POLITICAL SCIENCE
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

AMERICAN POLITICS

POL 433 Constitutional Law

POL 560 SEMINAR IN AMERICAN NATIONAL POLITICS. This course may be repeated for credit when the announced topics vary.

POL 561 SEMINAR IN AMERICAN STATE AND LOCAL POLITICS. This course may be repeated for credit when the announced topics vary.

COMPARATIVE POLITICS

POL 484 Comparative Politics

POL 571 COMPARATIVE POLITICAL ANALYSIS. This course is an inquiry into methods, problems and prospects of comparative or cross-national analysis. It includes a study of techniques and selected problems of the comparison of political systems by structure and function and an examination of the use of concepts of development and modernization for explaining diverse systems.

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

POL 482 International Conflict and Terrorism

POL 567 SEMINAR IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. This course may be repeated for credit when the announced topics vary.

POL 573 THEORY AND METHOD OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS. This study places emphasis on the attempts to construct a general theory of international relations and the evolution of international relations methodology. Attention is also given to such techniques as systems analysis, decision-making, conflict resolution, field theory, etc.

POLITICAL THEORY

POL 472 Political Attitudes and Behavior

POL 562 SEMINAR IN POLITICAL THEORY. The course may be repeated for credit when the announced topics vary.

POL 577 THE SCOPE AND METHODS OF POLITICAL SCIENCE. This is a study of the discipline of modern political science and an inquiry into the literature, scope, and techniques of research with particular emphasis upon the mathematical and quantitative methods of empirical research.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

POL 582 SEMINAR IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. This course may be repeated for credit when the announced topics vary.

POL 584 LEGAL PARAMETERS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. This course examines the role of law in shaping the behavior of public institutions, the power vested in administrative agencies, methods of operation, and the degree of judicial control over administrative decision-making.

POL 585 PUBLIC POLICY FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION. This course involves the consideration of the process of public policy formulation, governmental planning, and administrative decision-making. Attention is given to the public administrator as a policy-maker and as one responsible for policy implementation.

GENERAL COURSES

POL 481 Problems in Political Science

POL 495 Directed Studies and Internships in Political Science

POL 578 PROBLEMS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE. This course is designed for topics in which the subject cuts across two or more areas of concentration. The course may be taken on an individual basis with the permission of the Political Science Department Chair.

POL 698, 699 THESIS


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