| Class Number |
Class Title |
Class Description |
Prerequisite |
| PO 302 |
Third World Politics |
A detailed analysis of the political systems, cultures and
processes in the developing countries with emphasis on the sources
of political instability, the colonial heritage and the efforts of
Third World nations to cope with the challenges of modernization.
(U-G) (3) |
None |
| PO 320 |
International Relations |
Problems in world politics since 1900 with particular attention
to the efforts at peaceful settlement of international conflicts.
(U-G) (3) |
None |
| PO 322 |
International Conflict and Peace Building |
This course examines theories of conflict and peace building
and analyzes in depth specific cases of inter-state and intra-state
warfare and post-war reconstruction. Students participate in
simulated peace negotiations. (U-G) (3) |
PO 141 or PO 220 or consent of the instructor. |
| PO 332 |
State and Local Government and Politics |
American state and local government activities and electoral
politics, emphasizing the issues of political management and policy
analysis. (U) (3) |
None |
| PO 337 |
Politics of the Urban Experience |
Students develop a comprehensive understanding of political
processes and problem solving in the urban environment. Through
service-learning students learn how the urban community is
transformed, analyze contemporary challenges that drive its
development or stagnation, and anticipate the importance of the
urban community to our survival as a nation. (U-G) (3) |
None |
| PO 350 |
African Politics |
A study of the problems and policies of African states
regarding nationalism, national integration, ideologies of
development, democratization and stability. Focus on sub-Saharan
Africa, although a continent-wide consideration for some topics.
(U) (3) |
PO 151 or junior standing. |
| PO 355 |
United States Foreign Policy |
Evolution of U.S. foreign policy since World War II and the
processes and institutions involved in shaping and implementing
that policy. (U-G) (3) |
None |
| PO 358 |
Foreign Policy Making in Washington |
This course focuses on foreign policy making as practiced in
Washington D.C.; it examines how politicians, lobbyists, citizens
and diplomats interact in and around Washington's corridors of
power to determine international policy outcomes. Firsthand
insights gained through dialogue with those who make and implement
policy and close scrutiny of key international issues provide
students with a "laboratory" for understanding the politics of
foreign policy making in the U.S. capital, how these policies are
shaped and why they succeed or fail to achieve their stated
objectives. (U-G) (3) |
*Pending Approval |
| PO 360 |
Political Regimes in Latin America |
Comparative study of the politics of development in Latin
America with particular attention given to the interdependence of
economic, social, cultural and external influences upon political
regimes as well as the efficacy and legitimacy of the regimes
themselves. (U-G) (3) |
PO 101, PO 151 or permission of the instructor. |
| PO 362 |
Popular Participation in Latin America |
This course focuses upon the efforts of peasants, urban
workers, neighborhoods, church groups and students to organize and
mobilize in politically efficacious ways. The themes of social
class, gender, ethnicity and the informal sector are interwoven in
an analysis of the successes and failures of these attempts at
popular participation in the political process. (U) (3) |
PO 101, PO 151 or permission of the instructor. |
| PO 364 |
United States-Latin American Relations |
Historical orientation to the evolving context, institutions
and central concerns of United States-Latin American relations with
particular focus upon divergent perspectives of definitions of
interests and responsibilities, as well as a search for viable
solutions to common problems in the Western Hemisphere. (U-G)
(3) |
PO 101, PO 141 or permission of the instructor. |
| PO 370 |
Governments and Politics of Europe |
An analysis and comparison of the political processes, policies
and ideologies of several governments in western and eastern
Europe. (U-G) (3) |
PO 151 or consent of instructor. |
| PO 371 |
United States Parties and Politics |
Examination of interplay between the main components of our two
major parties, the party organization, the party-in-government and
the party-in- the-electorate. Emphasis on recent trends,
particularly in the process of presidential selection. (U-G)
(3) |
None |
| PO 372 |
The Role of Protest in U.S. Politics |
Protest movements in U.S. politics. An examination of the
historical context of protest movements and a consideration of
theoretical approaches to understanding them. Includes the Civil
Rights and anti-war movements of the 1960s. (U-G) (3) |
(one of the following) PO 101, PO 131, PO 141 or consent of
instructor. |
| PO 373 |
Public Policy |
An introduction to the study of how public policies are
established in the United States. Emphasis on developing and
applying analytical skills. Students are expected to research in
depth a particular policy issue such as housing, the environment or
the workplace. (U-G) (3) |
(one of the following) PO 101, PO 131, PO 151 or consent of
instructor. |
| PO 375 |
Public Opinion |
This course is an introduction to the design, implementation,
use, and abuse of public opinion surveys for social and political
research, news and policy analysis, and political campaigns. In the
course of the semester, we will develop a survey instrument,
conduct interviews with CATI (computer-assisted telephone
interviewing) software, and do some basic analysis of the results.
(U-G) (3) |
(one of the following) PO 101, PO 201, junior standing or
consent of instructor. |
| PO 377 |
Constitutional Law |
Examination of Supreme Court cases in areas such as freedom of
speech, religion, criminal due process, government regulation of
commerce and racial discrimination. (U-G) (3) |
None |
| PO 379 |
The Presidency and the Congress |
The modern president's role as leader of public opinion, the
executive branch and Congress. Congressional leaders and their
relationship with the president, each other and Congress. (U-G)
(3) |
None |
| PO 380 |
Topics in Political Science |
Selected topics of contemporary significance in scholarship in
political science. (U-G) (3) |
None |
| PO 381 |
Ancient and Medieval Political Thought |
This course examines the foundation of Western political
thought and considers the ways in which the successors of a
tradition simultaneously criticize and incorporate the work of
their predecessors as they seek to construct new theories of
politics. (U-G) (3) |
PO 101, PO 210 or permission of instructor. |
| PO 382 |
Modern Political Thought |
Study of several leading political writers from Hobbes through
Marx, with attention to certain basic similarities in addition to
pronounced differences. (U-G) (3) |
Junior standing or permission of the instructor. |
| PO 383 |
United States Political Thought |
Selected writings of U.S. authors focusing on four periods:
founding of the republic, slavery, suffrage and the civil rights
movement. (U-G) (3) |
PO 131, PO210 or permission of the instructor. |
| PO 384 |
Politics Through Film |
Post-war Hollywood films as they reflect and help to create the
persuasive political culture of the United States. Draws on
analytical, historical, aesthetic and political economy approaches.
(U-G) (3) |
PO 101, PO 131 or consent of instructor. |
| PO 385 |
The Enduring Quest for Community |
This course examines various ideas of the meaning and purpose
of communities throughout the history of western political thought.
Beginning with Greek conceptions of what it means to live together,
we will consider how the definition and purpose of community
evolves to the contemporary period. Consideration of contemporary
efforts to recover idyllic communities will also be considered as
part of the continuing effort on the part of human beings to link
personal and political practices. This course includes a
service-learning component. (U-G) (3) |
None |
| PO 386 |
Black Political Thought |
Students will develop a historical understanding of political
thought that is reflective of the black experience. We will explore
black political theorists of Africa, America and other contexts of
the African diaspora. (U-G) (3) |
None |
| PO 391 |
Russian Politics |
Political institutions, processes and issues in Russia, with
consideration of the political history of the former Soviet Union,
the reforms of Gorbachev, the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the
processes of transition from state socialism to capitalism and from
authoritarianism to democracy. (U-G) (3) |
PO 151 or permission of instructor. |
| PO 392 |
The Transition from Communism in East-Central Europe |
The rise and fall of communism in eastern Europe and the
politics of transition to democracy and market-based economies.
Includes consideration of post-Cold War international politics and
alliance systems. (U-G) (3) |
PO 151 or permission of instructor. |