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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits An introduction to the world of politics and the fundamentals of political science. Major topics: the basics of politics: power, government, nation, state; forms of political behavior from democratic participation to revolutionary violence; political ideas and norms; varieties of democratic and non-democratic forms of government; politics and society; the global context of politics. (social science)
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4.00 Credits
(Also PHL 200) 4 hours; 4 credits Analysis of major ideas and concepts of Western political theory from the Greeks to Hobbes. Such questions as the ends of politics, the nature of citizenship, the extent and limits of political obligation, and the relationship between rulers and the ruled will be discussed. (social science) Prerequisites: ENG 111, COR 100
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4.00 Credits
(Also PHL 202) 4 hours; 4 credits The development of modern theories of the state, with emphasis on democracy and theories of representation, the forces underlying political change and revolution, and the growth of "collectivism." Such authors as Locke, Rousseau, Hegel, Mill, and Marx will be read. (social science) Prerequisites: ENG 111, COR 100
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4.00 Credits
(Also PHL 204) 4 hours; 4 credits A study of the political ideology dominating several periods of U.S. history, including the Puritan, revolutionary, pre-Civil War, populist, and New Deal eras. Analysis of the writing of at least one current theorist and one major legal philosopher. (social science) Prerequisites: ENG 111, COR 100
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4.00 Credits
4 hours; 4 credits An analysis of a number of 19th- and 20th-century novels dealing with the relationship of the individual to the political world. Writers such as Conrad, Stendhal, Malraux, and Mailer will be read and discussed. Prerequisites: ENG 111, COR 100
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4.00 Credits
(Also CIN 204) 4 hours; 4 credits Analyzes political and social aspects of cinema and media within historical and contemporary contexts. Possible topics include race, class, gender, ethnicity, globalization, colonialism, imperialism, and nationalism and its discontents, as they relate to cinema and the media. (arts & com.) Prerequisites: ENG 111, COR 100
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4.00 Credits
4 hours; 4 credits A study of the executive branch of the federal government, including the U.S. presidency. The President’s relations with Congress, political parties, and the cabinet. (social science) Prerequisites: ENG 111, COR 100
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4.00 Credits
4 hours; 4 credits The role of law and the courts in U.S. society and the historical background and philosophical principles upon which the U.S. legal system is based. Examination of the powers and workings of courts, how judges and lawyers act, and how U.S. citizens are affected by the legal system. (social science) Prerequisites: COR 100, ENG 111
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4.00 Credits
(Also MGT 223) 4 hours; 4 credits Examination of the concepts in the execution of public policy. Relationships of administrative process to the executive, legislative bodies, the public, special interest groups, the clientele, and the courts. Considers personnel administration and administrative law and regulation. (social science) Prerequisites: ENG 111, COR 100
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4.00 Credits
4 hours; 4 credits The role and significance of political parties and interest groups in the U.S. political process; the development, organization functions, the finances of U.S. political parties; campaigning and voting behavior, and the goals and techniques of the major formal and informal pressure groups that influence public policy in the United States. Prerequisites: ENG 111, COR 100
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