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3.00 Credits
introduces students to planning at the city level and offers a unique opportunity to directly apply what has been learned in the classroom. Students are exposed to the major ideas behind regional planning, including land use planning, MPDUs and regional coalitions. Must be taken the same semester as 381: Community Planning Workshop.
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3.00 Credits
explores the history of environmental policy in the United States by examining several case studies in contemporary policy from a historical perspective. Special emphasis is placed upon the skills of using historical evidence as a component of policy analysis. See listing under History 377.
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3.00 Credits
studies such states as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and others in depth, with comparisons being drawn among them. The emphasis is on the distribution of power and the organization for governing in parliamentary, presidential, and related democracies.
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3.00 Credits
develops an understanding of nationalism and its effects in the world through reading and discussion of both theoretical explanations of nationalism and real-world case studies. The course includes studies of nationalist movements, such as in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa.
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3.00 Credits
surveys the development and basis of Political Science as a scientific academic discipline. An analysis of empirical theory and methodology as applied to the study of political behavior is undertaken. Students develop and practice skills in understanding and using qualitative and quantitative methodologies to describe, explain, and predict political phenomena.
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3.00 Credits
examines the ethical aspects to some of the difficult political issues facing the United States and the world community, including such topics as the influence of money on political systems, the role of ethics in addressing domestic social welfare issues, the moral aspects of humanitarian and economic development issues, and ethical concerns relating to issues of war and peace.
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3.00 Credits
considers theories of the nature and legitimacy of the state and its laws. Also deals with topics such as the rights and responsibilities of citizens, ethics in political decision-making, economic justice, punishment, race and gender oppression, political and cultural identity, and the value and meaning of democracy See listings under Philosophy 343 and Sociology 335.
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3.00 Credits
focuses on the nature of interaction between political entities on the world stage, including states, IGOs, NGOs, and other actors on the world stage. Topics to be covered include globalization and its consequences, the nature of East-West and North-South relations, the international economic system, the causes and consequences of war, and the international paths to peace.
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3.00 Credits
examines the actors, institutions, and the impact of foreign policy structures and behavior on the US and the world. Issue areas given significant attention include the history of AFP, issues of consensus and conflict, pre- and post-9/11 dynamics, inside and outside actors/influences, the impact of politics on policy, national and homeland security issues relating to foreign relations, and both current and future challenges of American foreign policy.
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3.00 Credits
studies the role of the European Union and its effects on the member nations.
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