Academic Year 2025/2026 Classes
Note: This is a tentative list of courses offered by the Barnard political science department in Academic Year 2024-5, and should only be used by students and advisors for informational and planning purposes. For confirmed information and registration details, please see the Columbia Directory of Classes, available here.
Students may also take Political Science elective courses at Columbia. You may view all Columbia courses on Vergil or the Directory of Classes.
As of Summer 2025, Barnard students may only take Barnard intro courses to fulfill their introductory requirements. Intro courses taken at Columbia will only count toward elective requirements.
Fall 2025 Courses
Introductory Courses
POLS-BC1210
Introduction to American Politics
Professor Jonathan Keller
POLS-BC1610
Introduction to International Relations
Professor Gideon Rose
Elective Courses
Note: this is a list of elective courses offered by Barnard faculty. Any POLS elective course taken at Columbia is equally valid towards your major's elective requirement. Additionally, some of the courses below count toward a student's introductory requirements. See the notes below for more information.
POLS-BC1401
Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe
Professor Sheri Berman
Note: Introductory Equivalent for Intro to Comparative Politics
POLS-BC3017
American Political Thought
Professor Katherine Krimmel
POLS-BC3035
Feminist Political Thought
Professor Alyssa Battistoni
POLS-BC3521
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Professor Paula Franzese
POLS-UN3565
Drugs and Politics in the Americas
Professor Eduardo Moncada
POLS-BC3695
Race and Ethnic Politics
Professor Sonya Chen
Course Number TBD
Domestic Politics and International Relations
Professor Marjorie Castle
Colloquia
POLS-BC3019
American Political Development
Professor Katherine Krimmel
POLS-BC3033
The American Presidency
Professor Jonathan Keller
POLS-BC3120
The Politics of Nature
Professor Alyssa Battistoni
POLS-BC3341
Grassroots Activisms and Social Change
Professor Sonya Chen
POLS-BC3410
Human Rights in a Diverse World
Professor Ayten Gundogdu
POLS-BC3435
Law and Violence
Professor Ayten Gundogdu
Course Number TBD
Causes of War
Professor Marjorie Castle
Spring 2026 Courses
Introductory Courses
POLS-BC1110
Introduction to Political Theory
Professor Alyssa Battistoni
POLS-BC1510
Introduction to Comparative Politics
Professor TBD
Elective Courses
Note: this is a list of elective courses offered by Barnard faculty. Any POLS elective course taken at Columbia is equally valid towards your major's elective requirement. Additionally, some of the courses below count toward a student's introductory requirements. See the notes below for more information.
POLS-BC3205
Public Opinion and American Democracy
Professor Katherine Krimmel
POLS-BC3254
First Amendment Values
Professor Paula Franzese
POLS-BC3513
Politics of Illicit Economies in the Americas
Professor Eduardo Moncada
Course Number TBD
Political Psychology and International Relations
Professor Marjorie Castle
Course Number TBD
Asian American Politics
Professor Sonya Chen
Course Number TBD
Introduction to Constitutional Law
Professor Jonathan Keller
Course Number TBD
Black Political Thought
Professor Jonathan Keller
Colloquia
POLS-BC3048
Capitalism and Its Critics
Professor Alyssa Battistoni
POLS-BC3445
Gender and Public Policy
Professor Katherine Krimmel
POLS-BC3543
Non-State Governance in Contexts of Crime and Civil War
Professor Eduardo Moncada
POLS-BC3801
Politics of Economic Development in the World
Professor Xiaobo Lu
Course Number TBD
States and Political Identities
Professor Sheri Berman
Course Number TBD
Democracies in International Conflict
Professor Marjorie Castle
Course Number TBD
Political Violence
Professor Marjorie Castle
Course Number TBD
The Promises and Perils of Identity Politics
Professor Sonya Chen