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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This class will introduce students to the processes behind American public policy and let them explore certain hot button topics. In the first part of the class, students will gain a better understanding about how public policy is made and how we evaluate its implementation. They will learn key terms, such as elite theory, pluralism, redistributive policy, and agenda setting. In the second half of the class, students will dive into the most pressing controversies around health, education, and welfare. Using the tools that they gained in the first half of the class, students will dissect policies, such as NCLB and post-9/11 security measures. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
A history of Russia from 1861 through the Soviet period. The course will examine in historical and political perspective the reforms of Alexander II, the Russian revolutionary movement of the 19th century, the age of Nicholas and Alexandra, Lenin and the rise of Bolshevism, Stalin's dictatorship, Khrushchev's reforms, Brezhnev's consolidation of Soviet society, the Andropov-Chernenko interregnum, Gorbachev's perestroika, and post-communist Russia. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department Course Attributes: GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Area Studies-Europe, MJ-INTL-Intl Comparative 'West
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course is designed for students of economics/international business who would like to understand China and students of China who would like to understand the Chinese economy from a global perspective. In addition to a general profile of the Chinese economy, the course will focus on the role of China as an important market for foreign trade and investment and as an economic giant for the 21st century. It deals with the following issues: the economic environment of China; China's economic performance and ranking in the world; market liberalisation and the reform of state-owned enterprises; the emergence of town and village enterprises; China's trade and external economic relations; recent trends and outlook in investment; accession to the World Trade Organization and its impact on different sectors; China's business relations with the Pacific Rim nations; foreign market entry modes; exporting and importing; licensing and franchising; wholly owned subsidiaries and joint ventures; managing foreign business, contract negotiations and approval; transaction costs; and culture and business networks. At the completion of the course, students will have a good understanding of how the Chinese economy runs and how to do business with China. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department Course Attributes: GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Area Studies-Asia, MJ-INTL-Intl Compare- Non-West
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
A comprehensive examination of American government. Political culture, constitutional evolution, federalism, public opinion, interest groups, parties, and the congressional, Presidential, and bureaucratic processes will be studied. The course will emphasize major problems confronting American society and will enable students to proceed from general to specific inquiry in the study of American government. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-AMER-Amer Politics, GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE, MJ-LAWS-Law & Society Elective
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
As the 21st century unfolds the United States is the world's most powerful state. This course studies the growth of that power from the American Revolution to the early 20th century by examining the variables influencing the formulation of foreign policy. We will seek to comprehend the basic issues, principles, objectives, means, and outcomes of American foreign policy. Attention will be directed to: the constraints and opportunities emanating from the external environment; the principled ends of American foreign policy; the role of ideology (the interplay of principle, mythologizing, and conceptions of self interest), and, of course, domestic politics. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
A study of the problems, processes, and prospects for development in Third World countries. Types of regimes and leadership, political parties, and differing patterns of political behavior will be emphasized. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department Course Attributes: GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Intl Compare- Non-West
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
An exploration of how Black Americans have progressed and interacted with the key political institutions in America. The structure and political process relating to Black empowerment will be explored, together with an analysis of those forces that have resisted change and tend to perpetuate political powerlessness, alienation and violence. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department Course Attributes: MN-AFR AMR STD-Hist & Pol Tht, MJ-AMER-Amer Politics, MJ-AMER- African-Amer Studies, SS-Sch Core-Consc & Society
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
An examination of the historical evolution of China, Japan, and Korea. The course will analyze the contemporary societies and politics of these countries and their relationship with the United States. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department Course Attributes: GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Area Studies-Asia, MJ-INTL-Intl Compare- Non-West
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
A study of the economic integration of North America between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico. This focus on the North American Region will include the politics, economics, geography, people, and the business environment of the three countries. The proposed North American Free Trade Agreement, including the debates on U.S. approval by Congress during the Presidential campaign of 1992, will be a significant part of the course material. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-AMER-Multicultural Studies, MJ-INTL-Intl Comparative 'West
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
An introduction to international politics. The course will cover the nature of the international system in general, focusing on a range of specific contemporary issues. U.S./Russia relations, the role of China, the Middle East, and "North/South" issues are among the subjects to be studied. 0.000 TO 4.000 Credit Hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Amer and Int'l Studies College Political Science Department Course Attributes: GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Intl Compare- Non-West
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