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  • PS 4550: Law and Society

    3.00 Credits
    Appalachian State University

    An examination of the relationship between the values and culture of a society and the laws which it adopts and how law interacts with and responds to change in social values as seen by the courts through selected cases. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing, or permission of the instructor. (Same as CJ 4550.) (WRITING; SPEAKING) [Dual-listed with PS 5550/CJ 5550.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
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  • PS 4640: Studies in Regional Political Patterns

    1.00 - 3.00 Credits
    Appalachian State University

    An examination of selected regions of the world which have common historical and cultural patterns influencing their political styles and capabilities. Topics may vary from semester to semester. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing, or permission of the instructor. [Dual-listed with PS 5640.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
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  • PS 4661: Court Administration

    3.00 Credits
    Appalachian State University

    This course is designed to familiarize students with the need for, and approaches to, more effective management of federal and state courts. Topics include court reform, court unification, caseload management, alternative dispute resolution, personnel management and training, and audio-visual applications in the courts, among others. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing, or permission of the instructor. (Same as CJ 4661.) (SPEAKING) [Dual-listed with PS 5661/CJ 5661.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
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  • PS 4670: Environmental Politics

    3.00 Credits
    Appalachian State University

    This course will examine the role that politics and government play in dealing with environmental issues. Its focus is primarily on the U.S. approach to environmental protection, but some attention will be devoted to international environmental relationships such as the Kyoto Protocol. The course will cover the history of environmental policy, the legal and institutional arrangements for environmental protection, major environmental policy actors, current environmental controversies, and global environmental concerns.
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  • PS 4680: Organized Crime

    3.00 Credits
    Appalachian State University

    This course will provide an examination and analysis of views on the phenomena of organized crime and efforts to control it. Attention will be paid to criminal organizations in the United States, their beginnings in other cultural and ethnic backgrounds and their relations with criminal organizations around the world. In today’s world, criminal organizations in other countries and their activities have a major impact on crime in the United States. Therefore, a comparative approach to the subject must be used. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing, or permission of the instructor. (Same as CJ 4680.) [Dual-listed with PS 5680/CJ 5680.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
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  • PS 4710: American Political Thought

    3.00 Credits
    Appalachian State University

    A survey of the diverse political ideas represented in the American state from the colonial period to the present. Special emphasis is given to the political problems that emerge with the process of industrialzation and the movement into a postindustrial economy. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing, or permission of the instructor. (CROSS-DISCIPLINARY) [Dual-listed with PS 5710.] Duallisted courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
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  • PS 4721: Human Rights

    3.00 Credits
    Appalachian State University

    The course surveys the major literature in the field of international human rights. It investigates the questions of ethics, morality and the practice of human rights globally and attempts to address why the issue of international human rights has come to the fore in international politics. [Dual-listed with PS 5721.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
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  • PS 4723: International Political Economy

    3.00 Credits
    Appalachian State University

    An examination of the relationship between political and economic activity, the way actors use one to manipulate the other, and the normative choices involved in doing so. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing, or permission of the instructor. (WRITING; MULTICULTURAL; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY) [Dual-listed with PS 5723.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
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  • PS 4741: European Governments and Politics

    3.00 Credits
    Appalachian State University

    An examination of patterns of governmental organization and socioeconomic policy outcomes in the democracies of Europe as a basis for comparative analysis. Major issues confronting the democracies will be studies for possible options and comparisons of policy. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing, or permission of the instructor. (MULTI-CULTURAL) [Dual-listed with PS 5741.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
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  • PS 4742: Politics of Developing Nations

    3.00 Credits
    Appalachian State University

    Focuses on the efforts of a majority of the world’s governments to meet the twin challenges of participatory politics and of the Global market economy. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing, or permission of the instructor. [Dual-listed with PS 5742.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
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