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3.00 Credits
This class provides an introduction to the many issues and problems facing the modern political world. Students follow and discuss current events while obtaining the background information necessary for effectively understanding those events. The course is designed to engage students actively in informed dialogues concerning important issues facing the world community, such as population growth, hunger, the environment, poverty, disease, and war. (Cross-listed as IS 212.)
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed for first and second year students as an introductory colloquium. The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with the Nazi period and its major figures and political structures for the years 1933-1945. Through the medium of film, literature and political history, it is roughly divided into two parts: for the first several weeks, we will trace the rise of Russian Communism, Italian Fascism and the National Socialists in Germany from the period 1900 to the time of Hitler's ascension to the Chancellorship in 1933. The second (and much lengthier) part of the course focuses on the 1930s-1945, and is specifically concerned with the National Socialists era; thesocial programs, expansionist ambitions, the national pogrom against Jews (and homosexuals, gypsies and other "enemies" internal and external), with which they are associated, and with the war itself. (Cross-listed as HI 225.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an introduction to the relationship between politics and economics by focusing on economic issues and problems encountered both within and betweenstates. Attention is given to economic growth and disparities of income, monetary policies, trade, international finance, and global distributions of wealth, particularly as these issues relate to differing political systems within states and power relations between states.
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3.00 Credits
This course combines theoretical and practical knowledge in the study of the various methodologies employed in social research. As part of this course students develop research skills by participating in the design and execution of a survey research project and the analysis of data obtained during that study. It is expected that students taking this class will be familiar with basic statistical techniques. (Cross-listed as SO 274.) This course is required of both majors and minors in Political Science.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an opportunity for in-depth study of a particular topic in political science, selected according to faculty and student interests and needs. This course may be repeated for credit as long as the topic changes.
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3.00 Credits
A philosophical survey of various approaches to the idea of social justice and application of these theories to relevant social problems form the basis of study. These problems include the distribution of wealth, property rights, socialization of vital industries, and business ethics. (Cross-listed as PH 310.)
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on the politics of the executive, both in the US setting and in other venues. The course will include sections on the legal, institutional, and historical constraints of the administrative executive and the offices associated with it (the American Presidency, select Prime Ministries and other institutional executive arrangements). We will explore both the formal and implied powers of these offices and arrangements in both a unitary and comparative perspective. Consult with instructor: may be taught with either an American perspective or a comparative/international perspective. (Cross-listed as HI 311.)
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the concepts intrinsic to an understanding of the legislative process, primarily in a U.S. setting, but with occasional examples from elsewhere. Through readings, discussion and individual and group project work, students explore the world of legislating, though examining the structure of legislative institutions at several levels of government, the behavior of members, and the changes wrought by their interaction. Prerequisite: PS 115 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the problems and prospects of development, paying particular attention to political, social, and economic challenges. The question of what constitutes development is also addressed, as are questions of global security and environmental consequences associated with the development process. Several countries are examined from various regions of the world, such as Africa, Latin America, and Asia. Prerequisite: PS 117 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course intended to familiarize students with the electoral system, campaigning and fundraising aspects of the American political system. The course includes at least one project associated with a particular campaign, in which students work for a campus-wide event called "Election Watch" which focuses on Congressional Races in "off " years and The Presidential and Congressional elections in "on" or "Presidential" years. Prerequisite: PS 115 or permission of the instr
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