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Physics
  

  • PHYS016 PO - The Art and Science of Optics

    When Offered: Spring 2021.
    Instructor(s): D. Whitaker
    Credit: 1

    This course will explore historical and current understandings of the science of optics experienced through the prism of the visual arts. Class meetings will include direct study of objects in the collection of the Benton Museum of Art, studio art sessions, and physics labs. Students will explore the work of artists who engaged with principles of geometric optics, such as Johannes Vermeer, Samuel van Hoogstraten, and Rembrandt van Rijn, and they will also recreate and use optical devices, such as the camera obscura and camera lucida. Students will also practice drawing techniques to represent objects in illusionistic perspective as well as perspectival manipulations such as anamorphosis. Course assessment will include written responses to works of art, lab exercises, and final projects incorporating studio art practice. Letter grade only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS017 PO - Physics in Society: A Critical Analysis of Energy Policies

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): E. Quetin
    Credit: 1

    Analysis of solutions to the world’s demand for energy. The physical principles behind energy production and the rationality of these approaches, including an exploration of feasibility, cost, efficiency, resource depletion, environmental waste products, environmental impact, global accessibility and risks of potentially catastrophic failures. Topics discussed will include coal, gas, fission, fusion, hydro, solar, biofuels and energy storage.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4; Writing Intensive
  

  • PHYS041 PO - General Physics with Laboratory

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): E. Quetin
    Credit: 1

    Calculus-based introductory physics for non-majors. PHYS 041 PO focuses on Newtonian mechanics and thermodynamics; PHYS 042 PO  focuses on electricity & magnetism and waves. Both courses highlight the physical principles behind modern instrumentation in geology, chemistry, biology and other scientific disciplines and biomedical applications are discussed. Prerequisites: completion of/or concurrent enrollment in one of the following: MATH 030 PO , MATH 031 PO , MATH 031H PO , MATH 031S PO , MATH 032 PO  or MATH 032S PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS042 PO - General Physics with Laboratory

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    Calculus-based introductory physics for non-majors. PHYS 041 PO  focuses on Newtonian mechanics and thermodynamics; PHYS 042 PO focuses on electricity and magnetism and waves. Both courses highlight the physical principles behind modern instrumentation in geology, chemistry, biology and other scientific disciplines and biomedical applications are discussed. Prerequisites: completion of/or concurrent enrollment in MATH 031 PO , MATH 031H PO  or MATH 031S PO ; and PHYS 041 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS050 PO - Robotics with a Purpose (CP)

    When Offered: Fall 2020.
    Instructor(s): J. Hudgings
    Credit: 1

    In this hands-on, engineering-oriented introductory course, students will participate in a community partnership with a local Title 1 high school. Students will have the opportunity to collaborate on designing and building microcontroller-based electronics projects while also engaging with the principles of social justice and collaborative leadership. The class is intended to serve as a pathway into the physics major, leading to PHYS 071 PO /PHYS 072 PO  in the spring semester.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4; Analyzing Difference
  

  • PHYS070 PO - Spacetime, Quanta and Entropy with Laboratory

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): D. Tanenbaum
    Credit: 1

    Calculus-based introduction to principles of contemporary physics, designed especially for potential physics and astronomy majors. (Life-science students should take PHYS 041 PO /PHYS 042 PO ). Topics include conservation laws, special relativity, quantum physics and thermal physics, all viewed from a 21st-century perspective. Prerequisites: high school physics and completion or concurrent enrollment in one of the following: MATH 030 PO , MATH 031 PO , MATH 031H PO , MATH 031S PO , MATH 032 PO  or MATH 032S PO . Sophomores and above may enroll only with permission.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS071 PO - Introductory Classical Mechanics

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): A. Zook; D. Whitaker
    Credit: 0.5

    An introduction to classical mechanics, emphasizing the centrality of the fundamental conservation laws of Newtonian mechanics and focusing on applying Newton’s Laws of Motion and their consequences to standard physical systems such as the simple harmonic oscillator and planetary motion. Prerequisites: PHYS 070 PO  and completion of/or concurrent enrollment in one of the following: MATH 030 PO , MATH 031 PO , MATH 031H PO , MATH 031S PO , MATH 032 PO  or MATH 032S PO . First years only; others only with permission. Half course.
  

  • PHYS072 PO - Introductory Electricity and Magnetism

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    An introduction to electricity, magnetism and waves, as summarized in Maxwell’s equations of electricity and magnetism. Emphasizes the concepts of electric and magnetic fields and their interactions with charged particles, ultimately leading to the great synthesis of electricity, magnetism and light. Prerequisites: PHYS 070 PO  and completion of/or concurrent enrollment in one of the following: MATH 030 PO , MATH 031 PO , MATH 031H PO , MATH 031S PO , MATH 032 PO  or MATH 032S PO . First years only; others only with permission. Half-course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS080 HM - Topics in Physics


    See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS101 PO - Foundations of Modern Physics with Laboratory

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): J. Hudgings; R. Mawhorter
    Credit: 1

    Course examines the development of modern physics, including an introduction to wave mechanics, spectra and structure of atoms, molecules and solids, nuclear physics, and additional topics. Prerequisites: PHYS 041 PO  and PHYS 042 PO  ; or PHYS 070 PO  , PHYS 071 PO  , and PHYS 072 PO  (or equivalent placement exams); and completion of/concurrent enrollment in MATH 032 PO  or MATH 067 PO  . 
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4; Analyzing Difference; Writing Intensive
  

  • PHYS111 HM - Theoretical Mechanics


    See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS116 HM - Quantum Mechanics


    See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS117 HM - Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics


    See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS125 PO - Mechanics

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): A. Zook
    Credit: 1

    The classical mechanics of Newton, Lagrange and Hamilton. The harmonic oscillator, the two-body problem, systems of oscillators and chaos. Heavy emphasis on problem solving. Prerequisites: MATH 032 PO  or MATH 067 PO ; PHYS 041 PO  and PHYS 042 PO , or PHYS 070 PO ; and MATH 060 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS128 PO - Electronics with Laboratory (CP)

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): R. Mawhorter
    Credit: 1

    Electronics with Laboratory. Transistors and integrated circuits in a variety of applications, including operational amplifiers, basic digital circuits, analog/digital conversion and an introduction to microprocessors. Course contains a community partnership component. Project required. Prerequisites: PHYS 041 PO  and PHYS 042 PO  , or PHYS 070 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS139 PO - Mathematical Methods of Physics

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2019.
    Instructor(s): N. Bahreyni
    Credit: 1

    A survey of mathematical methods and concepts in linear algebra, partial differential equations and complex analysis underlying theoretical and applied Physics. Topics will include properties of vector spaces and operators, tensor analysis, eigenvalue problems, spectral decomposition, Sturm-Liouville systems, special functions, boundary-value problems, spherical harmonics, Green’s functions, calculus of variations, complex plane, contour integration, conformal mapping, Fourier and Laplace transforms.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS142 PO - Electricity and Magnetism

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): A. Zook
    Credit: 1

    Electrostatics, steady currents, magnetic fields, induction, Maxwell’s equations, potential theory, material media and radiation theory. Prerequisites:  MATH 032 PO  or MATH 067 PO ; PHYS 041 PO  and PHYS 042 PO , or PHYS 070 PO ; and MATH 060 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS151 HM - Electromagnetic Fields


    See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS154 HM - Fields and Waves


    See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS155 PO - Experimental Optics

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2018.
    Instructor(s): D. Whitaker
    Credit: 1

    A hands-on introduction to optical instruments and techniques. Ray optics, building simple instruments, light detection methods, interference, and diffraction will be covered in this studio course that blends lectures, problem solving, and lab activities. Co-requisites: PHYS 101 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS160 PO - Introduction to General Relativity

    When Offered: Fall 2021.
    Instructor(s): T. Moore
    Credit: 1

    Development of Einstein’s theory of general relativity from basic physical principles. Development of the mathematics of curved spacetime. Astrophysical applications, including spherically symmetric objects, black holes, cosmology and the creation and detection of gravitational waves. Prerequisite: PHYS 125 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4; Speaking Intensive
  
  
  
  

  • PHYS165 PO - Introduction to Physical Hydrodynamics

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): D. Whitaker
    Credit: 1

    This course introduces the ideas underlying fluid mechanics using a fundamental physical approach. It discusses transport coefficients of fluids, the kinematics of continuous media, conservation laws and potential flow. Finally, it concludes with a treatment of vorticity and vortex dynamics, flow at low Reynolds numbers – including suspensions and porous media, boundary layers and hydrodynamic instabilities. Letter grade only. Corequisite: PHYS 125 PO  or 5C equivalent.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  
  
  
  

  • PHYS170 PO - Quantum Mechanics

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): R. Mawhorter
    Credit: 1

    The Schroedinger equation, operator methods using Dirac notation, harmonic oscillator, angular momentum and other two- and three-dimensional systems with applications to atoms and molecules. Prerequisites:  PHYS 101 PO  and MATH 060 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS171 PO - Topics in Applied Physics

    When Offered: Fall 2020.
    Instructor(s): J. Hudgings
    Credit: 1

    This course is a survey of topics in applied physics, chosen according to student interests. Topics may include photovoltaics, nanotechnology, biophysics, optoelectronic devices, quantum communications, and more. The course will emphasize reading and discussing review papers and original research papers from the scientific literature. Prerequisites: PHYS101 PO.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  
  
  

  • PHYS174 PO - Contemporary Experimental Physics

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    Experimental study of selected areas in physics and astronomy with emphasis on modern instrumentation and techniques. Discussion of techniques in error analysis and use of professional data presentation packages. Prerequisites:  PHYS 101 PO . Co-requisites: ASTR 101 PO  or PHYS 128 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS175 PO - Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    Classical thermodynamics, kinetic theory and introduction to statistical mechanics. Prerequisites:  PHYS 101 PO  and MATH 060 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS176 PO - Elementary Particle Physics

    When Offered: Fall 2020.
    Instructor(s): T. Moore
    Credit: 1

    This course provides an introduction to the current theory of elementary particles, including the basics of quantum field theory. The course will discuss particle phenomenology, relativistic modifications to quantum mechanics, calculation of decay and scattering amplitudes using Feynman diagrams, core features of the electromagnetic, weak and color interactions and the Higgs mechanism. Prerequisites: PHYS 101 PO  and co- requisite PHYS 170 PO .
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS183 HM - Teaching Internship


    See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  
  

  • PHYS185 PO - Introduction to Materials Science

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): D. Tanenbaum
    Credit: 1

    This seminar will showcase current interdisciplinary research methods of modeling and characterizing materials and devices. Materials studied may include polymers, amorphous, polycrystalline and crystalline solids. Thermal, electronic and optical properties will be studied not only in theory, but also in laboratory demonstrations. Topics will include charge transport, band structure, semiconductors, superconductivity, quantum confinement, and spins. Applications of these topics to modern electronics, energy generation, and sensors will be discussed. Experimental methods that will be discussed and demonstrated may include diffraction, electron and scanned probe microscopies, x-ray scattering, optical and mass spectroscopies.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 4
  

  • PHYS190 PO - Senior Seminar

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): R. Mawhorter
    Credit: 1

    Review and integration of major topics in physics. Reading, presentation and discussion of current research topics. In addition, each student formulates, executes and presents the results of his or her own individual research project, beginning with focused reading and presentations of pertinent research literature (from short communications to review articles), ending with a conference-style progress report. Senior majors or minors only.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Speaking Intensive
  

  • PHYS191 PO - Senior Thesis

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    An experimental senior thesis consists of a research project and paper in experimental, theoretical, or computational physics. Full course.
  

  • PHYS191E PO - Senior Thesis (Experimental)

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    An experimental senior thesis consisting of a research project and paper in experimental, theoretical or computational physics. Full course. May be repeated once with the department’s permission. Senior majors only.
  

  • PHYS191L PO - Senior Thesis (Library)

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    A library senior thesis consisting of a thorough and up-to-date literature survey and research paper on a topic of current interest in physics. Seniors whose senior thesis is based on a team project in a Harvey Mudd engineering or physics clinic should also select this thesis option. Half-course. May be repeated once with the department’s permission.
  
  

  • PHYS193 PO - Senior Comprehensive Examination

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): R Mawhorter
    Credit: 0

    Opportunity to demonstrate mastery of introductory and upper-division physics topics studied. P/NP grading only; no course credit. Senior majors only.
  
  

  • PHYS199DRPO - Physics: Directed Readings

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • PHYS199IRPO - Physics: Independent Research

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5-1

    A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Pre-requisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit.
  

  • PHYS199RAPO - Physics: Research Assistantship

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 0.5

    Lab notebook, research summary or other product appropriate to the discipline is required. Half-course credit only.

Political Studies
  

  • POST118 PZ - The Criminalization of Latinxs and Resistance


    See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2

Politics
  

  • GOVT020 CM - Introduction American Politics


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT060 CM - Intro to Comparative Government


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT101 CM - The United States Congress


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT102 CM - The American Presidency


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT105 CM - Organization Health Care/Public Policy


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT109 CM - Juvenile Delinquency and Public Policy


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT110 CM - American Culture Wars


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT113 CM - Inequality, Politics and Public Policy


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT115 CM - Politics of Journalism


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT117 CM - California Politics


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT118 CM - The Process of Environmental Policymaking


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT119 CM - Study of Law


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT120 CM - Environmental Law


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT132E CM - Pol/Econ of Nat Resource Policy


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT133 CM - India in Asia: Democracy/Development


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT133E CM - Politics and Military in Latin America


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT134 CM - Mexican Government and Politics


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT134E CM - Democratization and Politic Mexico


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT136 CM - The Politics of Radical Movements in America


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT136C CM - International Relations of South Asia: Security, Economics, and Culture


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT138 CM - Religion and Politics in Latin America


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT140 CM - International Politics of Nuclear Weapons


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT141 CM - The Politics and Craft of International Journalism


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT142 CM - International Political Feature Writing


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT142E CM - Chinese Politics


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT146A CM - Middle Eastern Politics I (1918-1967)


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT147 CM - Japanese Foreign Policy


    See the Claremont Mckenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT149 CM - Foreign Relations of the U.S.


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT164 CM - Political Rhetoric


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT165 CM - Political Philosophy and History


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT172 CM - Political Philosophy and Foreign Policy


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT173C CM - Russian Politics


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT181 CM - Crime and Public Policy (Seminar)


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT182 CM - Church and State in American Constitutionalism


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT185 CM - Supreme Court/Criminal Procedure


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • GOVT187 CM - Women and the Law


    See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  
  

  • POLI001A PO - Classical Political Theory

    When Offered: Each fall.
    Instructor(s): S. McWilliams; J. Seery
    Credit: 1

    Introduction to major works in ancient thought that have contributed to our understanding of political philosophy and practice. Emergence of the concept of politics; the political role of tragic theatre and poetry; the Socratic challenge to Athens; the Western tradition of epic heroism; the politics of class, race and gender; and the early Christian challenge to Rome.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI001B PO - Modern Political Theory

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): J. Seery; S. McWilliams
    Credit: 1

    Second half of sequence, but does not require or presuppose POLI001A PO - Classical Political Theory . Themes and concepts associated with modernity: social-contract theory; equality and rights; the origins of democracy, liberalism and individualism; the origins of protest, revolution and radicalism; and economics and the bureaucratic state.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI002 PO - American Political Thought

    When Offered: Fall 2021.
    Instructor(s): S. McWilliams
    Credit: 1

    A Historical and topical review of American political philosophy from the Puritans to the present. Emphasis on such recurrent themes as equality, liberty, individualism and racism.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI003 PO - Introduction to American Politics

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): O. Wasow; S. Sadhwani
    Credit: 1

    An overview of the institutions, processes and content of politics in the United States. Focus on selective policy issues and contemporary institutional conflicts.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI005 PO - Introduction to Comparative Politics

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): P. Englebert
    Credit: 1

    Why do some countries become rich while others remain poor? When and why do we see the outbreak of political violence? or even revolution? Where do nation-states come from? and why do some become democracies? Speaking of democracies, are they threatened by rising levels of nationalism and populism globally? This class introduces major analytical approaches in the field of comparative politics in order to better understand how and why political systems, and their problem, vary across the globe.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI007 PO - United States Foreign Policy

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): M. Boduszynski
    Credit: 1

    Examines how interests, individuals, institutions, ideas, and interest groups shape U.S. foreign policy. Drawing on readings, simulations, and direct engagements with foreign policymakers, this course will look into the domestic and international factors that have shaped both continuity and change in U.S. foreign policies from 9/11 to the Biden administration.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI008 PO - Introduction to International Relations

    When Offered: Each semester.
    Instructor(s): H. Haddad; T. Le
    Credit: 1

    Examines international conflict, cooperation and the increasing importance of transnational relations and governance in contemporary international affairs. This course will examine various conceptions of institutions, power and behavior with respect to pressing international issues and situations.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI010 PO - Political Freedom

    When Offered: Spring 2022.
    Instructor(s): J. Seery
    Credit: 1

    A theoretical study of the pursuit of freedom through politics. Topics include freedom and authority; equality and liberty; rights, dissent, revolution; community versus individuality; excitable speech; considerations of culture, class, gender, race, embodiment; and technology. Readings from Toni Morrison, bell hooks, Angela Davis, J.S. Mill, Isiah Berlin, Philip Pettit, Orlando Patterson, Neil Roberts, Shatema Threadcraft, Saidiya Hartman, Frederick Douglass, Ralph Ellison, Franz Fanon, Malcolm X, Henry David Thoreau, Donna Haraway, Audre Lorde, Sara Ahmed, Saba Mahmood, and others;  films, paintings; music
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI020 PO - African-American Political Though

    When Offered: Last offered fall 2017.
    Instructor(s): S. McWilliams
    Credit: 1

    An exploration of the central ideas, texts, and debates within African-American political thought. Readings will include works from authors such as James Baldwin, Ralph Bunche, Octavia Butler, Stokely Carmichael, WEB Du Bois, Martin Luther King, Jr., Charles Mills, Hortense Spillers, Booker T. Washington, and Ida B. Wells.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI030 PO - The United States Congress

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2018.
    Instructor(s): D. Menefee-Libey
    Credit: 1

    An investigation of Congress from four perspectives: as an institution, as a collection of politicians, as a legislature and as the focus of national government and policy.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2
  

  • POLI033A PO - American Constitutionalism I: Structures of Power

    When Offered: Fall 2021.
    Instructor(s): A. Hollis-Brusky
    Credit: 1

    This course examines the role of the United States Supreme Court in the American political system. Combining historical, institutional and analytic approaches, it reviews some of the Supreme Court’s landmark constitutional decisions, focusing on the ways in which this “least dangerous branch” has influenced and shaped the power relationships between the three co-equal branches – Executive, Legislative and Judicial – and between the federal government and the states over time.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
  

  • POLI033B PO - American Constitutionalism II: Rights and Liberties

    When Offered: Spring 2022.
    Instructor(s): A. Hollis-Brusky
    Credit: 1

    This course examines the constitutional law and politics of civil liberties and individual rights in the United States through close reading of some of the landmark cases of the United States Supreme Court. The course focuses on the Bill of Rights and the Second Founding, with an emphasis on the First and Fourteenth Amendments, paying close attention to the way in which judicial interpretation of the Constitution has shaped and influenced the political and legal struggle over issues such as privacy, segregation & desegregation, affirmative action, abortion, voting rights, free speech, religious liberty and marriage equality.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive; Analyzing Difference
  

  • POLI046 PO - The Politics of Immigration and Citizenship

    When Offered: Last offered spring 2019.
    Instructor(s): Staff
    Credit: 1

    Examines immigration and citizenship politics in the U.S., from historical development of policy to contemporary trends, with attention to comparative national policies and global migration context. Topics include international migration theories, debates over immigrant waves, controversies over citizenship, documented and undocumented immigrants, highly-skilled immigration and second-generation immigrants.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Analyzing Difference
  

  • POLI060 PO - The Global Politics of Food and Agriculture

    When Offered: Each spring.
    Instructor(s): H. Williams
    Credit: 1

    Addresses interplay among states and growers, how environmental problems affect farms around the world and the various ways that producers and governments attempt to address such problems; current issues in agricultural science and economics and debates about genetic engineering; international patent law and intellectual property.
    Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
    Area 2; Writing Intensive
 

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