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  • POLS 1040: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    This course is an examination of the basic elements and procedures by which governments relate to international institutions. The United Nations system, international law, diplomacy, and international crisis are emphasized. This course is usually offered only in the fall term.
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  • POLS 2020: CRIMINAL LAW AND EVIDENCE

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    This course is a basic introduction to the judicial process, with specific emphasis on federal criminal procedure. Students will learn the methods that the government uses to detect, investigate, apprehend, prosecute, convict, and punish criminals. It will cover the most common crimes prosecuted in American courts, including homicide, sexual assault, and theft, and common defenses, including insanity and self-defense. The course will first give an overview of criminal law and the American court system, and will then proceed to go through the constitutional provisions of criminal procedure chronologically as they occur in real life. The criminal justice system depends on the successful handling of evidence, and the last part of the course will emphasize the rules for the admissibility of evidence and the safeguards the Constitution provides for criminal defendants.
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  • POLS 3020: THE CONSTITUTION

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    This course examines the origins and development of our nation's basic law, the Constitution of the United States of America. It blends the historical, legal and philosophical perspectives on our country's founding document, beginning with the intellectual and historical background through the drafting of the Constitution. Topics to be covered in the first part of the course include: the convention debates, the contributions of the framers, the ratification debates, and the Federalist and Anti-Federalist Papers. This is followed with the historical development of political practices under the Constitution and various theories of the Constitution. The last section of the class provides an examination of various areas of Constitutional Law.
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  • POLS 3040: AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    This course is an analysis of the development and objectives of United States foreign policy. Special attention is focused on Far Eastern, Middle Eastern, and Latin American policies, the involvement in world wars, the end of the policy of isolation, and the expansion of the American role in foreign affairs since 1945. This course is usually offered only in the winter term.
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  • POLS 3050: AMER POL PARTIES/ELECTIONS

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    This course is a study of the functions, structures, and operations of American political parties and pressure groups. Prerequisites: POLS1020 and COSK2220
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  • POLS 4040: ISRAEL: HISTORY/POLITICS/SOCIE

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    This course is an overview of the history and politics of the State of Israel, and includes a twelve day visit to the country in May immediately after commencement. The course will meet once a week for an hour and fifteen minutes during the spring semester. It will cover the major aspects of the history of Israel, as well as the major divisions within Israeli society (Jews and Arabs,AshkenazimandSephardim). The readings will supplement the lectures, and prepare the students for what they will encounter on their tour of the region. Logistical and cultural issues concerning the trip will be dealt with throughout the semester. An online course shell will be utilized to familiarize students with Israeli news sources.
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  • PSYC 1010: GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    This course is a survey and examination of principles of human behavior and methods of scientific approach to understanding growth and development. The course deals with the complexities of behavior and helps the student to better understand himself and his environment.
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  • PSYC 1015: HONORS GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    This course is a survey and examination of principles of human behavior and methods of scientific approach to understanding growth and development. The course deals with the complexities of behavior and helps the student to better understand himself and his environment.
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  • PSYC 2800: APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    This course is an introduction to Applied Psychology and it will examine the use of psychology in the following areas: personal adjustment across the lifespan, in education, interpersonal relationships, marriage, family and parenting, physical and psychological health and in identifying and treating psychopathology. This course will also examine various settings and professions that require the use and application of psychology and psychological principals. Typical content areas include: clinical and counseling psychology, industrial psychology, developmental psychology, sports psychology, human factors, educational and school psychology, environmental psychology, as well as forensic and medical psychology. Students will explore major theoretical perspectives in applied psychology as well as current methods and findings based in scientific psychology. Prerequisites: PSYC1010 and permission of the department head
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  • PSYC 3100: METHODS IN BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH

    3.00 Credits
    Robert Morris University

    Although topics in psychology vary widely, they are all the same with regard to using the scientific method to test theories. This course will provide you with the tools to recognize testable hypotheses, plan studies, gather, analyze, interpret and present data, and to prepare APA style research reports. 3 credits Prerequisites: COSK2220 or COSK2225, PSYC1010 and STAT2110
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