Political Theories and Social Reform (2.0-4.0 units)

Political theories and philosophies in modern times and their relation to public policy and social reform.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52070R	001	4.0	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	66 of 67	Anthony Kammas	THH210

POSC 381: Sex, Power, and Politics (4.0 units)

An evaluation of the ways in which different ideologies, institutions, and policies contribute to differences in political power between men and women.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52010D	001	Lecture	9:30-10:50am	Tue, Thu	46 of 48	Christian Phillips	DMC100

POSC 391: Honors I: Undergraduate Seminar (4.0 units)

Selected topics in designated area of political science. Discussion of readings and presentation of papers.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52083D	001	Lecture	9:00-10:20am	Tue, Thu	8 of 12	Victoria Chonn Ching	DMC153

POSC 395: Directed Governmental and Political Leadership Internship (2.0-8.0 units, max 8)

Intensive experience in governmental and political offices. Minimum time requirement; evaluation by office and intern report required.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52086D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	19 of 40	Iva Bozovic	DMC263
52088D	001	Lecture	TBA	TBA	10 of 13	Kambiz Akhavan	DMC263	PDF (312322 KB)

POSC 398: Trial Advocacy: Theory and Practice (1.0-4.0 units, max 8)

Course covering substantive law, evidence, public speaking and use of societal mores in courtroom advocacy. Open only to Mock Trial team members.

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52092D	001	1.0	Lecture	7:00-8:50pm	Tue, Thu	24 of 28	Olu Orange,Hooman Kazemi	DMC156
52094D	001	2.0	Lecture	7:00-8:50pm	Tue, Thu	2 of 10	Olu Orange,Hooman Kazemi	DMC152
52096D	001	4.0	Lecture	7:00-8:50pm	Tue, Thu	1 of 10	Olu Orange,Hooman Kazemi	DMC151

POSC 421: Ethnic Politics (4.0 units)

Analysis of the political behavior and roles of ethnic and racial groups in the American political system; policy issues and patterns of political action are examined.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52065D	001	Lecture	11:00-12:20pm	Tue, Thu	19 of 19	Christian Phillips	DMC100

POSC 442m: The Politics of Human Differences: Diversity and Discriminat (4.0 units)

A comparative perspective on social and cultural forces that affect American laws and policies concerning discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, and disability.

• Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52090R	001	Lecture	10:00-11:50am	Mon, Wed	18 of 19	Varun Karekurve-Ramachandra	DMC252

POSC 451: Politics of Resources and Development (4.0 units)

Comparison of relationships between rich and poor countries involving political and economic resources and prospects for development; impact on industrialized states; interdependence; new international economic order.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52149R	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	19 of 19	Eliz Sanasarian	DMC154

POSC 452: Critical Issues in Law and Public Policy (4.0 units, max 12)

Intensive examination of special topics in the field of law and public policy.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Current Issues in Human Rights
52101R	001	Lecture	5:00-6:20pm	Tue, Thu	19 of 19	Steve Swerdlow	SOSB44
The Politics of Rights
52152R	001	Lecture	12:30-1:50pm	Tue, Thu	18 of 19	Jeb Barnes	DMC154

POSC 469: Critical Issues in Comparative Politics (4.0 units, max 12)

Intensive examination of critical issues of particular interest in the field of comparative politics.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
Politics and Film in Comparative Perspective
52155R	001	Lecture	2:00-4:50pm	Tuesday	19 of 19	Stanley Rosen	DMC261

POSC 479: Critical Issues in Political Thought (4.0 units, max 12)

Intensive examination of critical issues of particular interest in the field of political thought.

Section	Session	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52165R	001	Lecture	3:30-4:50pm	Mon, Wed	17 of 19	Anthony Kammas	LVL3V

POSC 490x: Directed Research (1.0-8.0 units, max 12)

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

• Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior

Section	Session	Units	Type	Time	Days	Registered	Instructor	Location	Syllabus	Info
52169D	001	1.0	Lecture	7:00-8:20pm	Wednesday	17 of 27	Karen Figueroa-Clewett	DMC200
52170D	001	2.0-8.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	2 of 15	Sally Pratt, Akeya Harmon	TBA
52175D	001	4.0	Lecture	TBA	TBA	0 of 5	Sally Pratt, Akeya Harmon	TBA