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Fall 2025 Course Listings

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Note: Course listings are subject to change - last updated on April 4, 2025

Course Course Name Course # R Time Room Units Core
  Introductory Sequence (two 100-level courses required)

POLS 100-01

Ideas and Institutions (McBride)

40916

Y

TR 9:55 am - 11:40 am

CO 106 4 E
POLS 100-02

Ideas and Institutions (Friedman)

40917 Y

TR 9:55 am - 11:40 am

CO 417 4 E
  Thematic Seminars (two 200-level courses required)
POLS 210 Immigration and Citizenship (Coll) 41962   MWF 1:00 - 2:05 pm LM 343 4  
POLS 222 Approaches to Political Research (Murphy)  40919   TR 2:40 - 4:25 pm ED 201 4 E
POLS 250 Politics of Social Movements (Durazo) 40920   MWF 10:30 - 11:35 am         LM 346A 4  
 

300 - Level Electives (five 4-unit courses required)

Plus

Politics Service-Learning/Internships (one 4-unit course required) & Senior Capstone Course

POLS 322 Politics of American Justice (Kessler-Mata) 40921   MWF 11:45 am - 12:50 pm LM 141B 4  
POLS 324 African-American Politics (Taylor) 40922   MW 4:45 pm - 6:25 pm LM 141A 4  
POLS 335 Political Power and Constitutional Law (Taylor) 40923   TR 6:30 pm - 8:15 pm LM 365 E

POLS 338

Gender and Politics in Comparative Perspective (Friedman) 40924   TR 2:40 pm - 4:25 pm LM 352 4  
POLS 350 International Law and Organizations (Zartner) 40925   MW 2:15 - 4:00 pm LM 141A 4  
POLS 351 Global Conflict Resolution (Zunes) 40926   T 6:30 - 10:10 pm ED 104 4  
POLS 355 United States Foreign Policy (Zunes) 40927   TR 2:40 - 4:25 pm LM 346A 4  
POLS 370  USF in DC: Seminar (TBA) 40928   TBA TBA 4  
POLS 371 USF in DC: Internship (TBA) 40929   TBA TBA 8 SL 
POLS 372 USF in DC: Research (TBA) 40930   TBA TBA 4  
POLS 392 SpTp: Global Food Security (Dowd-Uribe) 40931   TR 9:55 -11:40 am MH 122 4  
POLS 396 Public Admin Internship (Kessler-Mata) 40932  

F 2:13 - 3:20 pm 

ED 103

4 CEL
POLS 397 Fieldwork in Pub Int Org (Durazo) 42056  

F 1:00 - 2:05 pm 

CO 315

CEL
Politics Research Courses 
POLS 492 SpTp: TBA (Kessler-Mata) 40935   MWF 10:30 - 11:35 am LM 141B 2-4  
POLS 495 Senior Politics Honors Seminar (Weiner) 40936   TR 12:45 - 2:30 pm ED 102 4  
  LSAT Prep (does NOT count toward politics major.)
POLS 92-01  LSAT Prep Course (Bronson) 40914  

U 6:00 - 9:00 pm

KA 163

2  
POLS 92-02 LSAT Prep Course (Bronson) 40915  

W 6:30 - 9:30 pm

KA 367

2  
Course Course Name Course # R Time Room Units Core
  Core Course:
POLS 322 Politics of American Justice (Kessler-Mata)

40921

 

MWF 11:45 am - 12:50 pm

LM 141B

4  
SOC 354 Sociology of Law (Santos) 41030   TR 12:45-2:30 pm KA 167 4  
  Domestic Justice:
BUS 301-01 Business Law (Harding)

40117

 

MWF 11:45 am-12:50 pm

KA 167

4  
BUS 301-02 Business Law (Harding)

40118

 

MWF 2:15-03:20 pm

KA 163

4  
BUS 301-03

Business Law (Monroe)

40119

 

MW 4:45-6:25 pm

KA 311

4  
BUS 301-04

Business Law (David)

40120

  R 6:30 -10:10 pm KA 111 4  
POLS 335 Political Power and Constitutional Law (Taylor) 40923   W 6:30 - 10:00 pm LM 141A 4 E
SOC 357 Criminology (Richman) 41031   MWF 10:30-11:35 am KA 263 4  
  Global Justice:
BAIS 350 International Law and Organizations (Zartner) 40248   MW 2:15 - 4:00 pm LM 141A 4  
POLS 350 International Law and Organizations (Zartner) 40925   MW 2:15 - 4:00 pm LM 141A 4  
SOC 302 Global Inequalities and Social Justice (Saeed) 41021   TR 2:40-4:25 pm LM 365 4  
  Field Placement/Internship:
POLS 396 Public Admin Internship (Kessler-Mata)

40932

 

F 2:13 - 3:20 pm 

ED 103

4 CEL
POLS 397 Fieldwork in Pub Int Org (Durazo)

42056

 

F 1:00 - 2:05 pm 

CO 315

4 CEL
  Electives: *Note: Domestic Justice and Global Justice courses may also be used as Electives within the Minor
BUS 491 Honors: Business Law (Griffis) 40178   TR 4:35-6:20 pm KA 111 4  
POLS 399 McCarthySFUrban Policy Fellows (Brahinsky) 40934   M 11:45 am - 3:25 pm

LME 1225

4 F, CEL
SOC 325 Critical Approach to Race/Ethnicity (Shin) 41027   MW 2:15-4:00 pm KA 267 4  
  LSAT PREP (Does NOT count towards Legal Studies minor)
POLS 092-01 LSAT Prep Course (Bronson) - non-POLS Credit  40914  

U 6:00 - 9:00 pm

KA 163

2  
POLS 092-02 LSAT Prep Course (Bronson) - non-POLS Credit  40915   W 6:30 - 9:30 pm TBA 2  
  Internships:
  Internships for POLS 396 and POLS 397 must be law-related
Course Course Name Course # R Time Room Units Core
  Core Course:
POLS-322 Politics of American Justice (Kessler-Mata)

40921

 

MWF 11:45 am - 12:50 pm

LM 141B

4  

SOC 357

Criminology (Richman)

41031

 

MWF 10:30-11:35 am

KA 263

4  
  Politics:
POLS 335 Political Power and Constitutional Law (Taylor) 40923   W 6:30 - 10:00 pm LM 141A 4 E
  Sociology:

SOC 354

Sociology of Law (Santos)

41030

 

TR 12:45-2:30 pm

KA 167

4  
  Field Placement/Internship:
POLS 396 Public Admin Internship (Kessler-Mata)

40932

 

F 2:15 - 3:20 pm 

ED 103

4 CEL
POLS 397 Fieldwork in Pub Int Org (Durazo)

42056

 

F 1:00 - 2:05 pm 

CO 315

4 CEL
  Electives: **Note: May be substituted for the Politics or Sociology Elective within the Minor
               
  LSAT PREP (Does NOT count towards Criminal Justice Studies minor)
POLS 092-01 LSAT Prep Course (Bronson) - non-POLS Credit  40914  

U 6:00 - 9:00 pm

KA 163

2  
POLS 092-02 LSAT Prep Course (Bronson) - non-POLS Credit  40915   W 6:30 - 9:30 pm KA 367 2  
  Internships:
  Internships for POLS 396 and POLS 397 must be law-related
Course Course Name (Instructor) Course # Time Room Units Core
  Intro Courses:
             
  Social and Economic Justice:
ECON 372 Development Economics (Katz) 40505 TR 4:35 - 6:20 pm LM 241B 4 CD

POLS 322

Politics of American Justice (Kessler-Mata)

40921

MWF 11:45 am - 12:50 pm

LM 141B

4  

SOC 302

Global Inequalities and Social Justice (Saeed)

41021

TR 2:40-4:25 pm

LM 365

4  
SOC 325 Critical Approach to Race/Ethnicity (Shin) 41027 MW 2:15-4:00 pm KA 267 4  
  Peace and Conflict:
BAIS 375 Colonialism and Empire (Zarobell) 40249 MWF 10:30-11:35 am KA 367 4  
POLS 351 Global Conflict Resolution (Zunes) 40926 T 6:30 - 10:10 pm ED 104 4  
  Ethical Approaches:

THRS 136

Holocaust and Genocide (TBA)

41077

W 11:45 am-3:35 pm

KA 363

4

D3

THRS 270-01

African Theol/Cosmologies (Dube)

41088

MW 2:15 - 4:00 pm

LM 344

4

D2, CD

THRS 270-02 African Theol/Cosmologies (Dube) 41713 MW 6:30-8:15 pm CO 418 4 D2, CD

THRS 361

Religion and the Environment (Mickey)

41093

TR 2:40- 4:25 pm

CO 314

4

D2

  Social Movements
POLS 338 Gender and Politics in Comparative Perspective (Friedman) 40924 TR 2:40 - 4:25 pm LM 352 4  
THRS 125 Soc. Justice, Activism & Jews (Mandell) 41075 MW 2:15-4:00 pm Gleeson 213 4 D3
THRS 130 Jews, Judaisms, and Jewish Identities (Bar-Gabai) 41076 R 2:40-6:20 pm LM 346B 4 D2
  Internships
  Any PJS-related USF Service-Learning (SL) class can count towards the Internship requirement with the approval of the Program Director. In other words, a variety of internship and SL classes can count towards PJS internship requirement provided the content is PJS-related.
  Also note that students who participate in Living-Learning Communities (LLCs), such as Erasmus, Esther Madriz and Martin Baro, can fulfill some of the required courses for the minor, depending on whether the content of the courses is PJS-related.
  Davies Seminar often times fulfill a requirement for the minor as well, depending on the topic. For approval, please contact the PJS Chair
  A list of additional offerings is available from the program and on the Politics website every semester. For further details or to add the minor contact the current PJS chair, Prof. Marco Durazo at mdurazo@usfca.edu.

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