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  • POS 206: State and Local Gvmt

    3.00 Credits
    Urbana University

    An introductory course concerning the structure and function of state and local government in the United States. Attention is focused on the relation between governmental structure, citizen access to government, political resources, and political outcomes.
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  • POS 300: International Relations Theory

    3.00 Credits
    Urbana University

    This course is an analysis and evaluation of the primary theories and theoretical perspectives within the Political Science sub-field of International Relations. Schools of thought examined nclude: Realism, Neo-realism, Liberal/Pluralist, Neo/Liberal, Grotian, Gramscian, Marxist, Feminist and Post-Modern. A particular emphasis is placed upon Nationalism amd the use of force between great powers and regimes past and present. This includes the role of military power and arms control in an era of asymmetrical actors on the international stage.
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  • POS 302: American Foreign Policy

    3.00 Credits
    Urbana University

    An advanced course that examines how foreign policy is produced by reviewing theories of the international system, international economic institutions, the organizational structure of the U.S. foreign policy apparatus, decision theory, political psychology, and the role of public opinion. Prerequisite: POS 200
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  • POS 305: Western Political Thought

    3.00 Credits
    Urbana University

    This course is a survey of political thoughtin the wwestern tradition from the ancient Greeks to the postmodern writings of Foucault. Questions to be dealt with include the nature of power, the proper ends of the use of power, the relation of the individual to the community, and the nature of freedom and social justice. Prerequisite: POS200
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  • POS 307: Comparative Political Regional Focus

    3.00 Credits
    Urbana University

    The government and politics of areas outside the United States will be examined focusing on a revolving sequence of geographic regions: Eastern and Western Europe (including the former Soviet Union), the Middle East and Africa, East Asia, and Latin America. Using county case studies, the course will focus on comparative solutions to universal political problems. Prerequisite: POS200
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  • POS 320: Model United Nations

    3.00 Credits
    Urbana University

    This course will give students the theoretical and informational background to participate in a regional Model UN simulation. Course materials will include an overview of the structure and function of the United Nations, an overview of theoretical material on Comparative Politics and International Relations, and in-depth study of the politics, economics, and political culture of an assigned country in the simulation. Prerequisite: POS 200
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  • POS 323: Third World Politics

    3.00 Credits
    Urbana University

    A review of politics in the Third World including the theoretical perspectives on colonial rule and its legacy, third world societies and economics, authoritarian and democratic statecraft, the military and politics, culture and politics, great powers and the third world, and protest and revolution. Prerequisite: POS 200
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  • POS 405: Constitutional Law

    3.00 Credits
    Urbana University

    This course focuses on those areas of constitutional interpretation involving civil rights and liberties and the powers of government. Theories of constitutional interpretation will be reviewed in conjunction with pivotal cases defining the nature of citizenship and the exercise of governance. Prerequisite: POS200,204
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  • POS 408: Global Political Economy

    3.00 Credits
    Urbana University

    This course examines the relation of wealth and political power at the global level through a focus on the institutional structure of international trade, finance, and monetary regimes. The establishment, purpose and functioning of the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the World Trade Organization, current international monetary agreements, and private international finance will be reviewed. Prerequisite: POS200
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  • POS 410: Social Identity Seminar

    3.00 Credits
    Urbana University

    This course will introduce students to theoretical approaches in the analysis of both the origin and reproduction of group identity (self and others), and the mobilization of identity groups in political conflict. Application of these theories will review political mobilization and conflict in the areas of race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, nationalism, and religion. Prerequisite: POS 200
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