Course Syllabi

Students may find their course syllabus below. For any questions about course syllabi, please contact your professor or academic advisor.

GOVT, GCP, BIOD, ODKM, POGO, PUAD, and PUBP are acronyms to refer to umbrellas of study (e.g. "GOVT" stands for "Government").

2025 Syllabi

GCP - Spring 2025

ODKM - Spring 2025

ODKM-610: Social and Organizational Inquiry
Instructor: Ann Romosz

ODKM-621: Foundations of Coaching
Instructors: Penny Potter & Mary Zackius-Shittu

ODKM-722: Coaching and Organization Development
Instructor: Stacey Guenther

ODKM-735-001: Organization Development Practices
Instructor: Tojo Thatchenkery

ODKM-740: Learning Community (Cohort 28)
Instructor: Tojo Thatchenkery

ODKM-740: Learning Community (Cohort 29)
Instructor: Tojo Thatchenkery

ODKM-750-DL2: Mindful Leadership
Instructor: Stacey Guenther

PUAD - Spring 2025

2024 Syllabi

Fall 2024

BIOD - Fall 2024 syllabi

GOVT - Fall 2024 syllabi

GOVT-101-Dl1: Democratic Theory and Practice
Instructor: Margaret Appleby-Stephens

GOVT-132-001: Intro to International Politics
Instructor: Ketian Zhang

GOVT-132-002: Introduction to International Politics
Instructor: J. Luis Rodriguez

GOVT-134-001: Grand Challenges to Human Security
Instructor: Meghan Garrity

GOVT-312-DL1: Political Parties and Campaigns
Instructor: William Bolling

GOVT-319-006: Artificial Intelligence: Ethics, Policy, and Society
Instructor: Thema Monroe-White

GOVT-319-007: Race in American Politics
Instructor: Michael Fauntroy

GOVT-319-DL1: Virginia Elections
Instructor: David Ramadan

GOVT-329-006: 20th Century Virginia History and Politics
Instructor: John Milliken

GOVT-339-001: Demography and Population
Instructor: John May

GOVT-351-001: Administration in the Political System
Instructor: Jessica Terman

GOVT-351-DL1: Administration in the Political System
Instructor: William Bolling

GOVT-356-001: Public Budgeting and Finance
Instructor: Leonard Wales

GOVT-363-DL1: Science and Technology Institutions and Policy
Instructor: James Olds

GOVT-367-001: Money Markets and Economic Policy
Instructor: Steven Pearlstein

GOVT-443-DL1: Law and Ethics of War
Instructor: Joseph Kochanek

GOVT-444-002: Foreign Intelligence and Civil Liberties
Instructor: Robert Deitz

GOVT-452-001: Administrative Law and Procedure
Instructor: William Froehlich

GOVT-467-001: How Washington Really Works
Instructor: Steven Pearlstein

GOVT-743-DL1: International Political Economy
Instructor: Hilton Root

GOVT-745-001: International Security
Instructor: John Gordon

GOVT-745-DL1: International Security
Instructor: Ellen Laipson

ODKM - Fall 2024 syllabi

Summer 2024

BIOD - Summer 2024 syllabi

GCP - Summer 2024 syllabi

GOVT - Summer 2024 syllabi

GOVT-133-A02: Introduction to Comparative Politics
Instructor: Deborah Boucoyannis

GOVT-347-C01: International Security
Instructor: Connor Monie

GOVT-464-001:Campaign Management 
Instructor: David Rehr

PUAD - Summer 2024 syllabi

PUAD-631-001: Disaster Response Operations and Recovery
Instructor: William Flagler

PUAD-540-001: Public Policy Process
Instructor: Michelle Buehlmann

PUAD-540: Public Policy Process (MPA Cohort)
Instructor: Michelle Buehlmann

Spring 2024

GOVT - Spring 2024 syllabi

ODKM - Spring 2024 syllabi

ODKM-610: Social and Organizational Inquiry
Instructor: Ann Romosz

ODKM-621: Foundations of Coaching
Instructor: Penny Potter

ODKM-722: Coaching and Organization Development
Instructor: Stacey Guenther

ODKM-735: Organization Development Practice
Instructor: John Hovell

ODKM-740: Learning Community for Cohort 27
Instructor: Tojo Thatchenkery

ODKM-740: Learning Community for Cohort 28
Instructor: Tojo Thatchenkery

POGO - Spring 2024 syllabi


2023 Syllabi

Fall 2023

GOVT - Fall 2023 syllabi

GOVT-101-DL1: Democratic Theory & Practice
Instructor: Margaret Appleby

GOVT-103-DL2: Intro to American Government
Instructor: William Bolling

GOVT-132-002: Intro to International Politics
Instructor: Meghan Garrity

GOVT-132-DL1: Introduction to International Politics
Instructor: Erica Seng-White

GOVT-300-003:Research Methods and Analysis
Instructor: Ed Zolnik

GOVT-301-002: Public Law and Judicial Process
Instructor: Shea Holman

GOVT-319-004: Virginia Political History
Instructor: John Milliken

GOVT-339-001: Demography and Population
Instructor: John May

GOVT-342-001: Diplomacy
Instructor: Gregory Delawie

GOVT-344-002: American Foreign Policy
Instructor: Luis Rodriguez

GOVT-346-003: American Security Policy
Instructor: Bartle Gorman

GOVT-351-001: Administration in Political Systems
Instructor: Michelle Buehlmann

GOVT-356-001: Public Budgeting and Finance
Instructor: Leonard Wales

GOVT-444-001: North Korean Security
Instructor Joshua NamTae Park

GOVT-444-002: Foreign Intelligence and Civil Liberties
Instructor: Robert Deitz

GOVT-444-DL2: Human Rights & Justice in Latin America
Instructor: Jo-Marie Burt

GOVT-467-002: How Washington Really Works
Instructor: Steven Pearlstein

GOVT-490-005: The Modern Nonprofit Leader
Instructor: Clifford Yee

GOVT-540-003: International Relations
Instructor: Luis Rodriguez

GOVT-631-001: The China Challenge
Instructor: G. Venkat Raman

GOVT-743-DL1: International Political Economy
Instructor: Hilton Root

GOVT-745-001: International Security
Instructor: Ellen Laipson

GOVT-753/PUAD-703-001: Collaborative Public Management
Instructor: Alan Abramson

ODKM - Fall 2023 syllabi

Summer 2023

GOVT - Summer 2023 syllabi

ITRN - Summer 2023 syllabi

ODKM - Summer 2023 syllabi

POGO - Summer 2023 syllabi

PUAD - Summer 2023 syllabi

Spring 2023

BIOD - Spring 2023 syllabi

GOVT - Spring 2023 syllabi

GOVT-133-001: Introduction to Comparative Politics
Instructor: Philip Martin

GOVT-301-DL2: Public Law and Judicial Process
Instructor: Carol Walker

GOVT-304-001: American State and Local Government
Instructor: William Bolling

GOVT-318-DL1: Interest Groups, Lobbying and the Political Process Syllabus
Instructor: David Rehr

GOVT-319-003: Virginia Political History
Instructor: John Milliken

GOVT-319-004: Political Leadership and Crisis Management
Instructors: Tom Davis and Ricky Rossello

GOVT-319-007: Legal Writing
Instructor: Phillip Mink

GOVT-319-DL2: Internet Law & Policy
Instructor: Svetlana Matt

GOVT-332-001: Governments and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa
Instructor: Heba El-Shazli

GOVT-333-DL1: Government & Politics of Asia
Instructor: Erica Seng-White

GOVT-338-001: Government and Politics of Russia
Instructor: Bartle Gorman

GOVT-339-001: Introduction to Science and Technology Policy
Instructor: Muhammad Salar Khan

GOVT-341-001: Chinese Foreign Policy
Instructor: Ketian Zhang

GOVT-342-001: Diplomacy
Instructor: Greg Delawie

GOVT-345-001: Islam and Politics
Instructor: Heba El-Shazli

GOVT-351-DL1: Administration in Political Systems
Instructor: Michelle Buehlmann

GOVT-351-DL2: Administration in the Political System
Instructor: William Bolling

GOVT-356-001: Public Budgeting and Finance
Instructor: Leonard Wales

GOVT-358-DL1: Nonprofit Financial Planning
Instructor: Lynne Weikart

GOVT-361-001: Introduction to Environmental Policy
Instructor: Todd LaPorte

GOVT-399-001: Pillars of Research - Learning Community
Instructor: Heba El-Shazli

GOVT-409-001: Virginia Legislative Process
Instructor: David Ramadan

GOVT-422-001: Constitutional Interpretation
Instructor: Robert Deitz

GOVT-427-DL1: Feminist Political Thought
Instructor: Elizabeth Gibson

GOVT-443-001: Law and Ethics of War
Instructor: Lee Roberts

GOVT-444-DL2: History of Taiwan
Instructor: Gerrit van der Wees

GOVT-445-001: Human Rights
Instructor: Sarah Dorman

GOVT-452-001: Administrative Law and Procedure
Instructor: William Froehlich

GOVT-464-001: U.S. Energy Policy
Instructor: Joel Hicks

GOVT-464-DL1: Public Interest Technology (Understanding Technology, Applications, & Policies for the Public Good)
Instructor: Alan Shark

GOVT-464-DL2: Space and Science Policy 
Instructor: James Olds

GOVT-490-003: Infrastructure Past, Present and Future
Instructor: Jonathan Gifford

GOVT-490-DL3: Creating Well-Being
Instructor: Jessica Srikantia

GOVT-520-001: Political Theory
Instructor: Joanna Rozpedowski

GOVT-631-001: Theories of the State
Instructor: Mariely Lopez-Santana

GOVT-706-001: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
Instructor: Charles Keckler

GOVT-743-DL1: International Political Economy
Instructor: Hilton Root

GOVT-744-001: Foundations of Security Studies
Instructor: John Gordon

GOVT-745-DL1: International Security
Instructor: Ellen Laipson

ODKM - Spring 2023 syllabi

ODKM-610: Social and Organizational Inquiry
Instructor: Ann Romosz

ODKM-621: Foundations of Coaching
Instructor: Penny Potter

ODKM-722-001: Coaching and Organization Development
Instructor: Jessica Srikantia

ODKM-735-001: Organization Development Practices
Instructor: Tojo Thatchenkery

ODKM 740: Learning Community for Cohort 26
Instructor: Tojo Thatchenkery

ODKM 740: Learning Community for Cohort 27
Instructor: Tojo Thatchenkery

POGO - Spring 2023 syllabi

POGO-511-DL1: Intro Data Analysis: Statistical Methods for Policy Analysis
Instructor: Anh Pham

POGO-550-002: U.S. Energy Policy
Instructor: Joel Hicks

POGO-646-002: Policy and Program Evaluation
Instructor: Katrin Anacker

POGO-741-DL1: Cyber Conflict and International Security
Instructor: Brian Mazanec

POGO-750-001: Civil Wars and Stabilization in Africa
Instructor: Philip Martin

POGO-750-002: Ethical Challenges in Public Policy
Instructor: Robert Deitz

POGO-750-008: International Development Projects in Practice
Instructor: J.P. Singh

POGO-750-009: Revolutions and Social Protest
Instructor: Jack Goldstone

POGO-750-011: Gender in the Policy Context
Instructor: Bonnie Stabile

POGO-750-012: Theories of the State
Instructor: Mariely Lopez-Santana

POGO-750-013: Policy and Law: The Legal Framework of National Security
Instructor: Andrew McCabe

POGO-750-014: Advanced Macroeconomic and Econometric Analyses for Public Policy Research
Instructor: Maurice Kugler

POGO-750-015: Higher Education Policy
Instructor: Anne Holton

POGO-750-019: Transportation and Land Use
Instructor: Edmund Zolnik

POGO-750-DL1: School Reform in the US: Politics and Policies
Instructor: David Houston

POGO-750-DL2: Managing Large Government Crisis 
Instructor: James Olds

POGO-750-DL3: Teacher Development and Education Policy
Instructor: Matthew Steinberg

POGO-750-DL4: Social Science Research and Education Policy
Instructor: Matthew Steinberg

POGO-750-DL5: Dangers of Technology: AI and Beyond
Instructor: Stephen Ruth

POGO-750-DL7: Social Media, Privacy and Innovation
Instructor: Siona Robin Listokin-Smith

POGO-750-DL8: China and the U.S.
Instructor: Hilton Root

POGO-750-DL9: Education Policy: Process, Context, and Politics
Instructor: David Houston

POGO-794-001: Internship: Professional Development
Instructor: Robert Deitz


2022 SYLLABI

Fall 2022

BIOD - Fall 2022 syllabi

GOVT - Fall 2022 syllabi

GOVT-301-001: Public Law and Judicial Process
Instructor: Kelly Richter

GOVT-301-002: Public Law and Judicial Process
Instructor: Ally Coll

GOVT-307-001: Legislative Behavior
Instructor: Nicholas Miras

GOVT-319-002: Miracle Machine: American Science Policy
Instructor: James Olds

GOVT-319-005: Intermediate Spanish in Local and Global Contexts
Instructor: Lisa Rabin

GOVT-319-006: Religion and Politics
Instructor: John Farina

GOVT-319-007: Politics of American Education
Instructor: Atif Qarni

GOVT-329-002: American Civil Justice
Instructor: Kelly Richter

GOVT-341-001: Chinese Foreign Policy
Instructor: Ketian Zhang

GOVT-342-001: Diplomacy
Instructor: Gregory Delawie

GOVT-354-001: Nonprofit Sector in Society
Instructor: Clifford Yee

GOVT-356-001: Public Budgeting and Finance
Instructor: Leonard Wales

GOVT-367-004: Money, Markets and Economic Policy
Instructor: Steven Pearlstein

GOVT-399-001: IR Policy Task Force: Human Security and International Development at the Border
Instructor: Eric McGlinchey

GOVT-423-001: Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Instructor: Robert Deitz

GOVT-423-002: Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Instructor: Kelly Richter

GOVT-443-001: Law and Ethics of War
Instructor: John Harlow

GOVT-444-005: Demography and Population
Instructor: John May

GOVT-445-002: Human Rights
Instructor: Sarah Dorman

GOVT-490-007: Polarization and the 2022 Election
Instructor: Steven Pearlstein

GOVT-500-001: Scientific Method and Research Design
Instructor: Philip Martin

GOVT-530-001: Comparative Politics
Instructor: Philip Martin

GOVT-706-001: Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
Instructor: Charles Keckler

GOVT-743-001: International Political Economy
Instructor: Hilton Root

GOVT-745-001: International Security
Instructor: Ellen Laipson

GOVT-745-002: International Security
Instructor: John Gordon

POGO - Fall 2022 syllabi

POGO-511-007: Introduction to Data Analysis for PhD Students
Instructor: John Earle

POGO-511-DL1: Intro Data Analysis: Statistical Methods for Policy Analysis
Instructor: Anh Pham

POGO-511-627: Introduction to Data Analysis: Policy and Government
Instructor: David Muhlhausen

POGO-550-001: Contemporary International Security Challenges
Instructor: Michael Morell

POGO-580-002: Skills for Government Contract
Instructor: James McCarthy

POGO-611-001: Advanced Data Analysis for Policy & Government
Instructor: Naoru Koizumi

POGO-646-001: Policy and Program Evaluation
Instructor: Katrin Anacker

POGO-646-002: Policy and Program Evaluation
Instructor: Katrin Anacker

POGO-646-601: Policy & Program Evaluation
Instructor: Michelle Casciato

POGO-741-DL1: Cyber Conflict and International Security
Instructor: Brian Mazanec

POGO-742-DL1: Intro to Intelligence & National Security
Instructor: James Danoy

POGO-750-DL1: Dangers of Technology: AI and Beyond
Instructor: Stephen Ruth

POGO-750-DL3: Current Issues in East Asia
Instructor: Gerrit van der Wees

POGO-750-DL5: Peace Operations: Theory and Practice
Instructor: Arslan Malik

POGO-750-004: Emerging Technologies, Transportation and Public Policy
Instructor: Jonathan Gifford

POGO-750-005: Congress and Intelligence 
Instructor: Ronald Marks III

POGO-750-007: Foreign Intelligence in a Free Society
Instructor: Robert Deitz

POGO-750-008: Public Sector Leadership
Instructor: Anne Holton

POGO-750-009: Intelligence Analysis
Instructor: David Priess

POGO-750-010: U.S. Government Crisis Management
Instructor: James Olds

POGO-750-015: Voting Rights Policymaking
Instructor: Michael Fauntroy

POGO-750-016: Population Policies
Instructor: John May

POGO-750-017: Disinformation and Policy Responses
Instructor: Justin Maddox

POGO-794-001: Internship: Professional Development
Instructor: Robert Deitz

POGO-801-001: Research Design for Social Science and Public Policy
Instructor: Eric McGlinchey

Summer 2022

BIOD - Summer 2022 syllabi

ODKM - Summer 2022 syllabi

PUAD - Summer 2022 syllabi

PUBP - Summer 2022 syllabi

Spring 2022

BIOD - Spring 2022 syllabi

GOVT - Spring 2022 syllabi

GOVT-132-004: Introduction to International Politics
Instructor: HyunJung Kim

GOVT-133-003: Comparative Politics
Instructor: Erica Seng-White

GOVT-318-001: Interest Groups, Lobbying and the Political Process 
Instructor: David Rehr

GOVT-319-001: Cyber Security Policy
Instructor: Ronald Marks

GOVT-319-002: Third Party Governance
Instructor: Jessica Terman

GOVT-324-DL1: Modern Western Political Theory
Instructor: Jospeh Kochanek

GOVT-342-003: Diplomacy
Instructor: Gregory Delawie

GOVT-347-DL1: International Security
Instructor: Eugene Tadie

GOVT-351-DL3: Administration in the Political System
Instructor: Katrina Hubbard Dunlap

GOVT-356-001: Public Budgeting and Finance
Instructor: Leonard Wales

GOVT-358-DL1: Nonprofit Financial Planning
Instructor: Lynne Weikart

GOVT-361-001: Introduction to Environmental Policy
Instructor: Todd Laporte

GOVT-422-001: Constitutional Interpretation
Instructor: Carol Walker

GOVT-444-DL2: History of Taiwan
Instructor: Gerrit van der Wees

GOVT-444-029: Human Rights and transitional Justice in Latin America
Instructor: Jo-Marie Burt

GOVT-446-DL2: International Law and Organizations
Instructor: Stuart Malawer
International Law

GOVT-452-001: Administrative Law and Procedures
Instructor: William Froehlich

GOVT-464-001: Public Interest Technology
Instructor: Alan Shark

GOVT-490-001: Weapon of Mass Destruction
Instructor: HyunJung Kim

GOVT-490-002: Creating Well-being
Instructor: Jessica Srikantia

GOVT-520-002: Political Theory
Instructor: Joanna Rozpedowski

GOVT-743-DL1: International Political Economy
Instructor: Hilton Root

GOVT-745-001: International Security
Instructor: John Gordon

GOVT-745-DL2: International Security
Instructor: Ellen Laipson

GOVT-753-DL2: Collaborative Public Management
Instructor: Sheldon Edner

GOVT-753-001: Collaborative Public Management
Instructor: Alan Abramson

ODKM - Spring 2022 syllabi

POGO - Spring 2022 syllabi