Baylor PSC: Political Science

44 courses, 68 sections in Spring 2027. Seats as of Oct 30, 2026, 2:00 AM Central.

PSC 1305: American National Government

3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Jacob Rodriguez

A course in American national government with emphasis on the historical background, structure, organization, and functioning of that government.

PSC 1387: US Const, Interp, Am Pol Exp

3 credit hours · 14 sections · 1502 open seats · Braeden McNulty, Patrick Flenniken, Ian Dagg, Steve Block and 3 more

A study of the philosophical and historical background, development, and content of the United States Constitution and its interpretation by the Supreme Court in a complex and ever-changing multi-ethnic, multi-racial, and multi-religious society.

PSC 2303: Crimnl Just/Comm Law Enf

3 credit hours · 1 section · 44 open seats · Keith Vaughan

Examination of the criminal justice system, law enforcement, police, courts, and the corrections system from the perspective of law enforcement personnel, alleged offenders, and victims of crime.

PSC 2315: Fund of Internatl Politics

3 credit hours · 3 sections · 72 open seats · Andy Marshall, Joshua Alley

Theories of international politics will be examined and compared in the light of the evolution of the modern states system. Attention will be given to the factors and variables that affect the formulation and implementation of foreign policies.

PSC 2343: Western Political Philosophy

3 credit hours · 3 sections · 72 open seats · Kevin Akalski, Lee Ward, Dwight Allman

The Western tradition of political philosophy from Ancient Greece to the present day. This course will not substitute for PSC 1387.

PSC 3300: Environment-Pol Process

3 credit hours · 1 section · 12 open seats · Julie King

Cross Listings: Cross-listed as: ENV 3300

PSC 3304: Comparative Government

3 credit hours · 5 sections · 75 open seats · Ivy Hamerly, Sarah Lee, Sergiy Kudelia, Andy Marshall

Comparative political analysis using current theories and cross-regional examples from both historical and contemporary eras. Special focus on institutions, regime change, and political culture, political violence, and political development.

PSC 3309: BiW Pub Pol Innv & Comm Good

3 credit hours · 1 section · 19 open seats · Rebecca Flavin, Hannah Wardell Metcalf

Offered through the Baylor in Washington Program. Explores contemporary topics in public policy from both a theoretical and practical perspective, culminating in an applied policy workshop. Includes guest lectures by experts in the field who guide students thr…

PSC 3321: Criminal Law

3 credit hours · 1 section · 44 open seats · Chester Long

Examination of the sources, development, and application of criminal law in the United States and Texas.

PSC 3322: American Public Policy

3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Colby Humphrey

An introductory study of how the dynamics of governmental decision making influence the content of public policy; course focuses upon how legislators, interest groups, chief executives, and the bureaucracy function to define alternatives and to shape policy ag…

PSC 3339: Law & Religion in U.S.

3 credit hours · 2 sections · 28 open seats · Francis Beckwith

Cross Listings: Cross-listed as: CHS 3339; PHI 3339

PSC 3353: American Political Thought

3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Ann Ward

An examination of American political and constitutional theory, from its philosophical genesis in the works of major early modern thinkers to the contributions of twentieth-century political and legal theorists. The original writings will be stressed.

PSC 3363: Classical Political Philosophy

3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Ann Ward

Cultivates knowledge and expertise relating to a wide range of works by some of the foundational political thinkers in western civilization such as Plato, Aristotle, Thucydides, and Herodotus. Provides students an opportunity to reflect upon and critically en…

PSC 3372: Law, Justice and the Community

3 credit hours · 1 section · 15 open seats · Christopher Galeczka

Cross Listings: Cross-listed as: CCS 3372; PPS 3372

PSC 3373: West Pol Thought: Modern

3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Timothy Burns

Modern political thought from the fifteenth through the nineteenth centuries, stressing the original writings of great political philosophers.

PSC 3375: Model United Nations

3 credit hours · 1 section · 40 open seats · Rebecca Flavin

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. An overview of the principal organs, related organizations, and specialized agencies of the United Nations system, including research into the work of specific committees that Baylor’s Model UN team will simulate at na…

PSC 3382: Public Service Internship

3 credit hours · 1 section · 15 open seats · Braeden McNulty

Prerequisite(s): Consent of program director. Research and seminars supplemented by fieldwork in a regional federal agency, in a state or local governmental agency, or in a not-for-profit agency.

PSC 3698: Bob Bullock Internship

6 credit hours · 1 section · 15 open seats · Pat Flavin

Selection as a Bullock Scholar and research in the Texas Legislature or Executive Branch as part of the Bob Bullock Scholars program.

PSC 3992: Washington Semester Internship

9 credit hours · 1 section · 20 open seats · Hannah Wardell Metcalf, Rebecca Flavin

Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Research, professional development workshops, and seminars supplemented by regularly scheduled fieldwork in a political, policy, or legal office located in Washington, DC.

PSC 4305: International Law

3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Daniel Ogden

Nature and origins of international law and the rights, duties, and responsibilities of the states under that law, as well as the problems which have arisen in its interpretation and enforcement.

PSC 4307: Environmental Law

3 credit hours · 1 section · 11 open seats · Julie King

Cross Listings: Cross-listed as: ENV 4307

PSC 4309: Environmental Justice

3 credit hours · 1 section · 18 open seats · Julie King

Cross Listings: Cross-listed as: ENV 4309

PSC 4312: Politics of Africa

3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Andy Marshall

Historical and contemporary political developments across Africa’s states, with primary focus on the states of sub-Saharan Africa.

PSC 4313: Politics and Literature

3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Steve Block

Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing. Study of fundamental questions of political theory as treated in works of literature. Topics may include authority, law and discretion, the individual and the community, and the nature of freedom, especially as these issu…

PSC 4314: Govt/Politics-Mexico

3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Victor Hinojosa

Constitutional development and political processes in the Mexican federal system. Emphasis will be placed on twentieth-century constitutional and political change, with special attention given to the current scene.

PSC 4320: African American Politics

3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Dave Bridge

Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing. Contemporary African American politics, including leading theories and paradigms, important social and political movements, prominent leaders, party politics, and role of the "Black Church."

PSC 4330: Urban Political Process

3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Colby Humphrey

Cross Listings: Cross-listed as: ENV 4330

PSC 4342: Public Policy and the Courts

3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Benjamin Kleinerman

Prerequisite(s): PSC 1387 or consent of instructor. The Supreme Court's role in the making of public policy, including its history, its justification, and its limits. Emphasis on court cases and literature covering economic, social and civil rights issues.

PSC 4354: Govt/Politics Western Europe

3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Ivy Hamerly

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C in PSC 3304; or consent of instructor. A comparative study of the forms of government organization, political processes, and major developments in Western Europe. Course emphasizes parliamentary forms of democracy.

PSC 4355: Power/Morality/Intern Relation

3 credit hours · 1 section · 20 open seats · Richard Jordan

Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing. The influence of moral principles on international politics.

PSC 4364: Asia-Pacific Politics

3 credit hours · 1 section · 10 open seats · Sarah Lee

Cross Listings: Cross-listed as: AST 4364

PSC 4375: International Organization

3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Joanne Cummings

Fundamentals of international politics and international law, advancing to an intensified study of past and, particularly, present international organizations, especially the United Nations.

PSC 4381: Amer Constitutional Law

3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Rebecca Flavin

Continuation of PSC 4361 but may be taken independently of that offering. Deals with those cases relating particularly to personal liberty and civil rights.

PSC 4383: Contemporary Pol Thought - HNR

3 credit hours · 1 section · 10 open seats · David Corey, Elizabeth Corey

Twentieth-century political ideas, with emphasis on contemporary democratic political theory and the challenges posed for traditional democratic ideals by major movements in contemporary psychological, existentialist, ethnic, feminist, socialist, and nationali…

PSC 4385: Diplomacy in Theory & Practice

3 credit hours · 1 section · 15 open seats · Joanne Cummings

Prerequisite(s): Upper-level standing. How states and other international actors communicate and pursue their foreign policy objectives through the use of diplomatic agents and techniques.

PSC 4390: BU Washington Research Project

3 credit hours · 2 sections · 34 open seats · John Kitch, Pat Flavin

Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and consent of the chairperson of the department. A tutorial course designed for advanced study in political science. The nature, limits, and requirements will be established in each instance after consultation between profess…

PSC 4392: Natl Security and Geoeconomics

3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Daniel Ogden

An overview of a specialized area of international political economics not covered by regular course offerings. May be repeated once under a different topic not to exceed six semester hours.

PSC 4397: Regimes and Intl Security

3 credit hours · 1 section · 24 open seats · Sergiy Kudelia

This course looks at the origins, institutions, and policies of democratic and authoritarian regimes. It explores the variation among autocracies and its effect on their stability and patterns of change, with a special focus on revolutions and negotiated trans…

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