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Political Science

College of Letters and Science · University of Wisconsin-Madison
99,013 grades235 courses273 professors39 terms

Department and course prefixes as University of Wisconsin-Madison lists them in its own catalog.

3.31
average GPA across 99,013 grades
−3% vs. University of Wisconsin-Madison overall (3.42)
87%
A or B
of 99,013 grades
2.7%
D, F or withdrew
A49.0%
B37.7%
C10.6%
Every term against the 3.31 department average 39 terms
Fall 2006Spring 2026
Most taken
POLI SCI 104
INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
2.97
13,152 grades
−10% vs. dept
POLI SCI 103
3.01
7,678 grades
−9% vs. dept
POLI SCI 140
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
3.38
4,147 grades
+2% vs. dept
POLI SCI 106
2.96
4,124 grades
−11% vs. dept
POLI SCI 209
3.29
3,810 grades
−1% vs. dept
POLI SCI 160
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
3.51
2,745 grades
+6% vs. dept
POLI SCI 401
SELECTED TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
3.47
2,673 grades
+5% vs. dept
POLI SCI 120
INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
3.40
2,265 grades
+3% vs. dept
Courses with a grade record · 235
100 level12200 level18300 level51400 level41500 level17600 level29700 level2800 level42900 level23
CourseDistributionGPAvs. deptGrades
100 level12 courses
POLI SCI 100
3.47 +5% vs. dept 283
POLI SCI 103
3.01 −9% vs. dept 7,678
POLI SCI 104 · — INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
2.97 −10% vs. dept 13,152
POLI SCI 106
2.96 −11% vs. dept 4,124
POLI SCI 120 · — INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
3.40 +3% vs. dept 2,265
POLI SCI 140 · — INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
3.38 +2% vs. dept 4,147
POLI SCI 160 · — INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
3.51 +6% vs. dept 2,745
POLI SCI 170 · — RESEARCH METHODS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
3.34 +1% vs. dept 1,404
POLI SCI 181
3.77 +14% vs. dept 46
POLI SCI 182 · — INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS (HONORS)
3.62 +9% vs. dept 180
POLI SCI 184
3.41 +3% vs. dept 181
POLI SCI 186
3.57 +8% vs. dept 149
200 level18 courses
POLI SCI 200
3.26 −2% vs. dept 295
POLI SCI 201 · — SPECIAL TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
3.45 +4% vs. dept 243
POLI SCI 205 · — INTRODUCTION TO STATE GOVERNMENT
3.16 −5% vs. dept 575
POLI SCI 206 · — INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY
3.54 +7% vs. dept 99
POLI SCI 209
3.29 −1% vs. dept 3,810
POLI SCI 218
3.20 −3% vs. dept 480
POLI SCI 219
3.15 −5% vs. dept 509
POLI SCI 230
3.27 −1% vs. dept 129
POLI SCI 254 · — EASTERN EUROPE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SURVEY
3.55 +7% vs. dept 32
POLI SCI 255 · — INTRODUCTION TO EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS
3.80 +15% vs. dept 25
POLI SCI 260 · — LATIN AMERICA: AN INTRODUCTION
3.67 +11% vs. dept 15
POLI SCI 266
3.08 −7% vs. dept 24
POLI SCI 267
3.39 +2% vs. dept 390
POLI SCI 270 · — POLITICAL DATA SCIENCE
3.42 +3% vs. dept 523
POLI SCI 271
3.31 −0% vs. dept 41
POLI SCI 272 · — INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC POLICY
3.70 +12% vs. dept 865
POLI SCI 274 · — POLITICAL CHOICE AND STRATEGY
3.04 −8% vs. dept 915
POLI SCI 277 · — AFRICA: AN INTRODUCTORY SURVEY
3.80 +15% vs. dept 27
300 level51 courses
POLI SCI 304 · — THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF RACE IN THE UNITED STATES
3.67 +11% vs. dept 174
POLI SCI 305 · — ELECTIONS AND VOTING BEHAVIOR
3.47 +5% vs. dept 685
POLI SCI 306 · — AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES
3.50 +6% vs. dept 196
POLI SCI 311 · — UNITED STATES CONGRESS
3.47 +5% vs. dept 540
POLI SCI 312
3.40 +3% vs. dept 768
POLI SCI 313
3.15 −5% vs. dept 33
POLI SCI 314 · — CRIMINAL LAW AND JUSTICE
3.64 +10% vs. dept 431
POLI SCI 315 · — LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP
3.99 +20% vs. dept 870
POLI SCI 316 · — CAREERS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
3.29 −1% vs. dept 1,566
POLI SCI 319
3.07 −7% vs. dept 235
POLI SCI 320 · — GOVERNMENTS AND POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
3.64 +10% vs. dept 231
POLI SCI 322
3.69 +11% vs. dept 24
POLI SCI 323 · — ISLAM AND WORLD POLITICS
3.70 +12% vs. dept 145
POLI SCI 324 · — CHINESE POLITICS
3.35 +1% vs. dept 115
POLI SCI 328 · — POLITICS OF EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
3.46 +4% vs. dept 168
POLI SCI 329 · — AFRICAN POLITICS
3.70 +12% vs. dept 133
POLI SCI 330 · — POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT
3.18 −4% vs. dept 150
POLI SCI 331 · — THREATS TO DEMOCRACY
3.47 +5% vs. dept 46
POLI SCI 332 · — GERMAN POLITICS
3.39 +2% vs. dept 75
POLI SCI 333
3.44 +4% vs. dept 39
POLI SCI 334 · — RUSSIAN POLITICS
3.29 −1% vs. dept 300
POLI SCI 335 · — SOCIAL IDENTITIES
3.56 +8% vs. dept 24
POLI SCI 337
3.32 +0% vs. dept 281
POLI SCI 338 · — THE CIVIL-MILITARY PARADOX IN U.S. POLITICS AND SOCIETY
3.25 −2% vs. dept 999
POLI SCI 339 · — NON-DEMOCRACIES
3.33 +1% vs. dept 24
POLI SCI 340 · — THE EUROPEAN UNION: POLITICS AND POLITICAL ECONOMY
3.19 −4% vs. dept 324
POLI SCI 342 · — STATE-BUILDING: HOW STATES ARE FORMED, FUNCTION, AND INFLUENCE SOCIETY
3.50 +6% vs. dept 14
POLI SCI 343 · — THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY
3.83 +16% vs. dept 372
POLI SCI 344 · — THE RUSSIAN WAR ON UKRAINE: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES
3.25 −2% vs. dept 212
POLI SCI 345 · — CONFLICT RESOLUTION
3.27 −1% vs. dept 237
POLI SCI 346
3.46 +4% vs. dept 877
POLI SCI 347 · — TERRORISM
3.30 −1% vs. dept 891
POLI SCI 348 · — ANALYSIS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
3.30 −0% vs. dept 957
POLI SCI 349 · — GLOBAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE
3.66 +10% vs. dept 66
POLI SCI 350 · — INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
3.52 +6% vs. dept 362
POLI SCI 353
3.40 +3% vs. dept 29
POLI SCI 354 · — INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND WORLD ORDER
3.67 +11% vs. dept 194
POLI SCI 356 · — PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
3.43 +4% vs. dept 723
POLI SCI 358 · — STATES IN THE WORLD: COMPARATIVE FOREIGN POLICY
3.65 +10% vs. dept 86
POLI SCI 359 · — AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
3.57 +8% vs. dept 1,289
POLI SCI 360 · — THE FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN LIBERAL DEMOCRACY
3.29 −1% vs. dept 150
POLI SCI 361 · — CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT
3.54 +7% vs. dept 168
POLI SCI 362 · — ATHENIAN DEMOCRACY
3.20 −3% vs. dept 15
POLI SCI 363 · — LITERATURE AND POLITICS
3.76 +13% vs. dept 364
POLI SCI 366 · — CONTINENTAL POLITICAL THOUGHT
3.50 +6% vs. dept 19
POLI SCI 367 · — HUMANS, ANIMALS & MACHINES
3.65 +10% vs. dept 106
POLI SCI 371
3.11 −6% vs. dept 124
POLI SCI 376
2.89 −13% vs. dept 520
POLI SCI 377 · — NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND WORLD POLITICS
3.21 −3% vs. dept 944
POLI SCI 378
3.14 −5% vs. dept 161
POLI SCI 379
2.98 −10% vs. dept 306
400 level41 courses
POLI SCI 400 · — TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
3.76 +14% vs. dept 2,232
POLI SCI 401 · — SELECTED TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
3.47 +5% vs. dept 2,673
POLI SCI 404 · — SOCIAL INFLUENCE IN POLITICAL BEHAVIOR
2.91 −12% vs. dept 318
POLI SCI 405 · — STATE GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY
3.66 +10% vs. dept 337
POLI SCI 408 · — THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY
3.30 −0% vs. dept 1,691
POLI SCI 411 · — THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION : POWERS AND STRUCTURES OF GOVERNMENT
3.29 −1% vs. dept 1,739
POLI SCI 412 · — THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION: RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
3.38 +2% vs. dept 1,492
POLI SCI 414 · — THE SUPREME COURT AS A POLITICAL INSTITUTION
3.60 +9% vs. dept 442
POLI SCI 416 · — COMMUNITY POWER AND GRASS ROOTS POLITICS
3.48 +5% vs. dept 41
POLI SCI 417 · — THE AMERICAN JUDICIAL SYSTEM
3.36 +1% vs. dept 564
POLI SCI 419 · — ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
3.24 −2% vs. dept 88
POLI SCI 420
3.55 +7% vs. dept 47
POLI SCI 424
3.16 −5% vs. dept 119
POLI SCI 425 · — THE POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY OF POLARIZATION
3.77 +14% vs. dept 120
POLI SCI 426
3.08 −7% vs. dept 894
POLI SCI 427
3.88 +17% vs. dept 449
POLI SCI 428
3.50 +6% vs. dept 33
POLI SCI 429 · — GENDER AND POLITICS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
3.74 +13% vs. dept 77
POLI SCI 434 · — THE POLITICS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
3.92 +18% vs. dept 32
POLI SCI 435 · — POLITICS OF GENDER AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
3.59 +8% vs. dept 170
POLI SCI 438
3.50 +6% vs. dept 17
POLI SCI 440
3.30 −0% vs. dept 184
POLI SCI 442 · — HONORS SEMINAR ON STATE-BUILDING
3.47 +5% vs. dept 158
POLI SCI 443
3.39 +2% vs. dept 142
POLI SCI 444
3.13 −6% vs. dept 43
POLI SCI 446
3.77 +14% vs. dept 22
POLI SCI 452
3.13 −6% vs. dept 1,649
POLI SCI 455
3.05 −8% vs. dept 33
POLI SCI 460 · — TOPICS IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
3.53 +7% vs. dept 297
POLI SCI 461 · — INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR IN POLITICAL ECONOMY, PHILOSOPHY, & POLITICS
3.47 +5% vs. dept 237
POLI SCI 462
3.37 +2% vs. dept 73
POLI SCI 466
3.18 −4% vs. dept 582
POLI SCI 467
3.34 +1% vs. dept 337
POLI SCI 468
3.98 +20% vs. dept 42
POLI SCI 469 · — WOMEN AND POLITICS
3.57 +8% vs. dept 243
POLI SCI 470 · — THE FIRST AMENDMENT
3.22 −3% vs. dept 1,901
POLI SCI 472
3.07 −7% vs. dept 41
POLI SCI 473
3.33 +1% vs. dept 181
POLI SCI 478
3.85 +16% vs. dept 26
POLI SCI 479
3.26 −2% vs. dept 191
POLI SCI 481 · — HONORS SEMINAR ON RACE AND POLITICS IN THE UNITED STATES
3.81 +15% vs. dept 115
500 level17 courses
POLI SCI 501
3.28 −1% vs. dept 400
POLI SCI 502
3.10 −6% vs. dept 301
POLI SCI 503
3.27 −1% vs. dept 114
POLI SCI 505
3.35 +1% vs. dept 465
POLI SCI 506
3.38 +2% vs. dept 855
POLI SCI 511 · — CAMPAIGN FINANCE
3.50 +6% vs. dept 258
POLI SCI 513
3.63 +10% vs. dept 107
POLI SCI 515 · — PUBLIC OPINION
3.83 +16% vs. dept 404
POLI SCI 517
3.48 +5% vs. dept 61
POLI SCI 529 · — ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT
3.25 −2% vs. dept 65
POLI SCI 530
3.74 +13% vs. dept 39
POLI SCI 534
3.46 +4% vs. dept 12
POLI SCI 551
3.26 −2% vs. dept 188
POLI SCI 552
3.74 +13% vs. dept 78
POLI SCI 565
3.28 −1% vs. dept 317
POLI SCI 566
3.37 +2% vs. dept 287
POLI SCI 570
3.43 +3% vs. dept 63
600 level29 courses
POLI SCI 601 · — PROSEMINAR: TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
3.70 +12% vs. dept 583
POLI SCI 611
2.94 −11% vs. dept 40
POLI SCI 612
2.87 −13% vs. dept 142
POLI SCI 615
3.02 −9% vs. dept 30
POLI SCI 616
3.15 −5% vs. dept 229
POLI SCI 617
3.03 −8% vs. dept 280
POLI SCI 618
3.03 −9% vs. dept 151
POLI SCI 622
2.84 −14% vs. dept 82
POLI SCI 627
3.57 +8% vs. dept 21
POLI SCI 630
3.21 −3% vs. dept 279
POLI SCI 631
3.18 −4% vs. dept 111
POLI SCI 633
3.17 −4% vs. dept 351
POLI SCI 635 · — COMPARATIVE POLITICS OF SPORT
3.53 +6% vs. dept 38
POLI SCI 639
2.84 −14% vs. dept 62
POLI SCI 640
3.20 −3% vs. dept 111
POLI SCI 642
3.10 −6% vs. dept 376
POLI SCI 643
3.26 −2% vs. dept 141
POLI SCI 650
3.20 −3% vs. dept 65
POLI SCI 652
3.41 +3% vs. dept 46
POLI SCI 654
3.42 +3% vs. dept 69
POLI SCI 656
3.23 −3% vs. dept 11
POLI SCI 657
3.03 −9% vs. dept 133
POLI SCI 659
3.70 +12% vs. dept 51
POLI SCI 660
3.42 +3% vs. dept 331
POLI SCI 662
3.20 −3% vs. dept 70
POLI SCI 683 · — SENIOR HONORS THESIS SEMINAR
3.87 +17% vs. dept 36
POLI SCI 684 · — SENIOR HONORS THESIS SEMINAR
3.90 +18% vs. dept 134
POLI SCI 695
3.68 +11% vs. dept 563
POLI SCI 699 · — DIRECTED STUDY
3.76 +14% vs. dept 193
700 level2 courses
POLI SCI 702
3.50 +6% vs. dept 4
POLI SCI 704
3.42 +3% vs. dept 6
800 level42 courses
POLI SCI 800 · — POLITICAL SCIENCE AS A DISCIPLINE AND PROFESSION
3.95 +19% vs. dept 190
POLI SCI 801 · — DISSERTATION PROPOSAL RESEARCH AND WRITING SEMINAR
3.99 +20% vs. dept 41
POLI SCI 812 · — INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL METHODS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
3.80 +15% vs. dept 192
POLI SCI 813 · — MULTIVARIABLE STATISTICAL INFERENCE FOR POLITICAL RESEARCH
3.65 +10% vs. dept 163
POLI SCI 814 · — SOCIAL IDENTITIES: DEFINITION AND MEASUREMENT
3.84 +16% vs. dept 38
POLI SCI 816
3.80 +15% vs. dept 61
POLI SCI 817 · — EMPIRICAL METHODS OF POLITICAL INQUIRY
3.74 +13% vs. dept 260
POLI SCI 818 · — MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION
3.86 +17% vs. dept 158
POLI SCI 821 · — MASS POLITICAL BEHAVIOR
3.69 +11% vs. dept 78
POLI SCI 823
3.84 +16% vs. dept 44
POLI SCI 825 · — RACE AND POLITICS IN THE UNITED STATES
3.79 +14% vs. dept 7
POLI SCI 826 · — THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
3.83 +16% vs. dept 51
POLI SCI 827
3.58 +8% vs. dept 6
POLI SCI 828 · — THE CONTEMPORARY PRESIDENCY: ISSUES AND APPROACHES
3.91 +18% vs. dept 32
POLI SCI 831
3.98 +20% vs. dept 22
POLI SCI 833
3.85 +16% vs. dept 13
POLI SCI 835 · — GAME THEORY AND POLITICAL ANALYSIS
3.83 +16% vs. dept 12
POLI SCI 836 · — FORMAL MODELS OF DOMESTIC POLITICS
3.72 +12% vs. dept 60
POLI SCI 837 · — FORMAL MODELS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
3.86 +17% vs. dept 11
POLI SCI 839 · — FIELD SEMINAR IN POLITICAL THEORY
3.74 +13% vs. dept 37
POLI SCI 840 · — COMPARATIVE POLITICAL ECONOMY
3.89 +17% vs. dept 27
POLI SCI 841
3.43 +4% vs. dept 7
POLI SCI 843 · — THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT
3.85 +16% vs. dept 20
POLI SCI 846 · — RACIAL AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY: CAUSES AND EFFECTS
3.83 +16% vs. dept 6
POLI SCI 850 · — RELIGION AND POLITICS
3.75 +13% vs. dept 8
POLI SCI 853 · — COMPARATIVE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS
3.86 +17% vs. dept 32
POLI SCI 854 · — NATIONALISM AND ETHNIC CONFLICT
3.59 +8% vs. dept 61
POLI SCI 855
3.77 +14% vs. dept 15
POLI SCI 856 · — FIELD SEMINAR IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS
3.74 +13% vs. dept 175
POLI SCI 857 · — INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORIES
3.70 +12% vs. dept 120
POLI SCI 861
3.80 +15% vs. dept 15
POLI SCI 862 · — STATE AND SOCIETY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
3.96 +19% vs. dept 46
POLI SCI 864 · — INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
3.62 +9% vs. dept 49
POLI SCI 865
3.94 +19% vs. dept 8
POLI SCI 871 · — PUBLIC PROGRAM EVALUATION
3.81 +15% vs. dept 382
POLI SCI 873 · — AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES
3.76 +14% vs. dept 61
POLI SCI 874 · — POLICY-MAKING PROCESS
3.66 +11% vs. dept 707
POLI SCI 875
3.91 +18% vs. dept 60
POLI SCI 878 · — PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
3.75 +13% vs. dept 662
POLI SCI 881
3.93 +19% vs. dept 14
POLI SCI 885 · — ADVANCED PUBLIC MANAGEMENT: CRAFT, CONSTRAINTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY
3.82 +15% vs. dept 119
POLI SCI 890
3.80 +15% vs. dept 53
900 level23 courses
POLI SCI 900 · — TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
3.93 +19% vs. dept 155
POLI SCI 904 · — SEMINAR-AMERICAN POLITICS
3.82 +15% vs. dept 252
POLI SCI 917 · — TIME SERIES ANALYSIS
3.92 +18% vs. dept 59
POLI SCI 919 · — SEMINAR-ADVANCED METHODOLOGY
3.83 +16% vs. dept 218
POLI SCI 931 · — SEMINAR-POLITICAL THEORY
3.89 +17% vs. dept 139
POLI SCI 932 · — SEMINAR IN EARLY MODERN POLITICAL THEORY
3.77 +14% vs. dept 24
POLI SCI 933 · — FEMINIST POLITICAL THEORY
3.77 +14% vs. dept 90
POLI SCI 936 · — SEMINAR IN CONTINENTAL POLITICAL THOUGHT
3.78 +14% vs. dept 16
POLI SCI 940 · — DOMESTIC POLITICS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
3.87 +17% vs. dept 55
POLI SCI 945 · — SEMINAR-NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
3.73 +13% vs. dept 59
POLI SCI 948 · — SEMINAR: TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS
3.79 +14% vs. dept 309
POLI SCI 949
3.77 +14% vs. dept 13
POLI SCI 959 · — SEMINAR-INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
3.69 +11% vs. dept 72
POLI SCI 960 · — SEMINAR-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
3.75 +13% vs. dept 77
POLI SCI 961
3.84 +16% vs. dept 19
POLI SCI 962
3.83 +16% vs. dept 15
POLI SCI 967
3.67 +11% vs. dept 9
POLI SCI 969
3.85 +16% vs. dept 205
POLI SCI 974
3.84 +16% vs. dept 865
POLI SCI 978 · — AUTHORITARIAN POLITICS AND INSTITUTIONS
3.95 +19% vs. dept 20
POLI SCI 987 · — COMPARATIVE POLITICS COLLOQUIUM
4.00 +21% vs. dept 66
POLI SCI 988 · — INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COLLOQUIUM
3.94 +19% vs. dept 128
POLI SCI 989 · — AMERICAN POLITICS WORKSHOP
4.00 +21% vs. dept 87
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