POLS 3485 — China: Governance and Foreign Policy
4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: springtypical days: W/FBostonTraditional
Focuses on China’s political system and the major issues confronted: leadership recruitment and succession, economic policies and development, class and class struggle, political culture and socialization, human rights, civil society, the media, and both internal and external security concerns. Examines how ideology, development, culture, and the pursuit of China’s national interest affect governance.
Prerequisites
- one of:
- POLS 1155 (min D-)
- ISM 231M
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 90% | 2.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 19 | 20 | 95% | 1.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 0% · T 35% · W 65% · Th 0% · F 100%
Common patterns: WF (65% of sections), TF (35% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Spring
- Wing Kwok (63% of students) · reviews
- Xiaoxiao Shen (37% of students)
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (POLS course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All POLS courses · Plan it at numap.app