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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
Supervised reading/research in selected areas of American politics. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. No more than three hours from POSC 3050, 3100, 3110, 3120, 3130, 4090, 4100 may be applied toward a Political Science major, minor, or a Global Politics minor. Preq: Consent of instructor.
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1.00 Credits
Supervised reading/research in selected areas of international/comparative politics. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. No more than three hours from POSC 3050, 3100, 3110, 3120, 3130, 4090, 4100 may be applied toward a Political Science major, minor, or a Global Politics minor. Preq: Consent of instructor.
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1.00 Credits
Supervised reading/research in selected areas of political theory. No more than three hours from POSC 3050, POSC 3100, POSC 3110, POSC 3120, POSC 3130, POSC 4090, POSC 4100, or 4110 may be applied toward a Political Science major, minor, or a Global Politics minor. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. Preq: POSC 1030.
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3.00 Credits
Empirical and normative examination of the origins, roles, and influence of interest groups and social movements in the United States and of the relationships among interest groups, social movements, and democratic theory. Preq: Sophomore standing.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the major approaches to public policy making in American government. Topics include theories and models of policy making, the identification of policy problems, agenda setting, the formulation and adoption of policy, implementation, and program evaluation. Preq: Sophomore standing.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the nature and scope of politics in urban communities and offers an analysis of urban governance, especially in the interaction of public authority and private institutions in metropolitan areas. Emphasis is on the structure, processes, and problems challenging governments in urban America. Preq: Sophomore standing.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the historical, theoretical, legal, and fiscal aspects of constitutionally divided government. Federal, state, and local division of responsibility for public services is emphasized, along with the emerging devolution of those responsibilities from the federal government to states and localities. Preq: Sophomore standing.
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3.00 Credits
Discussion of the role of policy analysis in government. Applications of analytical and computer tools to substantive policy areas such as transportation, economic/community development, education, poverty, and health. Students focus on assessing a policy from a set of options based on analytic criteria as well as developing policy alternatives. Preq: POSC 3410 or STAT 2300 or STAT 3300.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the principal features of the American legal system. Analyzes how and why legal actors and institutions operate as they do. Explores how the law functions as both a tool and an institution of government, as well as how the court system affects the formation and implementation of public policies. Preq: Sophomore standing.
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3.00 Credits
Examination and analysis of Supreme Court decisions and other legal materials in the areas of civil rights and civil liberties, with an emphasis on freedom of speech, freedom of religion, equal protection of the laws, and privacy rights. Preq: Sophomore standing.
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