Upper Division POLSCI

2025 Fall
#24710

Game Theory in the Social Sciences

Shachar Kariv
Aug 27, 2025 - Dec 12, 2025
Th
05:00 pm - 07:59 pm

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Open Seats

ECON C110 - LEC 001 Game Theory in the Social Sciences more detail
A non-technical introduction to game theory. Basic principle, and models of interaction among players, with a strong emphasis on applications to political science, economics, and other social sciences.
2025 Summer Session C 8 weeks, June 23 - August 15
#12681

Political Psychology and Involvement

Jun 23, 2025 - Aug 15, 2025
12:00 am
Internet/Online

Instruction Mode: Online

No Open Seats
POLSCI 164A - DIS 102 Political Psychology and Involvement more detail
What can psychology tell us about why believe what they believe about current events, vote the way they do, or even perpetrate atrocities? This class explores the sources of public opinion and political behavior through the application of psychological theories about personality, cognition, social influence, and identity. The course focuses on both underlying psychological theories and concepts and their political implications. This class will largely focus on applications in United States politics and society, but I will include examples from other countries as well. There are no prerequisites.
2025 Summer Session C 8 weeks, June 23 - August 15
#12680

Political Psychology and Involvement

Jun 23, 2025 - Aug 15, 2025
12:00 am
Internet/Online

Instruction Mode: Online

No Open Seats
POLSCI 164A - DIS 101 Political Psychology and Involvement more detail
What can psychology tell us about why believe what they believe about current events, vote the way they do, or even perpetrate atrocities? This class explores the sources of public opinion and political behavior through the application of psychological theories about personality, cognition, social influence, and identity. The course focuses on both underlying psychological theories and concepts and their political implications. This class will largely focus on applications in United States politics and society, but I will include examples from other countries as well. There are no prerequisites.
2025 Summer Session C 8 weeks, June 23 - August 15
#12678

Political Psychology and Involvement

David Broockman
Jun 23, 2025 - Aug 15, 2025
12:00 am
Internet/Online

Instruction Mode: Online

No Open Seats
POLSCI 164A - LEC 001 Political Psychology and Involvement more detail
What can psychology tell us about why believe what they believe about current events, vote the way they do, or even perpetrate atrocities? This class explores the sources of public opinion and political behavior through the application of psychological theories about personality, cognition, social influence, and identity. The course focuses on both underlying psychological theories and concepts and their political implications. This class will largely focus on applications in United States politics and society, but I will include examples from other countries as well. There are no prerequisites.
2025 Summer Session C 8 weeks, June 23 - August 15
#12300

Understanding Political Developments in India

Jun 23, 2025 - Aug 15, 2025
12:00 am
Internet/Online

Instruction Mode: Web-Based Instruction

No Open Seats
POLSCI W145A - WBD 101 Understanding Political Developments in India more detail
This class focuses mostly on the "domestic" politics of India. In addition to providing an overview of political developments in India since independence, this online course assesses the nature of democratic participation and representation in contemporary India - the world's largest democracy.
2025 Summer Session C 8 weeks, June 23 - August 15
#12299

Understanding Political Developments in India

Pradeep Chhibber
Jun 23, 2025 - Aug 15, 2025
12:00 am
Internet/Online

Instruction Mode: Web-Based Instruction

No Open Seats
POLSCI W145A - WBL 001 Understanding Political Developments in India more detail
This class focuses mostly on the "domestic" politics of India. In addition to providing an overview of political developments in India since independence, this online course assesses the nature of democratic participation and representation in contemporary India - the world's largest democracy.
2025 Summer Session C 8 weeks, June 23 - August 15
#12298

Game Theory in the Social Sciences

Jun 23, 2025 - Aug 15, 2025
12:00 am
Internet/Online

Instruction Mode: Web-Based Instruction

No Open Seats
POLSCI W135 - WBD 101 Game Theory in the Social Sciences more detail
This course provides an introduction to game theory and its application in social science, especially political science and economics. The purposes of the course are to give students a sense of the field of game theory and how political scientists use it in making arguments about how government and politics work, to develop students' intuition about strategic situations in everyday life, and to develop students' analytical capabilities generally. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to depict social situations as simple game theoretic models, analyze those models to understand how the behaviors of the individuals involved are mutually reinforcing, and apply computer-based tools to evaluate under conditions of uncertainty.