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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Functioning of the judiciary in the American political process; operation and powers of the courts; non-legal aspects of the judicial process; political role and effects of judicial decisions. Prerequisite: 100, 101, 102, 103, or 150.
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3.00 Credits
Religion in democratic societies. Abortion, gay marriage, faith-based initiatives, and the Pledge of Allegiance. Historical works and contemporary contributions to debates. Prerequisite: 100, 101, 102, 103, or 150.
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3.00 Credits
Global politics through feminist perspectives. Interrelated systems of power. Race, gender, sexuality, colonialism, and imperialism. Health, genocide, and slavery. Prerequisite: 100, 101, 102, 103, or 150.
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3.00 Credits
U.S. constitutional system and fundamental principles of constitutional interpretation. Judicial development of principles of distribution and scope of governmental powers. Case method. No credit for students who have completed 261. Serves as repeat credit for students who completed 261a prior to fall 2009. Prerequisite: 100, 101, 102, 103, or 150.
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3.00 Credits
Supreme Court’s interpretation of the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment. Case method. No credit for students who have completed 261. Serves as repeat credit for students who completed 261b prior to fall 2009. Prerequisite: 100, 101, 102, 103, or 150.
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3.00 Credits
The history of voting rights and the efficacy of representation in the American political system. Political participation, voting rights, felony disenfranchisement, redistricting, and alternative electoral systems. Prerequisite: 100, 101, 102, 103, or 150.
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3.00 Credits
Research sources, designs, and methods used by political scientists. Locating and accessing data, the logic of causal inferences, and basic data presentation and analysis. Prerequisite: 100, 101, 102, 103, or 150.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to feminist works in the social sciences. Development of feminist analysis. Important issues, feminist theories, and approaches to social criticism. Methodological challenges to feminist research. Prerequisite: 100, 101, 102, 103, or 150.
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3.00 Credits
The structure of and changes in the U.S. military. Development of Iraqi political institutions. American foreign policymaking. Serves as repeat credit for students who completed 287 section 1 in fall 2010 or HUM 161 section 1 in fall 2009.
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3.00 Credits
Conflict management in international and domestic disputes. Negotiation, mediation, adjudication, intervention, and peacekeeping. Prerequisite: 100, 101, 102, 103, or 150.
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