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3.00 Credits
This seminar course uses an interdisciplinary approach, political science, sociology, and modern British drama and novels to look at the structure and changing nature of British society and politics.It focuses on the role of class, racial problems, declining economy, devolution, and secessionist problems, as well as solutions offered to these problems by contemporary Labour and Conservative governments.(Prerequisite: permission of the instructor) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the major problems of contemporary Chinese society, with a particular emphasis on political socialization and the Chinese political culture, and the role(s) of such groups as students, peasants, and women.The seminar analyzes political philosophy, short stories, novels, plays, and biographies by Chinese writers and Western scholars and observers. This course meets the world diversity requirement. ( Prerequisite: permission of the instructor) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This survey of Russian political, economic, and social developments under Communism sets the scene with a review of conditions that preceded the Revolution.The course then examines changes wrought by the Revolution and some of their unanticipated consequences, giving special attention to the dilemmas in Mikhail Gorbachev's and Boris Yeltsin's efforts to restructure and open the society.The course reviews United States/ Soviet relation s.This course meets the world diversity requirement. (Prerequisite: permission of the instructor) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Politics majors participate in the Connecticut General Assembly Legislative Internship Program, where students become acquainted with the legislative process by serving as aides to a legislator.Students complete a required research paper.(Prerequisites: 3.0 GPA, completion of PO 11 and two other politicscourses, and departmental approval) Six credits.
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9.00 Credits
Politics majors work full-time as interns in a variety of public and private sector positions in the nation's capital, giving them the opportunity to experience governmental problems firsthand and apply what they have learned.Students earn nine credits for working as an intern, three for a course taken in Washington, D.C., and three credits for a major research paper.(Prerequisites: 3.0 GPA, completion of PO 11 and two additional politics courses, and departmental approval) 15 credits.
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10.00 - 12.00 Credits
Politics majors gain firsthand experience working off campus in fields related to their major.Typically, an internship requires 10 to 12 hours per week on site.The internship requires a journal and a term paper.An on-site supervisor and a politics professor evaluate student work.(Prerequisites: 3.0 GPA, completion of three politics courses, and departmental approval) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
At the beginning of the 21st century, the affairs of the Middle East continue to engage a great deal of international attention.This course offers the opportunity to examine a significant problem or issue concerning politics in the Middle East conducted in a seminar format.In various semesters the seminar may be taught with a different focus.(Prerequisite: PO 144 or permission of the professor) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar analyzes the role of traditional Vietnamese culture in Vietnam's many wars: with China for 1,000 years, with France from 1946 to 1954, with America from 1962 to 1973, and with Cambodia after 1975.Much of the seminar focuses on America's war with Vietnam and the impact of American society on that war.The course also analyzes the effect of the events of 1962 to 1973 on America and on those who fought in that conflic t.This course meets the world diversity requirement. (Prerequisite: PO 146 or permission of the instructor) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Upon request and by agreement with an individual professor in the department, a politics major may conduct a one-semester independent study on a defined research topic or field of study.(Prerequisites: 3.0 GPA, completion of PO 11, two additional politics courses, and departmental approval) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
Personal Coaching Prerequisite: None This workshop will present the best practices for positioning yourself for success. You will be presented with experiential tools and skills that will help you take charge of your development in order to enhance your current position or help create a new career path. As a result of this workshop, you will gain many new insights about yourself, your skills and abilities, your values and attitudes, as well as subtleties of obtaining maximum satisfaction from work. You will also explore and practice behavioral interview techniques, as well as the "do's" and "don'ts" of interviewing. 0.000 Credit Hours 6.000 Other hours Levels: Non Credit Schedule Types: Workshop School of Continuing Education College Professional Development Department
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