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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A survey of important Supreme Court decisions, their background and significance from 1789 to present. Particular attention is given to civil liberties and civil rights. Political Science 343 is accepted as credit for a History major. Offered Fall Semester, odd-numbered years.
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3.00 Credits
The development of international law and organizations and their impact on contemporary world politics. Offered Spring Semester, even-numbered years.
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3.00 Credits
A study of elections and the structure and operation of political parties and the legal framework within which they operate in the United States: the nature of voter participation in politics; electoral problems; and democratic systems of government. Offered Fall Semester, even-numbered years.
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3.00 - 12.00 Credits
Contemporary domestic politics of selected nations with special attention paid to their socio-political and modernization problems. Areas to be studied include: Africa, Latin and South America, Asia, and the Middle East. Offered Fall Semester, odd-numbered years.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of political ideas and ideologies beginning with the Jewish heritage and extending into the 21st century. Special attention is given to how Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, Machiavelli, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Georg W. F. Hegel, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, John Stuart Mill, and John Rawls can help us think about the good life and making personal choices. POS 461, 462 required for political science majors and minors. POS 461 offered Fall Semester, even-numbered years. POS 462 offered Spring Semester, odd-numbered years.
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3.00 Credits
Open to senior social sciences majors after consultation with the professor. Features the techniques and substance of a graduate seminar with themes attuned to student preferences and professional futures. The course is designed to cover internationally oriented problems. Offered at departmental discretion.
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3.00 Credits
Open to upper division social sciences majors after consultation with the professor. Features the techniques and substance of a graduate seminar with themes focusing on national political institutions: Congress, the President, interest groups or the media. The course is designed to dwell primarily on American problems. Offered at departmental discretion.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: POS 121 or POS 122 Selected topics in American government, comparative politics, political theory, public law, public administration, world politics, and public policy. Offered at departmental discretion.
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3.00 Credits
Independent study in a selected field, or problem area, of Political Science. Topic, or problem, to be chosen in consultation with the Political Science staff member under whose guidance the study will be conducted. Open to majors of demonstrated ability in the social sciences. Subject to rules and regulations on page 52.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: POS 121 or POS 122 Internships or practical experience in an approved program of study. Legal and political internships give students an opportunity to work in local, state, and national government; in political campaigns; and in law firms. Offered every semester with the approval of the department. Subject to regulations and restrictions on page 52.
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