University of Hawaii University of Hawaii West Oahu - Political Science (POLS)

Political Science (POLS) courses for Spring 2026:

CRN	Dept	Course	Course Title	Credits	Section	Days	Time	Location	Instructor	Enrollment
65785	POLS	110	Intro to Political Science	3	0	MW	12:30 pm-1:50 pm	ONLINE SYNC	S Sobitz	6/30
Prereq-C (SECT): ENG100REQ ENG 100 Prereq-C (CRSE): ENG100REQ ENG 100
65156	POLS	302	Political Philosophy	3	0	TR	12:30 pm-1:50 pm	CL D141	M Kato	8/30
Prereq-C (SECT): ENG100REQ ENG 100 Prereq-C (CRSE): ENG100REQ ENG 100 Comment: This class is being concurrently taught with CRN 65245.
65459	POLS	316	Constitutional Law:Civ Rts,Lib TBA	3	0	1/12-5/08	TBA	M Mironesco	ETH, IDAP	15/11
Prereq-C (SECT): ENG100REQ ENG 100 Prereq-C (CRSE): ENG100REQ ENG 100
65784	POLS	326	Environmental Politics	3	0	TBA	TBA	ONLINE ASYNC	M Mironesco	18/30
Prereq-C (SECT): ENG100REQ ENG 100 Prereq-C (CRSE): ENG100REQ ENG 100 Comment: This class is offered in an accelerated format from 01/12/26 to 03/06/26. The following refund and withdrawal dates apply: January 13, 2026 Last day to receive 100% tuition refund January 21, 2026 Last day to receive 50% tuition refund February 12, 2026 Last day to withdraw from class (“W” on transcript)
65753	POLS	335	Politics of Food	3	0	TBA	TBA	ONLINE ASYNC	M Mironesco	4/30
Prereq-C (SECT): ENG100REQ ENG 100 Prereq-C (CRSE): ENG100REQ ENG 100 Comment: This class will meet in-person on Monday 01/12/26 and Friday 03/06/26 from 5:00 - 6:20 pm. All other instructional time will be held online asynchronously. Saturday service-learning field trips for 'āina-based learning will occur on the following dates: 1/17/26, 1/31/26, 2/14/26, and 2/28/26. This class is cross-listed with SCFS 335. POT 8A: This class is offered in an accelerated format . The following refund and withdrawal dates apply: This class is offered in an accelerated format from 01/12/26 to 03/06/26. The following refund and withdrawal dates apply: January 13, 2026 Last day to receive 100% tuition refund January 21, 2026 Last day to receive 50% tuition refund February 12, 2026 Last day to withdraw from class (“W” on transcript)
65362	POLS	339	Feminist Theory	3	0	TBA	TBA	ONLINE ASYNC	M Mironesco	20/20
Prereq-C (SECT): ENG100REQ ENG 100, WI ENG 200 completed or concurr Prereq-C (CRSE): ENG100REQ ENG 100 Comment: 10/24/25: TXT0 added
65751	POLS	342	Indigenous Peoples & Modernity R	3	0	2:00 pm-3:20 pm	TBA	CL D237	L Herman	15/3
Prereq-C (SECT): ENG100REQ ENG 100 Prereq-C (CRSE): ENG100REQ ENG 100 Comment: 11/11/25: This class will meet in-person on Thursdays from 2:00-3:30 pm. All other instructional time will be held online asynchronously. This class is cross-listed with HPST 342 (65752).
65020	POLS	381	Hawaii Politics	3	0	TR	9:30 am-10:50 am	CL D141	M Kato	3/30
Prereq-C (SECT): ENG100REQ ENG 100 Prereq-C (CRSE): ENG100REQ ENG 100 Comment: This class is cross-listed with HPST 381 and is being concurrently taught with CRNs 65021, 65022, 65023.
65552	POLS	395	Dialectics of Sound	3	0	W	11:00 am-12:20 pm 1/12-5/08	M Kato	OC	15/3
Prereq-C (SECT): ENG100REQ ENG 100 Prereq-C (CRSE): ENG100REQ ENG 100 Comment: This class is cross-listed with MUS 395 (CRN: 65554).
65550	POLS	430	Politics and Film	3	0	T	2:00 pm-3:20 pm	CL D237	L Herman	0/15
Prereq-C (SECT): ENG100REQ ENG 100, WI ENG 200 completed or concurr Prereq-C (CRSE): ENG100REQ ENG 100 Comment: 12/02/25: TXT0 added. 11/27/25: This class will meet in-person on Tuesdays from 2:00 - 3:20 pm. All other instructional time will be held online asynchronously. This class deals with film art as an agent of social transformation. We will focus on the counterculture of the 60’s and countercultural film in general. We will view and discuss film clips during class meetings. WI added.