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Course Criteria
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 3 hours. An introduction to the political processes and problems confronting third-world states. Topics include poverty, violence, dictatorship, civil-military relations, regime transitions, and democracy. Credit is awarded for only one of POSC 015 or POSC 017.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 3 hours. Explores approaches to and models of international relations: theories, the causes of war, international organizations, cooperation and conflict, international political economy, regional economic agreements, and international social issues such as human rights and the environment. Credit is awarded for only one of POSC 020 or POSC 020H.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): admission to the University Honors Program or consent of instructor. Honors course corresponding to POSC 020. Explores approaches to and models of international relations: theories, the causes of war, international organizations, cooperation and conflict, international political economy, regional economic agreements, and international social issues such as human rights and the environment. Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grading is not available. Credit is awarded for only one of POSC 020 or POSC 020H.
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1.00 Credits
Intensive examination of specific political arenas, utilizing the expertise of prominent political practitioners. Will be offered not more than once a quarter; can be repeated up to four times for credit.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 1 hour; individual study, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Analyzes modern presidential leadership and power. Topics include the institutional presidency, presidential selection, and the presidency's relationships with the bureaucracy, Congress, interest groups, the press, and the public. Considers what makes presidents popular and what determines the effectiveness of presidential leadership.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; outside research, 1 hour; extra reading, 1 hour; term paper, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Analyzes the politics of the contemporary U.S. Congress, with an emphasis on the historical roots of the institution. Topics include representation, elections, parties and leaders, committees, public policy, and the relationships between Congress and the other branches of government.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing. Exposes students to some of the key political thinkers and ideas outside the Western canon. Familiarizes students with both the cultural-religious legacies and the political thought endemic to non-Western societies. Follows an overview of key non-Western civilizations and addresses crucial problems in comparative political theory. Provides a more detailed analysis of some regions - from the political thought of Islam to the traditions of India to the Far Eastern political theory.
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5.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour; term paper, 2 hours; extra reading, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor; POSC 010 or POSC 010H. Examines the politics of race, immigration, and ethnicity in the United States, including comparisons between African Americans and Latino, Asian, and European immigrants. Emphasizes the role of institutions in shaping the importance of race to politics in the United States.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; term paper, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upper-division standing or consent of instructor. Investigation of major themes and issues in the intersection of religion and politics, such as the sacralization of politics, religious nationalisms, sacral kingship, revolutionary asceticism, "throne and altar,"civil religion, millennialism, political myth and ritual, integralism, and the conformity of the polity to religious values. Cross-listed with RLST 173.
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4.00 Credits
Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): upperdivision standing or consent of instructor. A study of the major schools of political thought of ancient times. Discusses political philosophers such as Plato, Aristotle, Confucius, and Ashoka.
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