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4.00 Credits
Religion has been a common element in global politics. This course will address fundamental beliefs of various religions, the use of religion to explain or justify foreign policies, the role of evolving interpretations of texts to justify war or promote peace, and how religious leaders attempt to mitigate conflict and support justice. The course will analyze the historical and contemporary roles of religious beliefs and organizations with respect to war and peace, civil conflict, national identities, the legitimacy of governments, human rights, democracy, conflict management, and conceptions of world order. Part of the international relations concentration and minor; the political science minor, and may also be taken as an elective (0513-214 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
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4.00 Credits
Considers the relationship between political systems and the development of global environmentalism. International trade, colonial legacies, poverty, and population growth will be examined in the context of national decision making and transnational influences. The course examines established democracies in the West and Japan, post-communist transitional countries in Eastern Europe, and developing countries in Asia and Africa. Topics include oil dependence, nuclear energy, alternative fuels, stratospheric ozone depletion, climate change, deforestation, and species loss. Part of the international relations concentration and minor; the political science minor; and may also be taken as an elective. (0513-211, 214 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
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4.00 Credits
As modernization theorists predict, industrial and post-industrial societies tend to face similar public policy issues in such areas as public education, health care, public transportation, public housing and the protection and preservation of the environment. However, the political responses to these challenges have varied in significant ways in different states. Many states have developed extensive welfare state systems while some have put more emphasis on market based solutions. The course seeks to explore and analyze the factors that explain these differences and assess the extent to which the different approaches succeed in meeting these policy challenges. Part of the international relations concentration and minor; the political science minor; and may also be taken as an elective. (0513-211, 214 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
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4.00 Credits
Revolutions aim to effect and often result in fundamental changes in a society's basic social, economic and political structures. They are also accompanied by violence, in some cases, civil war. Thus, they raise complex normative questions. The course provides students with a theoretical and historical understanding of three types of 20th century revolutions: classical, social and ideological (Russian, Chinese, Cuban, Iranian, Nicaraguan); anti-colonial (Vietnam, Algeria, Angola and Mozambique) and anti-communist (the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe). The course also involves assessments of the achievements and failures of revolutions in terms of their own goals as well as other normative values. Part of the international relations concentration and minor; the political science minor; and may also be taken as an elective. (0513-211, 214 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
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4.00 Credits
This course examines the East Asian countries using the following comparative criteria as the organizing guidelines: modern political history of the country, political economy and development, governance and policy making, representation and participation, major domestic and foreign policy issues. Prospect of the countries in the 21st century are analyzed and discussed. Part of the Chinese language/culture concentration and minor; the Japanese language/culture concentration and minor; the international relations concentration and minor; the political science minor; and may also be taken as an elective. Part of the international studies East Asian track. (0513-211, 214 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered occasionally)
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4.00 Credits
This course will examine the human quest for personal and political order. It will provide a critical intro. to some of the most influential and epic political thinkers who have shaped our world, and whose profound legacy continues to do so today. The continuity and divergence between these political philosophers and their respective traditions will be examined throughout the course. Each political philosopher will be examined in terms of the enduring questions of cosmology, human nature, justice, the good society, politics, the state, democracy and legacy. In each case, students will be asked to consider what standard each thinker offers to guide and judge political life. Part of the American politics concentration and minor, the legal studies and political science minor, and may also be taken as an elective. (0513-211, 214 or equivalent) Class 4, Credit 4 (offered annually)
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3.00 Credits
A student may register for an independent study project subject to the approval of the faculty sponsor, student's department, the academic committee of the college of liberal arts and the dean of the college of liberal arts and providing that she or he has a minimum GPA of 2.7 at time of application. An independent study project is not a substitute for a course. It enables the interested student and his or her faculty sponsor to coordinate their efforts on subjects and topics that range beyond the normal sequence of course selection. Credit variable (offered occasionally)
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1.00 Credits
Acquaints students with career opportunities available to psychology majors, assists in exploration of individual career goals and aids students in planning a curriculum strategy that will match their goals. Required course for freshman psychology majors. Class 1, Credit 1 (offered annually)
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to the scope and methodology of psychology. Topics include aims, methods, neuroscience, sensation, perception, learning, memory, intelligence, motivation, normal and abnormal personality, and social psychology. Required course for psychology majors. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered quarterly)
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3.00 Credits
This is a course on how to write scientific articles. Basic grammar and style; structure of an empirical, theoretical, or review article; and Harvard and Vancouver citation format will all be covered. Students will learn by writing papers, by critiquing the papers of their peers, and by taking exams. (0514-210 or equivalent). Required course for psychology degree program. Cannot be taken for liberal arts credit. Class 4, Credit 4 (offered regularly).
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