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4.00 Credits
Spring of even years A study of basic principles of physical chemistry focusing on gas kinetics, chemical dynamics, quantum mechanics, and atomic and molecular spectroscopy. This course is co-listed as CHEM 3302. Prerequisites: MATH 2222, PHYS 1102 or PHYS 2122
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to political science through an analysis of the political system of the United States. Topics considered include: basic concepts of political science, federalism, civil liberties and civil rights, basic governmental institutions, elections and public opinion, political parties and groups, and domestic and foreign public policy.
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3.00 Credits
An introductory course which focuses on the nature of the discipline of political science and which deals with the way political scientists study politics through an overview of the major topics of the discipline.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to comparative analysis of political systems. Topics considered include: basic concepts of comparative theory, modern political history in developed and developing areas, the interaction of political and economic factors in developed and developing areas, politics and state institutions in selected countries, and comparative aspects of domestic and foreign public policy.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the interaction of nation-states in the global system. Topics considered include: war and power, economic and social interdependence, and problems specifically associated with developing nations.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of sustainability as a political, economic and socio-cultural part of our lives. The course is divided into three major segments. First, it assays how our lives are conducted and considers the ecological cycles and processes that make life possible. Second, it examines the ground solutions to the issue of a sustainable lifestyle and attempts to implement this goal. Finally, it surveys the arena of ecological politics in order to engage the issue of how can we achieve this as a society.
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3.00 Credits
A study of basic social science research methods as applied in political science. Topics considered include: research design and data collection, measurement and causality, fitting models to data with various methods, graphic analysis, and the use of statistical software. (This course is cross -listed as SOCI 3900.)
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3.00 Credits
A study of state and local government in the United States. Topics considered include: the political cultures and social environments of American states and communities, political processes in states and communities, the structure of state and local political institutions, and policy issues facing states and communities.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the institutional interactions of the executive and legislative branches of the United States government. Topics considered include: the President and policymaking, Congress and policymaking, institutional constraints on executive and legislative policymaking; foreign policy, civil rights policy, economic policy and budgeting, and social welfare policy.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the study of public administration and public policy. Topics considered include: theoretical approaches to the study of public administration, the historical and constitutional basis for public administration in the United States, the organization and management of public institutions, the social, political, and legal environments of public institutions, the role of political processes in public administration, the analysis and evaluation of public policy, and the ethical basis of public administration.
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