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3.00 Credits
This is a survey of international variations in culture, politics, economics, and physical geography and how these variations affect interaction among the peoples of the global community.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a constitutional study of the United States with emphasis on those Supreme Court decisions that have altered the social, economic, and political institutions of American society from 1781 to the present. Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor. See HIST 3305
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3.00 Credits
The American presidency is a most profound institution. In this course the constitutional basis, structure, powers, functions, and responsibilities are examined. Additionally, the various management styles and leadership aspects exercised by presidents are explored. Prerequisites: POLS 2301, 2302 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A systematic study of the factors involved in the framing and enactment of statutory law and activities of the Congress of the United States are investigated. Special attention is given to the internal workings of committees and subcommittees of both houses of Congress. Prerequisites: POLS 2301, 2302 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This introduction to American law and legal procedure inculcates a basic understanding of the organization of the legal profession; state and federal judicial processes; instruments of judicial power; reasoning, behavior, and impact of judicial activity. Prerequisites: POLS 2301, 2302 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course serves as a prologue to the field of public administration. The principles of administrative organization; distribution of administrative functions together with the structure of governmental change as public policy is carried out are the areas of concentration in this course. Prerequisites: POLS 2301, 2302 or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
In this module, a review in the methods of and approaches to the study of politics and their underlying assumptions as they apply to the major concepts of the discipline are explored. The use of quantitative analysis research and writing techniques are examined. Prerequisites: POLS 2301 and MATH 1310, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This is a study of philosophical theories about how society and its institutions should be arranged, including a study of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, and contemporary writers. Topics include democracy, communism, fascism, anarchism, and utopianism. Prerequisites: Junior standing and either HIST 1351, one philosophy course, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This is a systematic examination of the fundamental ideas of law and jurisprudence, including the concepts of rights, responsibility, and punishment. Consideration of such topics as natural law and morality will be included. Prerequisites: Junior standing and one philosophy course, or consent of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Cities, counties, and special districts are studied in terms of organization, recruitment, and services such as policy, planning, and health; fiscal problems and their impact on citizens. Prerequisites: POLS 2301, 2302 or consent of instructor.
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