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Fall 2026 Course Listings

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Note: Course listings are subject to change - last updated April 29, 2026

Course Course Name  Course # Time  Room Units Core 
  Introductory Sequence (two 100-level courses required)
POLS 100-01 Change and Conflict (Durazo) 21469 TR 9:55 am - 11:40 am CO 106 4 E
POLS 100-02 Change and Conflict (Coll) 21470 TR 9:55 am - 11:40 am CO 417 4 E
  Thematic Seminars (two 200-level courses required)
POLS 222 Approaches to Political Research (Murphy)         21471 TR 2:40 - 4:25 pm MA 228 4 E
POLS 240 Youth Politics (Friedman) 21472 MWF 2:15 pm - 3:20 pm ED 006 4  
POLS 245 Indigenous Politics (Kessler-Mata) 21473 TR 12:45 pm - 2:30 pm LM 346B 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 (Weiner) 21474 MWF 1:00 - 2:05 pm ML LL5 4  
POLS 330 Crime, Law, and the Constitution (Taylor) 21475 MW 6:30 pm - 8:15 pm CO 314 4  
POLS 331 Latin American Politics (Friedman) 21476 MWF 10:30 am - 11:35 am LM 141B 4 CD
POLS 339 Free Expression and the Constitution (Weiner) 21477 MWF 10:30 am - 11:35 am LM 354 4  
POLS 353 Politics of War and Peace (Zunes) 21478 MW 2:15 pm - 4:00 pm MA 122 4  
POLS 354 International Relations/Middle East (Zunes) 21479 MW 4:45 - 6:25 pm MA 123 4  
POLS 361 Urban Field Course (Brahinsky) 22195 F 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm MA 226 4  
POLS 363 Housing and Homelessness Policy 21480 TR 12:45 pm - 2:30 pm LM 244B 4  
POLS 392 SpTp: Econ of China 21808 TR 9:55 am - 11:40 am LM 354 4  
POLS 395 Politics Lab (Posch) 21485 TR 4:35 pm - 6:30 pm LM 358    
  Internship Courses 
POLS 370 USF in DC: Seminar (TBA) 21481 TBD TBD 4  
POLS 371 USF in DC: Internship (TBA) 21482 TBD TBD 8 SL
POLS 372 USF in DC: Research (TBA) 21483 TBD TBD 4  
POLS 396 Public Admin Internship (Kessler-Mata) 21486 W 11:45 am - 12:45 pm LM 141A 4 CEL
POLS 397 Fieldwork in Pub Int Org (Durazo) 21487 TH 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm ML LL5 4 CEL
  Politics Research Courses 
POLS 424 SpTp: Fire, Water & Food (McBride) 21488 TR 2:40 pm - 4:25 pm LME 1223 1-3  
  LSAT Prep (does NOT count toward politics major)
POLS 092-01 LSAT Prep Course (Bronson) 22196 S 8:00 am - 9:00 pm CO 417 2  
POLS 092-02 LSAT Prep Course (Bronson) 22197 T 6:30 - 9:30 pm C0 319 2  

 

Course Course Name Course # Time  Room Units Core
  Core Course 
POLS 322 Politics of American Justice (Weiner) 21474 MWF 1:00 pm - 2:05 pm ML LL5 4  
  Domestic Justice          
BUS-301-01 Business Law (Griffis) 20026 TR 4:35 pm - 6:20 pm ML LL4 4  
BUS-301-02 Business Law (Griffis) 20027 TH 6:30 pm - 10:10 pm ML LL4 4  
BUS-301-03 Business Law (Harding) 20028 MWF 11:45 am - 12:50 pm KA 363 4  
BUS-301-04 Business Law (Harding) 20029 MWF 1:00 pm - 2:05 pm KA 363 4  
POLS 330 Crime, Law, and the Constitution (Taylor) 21475 MW 6:30 pm - 8:15 pm CO 314 4  
POLS 339 Free Expression and the Constitution (Weiner) 21477 MWF 10:30 am - 11:35 am LM 354 4  

SOC 227

Violence in Society (Murphy) 21565 MW 8:35 am - 10:20 am KA 267 4 E
SOC 357

Criminology (Richman)

21581 MWF 12:45 pm - 2:30 pm KA 263 4  
  Global Justice
SOC 302 Global Inequalities and Social Justice (Saeed) 21569 TR 8:00 am - 9:45 am LM 355 4  
  Internship
POLS 396 Public Admin Internship (Kessler-Mata) 21486 W 11:45 am - 12:45 pm LM 141A 4 CEL
POLS 397 Fieldwork in Pub Int Org (Durazo) 21487 TH 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm ML LL5 4 CEL
SOC 299 Social Justice Internship (Richman) 21568 TR 2:40 - 4:25 pm KA 263 2-4  CEL
  Electives: *Note: Domestic Justice and Global Justice courses may also be used as Electives within the Minor
POLS 363 Housing and Homelessness Policy (Brahinsky) 21480 TR 12:45 pm - 2:30 pm LM 244B 4  
SOC 325 Critical Approach to Race/Ethn (Shin) 21575 TR 12:45 pm - 2:30 pm KA 267 4  
SOC 356

Juvenile Justice (Durazo)

21580 TR 4:35 pm - 6:20 pm LM 355 4  
  LSAT PREP (Does NOT count towards Legal Studies minor)
POLS 092-01 LSAT Prep Course (Bronson) 22196 S 8:00 am - 9:00 pm CO 417 2  
POLS 092-02 LSAT Prep Course (Bronson) 22197 T 6:30 - 9:30 pm C0 319 2  
  Internships
  Internships for POLS 396 and POLS 397 must be law-related

 

Course Course Name  Course # Time Room Unit Core
  Core Courses        
POLS 322 Politics of American Justice (Weiner) 21474 MWF 1:00 pm- 2:05 pm ML LL5 4  
SOC 357 Criminology (Richman) 21581 TR 12:45 pm - 2:30 pm  KA 263 4  
Electives:          
  Politics          
POLS 330 Crime, Law, and the Constitution (Taylor)  21475 MW 6:30 pm - 8:15 pm CO 314 4  
  Sociology          
SOC 227 Violence in Society (Murphy) 21565 MW 8:35 am- 10:20 am KA 267 4 E
SOC 356 Juvenile Justice 21580 TR 4:35 pm - 6: 25 pm LM 355 4  
  Internships          
POLS 396 Public Admin Internship (Kessler-Mata) 21486 W 11:45 am - 12:50 pm LM 141A 4 CEL
POLS 397 Fieldwork in Pub Int Org (Durazo) 21487 R 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm ML LL5 CEL
SOC 299 Social Justice Internship (Richman) 21568 TR 2:40 pm - 4:25 pm KA 263 2-4 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) 22196 S 8:00 am -9:00 pm CO 417 2  
POLS 092-02 LSAT Prep Course (Bronson) 22197 T 6:30 pm- 9:30 pm CO 315 2  
  Internships:
  Internships for POLS 396 and POLS 397 must be law-related

 

Course Course Name Course # Time Room Units Core
  Intro Courses
POLS 353 Politics of War & Peace (Zunes) 21478 MW 2:15 pm - 4:00 pm MA 122 4  
SOC 353  Sociology of Peace and War (Zunes) (Cross-listed) 21579         MW 2:15 pm - 4:00 pm MA 122 4  
  Peace and Conflict          
SOC 227 Violence in Society (Murphy) 21565 M W 8:35 am - 10:20 am KA 267 4  
POLS 354 Int'l Relations/Middle East 21479 M W 4:45 pm - 6:25 pm MA 123 4  
  Social and Economic Justice
ECON 476 Nat. Resource Econ & Dev Policy (Anttila-Hughes) 21062 M 4:45 pm - 6:25 pm ED 308 2  
ENVA 367 Environmental Justice (Mickey) 21132 TR 12:45 pm - 2:30 pm ED 103 4  
POLS 322 Politics of American Justice (Weiner) 21474 MWF 1:00 pm - 2:05 pm MH LL5 4  
SOC 302 Global Inequalities/ Social Justice (Saeed) 21569 TR 8:00 am - 9:45 am LM 355 4  
SOC 325 Critical Approach to Race/Ethnic (Shin) 21575 TR 12:45 pm - 2:30 pm KA 267  4  
POLS 363 Housing & Homelessness Policy (Brahinsky) 21480 TR 12:45 pm - 2:30 pm LM 244B 4  
  Ethical Approaches
THRS 136 Holocaust and Genocide (Taube) 21953 MW 4:45 pm - 6:25 pm KA 363 4  
THRS 270-01 African Theol/Cosmologies (Dube) 21984 TR 4:35 pm - 6:20 pm KA 363 4  
  Social and Political Movements
MS 319 LGBTQ+ Cinema (Taylor) 21944 W 6:30 pm - 10:30 pm CO 106 4  
             
THRS 130 Jews, Judaisms, and Jewish Identities (Mandell) 21950 MW 2:40 pm - 4:25 pm LM 351 4  
  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 internships and SL classes can count towards the PJS internship requirement, provided the content is PJS-related.
  Further notes:
 

**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.

  **The Davies Seminar often fulfills a minor requirement 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. Saeed, ssaeed3@usfca.edu.

 

Course Course Name  Course # Time Room Units Core
  Required
ANTH Mideast Peoples & Culture (Wahbe) 20724 TR 4:35 pm - 6:20 pm KA 163 4 E/CD
POLS 354 International Relations/Middle East (Zunes) 21479 MW 4:45 pm - 6:25 pm MA 123 4  
  Electives          
HIST 310 The Ancient Near East (Claussen) 40652 MWF 1:00 pm - 2:05 pm LM 245 4 CEL
THRS 130 Jews, Judaisms, and Jewish Identities (Bar-Gabai) 41076 R 2:40 pm - 6:20 pm LM 346B 4 D2
THRS 210 Intro to Qur'an (Hidayatullah) 41081 TR 4:35 pm - 6:20 pm CO 414    
THRS 390 Ethics: Antisemitism & Intersect (Tapper) 41097 TR 12:45 pm - 2:30 pm KA 163   D3
  Notes:
  **must be Middle Eastern topics only
  **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 chair, Prof. Zunes, zunes@usfca.edu.                                                

 

Spring 2026 Course Listings

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Note: Course listings are subject to change - last updated on January 27, 2026

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

POLS 100-01

Change and Conflict (Durazo)

21469

TR 9:55 am - 11:40 am

CO 106 4 E
POLS 100-02

Change and Conflict (Kessler-Mata)

21470

TR 9:55 am - 11:40 am

CO 417 4 E
  Thematic Seminars (two 200-level courses required)
POLS 222 Approaches to Political Research (Murphy)  21471 TR 2:40 pm - 4:25 pm

MA 228

4 E
POLS 240 Youth Politics (Friedman) 21472 MWF 2:15 pm - 3:20 pm ED 006 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 (Weiner) 21474 MWF 1:00 pm - 2:05 pm MH LL5 4  
POLS 330 Crime, Law & Constitution (Taylor) 21475 MW 6:30 pm - 8:15 pm

CO 314 

4  
POLS 331 Latin American Politics (Friedman) 21476 MWF 10:30 am - 11:35 am LM 141B  

POLS 339

Free Expression/Constitution (Weiner) 21477 MWF 10:30 am - 11:35 am LM 354 4  
POLS 352 Human Rights/Global Change (Bercault) 22345 MWF 1:00 pm - 2:05 pm MA 123 4  
POLS 353 Politics of War & Peace (Zunes) 21478 MW 2:15 pm - 4:00 pm MA 122 4  
POLS 354 Int'l Relations/Middle East (Zunes) 21479 MW 4:45 pm - 6:25 pm MA 123 4  
POLS 361  Urban Field Course (Brahinsky) 22195 F 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm MA 226 4  
POLS 363 Housing & Homelessness Policy (Brahinsky) 21480 TR 12:45 pm - 2:30 pm LM 244B 4  
POLS 370 USF in DC: Seminar (Di Resta) 21481 TBD TBD 4  
POLS 371 USF in DC: Internship (Martinez) 21482 TBD TBD 8 CEL
POLS 372 USF in DC: Research (Bare) 21483 TBD

TBD

4  
POLS 395 Policy Lab (Posch) 21485 TR 4:35 pm - 6:20 pm

LM 358

 
POLS 396 Public Admin Internship (Kessler-Mata)  21486 W 11:45 am - 12:50 pm MH LL4 4  
POLS 397 Fieldwork in Pub Int Org (Durazo) 21487 R 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm KA 167 4 CEL
  Politics Research Courses 
POLS 425 Fire, Water and Food (McBride) 21488 TR 2:40 pm - 4:25 pm LME 1223 4  
  LSAT Prep (does NOT count toward politics major)
POLS 92-01  LSAT Prep Course (Bronson) 22196

U 6:00 - 9:00 pm

KA 167

2  
POLS 92-02 LSAT Prep Course (Bronson) 22197

W 6:30 - 9:30 pm

LM 241A

2  
Course Course Name Course # 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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