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3.00 Credits
A survey of the major ideas, factors, and decisions that have and continue to shape U.S. foreign policy. The course includes in-depth analysis of several challenges and decisions facing current foreign policy makers.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the philosophic thought and work of Plato and Aristotle as well as the thought and work of their predecessors. Selected Platonic dialogues and selections from the major works of Plato's best student, Aristotle, will be the focal point of examinations and discussion.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to statistical methods covering data description, graphing techniques, measurement scales, standardized scores, correlation, regression, elementary probability, repeated measures and independent-groups t-tests, one way and factorial analysis of variance, chi-square, and general non-parametrics. The approach to these topics is more conceptual than numerical or mathematical. A prior knowledge of junior high school algebra is strongly encouraged.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the cultural, social, and economic origins of modern Latin American political systems. Part one of the course will trace the origins of Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America from Spanish and indigenous origins through colonization and independence. Part two of the course will focus on authoritarian and democratic regimes from 1945 to the present.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the evolution of the Presidency and Congress from Independence to the present.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of women worldwide who are involved in processes of change. A review of the literature and appropriate methodologies serve as the framework. Over 60 case studies are examined. Topics of study include women in the world political economy, resistance politics, formal political structures, human rights, and sustainable development.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to international trade and international financial markets. The trade component covers comparative advantage, tariffs, and the benefits and costs of increasingly open global trade. The markets component covers topics on balance of payments, foreign currency markets, hedging with forwards, futures and options, and special considerations for businesses conducting international trade.
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3.00 Credits
The study of argumentation techniques used in formal and content debating, preparation of the brief, strategy, use of evidence, affirmative and negative structure on current and national issues. Prerequisite: Core 4.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of seminal works in political philosophy. Students examine and evaluate the political thought of such thinkers as Cicero, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Marx and Nietzsche.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of contemporary political thought. Students examine and evaluate selected works from contemporary political philosophers such as John Rawls, Robert Nozick, Thomas Nagel, Michel Foucault, Martha Nussbaum and others.
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