Review of grammar and practice and improvement of reading skills through the study of authors such as Plato, Lysias, and Euripides. Prerequisite: 100y.

A year-long course that will include both the fundamentals of grammar and, in the second semester, selected readings from ancient authors, including the New Testament.

This seminar is designed to provide students participating in the Washington Internship Program with an overview of the various approaches to conducting research in the discipline of political science. Students will be introduced to methods of quantitative and qualitative research, data acquisition and hypothesis testing. The seminar's more specific goal is to help students understand the process of planning, organizing, and writing an analytical political science research paper. Enrollment limited to juniors and seniors in the Washington Internship Program.

Open only to members of the Semester-in-Washington Program.

Policy-making in the national government. Open only to members of the Semester-in-Washington Program. Given in Washington, D.C.

Admission for majors by permission of the department.

Admission for majors by permission of the department.

Topics course. The seminar will identify and analyze the sources and patterns of conflict and cooperation among Asian states and between Asian and Western countries in the contemporary period. The course will conclude by evaluating prospects for current efforts to create a new "Asia Pacific Community." Permission of the instructor is required.

Topics course. An introduction to the theoretical and empirical analysis of regional or emerging powers that challenge the hegemony of the West in the international system. Emphasis is given to political, economic, and social change in the wake of globalization turning the world into a multipolar one. We will also look into possible opportunities to address some of the pressing global problems (security, trade, finance, development, climate change, etc.) in the wake of newly emerging powers and the challenge they provide for international governmental organizations.

Topics course. An examination of selected topics related to American political behavior. Themes include empirical analysis, partisanship, voting behavior and turnout, public opinion, and racial attitudes. Student projects will involve analysis of survey data.