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3.00 Credits
(Also HIS 245)A study of the African-American people from African origins to the present. African cultural heritage, the Atlantic slave trade, resistance to slavery and its condition, reconstruction and segregation, urban migration, and the post-slavery freedom struggle are studied. Emphasis is placed on the development of African-American culture through social struggle, and the impact on political U.S. institutions.
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth investigation of a specific area of governmental policy. Topics include the environment, social welfare, women's rights, and alcohol and other drug policies. Prerequisite: POL 218.
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54.00 Credits
Internships may be taken in local, state, national and international government and political institutions. Possible placements include the New York State Legislature and the U.S. Congress. Emphasis is placed, however, on suiting the student's individual needs and interests. The experience provides an opportunity to learn by participation in the political process. Prerequisites: Students with junior standing and six or more hours of political science courses, or permission of instructor. 54 credits. Take 54 credits;
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3.00 Credits
(Also ECO 310)A study of the political and economic systems and policies of various nations through comparative analysis of their assumptions about, and expectations of, politics. Countries studied include the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the USSR and its successor(s), as well as developing countries.
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3.00 Credits
(Also CRJ 319/SOC 319/WST 319)The relationship of women to the law is explored from many vantage points, including: how law has been used to limit/expand women's place in society; the differential enforcement of law by sex; and women's role in the legal system.Prerequisite: SOC 101 or CRJ 111.
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3.00 Credits
Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton modeled the Declaration of Sentiments exactly on Thomas Jefferson's famous Declaration of l776. Why? What are the main currents and crosscurrents of political thought in America? How have ideas like freedom and equality been used and misused in American politics? How have these ideas shaped the actions of statesmen like Jefferson and Madison, abolitionists like Frederick Douglas, feminists like Anthony and Stanton, presidents like Lincoln and Wilson, and recent thinkers since Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X? Students answer these questions by reading and interpreting the writings and speeches of these and other famous thinkers. Prerequisite: POL 101
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3.00 Credits
War and peace, starvation and guerrilla warfare, terrorism and American intervention abroad. The role of the United States, its responses and initiatives in foreign affairs since World War II are examined and debated. Consideration includes such issues as diplomacy, national defense, economic aid, and cultural exchange.
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3.00 Credits
Required of all Political Science: Law and Government majors, this course is the second part of a two-part course. Together, Practicum and Research Seminars I & II enable students to bring together, apply and use knowledge and research skills acquired in earlier courses. In this second part of the course, students will continue work on their research projects by incorporating into them an experiential element in consultation with their professor. Prerequisite: POL 401 Take POL-401;
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a study of the period of development from conception through adolescence (age 18), covering the physical, emotional, social, intellectual and moral phases of child growth. Students who take this course cannot receive credit for PSY 202. Prerequisite: PSY 101. Take PSY-101;
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25.00 Credits
This course includes a survey of the facts and principles of educational psychology and the results of psychological research as they relate to the major activities and problems of the teacher. Also considered is the general nature of growth and the principles of learning, the nature of reasoning, the realm of values, and the relation of mental health to education. A 25 hour practicum placement is required.
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