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HOWARD SCHWEBER

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Raw average: 3.77/5 from 129 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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POLISCI 412
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
He also provides pre-written notes for the lectures which are helpful. His lectures are very engaging and oftentimes very funny.
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POLISCI 412
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Prof Schweber is a nice guy, but his lectures are impossible to follow; he stands at the podium and talks for 75 minutes straight, and, in my experience, can be condescending even if you ask genuine questions.
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POLISCI 314
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Goat. Extremely knowledgeable on law and despite not using slides he leads a really engaging discussion making it hard to slack off during lecture. Truly was a pleasure to study under him.
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POLISCI 314
Quality 4/5Difficulty 5/5
Schweber is very interesting and entertaining, but his lectures are impossible to follow. Stands at podium and lectures at you with no presentation for 75 minutes straight. Grade is entirely dependent on 3 take home partner exams. Assigns an overwhelming number of readings. TAs are your best friends in this course.
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POLISCI 314
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
Great person to yap with in office hours. Class itself was a little confusing to navigate. The lecture formats were okay, the outlines were helpful but the professor got off topic a lot.
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Classes with HOWARD SCHWEBER

POLISCI 412 examines the historical development of American constitutional thinking on individual rights and civil liberties from the founding era to the present.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026POLISCI 412The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties
Fall 2025POLISCI 314Criminal Law and Justice
Spring 2023POLISCI 160Introduction to Political Theory
Spring 2023POLISCI 412The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties
Spring 2023POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022POLISCI 400Topics in Political Science
Fall 2022POLISCI 411The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government
Fall 2022POLISCI 601Proseminar: Topics in Political Science
Fall 2022POLISCI 931Seminar-political Theory
Fall 2022POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2022POLISCI 412The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties
Spring 2022POLISCI 601Proseminar: Topics in Political Science
Spring 2022POLISCI 986Political Theory Workshop
Spring 2022POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2022POLISCI 999Independent Work
Fall 2021POLISCI 411The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government
Fall 2021POLISCI 986Political Theory Workshop
Fall 2021POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020POLISCI 160Introduction to Political Theory
Fall 2020POLISCI 400Topics in Political Science
Fall 2020POLISCI 411The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government
Fall 2020POLISCI 698Directed Study
Fall 2020POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2020POLISCI 411The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government
Spring 2020POLISCI 601Proseminar: Topics in Political Science
Spring 2020POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019POLISCI 400Topics in Political Science
Fall 2019POLISCI 412The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties
Fall 2019POLISCI 470The First Amendment
Fall 2019POLISCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2019POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019ILS 372Interdisciplinary Studies in the Social Sciences
Spring 2019POLISCI 460Topics in Political Philosophy
Spring 2019POLISCI 470The First Amendment
Spring 2019POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2018ILS 372Interdisciplinary Studies in the Social Sciences
Fall 2018POLISCI 400Topics in Political Science
Fall 2018POLISCI 411The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government
Fall 2018POLISCI 601Proseminar: Topics in Political Science
Fall 2018POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2018POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2017POLISCI 400Topics in Political Science
Fall 2017POLISCI 411The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government
Fall 2017POLISCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2017POLISCI 799Directed Study
Fall 2017POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2017POLISCI 411The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government
Spring 2017POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2017POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2016POLISCI 400Topics in Political Science
Fall 2016POLISCI 412The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties
Fall 2016POLISCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2016POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2016POLISCI 601Proseminar: Topics in Political Science
Spring 2016POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2016POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2015POLISCI 400Topics in Political Science
Fall 2015POLISCI 412The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties
Fall 2015POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2015POLISCI 400Topics in Political Science
Spring 2015POLISCI 412The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties
Spring 2015POLISCI 931Seminar-political Theory
Spring 2015POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2014POLISCI 411The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government
Fall 2014POLISCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2014POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2014POLISCI 999Independent Work
Spring 2014POLISCI 412The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties
Spring 2014POLISCI 931Seminar-political Theory
Fall 2013POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2013POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2012POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2012POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2011POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2011POLISCI 412The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties
Spring 2011POLISCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2011POLISCI 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2011POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2011POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2010POLISCI 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2010POLISCI 412The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties
Spring 2010POLISCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2010POLISCI 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2010POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2010POLISCI 931Seminar-political Theory
Fall 2009ILS 205Western Culture: Political, Economic, and Social Thought I
Fall 2009POLISCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2009POLISCI 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2009POLISCI 692Senior Thesis
Fall 2009POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2009LAW 940Law and Contemporary Problems
Spring 2009LEGALST 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2009POLISCI 412The American Constitution: Rights and Civil Liberties
Spring 2009POLISCI 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2009POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2009POLISCI 932Seminar in Early Modern Political Theory
Fall 2008LEGALST 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2008POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2008LAW 940Law and Contemporary Problems
Spring 2008LEGALST/POLISCI 217Law, Politics and Society

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