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JON PEVEHOUSE

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Raw average: 4.77/5 from 159 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 140
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Pevehouse is the coolest teacher I've had so far. His lectures are genuinely engaging and you can tell he genuinely cares about his students. My TA for this class was also a really cool guy which makes this one of the best classes I've taken here at Madison. I would 100% recommend this class and Professor Pevehouse!
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POLIS359 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Pevehouse is awesome. Consistently funny, friendly, and open to questions or office hours. Take the honors discussion if you can.
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POLIS140 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Keep lectures engaging and relevant. Little homework and tests were only on basic principles of the topics.
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POLIS140 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Pevehouse is simply the GOAT. Funny, teaches clearly, nice guy if you go talk to him during office hours. The TA's are a whole different beast but if you study the concepts before each test, you'll do just fine. Highly recommend!
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POLIS140 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Pevehouse was a great professor for PS140. He knows a lot about the field and gives you a lot of information in the lectures. Do the readings and take notes, as the 2 exams and 1 final you have rely on multiple choice and short answers. Go to office hours as he is a great resource to do well in the class.
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PS140 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Professor Pevehouse is an engaging and enthusiastic lecturer and makes the material exciting and digestible. The exams are straightforward and cover only the essential points from the lecture. Pevehouse is good at making the class easy, without allowing students to miss crucial information and slack off.
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Classes with JON PEVEHOUSE

POLISCI 359

American Foreign Policy

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POLISCI 359 examines U.S. foreign policy since WWII through historical and analytical lenses.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Jon Pevehouse

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2021–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026POLISCI 359American Foreign Policy
Spring 2026POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2025POLISCI 140Introduction to International Relations
Fall 2025POLISCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2025POLISCI 917Time Series Analysis
Fall 2025POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025POLISCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2025POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2024POLISCI 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2024POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024POLISCI 698Directed Study
Spring 2024POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2024POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2023POLISCI 140Introduction to International Relations
Fall 2023POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023POLISCI 917Time Series Analysis
Spring 2023POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2023PUBAFFR 857Political Economy of Corruption and Good Governance
Fall 2022POLISCI 140Introduction to International Relations
Fall 2022POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2022POLISCI 140Introduction to International Relations
Spring 2022POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021POLISCI 359American Foreign Policy
Fall 2021POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020POLISCI 359American Foreign Policy
Fall 2020POLISCI 945Seminar-national Security Affairs
Fall 2020POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2020POLISCI 917Time Series Analysis
Spring 2020POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019POLISCI 140Introduction to International Relations
Spring 2019POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2019POLISCI 988International Relations Colloquium
Spring 2019POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2018POLISCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2018POLISCI 945Seminar-national Security Affairs
Fall 2018POLISCI 988International Relations Colloquium
Fall 2018POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2018POLISCI 140Introduction to International Relations
Spring 2018POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2018POLISCI 917Time Series Analysis
Spring 2018POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2017POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2017POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2017POLISCI 900Topics in Political Science
Spring 2017POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2017POLISCI 999Independent Work
Fall 2016POLISCI 817Empirical Methods of Political Inquiry
Fall 2016POLISCI 900Topics in Political Science
Fall 2016POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2016POLISCI 999Independent Work
Spring 2016POLISCI 900Topics in Political Science
Spring 2016POLISCI 917Time Series Analysis
Spring 2016POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2015POLISCI 900Topics in Political Science
Fall 2015POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2015POLISCI 359American Foreign Policy
Spring 2015POLISCI 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2015POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2015POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2014POLISCI 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2014POLISCI 817Empirical Methods of Political Inquiry
Fall 2014POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2014POLISCI 917Time Series Analysis
Spring 2014POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2013POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2013POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2013POLISCI 900Topics in Political Science
Spring 2013POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2013POLISCI 999Independent Work
Fall 2012POLISCI 817Empirical Methods of Political Inquiry
Fall 2012POLISCI 900Topics in Political Science
Fall 2012POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2012POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2012POLISCI 919Seminar-advanced Methodology
Spring 2012POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2011POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2011POLISCI 199Directed Study
Spring 2011POLISCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2011POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2011POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2010POLISCI 698Directed Study
Fall 2010POLISCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2010POLISCI 940Domestic Politics of International Relations
Spring 2010POLISCI 692Senior Thesis
Spring 2010POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2010POLISCI 919Seminar-advanced Methodology
Spring 2010POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2009POLISCI 359American Foreign Policy
Fall 2009POLISCI 699Directed Study
Fall 2009POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2007POLISCI 699Directed Study
Spring 2007POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2006POLISCI 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2006POLISCI 857International Relations Theories
Fall 2006POLISCI 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2006POLISCI 999Independent Work

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