PLSC S3101 (CRN: 30130)
Instructors: Daniel Mattingly
Dates: Session A, May 25 - June 26, 2026
Course Mode: In-Person
Meeting Times: TTh 9.00-12.15
Distributional Requirements: Social Sciences
Eligibility: Open to pre-college and college students
In-person Course. Study of the international relations and foreign policy of contemporary China. Topics include war, diplomacy, grand strategy, the military, cyber security, finance, trade, domestic politics, nuclear weapons, and international crises. There are no formal prerequisites, but some basic knowledge of China is assumed, so a background equivalent to having taken one of the introductory courses on China is recommended. 1 Credit. Session A: May 25 – June 26. Tuition: $5480.
ECON S2226 (CRN: 30059)
Dates: Session A, May 25 - June 26, 2026
Course Mode: In-Person
In-person Course. Standard economic theory typically assumes a fully rational decision maker. While this is a powerful modeling tool, it has faced substantial critique for being unrealistic. Rather than discarding this framework, behavioral…
PLSC S2228 (CRN: 30194)
Dates: Session B, June 29 - July 31, 2026
Course Mode: Online
Online Course. This course will address the First Amendment and freedom of speech, focusing on the ethical implications of restrictions on free speech, as well as the exercise of free speech and contemporary issues involving free speech. Course…
URBN S3319 (CRN: 30179)
Dates: Session B, June 29 - July 31, 2026
Course Mode: Online
Online Course. Blends urban history with educational and housing policy to explore how spatial relationships have shaped opportunity since the groundbreaking Supreme Court decision, Brown V. Board of Education. Investigates a range of historical…
PLSC S2253 (CRN: 30129)
Dates: Session A, May 25 - June 26, 2026
Course Mode: Online
Online Course. This course explores theoretical and empirical work in political science to study the relationship between gender and politics in the United States and around the world. In doing so, we will examine women’s access to power over…
PLSC S1222 (CRN: 30127)
Dates: Session A, May 25 - June 26, 2026
Course Mode: Online
Online Course. Introduction to American national government. The Constitution, American political culture, civil rights, Congress, the executive, political parties, public opinion, interest groups, the media, social movements, and the policy-…
ANTH S2255 (CRN: 30236)
Dates: Session B, June 29 - July 31, 2026
Course Mode: Online
Online Course. This seminar plunges into the unruly life of power: how it inhabits laws and states, moves through gendered and racialized bodies, and conceals itself in the seeming neutrality of words. What makes a rule feel legitimate? …