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Undergraduate Courses
	• GERM-232 German, Intermediate I (4)
	• GERM-233 German, Intermediate II (4)
	• GERM-332 German Conversation and Composition I (3)
	• GERM-333 German Conversation and Composition II (3)
	• GERM-336 German Topics (3)
	• GERM-338 Introduction to German Translation (3)
	• GERM-339 Business German (3)
	• GERM-340 From Faust to the Berlin Wall (3)
	• GERM-342 Kafka and Modes of the Imagination (3)
	• GERM-390 Independent Reading in German (1-6)
	• GERM-394 Community Service-Learning Project (1)
	• GERM-396 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
	• GERM-432 Studies in German Film (3)
	• GERM-433 German Lyric Poetry (3)
	• GERM-438 German Civilization I (3)
	• GERM-439 German Civilization II (3)
	• GERM-488 Capstone Project (3)
	• GERM-490 Independent Research in German (1-6)
	• GERM-491 Internship (1-6)
	• GERM-494 Community Service-Learning Project (1)
	• GERM-496 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
	• GOVT-102 National Student Leadership Conference Topics (1)
	• GOVT-105 Individual Freedom vs. Authority (3)
	• GOVT-109 Summer Scholars Topics (1)
	• GOVT-110 Politics in the United States (3-4)
	• GOVT-130 Comparative Politics (3)
	• GOVT-194 Community Service-Learning Project (1)
	• GOVT-196 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
	• GOVT-205 Political Theory: Issues and Texts (1)
	• GOVT-208 Justice and Citizenship (3)
	• GOVT-210 Political Power and American Public Policy (3)
	• GOVT-211 Roots of Political Economy (3)
	• GOVT-212 Politics and Literature (3)
	• GOVT-213 Working as a Political Theorist (1)
	• GOVT-221 Income and Wealth in America (3)
	• GOVT-226 The Constitution, Presidential Power, and the War on Terror (3)
	• GOVT-231 Politics in the Developing World (3)
	• GOVT-233 Communism and Capitalism in East Asia (3)
	• GOVT-235 Political Conflict (3)
	• GOVT-240 Metropolitan Politics (3)
	• GOVT-282 Introduction to Women and Politics (1)
	• GOVT-294 Community Service-Learning Project (1)
	• GOVT-296 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
	• GOVT-304 Living With a Disability (3)
	• GOVT-310 Introduction to Political Research (3)
	• GOVT-315 Elections and Voting Behavior (3)
	• GOVT-317 Israeli Politics and Public Policy (3)
	• GOVT-320 The Presidency (3)
	• GOVT-321 Congress and Legislative Behavior (3)
	• GOVT-322 American Political Parties (3)
	• GOVT-323 Interest Group Politics (3)
	• GOVT-324 Latinos in U.S. Politics and Society (3)
	• GOVT-325 Minority Politics in the United States (3)
	• GOVT-326 American Conservative Political Thought (3)
	• GOVT-332 Comparative Environmental Politics (3)
	• GOVT-333 Government and Politics of the European Union (3)
	• GOVT-335 Democratization: Theory and Practice (3)
	• GOVT-336 Topics in Sub-Saharan African Politics (3)
	• GOVT-337 Authoritarianism in the Modern Era (3)
	• GOVT-339 Leaders in Comparative Perspective (3)
	• GOVT-340 Politics of Immigration in the United States (3)
	• GOVT-349 The Middle East in Comparative Perspective (3)
	• GOVT-352 Law and the Political System (3)
	• GOVT-390 Independent Reading Course in Government (1-6)
	• GOVT-391 Internship (1-6)
	• GOVT-394 Community Service-Learning Project (1)
	• GOVT-396 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
	• GOVT-401 LGBTQ Politics and Policy (3)
	• GOVT-403 Ancient Political Thought (3)
	• GOVT-404 Burke's Political Thought (3)
	• GOVT-405 Modern Political Thought (3)
	• GOVT-406 American Political Thought (3)
	• GOVT-408 The Idea of America in European Political Thought: 1492-Present (3)
	• GOVT-409 Contemporary Political Thought (3)
	• GOVT-415 Southern Civil Rights Movement (3)
	• GOVT-421 Legislative Negotiation (3)
	• GOVT-422 Studies in Political Behavior (3)
	• GOVT-423 Advanced Studies in Public Policy (3)
	• GOVT-424 Campaign Finance (3)
	• GOVT-425 Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement (3)
	• GOVT-426 U.S. Intelligence Community (3)
	• GOVT-427 Government Regulation and Deregulation (3)
	• GOVT-430 Principles of Homeland Security (3)
	• GOVT-431 Watergate: A Constitutional Crisis (3)
	• GOVT-432 Political Institutions and Processes in Selected Countries (3)
	• GOVT-435 Political Violence and Civil Wars (3)
	• GOVT-439 Politics of Peace in Northern Ireland (3)
	• GOVT-440 Minority Representation and Ethnic Conflict (3)
	• GOVT-441 The Politics of Mass Communication (3)
	• GOVT-443 Applied Political Writing (3)
	• GOVT-444 Political Speechwriting (3)
	• GOVT-445 Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Lobbying (3)
	• GOVT-448 The Presidential Primaries: Who Runs, Who Wins, and Why (3)
	• GOVT-450 Politics in Cuba (3)
	• GOVT-455 Equal Protection (3)
	• GOVT-458 Landmark Law Cases (3)
	• GOVT-461 Politics in the Television Age (3)
	• GOVT-464 Politics and Policy in the Digital Age (3)
	• GOVT-465 Politics and the Internet (3)
	• GOVT-470 Introduction to Applied Political Data Science (3)

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