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PSC1100 Politics, Culture and Society
(4 semester hours)
Survey of political science, including political ideologies, comparative politics,
and international relations. The politics and culture of African, European,
Latin American, and Middle Eastern societies will be introduced. Contemporary
global issues will also be examined.
No prerequisites
Meets General Education "Knowing Ourselves and Others" Group B
PSC2110 United States Government
(4 semester hours)
A survey of government and politics in the United States: Congress and the Presidency,
the political process, political parties and interest groups, the social context
of the political system, current issues and public policy, economic and foreign
policy. Contemporary issues will also be examined. This course fulfills requirements
for teacher certification.
No prerequisites
Meets General Education "Knowing Ourselves and Others" Group B
PSC3140 Political Participation and
the Electoral Process (4 semester hours)
Examines the process by which leaders are selected and interests are identified.
Topics include public opinion and behavior, the media in elections, the electoral
process, candidate nominations and campaigns, organization and activities of
political parties and interest groups. Contemporary issues will also be examined.
Prerequisites: PSC2110
PSC3150 The Executive and Legislative
Process (4 semester hours)
The executive and legislative processes in federal, state, and local government,
including the organization and structure of Congress, the American Presidency,
the federal bureaucracy, and the relationship between the Congress and the Presidency.
Contemporary issues will also be examined.
Prerequisites: PSC2110
PSC/CRJ3180 Constitutional Law and
the Judicial System (4 semester hours)
The case method is utilized to analyze the principles of the American Constitution.
Topics include presidential, congressional and Supreme Court power, equal protection
of the law and race, gender, sexual orientation, implied fundamental rights
to abortion choice and education, free speech and religion, and modern constitutional
theories.
Prerequisites: PSC2110
PSC3310 International Organization
and Politics (4 semester hours)
The contemporary international political system is examined within the context
of the foreign policies of major national actors including the United States.
Topics include the North/South conflict, hunger and population problems, environment
concerns, international law and organizations (United Nations).
Prerequisites: PSC1100 recommended
but not required.
PSC3550 Comparative Political Systems:
Industrial Nations (4 semester hours)
A comparative study of the structure and functions of industrial nations, including
the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Japan and Russia. Contemporary issues and
methods of comparative analysis are also examined.
Prerequisites: PSC1100 recommended
but not required.
PSC3560 Comparative Political Systems:
Developing Nations (4 semester hours)
A comparative study of the structure and functions of developing nations, including
African, Asian, Latin American and Middle Eastern political system. Topics include
imperialism and colonialism, poverty and inequality, women in developing nations
and strategies for growth and development. Contemporary issues and methods of
comparative analysis are also examined.
Prerequisites: PSC1100 recommended
but not required.
PSC/PHL4650 Classics in Political
Philosophy (4 semester hours)
Methodological, conceptual and substantive ideas of major political theorists,
emphasizing primary sources and the contributions of Aristotle, Plato, Machiavelli,
Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau.
Prerequisites: Demonstrated research and writing skills; two prior 3000 level
courses in philosophy and/or political science required.
PSC/PHL4660 Modern Political Philosophy
(4 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 Bentham, Marx and Lenin, Nietzsche, Ortega
y Gasset, Sartre, and contemporary approaches to the study of political science.
Prerequisites: Demonstrated research and writing skills; two prior 3000 level
courses in philosophy and/or political science required.
Posted
31 December 2003
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