# Political Science (POL SCI) — Summer Session 2 2026 schedule

UC Irvine · 9 sections · Seat counts as of 2026-10-15

Source: https://www.reg.uci.edu/perl/WebSoc

Course descriptions: 2026-2027 catalog (the catalog for Summer Session 2 2026 is not published here yet), /c/uc-irvine/catalog/2026-2027/courses/pol-sci.md

## POL SCI 21A — Introduction to American Government (4 units)

| Code | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 67020 | Lec B | Arranged | Time and place arranged |  | G. Boushey | 16 of 160 open |

## POL SCI 41A — Introduction to International Relations (4 units)

| Code | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 67040 | Lec A | Live online | Tue 11:00am–12:50pm, Online |  | A. Rajshekar | 13 of 40 open |

## POL SCI 51A — Introduction to Politics Around the World (4 units)

| Code | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 67050 | Lec A | Arranged | Time and place arranged |  | S. Vortherms | 6 of 40 open |

## POL SCI 61A — Introduction to Race and Ethnicity in Political Science (4 units)

| Code | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 67070 | Lec B | Arranged | Time and place arranged |  | G. Itzel | 29 of 60 open |

## POL SCI 121G — American Public Policy (4 units)

| Code | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 67090 | Lec A | In person | Mon/Wed/Fri 9:00–10:50am, SST 120 |  | G. Boushey | 20 of 40 open |

## POL SCI 151H — Voting and Political Manipulation (4 units)

| Code | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 67150 | Lec B | Arranged | Time and place arranged |  | M. Kaminski | 13 of 190 open |

## POL SCI 159 — Special Topics in Comparative Politics (4 units)

| Code | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 67170 | Lec A | In person | Tue/Thu 4:00–6:50pm, HH 254 |  | C. Manda | 26 of 40 open |

## POL SCI 199 — Independent Study (4 units)

| Code | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 67901 | Tut B | Arranged | Time and place arranged |  | J. Kopstein | 14 of 15 open |

## POL SCI 290 — Dissertation Research (1 units)

| Code | Section | Format | Meets | Dates | Instructor | Seats |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 67950 | Res A | Arranged | Time and place arranged |  | M. Mcthomas | 14 of 15 open |