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3.00 Credits
An overview of contemporary criminal law in the United States, including the common-law roots of the U.S. justice system and constitutional controversies concerning criminal procedure. Prerequisites: POL 100, and either POL 105 or SOC 170; or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores gender discrimination in American law. It examines how law has defined and continues to define appropriate behavior for women and men. Although the course emphasizes recent legal developments, it also considers major historical developments and the role of law as an agent of social change. Prerequisites: POL 100; and POL 105, GS 100, LAH 201, or SOC 170; or permission of instructor. (Writing-intensive course)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with an overview of the chronological and cultural structure of the archaeological periods from the third millennium through the Byzantine period, with emphasis on the Roman and Byzantine eras. The course includes fieldwork in Israel, lectures, workshops on material culture, museum tours, and field trips. Daily field-school instruction is from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. (total: 15 days of excavation). Lectures and workshops take place each afternoon. Beyond these required activities, a primary objective of the course is a research paper to be completed during the spring or summer following the return to the United States. This course is linked to an integrated companion course, Archaeological Field Methods and Material Culture. All students will complete field- and class work for both courses.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to excavation techniques and material culture. It includes principles of excavation and recording, material culture identification/processing, and fieldstudy tours. Early synagogues and church architecture serve as foci for analysis. This course contains a full introduction to the methodology of Near Eastern archaeology from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, practical instruction in ceramic typology and Semitic inscriptions, and a survey of Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine society. Daily field-school instruction is from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. (total: 15 days of excavation). Lectures and workshops take place each afternoon. This course is linked to an integrated companion course, Archaeology of the Land of Israel. All students will complete field- and class work for both courses.
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3.00 Credits
Academically supervised internships for qualified juniors and seniors in politics and government. Among the agencies in which such work may take place are courts, police departments, probation departments, legal assistance, consumer protection, environmental protection, the governor's office, human rights commissions, and the legislature. Students may propose other internships. Prerequisites: GPA of 2.5, junior or senior status, POL 105, and permission of a faculty supervisor; or permission of department chair.
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3.00 Credits
Research projects in areas of politics and government of particular interest to a student, guided and directed by a member of the faculty, customarily leading to a scholarly composition by the student. Prerequisites: POL 105, a GPA of at least 3.0 in the major, junior or senior standing, and permission of sponsoring faculty member.
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3.00 Credits
Study of current international events, developments, and trends. Viewed from global, comparative, and multidisciplinary perspectives, topics include ethnicity and cultural diversity, art, music, literature, theater, cinema, religion, and political and economic events. Prerequisites vary by topic.
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3.00 Credits
A senior seminar that encourages students to integrate the concepts learned over the course of their major. The focus varies from year to year. The seminar requires a substantive research project. Prerequisites: Senior standing and a major in politics and government, political economy, or international studies; or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of selected topics in American politics, government, law, depending on the interests of the instructor and class. Major emphasis is on independent research in seminar papers. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and a previous course from the American Politics and Government area, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Survey of politically related domestic violence and an examination of theories seeking to explain political violence, with emphasis on revolution, ethnopolitical violence, and terrorism. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and POL 105, or permission of instructor. POL 220 or 222 recommended.
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