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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Identical with PSY 230. Use of psychological theory and research, especially in the area of personality, to examine and analyze dimensions of the political process, such as making of political candidates, perceptions of political leaders, involvement in political activities, development of the democratic citizen. Interconnected: Social Science. Prerequisite: PS 101 or PSY 101.
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3.00 Credits
Organization, functions, operation of legislative and judicial branches. Ten-day Washington, D.C., field trip studying these and related government agencies. P/D/F only. May Term even years. Fee.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of comparative political systems from traditional and alternative perspectives. Selected current theoretical approaches to the study of diverse political systems. Basic concepts and definitions, concrete application of theories to selected countries of the world. Winter Term odd years.
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3.00 Credits
Interrelation of individuals, political processes, and the global environment. Emergence of environmental ideas and values and their intertwining with the policy process, issues regarding protection of the environment, international cooperation in environmental management. May Term even years.
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3.00 Credits
Historical development of theories and approaches to international relations. Development of nation-state system, interdependence of state and non-state actors, international economic linkages, economic security arrangements, military-political security arrangements and the new world order. Writing intensive. Fall Term.
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3.00 Credits
Role of democratic and authoritarian regimes in less-developed countries. Interrelation between governmental policies and economic, political, military, social, and cultural factors. Interdependent linkages with developed world system, focus on developmental issues and human rights. Writing intensive. Winter Term even years.
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3.00 Credits
Identical with HI 306. Foreign relations from the American Revolution to present. Concepts that guided and influenced American diplomacy. Writing intensive. Winter Term even years.
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3.00 Credits
U.S. presidential politics from presidential selection (nomination and election) to opportunities and constraints for effective presidential leadership across many roles (chief executive, commander-in-chief, chief lobbyist) and contrasting styles of presidential performance. Writing intensive. Interconnected: Social Science. Fall Term even years.
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3.00 Credits
Role of the U.S. Constitution and the U.S. Supreme Court in our federal system of government. Relations among the three branches of the federal government, relations between the federal government and the states, civil rights, civil liberties. Fall Term even years.
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3.00 Credits
Comparative analysis of the policy process, from formulation through administrative implementation. Focus on industrialized democracies, examining policy-making and administrative processes in a set of policy-issue domains and within the broader political-cultural environment. Winter Term even years.
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