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3.00 Credits
This course provides an in-depth analysis of a range of contemporary political issues and controversies. The topics vary by term. Possibilities include, but are not limited to, immigration, healthcare reform, gun rights, reproductive rights, foreign policy, taxes, and environmental issues. Lectures are supplemented with student debates. (F, Sp, and as demand warrants).
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed as an examination of American government at the national, state and local levels including an assessment of the key philosophical and ideological roots of the American experience, the components of the policymaking process, as well as major actors and institutions in the American political system from the national, state and local levels of government.(F,Sp)
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3.00 Credits
The course will examine the theoretical and empirical aspects of politics and policies that advantage or disadvantage groups by reason of race, ethnicity, and other factors in the United States.(alternate years)
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3.00 Credits
The course explores the basic principles of democracy, the range of American liberal and conservative perspectives and significant ideologies that exist outside the U.S. including Socialism, Marxism, Fascism, Environmentalism, Islamist and Liberation thought. (F, Sp)
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces basic concepts and methods for the study of comparative politics. It will also survey and compare the political development, political processes, political institutions and public policies of various countries from three different categories: industrial democracies, Communist or Socialist systems, and Third World systems.(F)
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3.00 Credits
A comparative examination of state and local governments and politics in the United States. Topics include: the development of federalism, political cultures of the states, components of the policymaking process, selected contemporary policy issues at the state and local levels, and state and local budgetary politics.(F)
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces basic issues, concepts, and methods for the study of international relations. It surveys the evolution of the current international system, and examines major international political instruments such as war, trade, international organization, and international law. Current developments and issues in the international system are emphasized throughout the term. (Sp.)
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2.00 - 12.00 Credits
Internships strengthen a student's academic knowledge of politics through experiential learning. Possible sites include political campaigns, interest groups, and government agencies. Prerequisites: Political Science Major or Minor, and 4 courses in political science, or the Chair's permission. Internships must be approved by the internship instructor. (F, J-Term, Sp, SS)
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3.00 Credits
The course is an exploration of the major ideas and writers in the recent period of western political philosophy. The course covers the period from the mid-nineteenth century to the present and emphasizes the ideas of Nietzsche, Pragmatism, Freud, Ortega, Arendt, Existentialism, Phenomenology and Post-Structuralism. Co-listed as HIST and PHIL 309/509. (Sp, alternate years)
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3.00 Credits
The course examines the role discrimination plays in creating economic barriers in the U.S. economy for the racially defined minorities, and women. The negative impact of discrimination towards these groups is first examined in historical context. Following that, Neoclassical, Institutionalist, and Marxian models of labor market discrimination are critically examined. In light of the historical and theoretical discussion we examine the policies proposed to eliminate discrimination. Prerequisite ECON 201. Co-listed as POLS 312. (Offered at least once a year)
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