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1.00 Credits
Spring. Credits: 1. Preparation for and participation in intercollegiate Mock Trial competitions. Participants prepare cases around assigned sets of facts. They then practice and compete in roles of both lawyer and witness. Prerequisites: Political Science 262 and invitation of the instructor. A total of 4 credits may be earned for Mock Trial Participation.
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 1-2. This course is designed for students who have already been introduced to the analytical tools of GIS. Students will undertake a research project under the supervision of one of the faculty teaching this course. The research project will culminate in a paper and presentation. The seminar will meet in an ongoing basis to exchange ideas, report on progress, and share potential sources of information.
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1.00 Credits
Spring. Credits: 1. This course is a workshop designed to assist students in the theoretical and practical aspects of writing successful grants for post-graduate scholarships and other competitive opportunities. Students learn about the various options available, read scholarly literature on grant writing, develop strategies for writing proposals and give and receive criticism on proposals and projects. By the conclusion of the course, students are prepared to compete for national postgraduate scholarships.
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4. This course is intended for the student who is pursuing an interdisciplinary, self-designed major. In the event that the student is unable to unify the senior seminar experiences of the departments involved in the major or to take each of the department's senior seminars, the Interdisciplinary Senior Seminar will be utilized to serve as the culminating experience for the major. It is intended to be an experience that will show both a breadth and a depth of knowledge in the integration of the departments, requiring both written and oral work.
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4.00 Credits
Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Humanities. An interdisciplinary, team-taught, topics course designed to introduce students to the methodologies of American Studies. Topics vary with instructors. Readings will include studies of myths and symbols; scholarship that employs the analysis of race, gender, and class; explorations in popular culture.
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4.00 Credits
Fall. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Humanities. An interdisciplinary research paper, modeled on the example of honors projects. Students will identify a topic of study, write a proposal, develop a bibliography, and produce a research paper with the guidance of three members of the American Studies Committee. Prerequisites: American Studies 200 and at least three courses from those listed in the American Studies minor. Open only to seniors.
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science, F8. A survey of contemporary international politics. Major topics covered in this course include international political geography, the nation-state, modern diplomacy, international political economy, international law and organization, the East-West conflict, North-South issues, and the evolution of the international system.
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1.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 1. Simulation of United Nations bodies (General Assembly, Security Council, etc.) in a controlled class environment to prepare students for participation in Model United Nations Sessions to which Rhodes College is invited annually. Students engage in detailed topical research on political, economic, and social issues of assigned countries and formulate position papers and resolutions for debate in the simulation. May be repeated for credit (4 credits maximum).
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science, F3. Survey of significant events and trends in the international system since 1945. Topics will include the origins, evolution, and end of the cold war. The emergence of the post cold war era, decolonization and East-West competition, the rise of nationalism, the role of nuclear weapons in world politics, changes in the global economy, and challenges facing the United States today will also be considered.
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Social Science, F8. An introduction to the principal theories, analytical approaches, and methods relating to the study of comparative politics. Concrete country and case studies are used to highlight the relationship between the tools of comparative politics and real world events.
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