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University of Hawaii University of Hawaii at Manoa • Political Science (POLS) - Spring 2026

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Political Science (POLS) courses for Spring 2026:

CRN Dept Course Course Title Credits Section Days Time Location Instructor Enrollment
82747 POLS 110 Intro to Political Science 3 0 MW 2:30 pm-3:45 pm WEB 113 L Thang 26/30
86486 POLS 110 Intro to Political Science 3 0 TR 12:00 pm-1:15 pm BUSAD D204 N Rakinawasan 30/30
88401 POLS 110 Intro to Political Science 3 0 MW 9:00 am-10:15 am KUY 210 D Samaniego 29/40
87721 POLS 120 Intro to World Politics 3 0 TR 3:00 pm-4:15 pm BUSAD D103 K Zhou 35/40
86487 POLS 150 Intro to Global Politics 3 0 TBA TBA ONLINE ASYNC E Kimura 39/40
86691 POLS 160 Intro to Int & Global Studies 3 0 MW 9:00 am-10:15 am SAUND 244 K Manabe 23/30
83042 POLS 301 Hawaii Politics 3 0 MW 1:30 pm-2:45 pm WEB 115 U Cagivanua 30/30
84455 POLS 302 Native Hawaiian Politics 3 0 TR 3:00 pm-4:15 pm SAUND 244 A Donaldson 30/30
82729 POLS 305 Global Politics/Comparative 3 0 MW 1:30 pm-2:45 pm GRG 215 A Mota Alves 30/30
83645 POLS 308 Chinese Political Economy 3 0 TR 1:30 pm-2:45 pm KUY 407 K Zhou 9/20
87383 POLS 315 Global Politics/Intl Relations MW 3 0 1:30 pm-2:45 pm TBA WEB 101 D Samaniego 40/40
88515 POLS 315 Global Politics/Intl Relations TR 3 0 12:00 pm-1:15 pm TBA SAUND 637 S Krishna 30/30
87384 POLS 317 International Law 3 0 TR 12:00 pm-1:15 pm SAUND 541 N Soguk 40/40
87719 POLS 324 Global Environmental Politics 3 0 TR 9:00 am-10:15 am SAUND 637 C Stephenson 9/20
81643 POLS 335 History of Political Thought 3 0 MW 9:00 am-10:15 am ONLINE SYNC G Werner 30/30
83385 POLS 335 History of Political Thought 3 0 TR 12:00 pm-1:15 pm BUSAD D203 R Murphy 29/30
84435 POLS 339 Feminist Theory 3 0 TR 9:00 am-10:15 am BUSAD E204 M Koikari 10/20
89501 POLS 341 The Politics of Media 3 0 TBA TBA ONLINE ASYNC J Grove 41/40
88516 POLS 342 Political Design & Futuristics MW 3 0 9:00 am-10:15 am TBA WEB 103 N Grove 18/40
89404 POLS 343 The Politics of Film 3 0 R 9:30 am-12:00 pm SAUND 624 E Weisiger 13/40
88517 POLS 344 Politics in Hawn Lang Media 3 0 W 3:00 pm-5:30 pm GAR 112 N Silva 1/10
Approval: Instructor Approval
86504 POLS 367 Disability Law & Politics 3 0 MW 3:00 pm-4:15 pm ONLINE SYNC K Heyer 28/40
89385 POLS 375 Con Law I: Institutions 3 0 TR 9:00 am-10:15 am WEB 103 J Goldberg-Hiller 34/35
84359 POLS 376 Con Law II: Rights 3 0 MW 9:00 am-10:15 am WEB 104 K Heyer 36/40
89517 POLS 380 Environmental Law and Politics TBA 3 0 1/12-5/15 TBA S Saastamoinen DS 10/40
83043 POLS 385 American Politics 3 0 TR 3:00 pm-4:15 pm SAKAM D101 B Watson 30/30
86505 POLS 385 American Politics 3 0 MW 1:30 pm-2:45 pm ONLINE SYNC J Grove 39/40
82039 POLS 386 Public Policy-Making 3 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA L Nitz 10/4
Approval: Instructor Approval
81532 POLS 390 Political Inquiry & Analysis 3 0 TR 9:00 am-10:15 am SAUND 541 D Saranillio 34/40
82499 POLS 390 Political Inquiry & Analysis 3 0 TBA TBA ONLINE ASYNC J Goodyear-Kaopua 40/40
80600 POLS 399 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA J Goldberg-Hiller 0/0
80601 POLS 399 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA L Nitz 0/0
80602 POLS 399 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA M Shapiro 0/0
80603 POLS 399 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA N Soguk 0/0
80604 POLS 399 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA C Stephenson 0/0
80605 POLS 399 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA K Zhou 0/0
80890 POLS 399 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA N Silva 0/0
81160 POLS 399 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA K Heyer 0/0
81316 POLS 399 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA K Ferguson 0/0
81680 POLS 399 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA J Goodyear-Kaopua 0/0
81728 POLS 399 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA D Halbert 0/0
82332 POLS 399 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA J Grove 0/0
83744 POLS 399 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA S Krishna 0/0
84124 POLS 399 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA J Osorio 0/0
88380 POLS 399 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA D Saranillio 10/0
89625 POLS 399 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA E Kimura 10/2
82475 POLS 401 Teaching Political Science 3 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA J Goldberg-Hiller 10/3
Approval: Instructor Approval
82473 POLS 402 Legislative Internships 6 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA L Nitz 1/10
Approval: Instructor Approval
82472 POLS 403 Community Internship 3 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA L Nitz 8/20
Approval: Instructor Approval
81422 POLS 404 Senior Thesis 3 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA J Goldberg-Hiller 10/1
Approval: Instructor Approval
82197 POLS 405 Executive Internship 3 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA L Nitz 10/4
Approval: Instructor Approval
88356 POLS 406 Senior Sem in Political Sci 3 0 T 3:00 pm-5:30 pm SAUND 624 N Soguk 21/20
89304 POLS 406 Senior Sem in Political Sci 3 0 W 9:30 am-12:00 pm SAUND 624 S Krishna 14/20
82474 POLS 408 Congressional Internship 6 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA L Nitz 10/4
Approval: Instructor Approval Coreq (CRSE): POLS 386
88523 POLS 633 Intl Conflict Resolution 3 0 R 3:00 pm-5:30 pm SAUND 637 C Stephenson 10/3
88524 POLS 647 Amer Pol Inst In Comp Perspect R 3 0 3:00 pm-5:30 pm TBA SAUND 624 D Saranillio 10/10
88529 POLS 673 Future of Political Systems 3 0 M 12:00 pm-2:30 pm SAUND 624 N Grove 10/3
89365 POLS 680 Asian and/or Pacific Politics 3 0 M 3:00 pm-5:30 pm SAUND 624 E Kimura 10/6
88525 POLS 684 Contemp Native Hawaiian Pol 3 0 W 3:00 pm-5:30 pm SAUND 624 J Goodyear-Kaopua 10/9
80607 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA K Ferguson 0/0
80608 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA J Goldberg-Hiller 0/0
80609 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA S Krishna 0/0
80610 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA L Nitz 0/1
80611 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA N Soguk 0/0
80612 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA C Stephenson 0/0
80613 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA K Zhou 0/0
81443 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA M Shapiro 0/0
81474 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA N Silva 0/1
81568 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA E Kimura 0/0
81692 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA D Halbert 0/0
82108 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA J Goodyear-Kaopua 0/2
82124 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA K Heyer 0/1
82293 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA J Grove 0/0
86081 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA OFF/C TBA J Osorio 0/0
86125 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA N Grove 25 0/10
86757 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA D Saranillio 10/0
86893 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA D Samaniego 10 0/10
89537 POLS 699 Directed Reading and Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA F Mantz 10/1
80614 POLS 700 Thesis Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA J Goldberg-Hiller 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
80615 POLS 700 Thesis Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA S Krishna 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
80616 POLS 700 Thesis Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA N Soguk 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
80617 POLS 700 Thesis Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA C Stephenson 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
80905 POLS 700 Thesis Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA M Shapiro 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
81037 POLS 700 Thesis Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA K Zhou 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
81054 POLS 700 Thesis Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA N Silva 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
81228 POLS 700 Thesis Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA K Ferguson 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
81436 POLS 700 Thesis Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA E Kimura 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
82098 POLS 700 Thesis Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA D Halbert 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
82132 POLS 700 Thesis Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA J Goodyear-Kaopua 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
86791 POLS 700 Thesis Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA J Grove 10/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG700 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
81844 POLS 700F Thesis 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA J Maeda 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG700F Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG700F Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
88526 POLS 710 Seminar: Political Thought 3 0 M 9:30 am-12:00 pm SAUND 624 K Ferguson 10/15
88527 POLS 720 Seminar: Indigenous Theory 3 0 R 12:00 pm-2:30 pm SAUND 624 N Silva 10/9
87402 POLS 730 Sem: International Relations 3 0 T 9:30 am-12:00 pm SAUND 624 F Mantz 10/10
80618 POLS 800 Dissertation Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA K Ferguson 0/2
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
80619 POLS 800 Dissertation Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA J Goldberg-Hiller 0/1
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
80620 POLS 800 Dissertation Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA S Krishna 0/1
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
80621 POLS 800 Dissertation Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA L Nitz 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
80622 POLS 800 Dissertation Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA M Shapiro 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
80623 POLS 800 Dissertation Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA C Stephenson 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
80624 POLS 800 Dissertation Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA K Zhou 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
80897 POLS 800 Dissertation Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA N Soguk 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
81330 POLS 800 Dissertation Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA N Silva 0/1
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
82268 POLS 800 Dissertation Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA E Kimura 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
82291 POLS 800 Dissertation Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA D Halbert 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
82661 POLS 800 Dissertation Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA J Goodyear-Kaopua 0/1
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
83535 POLS 800 Dissertation Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA K Heyer 0/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
83732 POLS 800 Dissertation Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA J Grove 0/4
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
86119 POLS 800 Dissertation Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA D Saranillio 10/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
86835 POLS 800 Dissertation Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA N Grove 10/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div
88379 POLS 800 Dissertation Research 1 0 TBA TBA TBA TBA J Osorio 10/0
Prereq-C (SECT): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div Prereq-C (CRSE): UHMG800 Form 2 Req - Contact Grad Div

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