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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills core competency: Contextual Competency. This course focuses on the politics of globalization in the new world order and its impact on international relations and on Third World nations. Topics include international terrorism, issues of justice and poverty, the role of multinational corporations, environmental issues, and the role of international organizations such as the IMF, the World Bank, and the World Trade Organization. Offered As Needed.
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3.00 Credits
Cross-listed as ENS 211. Survey of major environmental and energy policies and the intergovernmental administrative system established to implement them. Other major topics include a history of the environmental movement, green politics, international issues and the contrasts between scientific and political decision-making. Offered Each Year.
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3.00 Credits
Cross-listed as ENS 212. A continuation of GVT 211. Prerequisite: GVT/ENS 211. Offered Alternate Years.
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills core competency: Contextual Competency. This course examines the process of development in the Third World. Topics include HIV/AIDS, overpopulation, the role of women, the environment, socio-cultural barriers, and responses to inequality and poverty. Offered As Needed.
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills core competency: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. An examination of the various analytical models employed by political scientists in the study of political life and the application of these models to specific domestic policy areas. Offered Alternate Years.
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3.00 Credits
Cross-listed as ENS 217. An examination of the principles, development and organization of American political parties as well as the electorate and the electoral process. The nature and role of political interest groups will be examined. Offered As Needed.
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3.00 Credits
Cross-listed as ENS 219. Principles and practice of land management policies at the state and local levels of government. Topics include zoning power of local government, preparation of master plans, variance procedures, federal mandates and Environmental Impact Statements. Offered Alternate Years.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of the successful industrialization of East Asia. Topics include the roles of development strategies, political institutions, industrial policy, culture, financial and monetary policies and China’s recent transition toward a market economy. Offered As Needed.
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills core competency: Moral and Ethical Discernment. This course will examine the development and current state of political and civil rights in the U.S., through the use of texts, court cases and the U.S. Constitution. Areas covered will include prohibitions against discrimination, voting rights and elections, freedom of expression and the right to privacy. While emphasis is placed on the role of the Supreme Court, discussion will address the interplay of the other branches of government as well as other factors (historical, economic, societal, etc.) in the evolution of political and civil rights. Students will be asked to consider whether these rights exist primarily to serve the interests of individuals, or to promote communitarian values. Offered Each Year (Fall).
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3.00 Credits
A study of the process of leadership selection in the United States, including an examination of voting behavior, electoral laws and campaign activity. The course will cover national, state and local elections. Students will be given the opportunity to participate in local political activities. Offered in presidential and gubernatorial election years.
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