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3.00 Credits
This course will explore pre-Colombian, as well as colonial and post-colonial political and economic development in Latin America. It will pay particular attention to sociopolitical developments of the Cold War period as well as recent significant initiatives such as the Santiago Commitment, MERCOSUR, and NAFTA, attempting to assess their impact upon Latin America's transformation from developmentalism, to Third World politics, to an emerging center of democratic capitalism. 3 semester hours
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In recent decades, the East Asian region has often been described as a model of socioeconomic development, which newly developing regions should emulate. This course will encourage learners to explore the extent to which the East Asian paradigm of development is valid for other regions. This course will explore the cultural and historical factors contributing to the political and economic trajectories China, Korea, and Japan. Through studying East Asia's unique sociopolitical and economic trajectory, students should be equipped to better contextualize and assess the challenges and opportunities currently facing the Peoples Republic of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, and the Koreas. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of principles of political theories of the Ancient Greek, Roman, Medieval, and Early Modern periods. Emphasis on the thought of Plato, Aristotle, the Stoics, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke and Montesquieu. Application of these theories to contemporary political ideas and problems. 3 semester hours/Cross-listed with Philosophy 323
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of the major contemporary ideologies, their historical-philosophical backgrounds and public policy implications. Among the ideologies and belief systems considered are liberalism, conservatism, Marxism (including Leninism and Maoism), fascism, anarchism, religious fundamentalism, and feminism. The cultural expressions of these ideologies in arts and literature are also examined. 3 semester hours/Cross-listed with Philosophy 324
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3.00 Credits
Professional, supervised, unpaid work in an organization related to career goals. Prerequisite: Permission of advisor and School Director. 3 semester hours.
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
This course permits the advanced political science student to undertake individual research in the area approved by the instructor. Continuous consultation with the instructor is required. Prerequisite: Permission of School Director. 1-6 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the field of psychology, including such topics as research methods, the brain, neuronal structure and functioning, sleep and dreaming, cognitive and social development, learning, memory, intelligence, personality, psychopathology, psychotherapy, social cognition, and social influence. This course is a prerequisite of all other psychology courses. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
Physical, cognitive, language, personality, moral, and social development from conception to pubescence. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
The development and behavior of human beings from pubescence through adulthood. Emphasis on developmental stages, adjustment issues, and effects of the social environment. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
The structure, dynamics, and development of personality. Major personality theories - psychoanalytic, trait, behavioral, cognitive, socio-biological, humanistic/existential - and their implications for understanding both normal and deviant personality. 3 semester hours
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