Our courses on American government examine the major institutions and processes that shape the U.S. policy and economy.

• PS F301 American Presidency
  
• PS F302 Congress and Public Policy
  
• PS F303 Politics and the Judicial Process
  
• PS F401 Political Behavior
  
• PS F447 U.S. Environmental Politics

Political science is the premier major for students desiring to go to law school and also prepares students for work in various fields of government.

• PS F212 Introduction to Public Administration
• PS F403 Public Policy
• PS F435 Constitutional Law I: Federalism
• PS F436 Constitutional Law II: Civil Rights and Liberties
• PS F462 Alaska Government and Politics

Courses in international relations examine different dimensions of global power, foreign policy, peace and security, terrorism, international law and organizations.

• PS F221X International Politics
• PS F304 International Security
• PS F322 International Law and Organization
• PS F323 International Political Economy
• PS F437 United States Foreign Policy
• PS F452 International Relations of the North
• PS F454 International Law and the Environment

Comparative politics courses focus on the different ways in which governments form, function and transform by examining the experiences of countries throughout the world.

• PS F201X Comparative Politics
• PS F202 Democracy and Global Society
• PS F450 Comparative Indigenous Rights and Policies
• PS F458 Comparative Environmental Politics
• PS F460 Government and Politics of Canada
• PS/HIST F467 Political Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
• PS F468 Government and Politics of Russia

The department also offers courses in political theory, with an emphasis on the history of Western political ideas from Plato to the writings of contemporary thinkers. These courses also present materials on the history of American political thought and examine the role of ideology in the modern world.

• PS F314 Political Ideologies
• PS F315 American Political Thought
• PS/PHIL F411 Classical Political Theory
• PS/PHIL F412 Modern Political Theory
• PS F414 Contemporary Political Philosophy