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3.00 Credits
A study of how political attitudes and beliefs are formed and how they influence the performance of government. Offered periodically.
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on the inter-relatedness of the American political system and the sociological, electoral, economic, and psychological aspects of a multifaceted media. An analytic, critical and practical examination of the ways in which the media and its technology strengthen and weaken the aspects of contemporary politics. Fall semester of even numbered year.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines environmentalism in international politics and the dilemmas that these issues pose to international actors. The class will review the rise and history of environmentalism in international politics, and analyze various scientific and political economic perspectives of environmental policy-making. Case studies of specific issues such as ozone depletion and global warming will be used to examine both successes and failures in international environmental policy-making. Spring semester of even numbered year. This course will focus on the inter-relatedness of the American political system and the sociological, electoral, economic, and psychological aspects of a multifaceted media. An analytic, critical and practical examination of the ways in which the media and its technology strengthen and weaken the aspects of contemporary politics. Fall semester of even numbered year.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of the basic principles of due process as enumerated in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. A study of leading decisions of the United States Supreme Court and their impact on the administration of justice throughout our history, with particular emphasis on recent developments.
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3.00 Credits
Analysis of the goverments and politics of the Middle East and North Africa since the Second World War. Topics include the Arab League, the Arab-Palestinian/Israeli conflict, regional alliances, the major powers rivalries, the emergence of OPEC and power of "petro-dollars," economic development, and the various political system and their reaction to social change and women's movements. Consideration will be given to the legislative, executive and judicial machinery of politics and the elements that affect teh actual translation of goals and policy into action in a Middle Eastern case-study. Alternate academic years.
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3.00 Credits
The current topic and credit hours of this course will vary from year to year, depending on the interests of the students and faculty. Aspects of political science not introduced, or not treated in depth, in other courses of the major will be studied and/or examined more thoroughly. Examples that could be included: theory and practice; geopolitics; or contemporary issues in American politics. A topic description will be provided in the registration booklet. The course may be repeated for credit with different content and with permission of the department. Offered periodically. Open to juniors and seniors.
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3.00 Credits
The course reviews global resolution in many settings and includes informal efforts by private interveners and scholar-practitioners, formal interventions by individual, regional, transnational and international organizations. It also looks at conflict resolution within small and large states. The roots of some of the major current and recent conflicts in the world and the efforts to resolve them will also be examined. The theory and practice of conflict resolution, including the role of the United Nations and other inter-governmental organizations, the impact of unilateral actions by governments, and efforts by non-government organizations will also be discussed. The class will also consider the various approaches to conflict resolution in the post-Cold War world in light of the heightened urgency for workable means to resolve such conflicts. Learning approaches include discussions, case study analysis and simulation. Fall semester of odd numbered year. The course reviews global resolution in many settings and includes informal efforts by private interveners and scholar-practitioners, formal interventions by individual, regional, transnational and international organizations. It also looks at conflict resolution within small and large states. The roots of some of the major current and recent conflicts in the world and the efforts to resolve them will also be examined. The theory and practice of conflict resolution, including the role of the United Nations and other inter-governmental organizations, the impact of unilateral actions by governments, and efforts by non-government organizations will also be discussed. The class will also consider the various approaches to conflict resolution in the post-Cold War world in light of the heightened urgency for workable means to resolve such conflicts. Learning approaches include discussions, case study analysis and simulation. Fall semester of odd-numbered years. Prerequisite: PS 100 or PS 104 or SS 401, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
The course examines the major theories of violent and nonviolent conflict resolution, and their applications in the Twentieth and Twenty-First centuries, including a variety of conflict management perspectives, and the techniques of dispute intervention that flow from them. Case studies may include the works of Mahatma Gandhi, Johan Galtung, and Martin Luther King Jr. for nonviolent and Niccolo Machiavelli, Karl Marx and Hans Morgenthau for violent conflict resolution. The outcomes of these two forms of government and citizen action will be analyzed based on their impact on individual, group and state objectives. Learning approaches include discussions, lecture, case study and analysis and simulation. Spring semester of odd numbered year. The course examines the major theories of violent and nonviolent conflict resolution, and their applications in the Twentieth and Twenty-First centuries, including a variety of conflict management perspectives, and the techniques of dispute intervention that flow from them. Case studies may include the works of Mahatma Gandhi, Johan Galtung, and Martin Luther King Jr. nonviolent and Niccolo Machiavelli, Karl Marx and Hans Morgenthau for violent conflict resolution. The outcomes of these two forms of government and citizen action will be analyzed based on their impact on individual, group and state objectives. Learning approaches include discussions, lectures, case study and analysis and simulation. Spring semester of odd numbered year. The course examines the major theories of violent and nonviolent conflict resolution, and their applications in the Twentieth and Twenty-First centuries, including a variety of conflict management perspectives, and the techniques of dispute intervention that flow from them. Case studies may include the works of Mahatma Gandhi, Johan Galtung, and Martin Luther King Jr. nonviolent and Niccolo Machiavelli, Karl Marx and Hans Morgenthau for violent conflict resolution. The outcomes of these two forms of government and citizen action will be analyzed based on their impact on individual, group and state objectives. Learning approaches include discussions, lecture, case study and analysis and simulation. Spring semester of odd-numbered years. Prerequisite: PS 100 or PS 104 or SS 401 and junior standing, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the structures, processes, and impacts of international institutions, such as the World Trade Organization and the United Nations, on world politics. The class reviews the contendin theoretical perspectives regarding the effect(s) that international institutions have on both interstate relations and political economic discourse within states. Case studies in issue areas such as international security and economics will be used to examine the successes and failures of international institutions. Alternate years. Prerequisite: PS 100, PS 104 or PS/ECO 100, PS 200 and junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
An introductory survey course covering some of the major topics of psychology. Mandatory areas to be studied include: history of psychology, research methods, neuroscience, and biopsychology, learning, memory and cognition, personality, psychological disorders, and social or developmental psychology. Other topics may include: sensation/perception, consciousness, language, intelligence, motivation, emotion, therapy, stress, and health. This course is a prerequisite for all upper-level courses in psychology. Every semester.
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