Among the most important resources available for teachers online are course syllabi. Over the past several years the number of syllabi made available via the web has grown tremendously. The syllabi listed below have been reviewed by faculty volunteers and APSA staff. Syllabi linked to this database are not endorsed by APSA; they are made available to readers simply as an example of syllabi accessible online.

If you would like to submit your online syllabi for review and possible linkage to this database, please contact teaching@apsanet.org.  

ONLINE SYLLABI COLLECTIONS

• Society for Political Methodology Syllabi Repository  
  
• Miller Center of Public Affairs Syllabi Collection: Syllabi from scholars on a variety of courses that address topics that pertain to governing America in a global era; includes a couple hundred syllabi representing university-level courses in political history, international relations, and American political development. 
  
• MIT OpenCourseWare 
  
• University of Notre Dame OpenCourseWare: includes peace studies and political science
  
• Tufts University OpenCourseWare: includes international relations from The Fletcher School 

ONLINE SYLLABUS SEARCH TOOL

• The Syllabus Finder - developed at George Mason University's Center for History and New Media.

INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE

• Introduction to Political Science
  Matt Wetstein, San Joaquin Delta College
• Introduction to Political Science
  Andrew Heard, Simon Fraser University

AMERICAN POLITICS

• American Federal Government
  Michael D. Martinez, University of Flordia
• Elections
  David Lublin, American University
• Electoral Systems (Seminar)
  Marat Akopian, Rutgers University
• Introduction to American Government
  Frank H. Brooks
• Introduction to American Government
  G. David Garson, North Carolina State University
• Introduction to American Government
  Richard J. Timpone, Ohio State University
• Politics in the U.S.
  David Lublin, American University
• Political Parties and Elections
  Kenneth Janda, Northwestern University
• Southern Politics
  David Lublin, American University
• Miller Center of Public Affairs Syllabi on American Politics 
  Various

INEQUALITY AND AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

The APSA Task Force on Inequality and American Democracy produced teaching materials on teaching about inequality and American democracy, including a course outline and syllabus.

COMPARATIVE POLITICS

• Introduction to Comparative Politics
  Marat Akopian, Rutgers University
• Introduction to Comparative Politics and IR
  Timothy C. Lim, California State University, Los Angeles
• Revolution and War in Vietnam
  William A. Joseph, Wellesley College

GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND AMERICAN POLITICS 

• Human Diversity
  Gordon Babst, Wilkinson College
• LGBT Media Studies 
  Kevin G. Barnhurst, University of Illinois, Chicago
• Gay Politics in the United States
  Robert Keighton, Curry College
• Globalization, Sex & Gender
  Dennis Altman, Harvard University
• Sexual Citizenship
  Valerie Lehr, St. Lawrence University
• Gays, Lesbians, & the Politics of Sexual Diversity
  Steven H. Haeberle, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Gay and Lesbian Politics
  Ron Hunt, Ohio University
• The Politics of Gay Rights
  Ellen Andersen, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
• Gay and Lesbian Politics
  Brian DiSarro, University of Iowa
• Gays, Lesbians and the Politics of Sexuality
  Steven Haeberle, University of Alabama - Birmingham
• Sexual Diversity in Politics and Law
  Gordon Babst, Chapman University
• Gender, Sexuality and American Politics
  Jay Barth, Hendrix College
• Politics and Sexuality
  Paisley Currah, Brooklyn College-City University of New York
• Introduction to LBGTQ Studies
  Paisley Currah, Brooklyn College-City University of New York
  Ananya Mukherjea, Graduate Center-City University of New York

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

• Causes of War
  Dan Lindley, Notre Dame
• International Conflict
  Philip Schrodt, University of Kansas
• Introduction to International Relations
  Dan Lindley, University of Notre Dame
• Introduction to International Relations
  Ronald Mitchell, University of Oregon
• Introduction to Global Politics and International Relations
  Dick Chadwick, Hawaii
• The Politics of Anti-Americanism
  Paola Cesarini, Providence College

U.S. Foreign Policy

• Introduction to U.S. Foreign Policy
  Dan Lindley, University of Notre Dame
• Theory and Practice of U.S. Foreign Policy
  Dan Lindley, University of Notre Dame
• U.S. Foreign Policy
  Timothy C. Lim, California State University, Los Angeles

LAW

• Introduction to International Law
  Leo Lovelace, Chapman University
• Introduction to Law
  Leo Lovelace, Chapman University

NON-US AREA STUDIES

• European Politics and Society Syllabus Bank
  As part of an effort to provide greater services to APSA members, standing groups and organized sections were invited to collect model syllabi which APSA members could use when preparing to teach their own courses.  Since 2001, the European Politics and Society Organized Section has maintained a bank of syllabi on various aspects of European policy, to serve as a resource to members of the section and to the larger community of scholars and teachers in the field.

POLITICAL ECONOMY

• Political Economy and Public Policy
  Dave Robertson, University of Missouri, Saint Louis

POLITICAL THEORY

• Contemporary Issues in Political Theory
  Antonio Leopold Rappa, National University of Singapore

POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM

• APSA Task Force on Political Violence and Terrorism's
  Teaching Courses on Political Violence and Terrorism: Bibilography and Syllabi

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & POLICY

• Computer Applications in Public Administration
  G. David Garson, North Carolina State University
• Geographic Information Systems in Public Administration
  G. David Garson, North Carolina State University
• Public Policy
  Gregory Saxton, SUNY-Brockport
• Quantitative Methods in Public Administration
  G. David Garson, North Carolina State University

RESEARCH METHODS

• Advanced Quantitative Research (Grad)
  Gary King, Harvard University
• Research Methods and Applied Statistics
  Bill Adams, George Washington University

SERVICE LEARNING

• APSA Service Learning Syllabi Collection (2002)

URBAN STUDIES

• H-URBAN Teaching Center Syllabi Archive

WOMEN AND POLITICS

• Gender, Law and Politics
  Susan E. Gallagher, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
• Women and Politics
  Pippa Norris, Harvard University

OTHER TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE

• Political Communication in International Perspective
  Pippa Norris, Harvard University