Political Science Courses [201-223]

[201-223] [224-250] [251-278] [279-399]

POLS 201. The Legislative Process. 3 crs. Examination of the institutions, the government agencies, and the public’s actions as related to legislative rule-making and operations. (Spring semester only) POLS 202. Approaches to the Study of Public Law. 3 crs. Analysis of constitutional law derived from examination of Supreme Court decisions. (Every two years. Fall semester.)

POLS 203. State and Local Government and Politics. 3 crs. Analysis of legal and political aspects of government institutions, politics, and functions in subnational political arenas. (Every two years. Spring semester)

POLS 204. Approaches to Comparative Politics. 3 crs. This graduate seminar reviews the traditional and contemporary literature in comparative politics, focusing on macro level analysis. Themes examined include: social science epistemology, Weber, Marx, systems theory, the state, women and feminism; "race" and ethnicity; nationalism and communalism; political culture, democracy and democratization, modernization and development, dependency, and political economy. As this seminar is intended to prepare students for the comprehensive exam in comparative politics, the emphasis is in-depth, critical analysis of the literature. (Offered once a year. Fall semester)

POLS 205. Foreign Policy of the Major Powers. 3 crs. Problem-oriented course designed to discuss the basic policies of the contemporary major powers. (Once a year. Fall semester)

POLS 206. Administration of the National Government. 3 crs. Overall organization and structure of the administrative departments and independent agencies of national government.

POLS 207. Selected Problems of Comparative Politics. 3 crs. Selected problems of foreign governments and politics, with an emphasis on comparative political institutions. (Once a year. Spring semester)

POLS 208. Problems of World Organizations. 3 crs. An examination of the organization, structure, and problems of the League of Nations, the United Nations, the I.L.O., etc. (Once a Year. Fall semester).

POLS 209. Organizational Theory. 3 crs. An analysis of the literature on organization and administrative thought and reestablishes the relationship between theory and practice.

POLS 210. Selected Problems of Contemporary International Politics. 3 crs. Selected problems of current world affairs. The focus of the course varies from year to year. (Once a year. Spring semester)

POLS 212. American Parties and Politics. 3 crs. Intensive analysis of selected problems in American politics and political parties. (Every 2 years. Spring semester)

POLS 213. American Foreign Policy-Making Process. 3 crs. Examination of the legal, behavioral, and political pressures that influence the making of American foreign policy. (Once a year. Spring semester).

POLS 214. Public Opinion and Propaganda. 3 crs. Analysis of political opinion and the psychological factors involved in the development of attitudes of citizens and officials. (Every two years. Spring semester).

POLS 215. Administrative Process. 3 crs. Advanced study of organizational decision-making, and control processes in the light of political and environmental influence.

POLS 216. The Budget as an Instrument of Public Policy. 3 crs. Study of the budget as a means of determining the priorities and policies of government.

POLS 217. Methods of Political Science. 3 crs. Examination of the fundamentals of research design, measurement, data collection, and data analysis. It is the prerequisite for the higher level courses including Behavioral Research Methods and Multivariate Data Analysis. (Once a year. Fall semester).

POLS 218. Public Policy Formulation. 3 crs. Examination of forces that shape the direction of public policy and mechanisms of its formulation and promulgation.

POLS 219. Presidential Policy Making. 3 crs. A study of the institutional mechanisms and processes of policy formulation at the presidential level.

POLS 220. Intergovernmental Relations in the United States. 3 crs. Study of the issues and problems involved in the relationships among federal, state, and local governments.

POLS 221. Socialism. 3 crs. Study of the basic ideas of socialism and anarchism.

POLS 222. Caribbean Political Systems. 3 crs. This graduate seminar addresses the domestic and international complexities of contemporary politics in the Caribben. Themes examined in-depth include: the colonial legacy, decolonization, social class, ethnicity and "race", women and gender, the state, political culture, political elites, political protest, the military, revolution, political economy and development, and Caribbean international relations.

POLS 223. Seminar in City Management: Managing Intergovernment Finances. 3 crs. Seminar dealing with the roles and responsibilities of the manager in the development of fiscal affairs and management of the community.