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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Examines the institutions, participants, and processes that characterize political activity in the United States. Focus is not only on the contemporary nature of American government but also on the original design of the Framers and how it has been implemented over time.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the actors, institutions, and processes that have shaped the political, military, economic, and social life of the planet in the post-World War II era. Particular attention is given to the role of the nation-state and the challenges to it posed by a variety of non-state actors. Major world issues such as overpopulation and ethnic conflict are explored in order to demonstrate that the complexities surrounding these phenomena make their solution problematic within the current global framework.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of major governmental systems in various geographic regions of the world, with emphasis on ideology, structure, and political behavior as they characterize these forms of government.
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3.00 Credits
Major political philosophical systems with emphasis on the relationship of theory to practice in historical context. Important theories, such as the concept of natural law, traced from the Stoics to Karl Marx and beyond. Intensive review of other modern political concepts and experiments.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Offers an opportunity to explore an area of study not included in the catalogue listing of approved courses. The topic of an Independent Study should be selected and carefully designed by the student and faculty sponsor, and must meet with the approval of the Division Chair. Normally, the student will be expected to have a cumulative grade point average of 3.00 and possess the appropriate background and interest to pursue the proposed area of study. A “Proposal for Independent Study” form may be obtained from the Registrar or from the officeof the Division Chair. Independent Study courses are assigned numbers of 299, 399 or 499, depending on the level of the course.
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3.00 Credits
An advanced exploration into a specific topic of comparative politics. The topic may cover specific regions of the world or specific foreign countries, and may have a particular conceptual focus (e.g., political economy, ethnic/nationalist politics, democratic politics and democratization). The analysis of politics and public policy will always be conducted through the comparison of two or more countries. Notification of the specific topic can be found in the course registration booklet. The course may be taken more than once under different topics. Prerequisite: any PO200 or PO300 level class, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the development of political ideas in the United States over the course of four hundred years, from the seventeenth to the late twentieth centuries. The knowledge of the ideas of the statesmen who were the architects of the American system of government is essential if we are to achieve an understanding of present institutions and practices. However, we will also study the writings of others who engage the system as scholars and/or political actors. Prerequisite: any PO200 or PO300 level class, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Why are some nations of the world democracies and others dictatorships? What is the impact of democratic and dictatorial governments on the people who live under them? To address these central questions of the course, we will compare and contrast the political experiences of the developing and developed nations of the world. Special attention will be paid to the conditions under which democracies and dictatorships thrive or collapse. Prerequisite: any PO200 or PO300 level class, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to develop an understanding of the political components of environmental policymaking. We will study the interactions between the political process and the environment within the public affairs realm. The comparative analysis of countries will be the primary means of investigating these interactions. Therefore, the United States will be one of many countries examined in comparative perspective. Significant attention will also be given to environmental politics under the assumption that international factors, as well as domestic ones, affect the formation of environmental policy. Prerequisite: any PO200 or PO300 level class, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the basic historical and institutional evolution of the presidency, from the drafting of the Constitution to the present. Particular attention is given to the resources and constraints that affect presidential behavior, the process of presidential decision-making, and the evaluation of presidential performance. Prerequisite: any PO200 or PO300 level class, or permission of the instructor.
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