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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: P SC 2310 or P SC 2350. A required course for majors and minors; optional for students in the composite social studies teaching fi eld. This survey course analyzes similarities and differences across a variety of governing systems, through a survey of two countries within each of the following categories: established democracies (e.g., UK and France), communist and post-communist countries (e.g., Russia and China), and less developed countries. The US is used as a reference for comparison across all three categories. (Fall)
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Prerequisites: P SC 2310 or P SC 2350. A required course for majors and minors; optional for students in the composite social studies teaching fi eld. This survey course analyzes various perspectives on inter-state behavior in the international system, with particular emphasis placed on understanding conditions under which war, or peace and cooperation, are more likely to occur. Topical issues also analyzed include: redefi ning security in the 21st century; the role of non-governmental entities in infl uencing inter-state behavior (e.g., terrorist organizations, or the UN); and conventional and nuclear weapons arms control. (Spring)
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: P SC 2310. A required course for majors and minors. This course surveys the contributions to modern political philosophy made by major political philosophers, political leaders, as well as noteworthy intellectuals from Machiavelli to Mill. The course focuses on the political theories of liberalism, conservatism, communism, and fascism. (Fall odd years)
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Permission of the Instructor. Intended for majors, minors, and all other students interested in Model UN program. This course also may be used as a major elective for Multidisciplinary Studies I, II, III. This course is designed to introduce students to the structure and functions of the United Nations, and to prepare students to role-play specifi c countries at local and national Model UN conferences. Students in this course are expected to attend the National Model UN in New York. (Spring)
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: P SC 2310. Optional for majors and minors. A study of the power, roles, and institutional constraints of the legislative branch of the federal government. This course will examine how the Senate and the House of Representatives operate both as individual chambers and in tandem with other branches of government. (Fall odd years)
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Prerequisites: P SC 2310. Optional for majors and minors. This class is a study of the roles, powers, and institutional constraints of the chief executive of the federal government. This class will study the history of the presidency and how its powers have evolved since George Washington. Special attention will be paid to its relationship with other branches of government. (Spring even years)
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: P SC 2310 and junior or senior standing. Optional for majors and minors. This course uses simulations and creations of alternative histories to convey the opportunities and costs associated with internationally focused and isolationist foreign policies. Particular emphasis is placed on historical and current US policies toward its neighbors in the Western Hemispheres, the rise and decline of the US as a global hegemon, the Cold War and the US - UN relationship. This is the capstone course for Political Science. (Fall odd years)
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Prerequsites: PSC 2310 and junior or senior standing. Optional for majors and minors. The study of the Supreme Court as an equal and independent branch of government with a focus on its members, both past and present, and its role as fi nal interpreter of the Constitution. This is the capstone course for Political Science. (Spring odd years)
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: P SC 2310. Optional for majors and minors. This course examines the philosophical origins of and alternatives to economic and political liberalism, with particular emphasis on the creation and evolution of the international trading and monetary system established by the US immediately following World War II. Contemporary topics include the WTO and regional trading blocks, and their impact on the global economy. (As needed)
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0.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: P SC 2310. A work-study program open to advanced majors in political science. This course fulfi lls the department's experiential learning requirement. Students are required to work a total of 150 hours, keep a daily journal, and write a feed-back report assessing their internship experience. Can be taken only once for credit towards the major, but can be repeated once for elective credit. With the approval of the instructor. (Fall, Spring)
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