Teaching
North American Studies Course Catalog (Summer Semester 2025)
Courses at the Politics Department: Summer Semester 2025
Bachelor Program
Fundamental Lecture
Understanding North America B (UNA), Lora Anne Viola/Sebastian Kohl/Yue Louise Hu, Fridays: 10:00-12:00, 14:00-16:00
Orientation Module
Canadian Politics, David Bosold, Mondays, 10:00-12:00, R319
Advanced Module B: State and Civil Society
The US at the UN, Lora Anne Viola, Mondays, 14:00-16:00, R319
American Politics and Film, Thomas Greven, Tuesdays, 18:00-20:00, R340
International Institutions: Theory and Practice, Hannah-Aeterna Borne, Thursdays, 14:00-16:00, R319
Election Coverage in the US and Canada, David Bosold, Thursdays, 12:00-14:00
Master Program
M.A. Colloquium
Mastercolloquium Political Science, Lora Anne Viola, Mondays, 12-14, R203
Module B: Institutions, Actors and Processes
Far-right contestation of liberal democracy in the US: Roots, sites, targets, and drivers, Julia Simon, Wednesdays, 18:00-20:00 (online)
International Order in Crisis?, Lora Anne Viola, Tuesdays, 10:00-12:00, R340 (also module C)
Canadian Foreign Policy, David Bosold, Thursdays, 8:00-10:00, R340 (also module C)
Module C: Politics and Policies
Lecture Series: US Foreign Policy in Turbulent Times, Wednesdays: 16:00-18:00, Lora Anne Viola, R340 (also GSNAS)
GSNAS
Research Colloquium
Research Colloquium Social Science, Lora Anne Viola,/Sebastian Kohl,/Yue Louise Hu, Thursdays, 16:00-18:00, R319
B.A. Program
All B.A. Students are required to take Understanding North America (UNA) as part of their studies.
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Semester |
Course |
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Winter |
UNA A (History, Culture, Literature) |
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Summer |
UNA B (Politics, Economics, Sociology) |
The following B.A modules are offered by the politics department:
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Semester |
Orientation Module |
Advanced Module A (Vertiefungsmodul) Policies and Politics |
Advanced Module B (Vertiefungsmodul) State and Civil Society |
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Winter |
Seminar |
Seminar & Vertiefungsseminar |
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Summer |
Proseminar |
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Seminar & Vertiefungsseminar |
The following M.A. modules are offered by the politics department:
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Semester |
Module A Theories and Methods in Political Science |
Module B Institutions, Actors and Processes |
Module C Politics and Policies |
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Winter |
Hauptseminar + Seminar |
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Summer |
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Hauptseminar + Seminar |
Hauptseminar + Seminar |
B.A. Modules in North American Studies, Dept. of Political Science (2014-2019)
M.A. Modules in North American Studies, Dept. of Political Science (2014-2019)
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