94 Political Science

940: (Political Methodology)

940:010. Scope and Methods of Political Science -- 3 hrs.
Introduction to qualitative and quantitative research methods in political science. (Formerly 940:110.) (Offered Fall and Spring)

940:020. Contemporary Political Problems -- 3 hrs.
Analysis of selected contemporary political issues. Focus may be on local, state, national, or international level. (Variable)

940:111. Introduction to Quantitative Methods in Political Science -- 3 hrs.
Introduction to basic statistical methods appropriate to data analysis in political science and public administration. (Offered Fall and Spring)

940:176(g). Research Methods in Public Administration -- 3 hrs.
Applications of statistical and computer analysis techniques to problems of public management. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered Fall)

940:181. Internship in Politics -- 4-8 hrs.
Student serves as intern with government official or in public or private agency: (1) Federal; (2) State; (3) Local; (4) Intergovernmental; (5) Legal; (6) Interest Group; (7) International; and (8) Electoral. Prerequisites: 940:010; 15 hours of Political Science; Political Science, Political Communication, or Public Administration major; junior standing or consent of department. (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)

940:188. Seminar in Political Science -- 3 hrs.
Undergraduate seminar covering selected advanced topics in political science. Prerequisites: junior standing; completion of a minimum of 12 hours in major. (Variable)

940:189(g). Readings in Political Science -- 1-3 hrs.
May be repeated only with consent of department. Prerequisites: 12 hours in Political Science; junior standing; consent of department. (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)

940:198. Independent Study.
(Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)

940:275. Quantitative Methods for Politics and Policy -- 3 hrs.
Statistical methods appropriate to study of political science and public policy, including hypothesis testing, nominal and ordinal scale measures of association, bivariate regression/correlation, and multiple regression. Prerequisite: 940:111, 980:080, or consent of instructor. (Offered Spring)

940:279. Internship in Politics -- 3-6 hrs.
Student internship in one of eight types: (1) Federal; (2) State; (3) Local; (4) Intergovernmental; (5) Legal; (6) Interest Group; (7) International; and (8) Electoral. Prerequisite: consent of department. (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)

940:285. Individual Readings -- 1-3 hrs.
May be repeated. (Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)

940:292. Approaches to Political Inquiry -- 3 hrs.
Competing approaches, conceptual frameworks, models, and theories used in research and literature of the discipline. (Offered Fall)

940:299. Research.
(Offered Fall, Spring, and Summer)

941: (Political Theory)

941:122(g). Democracy and Democratization -- 3 hrs.
Analysis of possible causes of democratization, various paths to democracy, and relationship between democratization paths and types of democracy. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:122g.) (Variable)

941:129(g). American Political Thought -- 3 hrs.
Moral and philosophical foundations of American democracy; close reading of key texts in American constitutional history; and attempt to apply the teachings of these texts to the question, "For what does the American regime stand?" Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:129g.) (Variable)

941:156(g). Issues in Political Thought -- 3 hrs.
Examination and analysis of one or more significant issues in political thought. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:156g.) (Offered Spring)

941:157(g). Politics and Sexuality -- 3 hrs.
Political implications of human sexuality; analysis of relation between the natural community of friends/loved ones and the constructed community of citizens. Attempted application of timeless insights in classic texts to current topics of debate. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:157g.) (Variable)

941:158(g). Morality and Politics -- 3 hrs.
In-depth analysis of one or more philosophers on the following questions: Is there a mutually dependent and harmonious relation between morality and political prosperity? If so, how far does that harmony reach? Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:158g.) (Variable)

941:160(g). Classical Political Philosophy -- 3 hrs.
Perennial issues of political philosophy as presented by the major thinkers of classical antiquity with emphasis on competing views of human nature and their political implications. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:160g.) (Variable)

941:161(g). Modern Political Philosophy -- 3 hrs.
Perennial issues of political philosophy beginning with Machiavelli to present. Emphasis on philosophical foundations of this century's ideologies. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:161g.) (Variable)

941:289. Seminar in Political Thought -- 3 hrs.
Survey course of the major theoretical approaches in political theory. (Formerly 940:289.) (Variable)

942: (American Politics)

942:014. Introduction to American Politics -- 3 hrs.
Processes and functions of American government in relation to concepts of American democracy and to practices of other governments. (Formerly 940:014.) (Offered Fall and Spring)

942:112(g). Campaigns and Elections -- 3 hrs.
Systematic examination of structure and functions of modern electoral campaigns for national, state, and local offices. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:112g.) (Offered even Falls)

942:120(g). Bureaucratic Politics -- 3 hrs.
Relationship of public agencies with their three masters: the Congress, the President, and the Judiciary; and role and impact of public agencies in public policy process. Prerequisites: 942:014; junior standing. (Formerly 940:120g.) (Variable)

942:131. American State Politics -- 3 hrs.
Analysis of organization, functions, and operation of state and local governments. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (Formerly 940:131.) (Offered Fall)

942:132. Community Politics -- 3 hrs.
Introduction to structure, functions, and policies of American local government in context of economic, social, and intergovernmental forces. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (Formerly 940:132.) (Offered Spring)

942:134(g). Legislative Politics -- 3 hrs.
Theoretical and empirical examination of institutional working of Congress and behavior of legislators. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:134g.) (Offered Fall)

942:136(g). Administrative Law -- 3 hrs.
Judicially-enforceable requirements upon administrative agencies which affect private interests by making rules and orders, adjudicating cases, investigating, prosecuting, publicizing, and advising. Legislative and executive controls over the agencies. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:136g.) (Variable)

942:141(g). Constitutional Law -- 3 hrs.
Analysis of U.S. Supreme Court decisions and changes in doctrine over time and the political forces affecting these changes. Emphasis on the powers and constraints of the federal government, separation of powers, and federalism. Prerequisites: 942:014 or 942:146 or 942:147; junior standing. (Formerly 940:141g.) (Offered Fall)

942:142(g). Problems in Juvenile and Family Law -- 3 hrs.
Aspects of juvenile and family law; how legislature and courts have developed juvenile and family law, including marriage and divorce, adoption, and competency of minors. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:142g.) (Offered Fall and Spring)

942:144(g). Civil Rights and Liberties – 3 hrs.
Examines the Supreme Court’s role in establishing and protecting individual rights and liberties from government intrusion. Emphasis is placed on the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. Issues of free speech, freedom of religion, discrimination, and privacy are covered. Prerequisites: 942:141; junior standing. (Offered Spring)

942:146. Judicial Process I -- 3 hrs.
Study of courts in America today with emphasis on Appellate court procedures, decision making, and politics. (Formerly 940:146.) (Offered Fall)

942:147. Judicial Process II -- 3 hrs.
Study of courts in America today with emphasis on trial courts and criminal rights. Prerequisite: 942:146. (Formerly 940:147.) (Offered even Springs)

942:148. Introduction to Public Administration -- 3 hrs.
Role of bureaucracy in policy making and implementation in a representative government. Theories, concepts, and selected case studies in public administration. Prerequisite: sophomore standing or consent of instructor. (Formerly 940:148.) (Offered Fall and Spring)

942:150(g). Political Opinion and Voting Behavior -- 3 hrs.
Theoretical and empirical analyses of public opinion, political specialization, and political attitudes and behavior, with emphasis on voting behavior. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:150g.) (Offered Spring)

942:151(g). Modern Presidency -- 3 hrs.
Systematic examination of structure, functions, and powers of American presidency as they have evolved from the founding to present. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:151g.) (Offered Spring)

942:153(g). Public Organizations -- 3 hrs.
Theories and models of internal dynamics of public organizations and their role in the political milieu; characteristics and operation of American public organizations. Prerequisites: 942:014 or 942:148; junior standing. (Formerly 940:153g.) (Offered Fall)

942:154. Ethics in Public Administration -- 3 hrs.
Current ethical issues in public administration; analysis of ethics in theory as applied to public sector. Applications of ethical codes to administrative practice. Prerequisite: 942:148. (Formerly 940:154.) (Variable)

942:155(g). Environmental Policy Making -- 3 hrs.
Analysis of environmental conditions, policies, policy-making processes, and factors influencing policy in the United States, at the national, regional, state, and local levels. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:155g.) (Offered odd Springs)

942:166(g). Political Parties and Interest Groups -- 3 hrs.
Rise of interest groups and decline of parties in American political system; role of interest groups in policy process; organization and maintenance of political parties and interest groups. Prerequisites: 942:014; junior standing. (Formerly 940:166g.) (Variable)

942:171(g). Urban Development and Administration -- 3 hrs.
Theoretical perspectives on the processes of urban development and problems of urban administration and policy making. Prerequisites: 942:014; 942:132; junior standing. (Formerly 940:171g.) (Offered even Falls)

942:172(g). Public Budgeting -- 3 hrs.
Historical development of current budgeting practices; politics of budgetary process at federal, state, and local levels; current methods of budgeting for public agencies, focusing on integration of budgeting into program planning. Prerequisites: 942:014; 942:148; junior standing. (Formerly 940:172g.) (Offered Spring)

942:173(g). The Public Policy Process -- 3 hrs.
Theories and models of policy process in the United States, including agenda setting, formulation, adoption, implementation, and evaluation. Application of theories and models to case studies of major policy issues. Prerequisites: 942:014; 942:148; junior standing. (Formerly 940:173g.) (Offered Fall)

942:174(g). Public Personnel Administration -- 3 hrs.
Development of current government personnel practices; contemporary issues in personnel administration; techniques of job analysis; recruitment and selection of employees; and problems of supervision and evaluation. Prerequisites: 942:014; 942:148; junior standing. (Formerly 940:174g.) (Offered Spring)

942:289. Seminar in American Politics -- 3 hrs.
Survey course of the major theoretical approaches in American politics. (Formerly 940:289.) (Variable)

943: (International Relations)

943:024. International Relations -- 3 hrs.
Survey of various approaches to international relations with special emphasis on application to historical and contemporary cases. Not open to students who have credit in 940:026. (Formerly 940:124.) (Offered Fall and Spring)

943:118(g). International Relations Theory -- 3 hrs.
Analysis of major theoretical traditions and concepts in international relations. Emphasis on analytical arguments of Realism, Liberalism, Marxism, with the Levels of Analysis approach. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:118g.) (Offered Fall)

943:119(g). International Political Economy -- 3 hrs.
Analysis of interaction between pursuit of power and pursuit of wealth in the international system. Emphasis on changes in rules for monetary and trade relations since 1945. Prerequisites: 940:026 or 943:024; junior standing. (Formerly 940:119g.) (Offered Spring)

943:125(g). North-South Relations -- 3 hrs.
Analysis of political, social, and economic disparities and mutual interdependence between developing and developed nations; examination of need for a new international economic order, and issues of energy, food, raw materials, population, and transfer of technology. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:125g.) (Offered even Falls)

943:126(g). Human Rights – 3 hrs.
Examination of the origins and development of the concept of Human Rights. Review of the major challenges to global human rights, including genocide, racism, political repression, national/religion oppression, and gender discrimination. Emphasis on the international institutions, norms, and policies of states and non-state actors to define and promote human rights. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered odd Springs)

943:127(g). United States Foreign Policy -- 3 hrs.
Historical and theoretical examination of the individual, domestic, and systemic factors which affect formulation of United States foreign policy. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:127g.) (Offered Spring)

943:128(g). Comparative Foreign Policies – 3 hrs.
Examination of theoretical approaches to foreign policy analysis; application and analysis of these approaches to the foreign policies of major powers. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Offered Spring)

943:137(g). Environmental Policy Making in a Comparative Perspective – 3 hrs.
Analytical discussion of the environmental policy-making process in a comparative perspective. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Variable)

943:143(g). International Law -- 3 hrs.
Survey of international law from its development to contemporary issues. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:143g.) (Offered Fall)

943:145(g). International Organizations -- 3 hrs.
Description of international governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and analysis of their roles in international politics. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:145g.) (Offered odd Falls)

943:289. Seminar in International Politics -- 3 hrs.
Survey course of the major theoretical approaches in international relations. Prerequisite: 943:024 or consent of instructor. (Formerly 940:289.) (Variable)

944: (Comparative Politics)

944:040. Comparative Politics -- 3 hrs.
Examination of theory, methods, and problems of comparative politics with emphasis on cross-regional analysis. Use of case studies to look at such issues as political culture, parties, participation, dictatorship and democracy, economic policies and class, and racial, ethnic or religious conflict. (Formerly 940:040.) (Offered Fall and Spring)

944:121(g). Terrorism -- 3 hrs.
Examination of terrorism as a political phenomenon. Focus on terrorism-related theme with examination of both theoretical and policy issues related to the history, psychology, and motives of terrorism using cases from around the world. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:121g.) (Offered odd Falls)

944:123(g). Nationalism -- 3 hrs.
Analysis of causes, forms, and consequences of nationalist movements. Consideration of experiences of nation-states and multi-national states. Evaluation of major theoretical approaches to study of nationalist movements and application to several specific cases. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:123g.) (Offered Spring)

944:130(g). Women and Politics in Comparative Perspective -- 3 hrs.
Examination of changing political roles of women and gender-based movements with special attention to how gender interacts with racial, class, and religious identities in shaping political attitudes, activities, and organizations. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:130g.) (Variable)

944:135(g). Western European Democracies -- 3 hrs.
Political institutions, processes, and policies of Western European Democracies, emphasis on United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Italy. Development and prospects of European Community. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:135g.) (Offered odd Falls)

944:149(g). Comparative Administration -- 3 hrs.
Analysis of models and theories of comparative administration by adopting idiographic approach and explanation of differences in administrative behavior of different administrative systems. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:149g.) (Variable)

944:162(g). Politics of East Asia -- 3 hrs.
Comparative analysis of major East Asian countries; examination of state and nation-building processes, political institutions, and processes and policies, with emphasis on China and Japan. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:162g.) (Offered Fall)

944:164(g). Russian and East European Politics -- 3 hrs.
Analysis of regimes and regime changes in Russia and Eastern Europe. Examination of institutions, contemporary issues, and processes in comparative context. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:164.) (Offered odd Falls)

944:165(g). African Politics -- 3 hrs.
Examination of African politics from a political economy perspective. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:165g.) (Offered Spring)

944:167(g). Latin American Politics -- 3 hrs.
Factors influencing political and economic development, with emphasis on social classes, political regimes, role of state, and world capitalist economy. Prerequisite: junior standing. (Formerly 940:167g.) (Offered even Falls)

944:289. Seminar in Comparative Politics -- 3 hrs.
Survey course of the major theoretical approaches in comparative politics. (Formerly 940:289.) (Variable)

94_:289 Seminar -- 3hrs.
Survey courses of the major theoretical approaches in either political theory (941:289), American politics (942:289), international relations (943:289), or comparative politics (944:289).