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GP 101: American Government And Politics
3.00 Credits
Widener University-Main Campus
An introduction to basic concepts, functions, and processes of politics and government, using the American system as a model. The course includes topics such as political socialization, constitutional government, legislative process, presidential leadership and bureaucracy, the role of the judiciary, political parties, interest groups, and problems of civil rights. There are no prerequisites. 3 semester hours
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GP 102: Foreign Governments And Politics
3.00 Credits
Widener University-Main Campus
The principal goal of this introductory course is to provide students with a basic knowledge of how political systems around the world function. By examining a wide range of countries, students learn how and why the "rules of the political game" differfrom country to country. It is hoped that, after taking this course, students will better understand political events that take place outside the United States and appreciate the diverse political ideas and aspirations of people around the world. There are no prerequisites. 3 semester hours
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GP 188,288,388,488: Special Topics in Political Science
3.00 Credits
Widener University-Main Campus
Investigation of special topics, preferably on an interdisciplinary basis. Offering depends upon faculty approval and student interest. 3 semester hours each
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GP 204: Current Issues in World Affairs
3.00 Credits
Widener University-Main Campus
This course introduces students to current issues in international relations. The course focuses primarily on such issues as relations between rich and poor nations, the race between food and population, energy, technology, and the threat to the environment. In addition, students may examine other issues in the headlines, such as terrorism, immigration, human rights, international trade, and the proliferation of chemical, nuclear, and biological weapons. The course hews rather closely to recent events. 3 semester hours
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GP 205: American Public Policy And Politics
3.00 Credits
Widener University-Main Campus
This course surveys the formal and informal processes by which public policy is made and implemented at all levels of government in the United States. Topics include how issues get onto the public and governmental agendas, basic policy formulation processes in the executive and legislative branches, budgetary policies and practices, the role of courts in the policy process, implementation and administrative law, and informal factors affecting policy such as the economy, interest groups, the media, and technology. Prerequisite: GP 101. 3 semester hours
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GP 206: Political Corruption
3.00 Credits
Widener University-Main Campus
This course examines political corruption as a way of studying the character of politics. Instances of corruption both in the United States and in other nations are examined as are efforts to control corruption. Resources include various fictional and documentary accounts of corruption in film as well as analytical and polemic readings. Prerequisite: GP 101 or 102. 3 semester hours
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GP 218: Lawand Society
3.00 Credits
Widener University-Main Campus
An analysis of the basic concepts related to the role of law in the polity including law as an instrument of dispute resolution, social control, and change. Also examined is the relationship of the individual to the state, and economic foundations of legal precepts and global perspectives. There are no prerequisites. 3 semester hours
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GP 221: Introduction to International Relations
3.00 Credits
Widener University-Main Campus
An introduction to various approaches and methods of analysis in international relations. The course examines the nature of the international system, the manner in which states and other actors behave, the causes of war and techniques of conflict resolution, economic interactions, and the implications of growing international interdependence. The course also addresses socio-economic imbalances among nations. Sophomore standing required. There are no prerequisites. 3 semester hours
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GP 222: American Foreign Policy
3.00 Credits
Widener University-Main Campus
This course begins with a description of American foreign policy from the earliest days of the Republic up to the present time. Students then consider the interacting roles of the leading policy makers, including the president, Congress, State Department, and CIA. The final portion of the course involves the tools of foreign policy, such as covert action, diplomacy, and economic assistance, as well as pressing foreign policy problems of the day. Sophomore standing required. 3 semester hours
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GP 226: The Third World
3.00 Credits
Widener University-Main Campus
This course examines politics in the developing countries of Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The focus is on the problems facing Third World countries in their quest for economic development and political stability. 3 semester hours
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