Political Science

PSC110 Politics, Culture and Society (3 semester hours)
Survey of political science, including political ideologies, comparative politics, and international relations. African, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern politics and society will be examined.
No prerequisites

PSC211 United States Government (3 semester hours)
A survey of government and politics in the United States: the social context of the political system, the political process, decision-making agencies, current policies and issues, and an introduction to political analysis. This course fulfills requirements for teacher certification.
No prerequisites

PSC314 Political Participation and the Electoral Process (3 semester hours)
The process by which leaders are selected and interests are identified. Examines political behavior, political parties, interest groups, elections, voting behavior, and other forms of citizen participation.
Prerequisites: Demonstrated research and writing skills.

PSC315 The Executive and Legislative Process (3 semester hours)
The executive and legislative processes in federal, state, and local government. The organization and structure of the Congress, the American Presidency, the federal bureaucracy, and the relationship between the Congress and the Presidency.
Prerequisites: Demonstrated research and writing skills.

PSC/CRJ318 Constitutional Law and the Judicial System (3 semester hours)
The structure and function of law and the judicial process in the United States; cases in constitutional law. Analyzing the function of law and the judicial process and identifying the legal principles of the American system.
Prerequisites: Demonstrated research and writing skills.

PSC331 International Organization and Politics (3 semester hours)
The contemporary international political system, including the context of the foreign policies of major national actors and the function of law and political organizations in world politics; the structure and functions of the United Nations.
Prerequisites: Demonstrated research and writing skills.

PSC338 United States Foreign Policy (3 semester hours)
Patterns of American behavior in international affairs and current issues and problems resulting from the involvement of the United States in international relations. Students analyze current foreign policy issues, judge between policy alternatives for the United States, and defend particular positions.
Prerequisites: Demonstrated research and writing skills.

PSC355 Comparative Political Systems: Industrial Nations (3 semester hours)
A comparative study of the structure and functions of industrial nations, including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan, and Russia. Methods of comparative political analysis are also examined.
Prerequisites: Demonstrated research and writing skills.

PSC356 Comparative Political Systems: Developing Nations (3 semester hours)
A comparative study of the structure and functions of developing nations. African, Asian, and Latin American political systems will be investigated. Methods of comparative political analysis are also examined.
Prerequisites: Demonstrated research and writing skills.

PSC358 Middle East Politics and Society (3 semester hours)
Middle East political systems within a regional and international context, investigated as components of the region through an examination of historical background, religious influences, and economic and social conditions.
Prerequisites: Demonstrated research and writing skills.

PSC/PHL465 Early Modern Political Philosophy (3 semester hours)
Methodological, conceptual, and substantive ideas of major political theorists from the Renaissance through the eighteenth century, emphasizing primary sources and the contributions of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau.
Prerequisites: Demonstrated research and writing skills; generally not recommended for freshmen or sophomores. Two prior courses in philosophy or political science recommended.

PSC/PHL466 Contemporary Political Philosophy (3 semester hours)
Methodological, conceptual, and substantive ideas of major political theorists and movements in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, emphasizing primary sources and the contributions of Marx and Lenin; existentialist and phenomenological movements and methodological approaches to the study of politics.
Prerequisites: Demonstrated research and writing skills; generally not recommended for freshmen and sophomores. Two prior courses in philosophy or political science recommended.