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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course is designed as an upper level seminar to explore the critical complex and timely topic of cotemporary terrorism. The theoretical and conceptual aspects of terrorism as well as its historical context and evolution will be examined as well as the focus on its current manifestations. Issues of terrorism's causes, solutions, security and civil rights implications will also be considered. Students will be expected to participate fully in class discussions and complete a research paper in some aspect of the topic. 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
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
The purposes of this course are to acquaint students with the breadth of scholarship concerning the United States Supreme Court and produce original research. The topics and readings reflect the interdisciplinary nature of public law and studying the Court including work in political science, legal studies (e.g. law professors), and history. The authors are generally considered experts in the field and employ various research methods. The course is organized into four sections--evolution of the Court including its powers and place within the broader political context, staffing the Court and case selection, judicial decision-making, and the impact of Court cases. Throughout the course, we will discuss the basic contours of the literature, the implications of the research, and the research methods used by the authors. We will also apply the course material to the current Court and its cases. 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 Thought & Value, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective, GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE, MJ-LAWS-Law & Society Elective
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course studies psephology: how political actors within the electorate behave within democratic contexts and elections, focusing upon public opinion, political attitudes, political participation, and voting behavior, as well as related topics including socialization, political psychology, and analyzing polling data. If democracy is rule by the masses, this course studies the political nature of these people and their implications. 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
This advanced course is for undergraduates studying electoral forces, candidate behavior, campaign dynamics, presidential and congressional elections, campaign finance, and the media. The focus of the course centers on American elections, specifically presidential, state-wide, and congressional elections, but other electoral systems receive comparative treatment. This course looks at aggregate-level phenomena in elections (in contrast to the Political Behavior course which examines individual-level phenomena). 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 Thought & Value, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course focuses on the construction of political reality through the deeper underlying psychological processes as they are applied to politics. Special attention is given to the constructing of reality through the news media (including the "manufacture of consent"), the creation and use of political enemies, the changing contemporary influence of religion on politics, leadership and the U.S. election process. Political psychology also focuses on questions of values and morality, human needs, and the political/psychological "facts" that stand in the center of our view of reality. This course includes mainly U.S. and Asian sources. 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 TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE, SS-Sch Core-Consc & Society
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course is designed for students in political science, environmental studies, international studies, business, and law and society among others who are interested in current international environmental issues and problems. These issues and problems, (i.e., global warming, sustainable development, resource depletion, biodiversity of the sea, etc.) will be analyzed in the context of existing international law and political conditions including the role of governments and non-governmental organizations, international organizations and multi-national corporations. This course may serve as an elective for political science, international studies and environmental studies. 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: TS-Sch Core- SCP Category
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
A study of the evolution, powers, and limitations of the Presidency. Emphasis will be placed on the Presidential selection process and varying Presidential management styles. The course will include an analysis of the President's roles as Commander-in-Chief, foreign policy maker, "chief legislator," chief executive, and party leader. 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 Thought & Value, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective
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3.00 Credits
This class will study the substantive problems that comprise the foreign policy of the United States and the process by which that policy is formulated and implemented. The evolution of the U.S. to a position of global power will provide the framework within which to understand the relationship(s) between: domestic and international politics (the actors and elements comprising the decision process); idealism and "realpolitik"; and to identify emerging issues that along with traditional security concern are now integral components of foreign policy, e.g. terrorism, economic and environmental issues, and human rights. Recommended prerequisite: POLI 223 and/or POLI 225. 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-America in the World, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
The capabilities that together serve as the foundation for a nation's security are always relative to the capabilities of other nations. An understanding of the elements of national security begins with an examination of the international context within which national security must be shaped. This setting determines the security problems and prospects that face any nation and also limits the choices available. The internal structure of a nation must also be considered. The class will provide a foundation for studentsentering the unfamiliar terrain of questions about why, how, when, and where the U.S. should use its power to protect its values and interests. This includes, but is not limited to, the use of force or the threat to use force. The institutions, procedures, actors and elements that shape the formulation and implementation of security policy will be analyzed and evaluated. 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 Thought & Value, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective
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0.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of the historical evolution, contemporary problems, issues, and future trends in international law. The relevance of international law to national foreign policies and international organizations will be emphasized along with attention to specific issue areas such as human rights, war and peace, international trade, and terrorism. Substantial research projects will be completed by students who should have a strong background of course work in Political Science, Law and Society, or other relevant programs. 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-INTL-Intl Compare- Non-West, MJ-LAWS-Law & Society Elective
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