Political Science at University of Notre Dame

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate POLS coursework.

• POLS 10600Political Theoryopens 4 courses (2 directly)
• POLS 22600Political Theory Discussionopens 4 courses (2 directly)
• POLS 10200International Relationsopens 2 courses (2 directly)
• POLS 10100American Politicsopens 2 courses (1 directly)
• POLS 22200International Relations Discussionopens 2 courses (1 directly)
• POLS 10400World Politicsopens 1 course (1 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate POLS work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 25 POLS and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 448 more POLS courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on POLS, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in POLS. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 4 courses deep, ending at POLS 12200

  1. POLS 22200International Relations Discussion
  2. POLS 10200International Relations
  3. POLS 12200International Relations Discussion

• 4 courses deep, ending at POLS 12600

  1. POLS 22600Political Theory Discussion
  2. POLS 10600Political Theory
  3. POLS 12600Political Theory Discussion

• 4 courses deep, ending at POLS 30727

  1. POLS 10600Political Theory
  2. POLS 22600Political Theory Discussion
  3. POLS 20600Political Theory

• 3 courses deep, ending at POLS 12400

  1. POLS 22400World Politics: An Introduction to Comparative Politics Discussion
  2. POLS 10400World Politics
  3. POLS 12400Introduction to Comparative Politics Discussion

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for POLS yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under POLS yet.

Clubs students here join

Department events

Political Science does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Notre Dame campus feed.