Topics in Political Philosophy
TOPICS IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY covers advanced investigation of selected problems in political philosophy.
Summary
Historical reviews of Michael Promisel: The course features essays with open-ended prompts and includes leisure reading materials.
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Prerequisites
Course mapSophomore standing and (POLI SCI 160 or ILS 205) or (POLI SCI 209 taken prior to fall 2017) or graduate standing
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- POLI SCI 209 taken prior to fall 2017
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- POLI SCI 209 taken prior to fall 2017
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Professors
Fall 2026No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical instructor Michael Promisel is described as a cutting-edge, friendly, and outgoing teacher who puts students first. He focuses on finding deeper meanings in sport and demonstrates great teaching ability.
MICHAEL PROMISEL is recorded teaching in Fall 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Michael Promisel: Michael Promisel is a cutting-edge, friendly instructor who prioritizes students and demonstrates great teaching ability in this topics course on Sport and Politics.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.81 GPA, 92.3% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.77 GPA, 90.0% A/AB (n=40 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Michael Promisel: The course features essays with open-ended prompts and includes leisure reading materials.
Historical reviews of Michael Promisel: Students appreciate the instructor's outgoing nature and the goal of finding deeper meanings in sport, supported by open-ended essay assessments.
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Latest available · Spring 2025— not enough history to project Fall 2026.
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1289 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
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