Political Science Courses [224-250]

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

POLS 224. Public Administration in the Third World. 3 crs. Study of the international organization and industrialized societies’ bureaucratic practices for promoting development abroad. Case studies review conflicts in development strategies between western bureaucracies and the bureaucracies of developing nations.

POLS 225. Pressure Groups in American Politics. 3 crs. Analysis of the purposes, techniques, history, and influence of pressure groups in the American political systems. (Every two years. Fall semester).

POLS 226-01. World Imperialism. 3 crs. Comparative examination of historical and contemporary forms of imperialism, with emphasis placed on such institutions of imperial control as the state and transnational corporations.

POLS 227. Introduction to Black Politics. 3 crs. Definition of each area of study, together with its relevant literature, within the framework of case-study or topical approaches to the presentation of literature.

POLS 229. Urban Government and Politics. 3 crs. Analysis of urban government and political systems in metropolitan areas and neighborhood centers.

POLS 230. American Political Thought. 3 crs. An examination of the documents and writings of American political theorists and practitioners from colonial to modern times. (Once a year. Spring semester).

POLS 231. Evaluation of Public Policy. 3 crs. Study of the basic methods used to evaluate programs and policies, including an examination of the impact that selected policies have had on intended target populations.

POLS 232. Nature and Uses of Political Theory. 3 crs. Review of the categories of the field and the basic questions of epistemology and social analysis. (Once a year. Spring semester).

POLS 233. Pan-Africanism. 3 crs. Analysis of the origins of Pan-Africanism within the framework of the interactions between it and the forces of a political, economic and cultural nature which produce it.

POLS 234. Black Ideology. 3 crs. A study of major political ideologies and analysis of their formation, content, and impact on the process of types of black political activity.

POLS 235. General Research Methods in Public Administration. 3 crs. Comprehensive examination of the impact of economic and quantitative methods on public management.

POLS 236. Black Leadership, Organization and Movements. 3 crs. A study of the anatomy of black movements with particular attention to leadership and organizational factors such as goals, strategies, etc.

POLS 239. Epistemology and Methods. 3 crs. An in-depth study of the philosophy of science and how it relates to methodology.

POLS 240. Historical Political Economy. 3 crs. A survey of the development of the social systems in historical perspective, including communal, slave, feudal and capitalist systems to the industrial revolution. No prereq. (Once a year).

POLS 241. Classical and Neo-Classical Political Economy. 3 crs. An overview of the development of classical political economy, including the Scottish Historical School (Adam Smith, et al.), the Physiocrats, and the neo-classical tradition including the Keynesian and post-Keynesian synthesis. Prereq.: POLS 240. (Once a year).

POLS 243. Political Economy of Advanced Capitalism. 3 crs. The course covers the period since World War II. Emphasizes the strategic role played by the U.S., E.E.C. and Japan in leading the capitalist world economy, theories of capitalist development, the role of the state, and the internationalization of capital and labor will be analyzed. Prereq.: POLS 241. (Once a year).

POLS 244. Seminar in Political Economy. 3 crs. An in-depth examination of advanced topics including crisis theories, industrial restructuring, state monopoly capitalism, role of R&D in technological and scientific evolution, etc. Prereq.: POLS 243 (Once a year).

POLS 245. Seminar in International Development Policies. 3 crs. The course addresses public policy issues from historical and global perspectives. Its main emphasis is on Third World policy issues and development strategies, including labor intensive, capital intensive, important substitution and export-led strategies, the role of export processing (production) zones, and other approaches to export competitiveness in the world economy. Prereq.: POLS 244 (Once a year).

POLS 246. Public Personnel Administration. 3 crs. Basic principles of personnel management, with special attention to their applicability to the status of blacks and other minorities.

POLS 247. Technology Transfer and International Development. 3 crs. The course deals with the role of technology in the development process with special reference to the Third World. It treats the transfer of technology as an integral part of the internationalization of capital and pays attention to the capacities of different types of Third World economies to absorb foreign capital-intensive technologies. Prereq.: POLS 245. (Once a year).

POLS 248. Comparative Budgetary Analysis. 3 crs. The course analyses public budgetary and fiscal policies in comparative perspective; provides opportunities to study tax policies revenue - generating strategies of the state, evaluates, their effectiveness as national strategies in the world of economy where capital, industry, markets, technologies and labor are highly integrated in the production process. Prereq.: POLS 247. (Once a year).

POLS 250. Fiscal Management: Capital and Operating Budget Management. 3 crs. Consideration of practical, theoretical, and legal aspects of financial management at the national, state, and local government levels, with special emphasis on budget and tax policies.