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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
A practical experience in an off-campus professional setting in which the student applies the skills and perspectives of a physicist. Designed by student in consultation with a faculty member. Prerequisites: Major in applied physics; junior or senior standing.
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3.00 Credits
An opportunity for individual student projects under the supervision of the faculty. Prerequisites: Senior standing; major in physics; and consent of department.
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3.00 Credits
Structure and working of major parts of the United States national government, such as the Constitution, the presidency, Congress, the courts, the electoral process, and others. How these institutions help Americans deal with significant current issues.
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3.00 Credits
How governments interact to further their different political, military, and economic interests; basic factors affecting international cooperation and conflict; topics such as summit meetings, terrorism, arms control, and food and energy resources distribution; one or more international crisis simulation exercises. Prerequisites: Second-semester freshman standing or higher; GES130 or GES145, 146.
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3.00 Credits
Major problems of politics and international relations, such as the proper goals of political life, the nature of justice, and the role of the state. Methods of inquiry. Development of the student's personal political stance and its relation to his or her maturing faith. Prerequisite: One political science course.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of the origins and development of American constitutional ideas and institutions from the colonial period to the present. Particular attention paid to the historical connections between major constitutional cases and broader social, political, economic, and cultural trends. Prerequisite: GES130 or GES145, 146. (Carries cross-credit in history).
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3.00 Credits
Principles of public leadership and challenges for leaders to meet in the modern age; American experiences with leaders in various roles. Prerequisite: GES130 or GES145, 146.
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3.00 Credits
Development of American cities over time, adapting their heritage to social and technological challenges. Emphasis on how cities are currently governed and by whom, and how they respond to current policy issues. Prerequisite: GES130 or GES145, 146.
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3.00 Credits
Major modern American ideologies. Liberalism, conservatism, democratic socialism, anarchism, liberation theology, fascism, and gender and ethnic politics. Christian interfaces with various political theories. Prerequisite: GES130 or GES145, 146.
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3.00 Credits
Theory and process of modernization, with special emphasis on the Anglo-American historical experience; examinations of US efforts to promote democracy internationally in Europe, Asia, the Middle East since World War II. Prerequisite: GES130 or GES145, 146. (Carries cross-credit in history.)
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