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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An examination of political system challenges and development patterns, with comparative reference to a number of systems including the Former Soviet Union, Britain, France, and selected African, Asian, and Latin American countries. (MULTI-CULTURAL)
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys the politics of East and Southeast Asia. It focuses on the experiences of everyday people dealing with political worlds different from our own. The readings include a mix of fictional and scholarly writing.
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3.00 Credits
This course concentrates upon different writing traditions within political science. It requires students to apply the rhetorical knowledge gained in previous writing courses to the discipline of political science. Students will be expected to read and analyze texts in one or more of the sub-disciplines of political science as well as write effectively in one or more of the writing traditions of political science (e.g., research paper, policy analysis, briefing memo, text review). In addition to effective communication, the course emphasizes critical thinking, local to global connections, and community responsibility within the context of political science. Prerequisites: ENG 2001 or its equivalent and must be majoring in political science. (WRITING)
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3.00 Credits
An examination of political theory from approximately 300 B.C. through the sixteenth century. The political philosophers studied include Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, St. Augustine, St. Thomas Aquinas, Machiavelli, Luther, Calvin, and Jean Bodin. Emphasis is placed on historical development of political philosophy. (CROSS-DISCIPLINARY)
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the logic and techniques of social science research with computer applications, examination of the structure of scientific inquiry, methods utilized to analyze information, with emphasis placed upon the interpretation of that information. Lecture three hours, laboratory two hours. Required of all PS and CJ majors. Prerequisite: STT 1810 or the equivalent. (Same as CJ 3115.) (NUMERICAL DATA; COMPUTER) (ND Prerequisite: passing the math placement test or successful completion of MAT 0010.)
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the student to the characteristics of international terrorism, the causes of terrorism, and the control of terrorism. Throughout, students are presented key concepts to which they can refer for analyzing the future of international terrorism. (Same as CJ 3121.)
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3.00 Credits
A study of the organization, tactics and functions of political parties and interest groups. A comparison of goals and methods of influencing public policy ranging from the normal to the revolutionary. Campaigning techniques discussed.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to the role of the courts (particularly the U.S. Supreme Court) as instruments of change in the United States. The course will examine the powers of the judiciary and the limitations placed on the exercise of the courts’ powers. The courts and their role as interpreters of the Constitution will be seen primarily through an examination of Supreme Court decisions. (WRITING)
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3.00 Credits
A study of political thought from the seventeenth century to the present. Political philosophers studied include Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Burke, Hegel, Bentham, Marx, and Lenin. Emphasis is placed on the development of nationalism, capitalism, communism, socialism, and fascism. (CROSS-DISCIPLINARY)
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