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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Examines the evolution of the presidency, the powers of the chief executive, the public presidency, executive branch organization and staffing, decision making, and political relations with Congress and the federal judiciary. Preq: Sophomore standing.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the impact of religion on American politics, including an analysis of the role of religion in politics, political behavior of major religious groups, constitutional issues and voting behavior. Preq: Sophomore standing.
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3.00 Credits
The relationship between religion and various aspects of world politics are examined and critically analyzed. The question of why religion and politics are so thoroughly interwoven worldwide is considered by studying the religion-politics relationship in theoretical, empirical and especially cross-cultural perspective. Preq: Sophomore standing.
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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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