Course Number

Course Title and Description

Time/Locations
Comments

POL 101
01
05

Global Politics
Ahern

A course exploring fundamental issues of contemporary politics throughout the world.  Issues include:  nationalism, international economics, international organizations, etc.

This course satisfies social science requirements in both General Education and the Liberal Studies programs.

A course exploring fundamental issues of contemporary politics throughout the world.  Issues include:  nationalism, international economics, international organizations, etc.

This course satisfies social science requirements in both General Education and the Liberal Studies programs.

A course exploring fundamental issues of contemporary politics throughout the world.  Issues include:  nationalism, international economics, international organizations, etc.

This course satisfies social science requirements in both General Education and the Liberal Studies programs.

Study of American political system, it's attitudinal and constitutional base, its structures and politics.

This course satisfies one of the social science base requirements in the liberal Studies program.

Study of American political system, it's attitudinal and constitutional base, its structures and politics.

This course satisfies one of the social science base requirements in the liberal Studies program

Analysis of major concepts and approaches in the study of comparative government and politics.

This is one of two course choices which majors have to fulfill POL requirements and should be completed by the end of the sophomore year.

Introduction to the basic concepts and processes of research in political science.

Course is required for majors and should be completed by the end of the sophomore year.

Analysis of the dynamic forces of conflict and cooperation in world politics.

This is one of two course choices which majors have to fulfill POL requirements in the comparative/International area (the other being POL 202) and should be completed by the end of the sophomore year.

Study of the judicial process as part of the political system.

Comparative study of the political institutions, processes, and systems of the fifty states and their effect on the content and administration of selected public policies, programs, and services.

Introduction to public policymaking systems and the methodology of policy analysis; theories of policy formation, the policymaking process, means for measuring policy effectiveness, analysis of proposals for policy change.

This course is part of the Values, Technology and Society (VTS) cluster.

Analysis of the nature and interaction of parties and interest groups, and their role in the political system.

Ideas that have shaped the American political system:  Puritanism, the American Revolution, Hamiltonianism, Jeffersonianism, racism, nativism, social Darwinism, the New Deal, and contemporary liberalism and conservatism.

American Political Thought is one of three courses that fulfills the Department's theory requirement.

Analysis of governmental institutions and political processes of Western Europe.

Analysis of governmental institutions and political processes of selected countries or areas.

Analysis of various political, economic, and military issues and problems relating to U.S. national security

Study of the nature of urban political systems in the U.S. with emphasis on explanation of differences in their policy responses.

Analytical examination of civil liberties in the U.S. with emphasis on the Supreme Court as arbiter in the endless conflict between the demand for individual liberty and the needs of constitutional authority.  Prerequisite:  POL 301 or POL 411 or permission.

Note:  The courses listed below are arranged and require prior permission.  Students much have a faculty sponsor and a well-defined independent study plan before permission will be given.  Students who register without permission will be electronically withdrawn from the course during the second week of the semester.

Legal Internship
DePascale

Government Internship
Martorano

Congressional Internship
Putka

Human Rights Internship
Ensalaco

Internship
Duncan

Service Learning Experience
Nelson