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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
(Spring, Course Offered Every Year) Selected readings from original sources in the area of modern and contemporary political philosophy. Topics covered include democracy, liberalism, Marxism, and liberation ideologies. Emphasis is on developing writing and analytic skills. [Required for political science majors who should take it in their sophomore or junior year.] Also offered as PHI-205. Prerequisites: ENG-111.
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3.00 Credits
(Fall, even years only) Students will design and implement the Meredith Votes campaign, a campus-wide, nonpartisan voter registration, education and turnout effort. This is a service learning course.
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3.00 Credits
(Fall, Course Offered Every Year) An introduction to world politics. A survey of current issues and trends in major regions and the principles of interactions among nations, blocks, international organizations, and multinational corporations.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring, Course Offered Every Year) This course will address cultural, social and political issues in the Middle East in the late 19th and especially in the 20th century. Topics covered will include imperialism, nationalism, the creation of modern states, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Iranian Revolution, the politics of oil, U.S. - Middle East relations, and the emergence of activist Islamic groups. Also offered as HIS-282.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring, Course Offered Every Year) An introduction to the nature and function of law, to the structure and operation of the court systems of the United States and to the legal professions. Also considers current legal controversies.
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3.00 Credits
(Fall, Course Offered Every Year) The law and practice of constitutional interpretation with a focus on civil liberties and the bill of rights. The case method and intensive discussion are used to introduce the process of legal reasoning and disciplined analytic thinking.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring, Even-Numbered Years Only) An introduction to the field of public administration. The executive branch of American government will be examined. Methods, theories, and skills of administration in the public sector will be studied.
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3.00 Credits
(Varies, Contact Dept. Head) The course will offer an in-depth examination of the war in Vietnam and the participation of the United States in that war. There will be an extensive study of the causes of the war. The political environment of the prosecution and termination of the conflict will be addressed. Foreign and defense policy will be a primary perspective.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring, Odd-Numbered Years Only) This course explores current law and policy concerning contemporary gender issues as well as conflicting perspectives on those issues. Students will critically analyze and compare a wide range of different feminist and masculinist approaches to issues like workplace discrimination, violence against women, abortion and pornography.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring, Odd-Numbered Years Only) This course examines the politics of international economic relations between countries and in the world as a whole. The course orients students with the basic underpinnings of international economic policymaking and the basic theoretical paradigms of the field of international political economy. Specific topics of discussion include the politics of international trade, the effect of globalization on the U.S. economy and political system, the role of multinational corporations and nongovernmental organizations in global politics, relations between the developed and developing worlds, and the rise of regional economic blocs.
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