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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Focuses on the United States and its relations with other nations, with emphasis upon the forces that determine contemporary American foreign policy. Crosslisted with HIST 342. (F of alternate years)
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4.00 Credits
Examines the political issues and conflicts that arise as society attempts to apply and interpret the US Constitution, especially as it regards civil rights and civil liberties. This would include such controversies as censorship, the rights of the accused, abortion, affirmative action, discrimination, privacy, and federalism. The roles played by the Supreme Court, the rest of the federal judiciary, state courts, Congress, the President, private interests, and public opinion. Notable past constitutional cases that helped shape current interpretations of the Constitution. (F of alternate years)
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2.00 Credits
How policy decisions are made in the American political system. Attention will be paid to models of policymaking, the roles of specific actors in the policymaking realm, and the various stages of the policymaking process. Offered every three years.
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2.00 - 4.00 Credits
The nature and development of selected contemporary public policy issues such as education, housing, taxes, welfare, crime, transportation and urban planning. The course may cover several topics or focus in detail upon one issue in a given semester.
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4.00 Credits
Major issues in environmental policy, including public lands, wildlife, pollution and energy, as well as the role of governmental institutions, interest groups and the public in formulating environmental policy. Offered in alternate years. Crosslisted with ENVS 352. (S)
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2.00 Credits
This course examines the environment and social consequences of suburban sprawl and the patterns of mobility associated with it. The role of public policies at the local, state, and federal levels in creating, sustaining, or reforming this entire system of land use will also be explored. Crosslisted with ENVS 353.
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4.00 Credits
The nature and function of two types of political organizations which influence American government: political parties and interest groups. Their structure, roles and behavior will be examined as will the process of political action in general. Offered every three years.
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4.00 Credits
The structure and nature of the Presidency and the executive bureaucracy. The history, political behavior and functions of the executive office and its relationships to Congress, the bureaucracy, the media, interest groups, and the American people; the theory and practice of public administration within the executive branch. Offered in alternate years. (S)
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2.00 Credits
The structure and behavior of legislative bodies, especially the U.S. Congress. In addition, theories of representation, the role of constituents, and the legislature's complex relationship to the other branches of government. Offered in alternate years.
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2.00 Credits
The process of governing at the state and local levels and the unique problems that are associated with state and local government. Special emphasis is placed on intergovernmental relations and how these influence state and local politics. Offered in alternate years.
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