Political Science Courses [173-199]

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Political Science courses, with the exception of POLS 001, are not open to freshman students. POLS 001 will satisfy divisional studies requirements B.

POLS 173. Government and Politics of the Middle East and North Africa. 3 crs. Study of the government structure of countries of the Middle East and Northern Africa. Prerequisite: POLS 001 or POLS 128.

POLS 174. Government and Politics of South Asia. 3 crs. Study of nation building in India, Pakistan, Ceylon, and Nepal. Prerequisite: POLS 001.

POLS 175. Government and Politics of Southeast Asia. 2 crs. Covers the political situation in Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam (North and South), and Indonesia. Prerequisite: POLS 001.

POLS 176. Government and Politics in Tropical Africa. 3 crs. Examines the political and governmental developments and problems in the states of Tropical Africa. Prerequisite: POLS 005.

POLS 178. American Foreign Policy. 3 crs. Survey of the objectives and the formulation of American foreign policy. Prerequisite: POLS 128.

POLS 179. Foreign Policies of the Major Powers. 3 crs. Survey of the basic policies of the contemporary major powers: Great Britain, the Soviet Union, France, Germany, Japan, and China. Prerequisite: POLS 128.

POLS 180. Urban Government and Politics. 3 crs. Involves study of the urbanization and growth of cities; development, structure, theory, functions, and politics of modern municipalities; and administrative organization and process. Prerequisite: POLS 010.

POLS 181. The American Legislative Process. 3 crs. Examination of the machinery and function of lawmaking in the United States. Prerequisite: POLS 010.

POLS 183. Race and Public Policy. 3 crs. Combines perspectives from the fields of black politics and public policy and administration to develop a theoretical perspective on the convergence of race and public policy, and a set of policy relevant strategies on important problems and issues of special relevance to the national black community. Prerequisites: POLS 007 and/or POLS 149, or permission of instructors.

POLS 184. Problems in American Democracy. 3 crs. Examination of selected major issues of public policy, long-term and current forces, and problems challenging contemporary society. Interdisciplinary in method and content. Prerequisites: students in the social sciences with junior standing and above; also POLS 001 and POLS 010.

POLS 185. Political Behavior. 3 crs. Deals with American political behavior. Covers theory, method and products of scientific study of American politics and American political behavior. Open to majors or minors in political science with junior standing or above. (Offered once a year.)

POLS 186. Administrative Law. 3 crs. Study of cases, illustrating how the conduct of public officials is regulated. Prerequisite: POLS 142 or POLS 145.

POLS 187. Urban Black Politics. 3 crs. A survey of the major forces at work in the metropolitan area that are radically changing urban and suburban politics, including the politics of social change and of modernization. Prerequisites: Political science majors and minors with junior standing and above; POLS 011.

POLS 189. Black Political Theory. 3 crs. Study of developing types of political strategy based on the analysis of various black political situations, utilizing gaming, role playing, systems analysis, and other relevant techniques.

POLS 190. Classical and Medieval Thought. 3 crs. Presents political theorists from Plato through the theorists of the medieval period. Prerequisites: Majors or minors with junior standing or above.

POLS 191. Modern Political Theory. 3 crs. Study of the ideas and historical social contexts of political theorists of the Renaissance through the nineteenth century.

POLS 192. Contemporary Approaches to Political Theory. 3 crs. Study of the ideas and historical-social contexts of twentieth century political theorists.

POLS 193. Special Topics in Political Theory. 3 crs. In depth study of important topics and/or writers in political theory. Prerequisite: Open to majors in political science with junior or senior standing.

POLS 194. Politics of Campaign Management. 3 crs. Designed to give the student an opportunity to learn and gain experience in the practical aspects of politics. Where convenient, direct involvement in political campaigns will provide first-hand experience. Prerequisite: Junior, senior, or graduate standing.

POLS 195. Nationalism and Revolution. 3 crs. Explores the theories of revolution in modern times, the relationship between nationalism and revolution, and their impact in selected countries. Prerequisite: Junior status or above.

POLS 196. Seminar in Black Political Behavior. 3 crs. Seeks to develop accurate conceptualization of the substance of black political behavior by examining interaction between the class and real political situations. A secondary, though no less important objective, is to apply these concepts to the analysis of ongoing problems with which the black community is chronically confronted. Prerequisites: POLS 143 and junior status.

POLS 197. Comparative Political Parties. 3 crs. Comparative analysis of political party systems of selected countries. Prerequisites: POLS 001 open to majors and minors with junior standing or above.

POLS 198. The United Nations and Regional Organization. 3 crs. Study of the origin, structure, procedure, and current status of the United Nations and an analysis of the structure and functions of various regional organizations. Prerequisite: POLS 128.

POLS 199. Behavioral Research Methods. 3 crs. The fundamentals of Research Design, data collection and analysis, elementary statistics and computer use. Prerequisite: POLS 002.