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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
The project, which may take many forms, draws on and extends knowledge, analytical skills, and creative achievement developed through previous academic work in physics. The student initiates the project, identifies an area of physics to be explored, and proposes a method of inquiry appropriate to the topic. It must be shared with the College community through posters, presentations, or other means. The project may be within physics, across disciplines, or in a cross-disciplinary studies area. The project is supervised by a physics faculty mentor. PHYS 494 may be repeated for up to a total of eight semester-hours. Prerequisite: Approval of faculty mentor and department chair of the student's major(s). Consult faculty mentor for project guidelines.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course consists of an independent creative or research project designed by the student and supervised by a political science faculty member. The nature of the project, the schedule for accomplishment, and the means of evaluation must be formalized in a learning contract prior to registration. (See "Independent Study" under "AcademiPolicies" section.)
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3.00 Credits
The study of politics in the United States, addressing such topics as interbranch rivalries, public participation in the political process, and intergovernmental relations. The course will emphasize modes of explanation and analysis Majors, Minors, Other Programs of Study, Course Descriptions of contemporary political phenomena. It is recommended that this course be taken before other work in the American politics subfield. Not open to students who have received credit for POSC 1 01.
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3.00 Credits
An introductory survey of major political systems around the world, and of the theory and methods of the field of comparative politics. The ultimate objective is to develop a theoretical background to understand and explain variations in political culture, political behavior, political institutions, and other aspects of national politics. Topics include democratization, ethnic conflict, and globalization. This course focuses on different political systems and cultures, rather than specific countries or regions. This course fulfills the Core Curriculum requirement in Cultural Persectives. Formerly POSC 267. Not open to students who have received credit for POSC 267.
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3.00 Credits
This course will serve as both an introduction to political theory, in general, and a survey of theories of democracy, in particular. The class will analyze the historical and theoretical underpinnings of democratic forms of political organization, and it will probe many of the key issues faced by any democracy-such as legitimacy, authority, order, and dissent. Students will study a number of the early modern social contract theorists such as Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. The course will also investigate the work of democratic theorists and critics such as Marx, before turning to contemporary debates and alternative approaches to understanding democracy.
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to the legal system and to the Constitution as they have traditionally affected women in American political history. There will be a close study of current legal issues pertaining to women: divorce, custody, abortion, rape, employment discrimination, discrimination within the educational system, and the proposed Equal Rights Amendment.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of cross-national conflicts and cooperation. This course fulfills the Core Curriculum requirement in Cultural Persectives.
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3.00 Credits
This course presents the basic elements of formal logic in political science. The core section concentrates on descriptive and inferential statistics with applications in political science. Additional topics may include research design and research ethics.
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to rational actor theories of politics. These theories consider how people make choices in different political environments and the effect of these choices on interest groups and political parties. Would you expect people to be less selfish or more selfish in politics? Do people join interest groups because of their commitment to social ideals or because of what they get from the group? Why do groups fail to achieve goals even when the achievements of these goals are likely to benefit everyone in the group? The material in this course is useful for students interested in mass politics or grass roots orga- nizing, since we discuss the main variables influencing successful collective actions.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to familiarize the student with central concepts in legal theory; with the structure and operation of trial and appellate courts in the United States, especially in terms of the role of the courts in the larger political process; and with basic legal terminology and research methods.
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