Spring 2027

Field Seminar in Political Theory

An overview of approaches to interpreting, teaching, and writing about political theory.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Rebecca Ploof

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Analyze different understandings of political theory as a subfield of political science

  • Analyze different methods and schools of studying political theory

  • Analyze different approaches to teaching works of political thought

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POLISCI 839

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=4 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.75 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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POLISCI 839 · Spring 2027

Field Seminar in Political Theory

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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