|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Course Criteria
Add courses to your favorites to save, share, and find your best transfer school.
-
3.00 Credits
Liberalism and conservatism are the two dominant positions in the United States today on political, social, and moral issues, while socialism has had more of an influence in Europe. The course clarifies how these positions differ in defining what constitutes problems and in selecting preferred solutions. Students will be helped (1) to recognize basic alternatives that recur in debates and policy making and (2) to realize how these patterns guide and give meaning to personal and national choices. Prerequisite: PS 0202 or PHIL 0101 or 0102.
-
3.00 Credits
This course has two major objectives. The first is to examine the defining event of American politics—the creation of the Constitution in 1789. The goal is a proper understanding of the thought and intentions embodied in the Constitution and, concurrently, a clarification of the reasoning of those who questioned and opposed it. The second objective is to study how the thought and the intentions underlying the Constitution have been realized or transformed since the American founding. Prerequisite: PS 0202 or HIST 0106 or 0107 or PHIL 0101 or 1304
-
3.00 Credits
Focuses on the reciprocal influences of government on science and technology. Government affects the pace and direction of science and technology. Science and technology, in turn, affect the agenda of government issues and the options government has in dealing with them. It is the purpose of this course to develop an appreciation for and an understanding of this relationship. Lectures, readings, seminar discussions, and student preparations of original work are emphasized.
-
3.00 Credits
Considers the U.S. Supreme Court as a policy-making branch of the federal government. Major topics include judicial review; constitutional sources of and limitations on the legislative power; presidential power; the Supreme Court and criminal justice system, including the doctrine of incorporation, the right to counsel, the privilege against self-incrimination, and the exclusionary rule; and equal protection.
-
3.00 Credits
Examines the development, structure, and importance of political parties and interest groups in the United States. It considers the role that parties and interests play in elections, organizing the government, and influencing public policy. Particular focus is on the decline of parties in the American political system and the increased importance of narrower, special interests. Prerequisite: PS 0102
-
3.00 Credits
This course will consist of a broad survey of the political and economic issues facing the developing world. This will include an in-depth look at the impact of colonialism, imperialism, and neo/economic imperialism that will include critical examinations of how various theoretical perspectives critically address the effects these issues have had on the developing world. Such theoretical perspectives will include modernization/stage theory, dependency theory, world systems theory, underdevelopment, and dependent development. Following examinations of colonialism and theory, specific issues will be examined. Such issues include; disease, poverty, hunger, environmental degradation, ethnic conflict, human rights, security, and gender. The focus will be on how both developed and developing nations politically and economically deal with such issues. Much of the discussion of these issues will be conducted within the framework of understanding the impact of the political and economic policies of western Europe, the united states, and international organizations such as the U.N., IMF, WTO, and the World Bank on developing nations.
-
3.00 Credits
Seminar participants are responsible for preparing and delivering a formal paper on a seminar theme in political science. Prerequisite: permission of instructor GE: Capstone, Upper-Level Writing
-
1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Directed study in a specific area of political science. Permission of the instructor is required.
-
1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Independent research on a topic in political science. Prerequisite: permission of instructor
-
1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Practical experience in political science in a professional setting. Work is directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty supervisor. Prerequisite: permission of instructor
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Privacy Statement
|
Terms of Use
|
Institutional Membership Information
|
About AcademyOne
Copyright 2006 - 2024 AcademyOne, Inc.
|
|
|