Spring 2027

Political Science as a Discipline and Profession

Describes and evaluates major approaches in political science while exploring professional development and career issues within the discipline.

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Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2017: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Demonstrate an understanding of political science as a discipline and profession.

  • Recognize major approaches used in the discipline of political science and the “hidden curriculum” of the profession.

  • Identify a broad cross-section of the faculty and their research in the political science department.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing

  • Graduate/professional standing
POLISCI 800

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  • Graduate/professional standing

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2016: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2017: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2018: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Major approaches used in political science.
  • Professional development and political science careers.
  • Faculty research in the political science department.

Skills

  • Recognize major approaches in political science and the hidden curriculum of the profession.
  • Explore issues related to professional development and political science careers.

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Sources & history

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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