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POS
121 (3)
American
Government.
A comprehensive study
of basic institutions, processes, problems and developments
in
American national government. Special attention is given to
international and domestic issues.
Required for political science majors and minors.
Partially satisfies 1995 Core Curriculum requirements in Social
Sciences, Area F-2, and 2005
Core Curriculum, Area E-2.
Offered Fall and Spring Semesters.
POS
122 (3)
State
and Local Government.
An
in-depth study of the operation of state and local governments.
Particular attention is paid to the areas of problem recognition,
policy formulation, and administration, as governmental units
seek to relate to 21st century America.
Required
for political science majors and minors.
Offered
Spring Semester.
POS
225 (3)
Comparative
Political Systems.
A
survey of the constitutions, structure, function, and policies
of Western and non-Western political systems. Particular
attention is given to governments of Western and Eastern Europe,
Russia, China, Middle East, and African governments.
Required
for Political Science majors and minors.
Offered
Spring Semester, odd-numbered years.
POS
228 (3)
Introduction
to Public Administration.
The
process of policy formulation and implementation, theories
of organization, personnel administration, financial administration,
and administrative responsibility.
Offered
Spring Semester, odd-numbered years
POS
260 (3)
Introduction
to the Principles and Practices of Urban Planning.
Concepts,
emerging trends, and methods and techniques in urban planning
will be studied.
Offered
Spring Semester, odd-numbered years.
POS 295.
Political and Legal Internships. (3)
Prerequisite: POS 121 or 122
Internships or practical experience in an approved program
of study. Legal and political
internships give students an opportunity to work in local,
state, and national government; in
political campaigns; and in law firms.
Offered with the
approval of the department.
Subject to regulations
and restrictions on page 56.
Offered every semester
POS
300 (281)
(3)
World
Politics.
An
introduction to the nature of the global political system
and the forces underlying actions of state and non-state
actors.
Required
for political science majors and minors.
Offered
Spring Semester, even-numbered years.
POS
340 (3)
Public
Personnel Management.
Prerequisite:
POS 122 or 228.
This
course is designed as a study of the fundamental principles
of personnel organization and administration. The focus of
this course is primarily at the federal, state, and local
levels of government.
Offered
Spring Semester, odd-numbered years, evenings.
POS
341 (3)
Public
Budgeting.Prerequisite: POS 122 or 228.
This
course is designed as an in-depth study of budgeting in the
public sector. The purpose of this course is to expose the
student to both theory and to the practical aspects of budgeting
in the public sector.
Offered
Spring Semester, even-numbered years, evenings.
POS
343 (3)
Constitutional
Law and Civil Liberties.
A
survey of important Supreme Court decisions, their background
and significance from 1789 to present. Particular attention
is given to civil liberties and civil rights.Political Science
343 is accepted as credit for a History major.
Offered
Fall Semester, odd-numbered years.
POS
348 (3)
International
Law and Organization.
The
development of international law and organizations and their
capacity to affect relations between states.
Offered
Sprin Semester, even-numbered years.
POS
350 (3)
Political
Parties and Elections.
A
study of elections and the structure and operation of political
parties and the legal framework within which they operate
in the United States: the nature of voter participation in
politics; electoral problems; and democratic systems of government.
Offered
Fall Semester, even-numbered years.
POS
430 (3-12)
Area
Studies in Politics and Policies.
Contemporary
domestic politics of selected nations with special attention
paid to their socio-political and modernization problems.
Areas to be studied include: Africa, Latin and South
America,
Asia, and the Middle East.
Offered
Fall Semester, odd-numbered years.
POS
461, 462
(3, 3)
History
of Political Theory.
A
survey of political ideas and ideologies beginning with the
Jewish heritage and extending into the 21 st century. Special
attention is given to how Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine,
Machiavelli, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Thomas Hobbes, John
Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Georg W. F. Hegel, Karl Marx
and Friedrich Engels, John Stuart Mill, and John Rawls can
help us think about the good life and making personal choices.
POS
461, 462 Required for political science majors and minors.
POS
461 Offered Fall Semester, even-numbered years.
POS
462 Offered Spring Semester, odd-numbered years.
POS
475 (3)
Advanced
World Politics.
Open
to senior social sciences majors after consultation with the
professor. Features the techniques and substance of a graduate
seminar with themes attuned to student preferences and professional
futures. The course is designed to cover internationally oriented
problems.
Offered
at the discretion of the Department.
POS
476 (3)
Advanced
American Government.
Open
to upper division social sciences majors after consultation
with the professor. Features the techniques and substance
of a graduate seminar with themes focusing on national political
institutions: Congress, the President, interest groups or
the media. The course is designed to dwell primarily
on American problems.
Offered
Fall Semester, odd-numbered years.
POS
491, 492
(1-3, 1-3)
Independent
Study.
Independent
study in a selected field, or problem area, of Political Science.
Topic, or problem, to be chosen in consultation with the Political
Science staff member under whose guidance the study will be
conducted. Open to majors of demonstrated ability in the social
sciences.
POS
495, 496
(1-3, 1-3)
Political
and Legal Internships.
Prerequisite:
POS 121 or 122
Internships
or practical experience in an approved program of study.
Legal and political internships give students an opportunity
to work in local, state, and national government; in political
campaigns; and in law firms.
Offered
with the approval of the department.
Subject
to regulations and restrictions on page 56.
Offered
every semester.
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Note: For History
course descriptions, see History
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