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PSC 100 Enduring Issues in Political Science
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Introduces political science; focuses on concepts that have been developed over the long tradition of research and that advance our understanding of different features of political life.
PSC 101 Introduction to American Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Explores the theory and practice of the American political system; the three government branches, federalism, political parties, groups in the electoral and governmental process, public policy making, and contemporary political problems.
PSC 102 Introduction to International Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Introduces contemporary and historical international relations; also examines nationalism, imperialism, power diplomacy, and ideological conflict.
PSC 103 Politics Abroad
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Introduces foreign political systems; explores significant political similarities and differences among countries.
PSC 104 Introduction to Political Philosophy
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Philosophy specialty area
Studies recurring themes in political thought, such as justice and equality, using the works of major political philosophers.
PSC 105 Democracy in America
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Philosophy specialty area
Explores the meaning of a political community's self-government, constitutional limitations on political rule, citizen participation and representation, reconciliation of constitutional government with democracy and equality, and proper functions of government in relation to the economy and society.
PSC 118 Just and Unjust War
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Examines the ethical restraints on the use of force that have become increasingly germane during the latter part of the 20th century.
PSC 180 Election Year Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Introduces national election politics in the United States. Focuses on the voters, the candidates, and the media.
PSC 200 Empirical Political Science
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Methods specialty area
Examines the basis for and methods of empirical political science, and studies empirical hypotheses formulation and testing. Formerly PSC 391.
PSC 211 Issues in Contemporary Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American or Comparative specialty area
Current topics of political interest, such as AIDS or government regulation of the economy. Topics vary for each offering of the course.
PSC 214 Congressional Elections
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Introduces the context, rules, actors, outcomes, and implications of elections to the United States House and Senate. Teaches students to approach and evaluate individual races or specific election years within a general framework of analysis.
PSC 215 Law and the Political Process
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Explores the role of law as a political instrument; and relations between law and morality, technology, economics, and social reform.
PSC 216 Political Leadership
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Political leadership in contemporary countries: general problems such as accession and succession, charismatic leadership, and democratic and dictatorial leadership; selected case studies of political leadership.
PSC 221 Psychology and Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Philosophy specialty area
Study of the manifestations of human nature in political life. Includes such topics as political symbolism and mass response; leadership and identification; political socialization; emotional expression; and the relationship between motive and public action.
PSC 222 Politics and Society
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Introduces students to classic and contemporary issues and readings in political sociology, centering on the relationship of social and political forces. Draws empirical illustrations and cases from American and other "advanced industrial" societies.
PSC 223 Politics and Literature
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Philosophy specialty area
Focuses on the representation of politics - in theory and practice - in contemporary literature (20th century).
PSC 224 Politics and Technology
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Acquaint students with basic knowledge on how to study the social, political, economic and communicative phenomena occurring within and around the Internet.
PSC 225 Equality and Justice in the United States
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Philosophy specialty area
Examines the conflict between the American people's commitment to equality, as stated in the Declaration of Independence, and its correspondence with economic and racial realities.
PSC 226 Marxism and Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Philosophy specialty area
Survey of recent (since 1970) developments in the Marxist theory of the state; the functions of the state in modern capitalist countries; interpretations of U.S. politics, including the role of interest groups, unions, classes, bureaucracy, parties, and governmental policies; criticisms of the Leninist mode of party organization; and strategies and prospects of political action.
PSC 227 Politics and Geography
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
This course introduces students to the interdependence of political life and its geographic context. The interrelationship of politics and geography is explored at the international, national, and local levels.
PSC 229 East Asian Political Economy
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Explores institutions that operate within and among China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea; also considers the political, social, and economic settings in which international business is transacted in East Asia.
PSC 275 Comparing Foreign Policies
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Reviews theoretical approaches in explaining foreign policymaking, with selected case studies.
PSC 276 African American Political Systems
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Considers Black Americans' role, and the significance of race, in national politics and the overall politico-economic system.
PSC 293 Race and the Law
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: SEM
American specialty area
Explores that part of U.S. law that has dealt with the human and civil rights of African Americans (and by implication other racial ethnic groups in U.S. society: Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, etc.)
PSC 294 African American Political Development
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: SEM
American specialty area
Introduces students to black political development in the Western Hemisphere, particularly emphasizing the Caribbean area and the socio-political relationships between black West Indians and other black communities in the Western Hemisphere.
PSC 301 Cases in Civil Liberties
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Examines case analyses of individual rights and liberties as defined by courts in the United States.
PSC 302 Protecting Civil Liberties
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Studies processes by which policies dealing with civil liberties are implemented. Examines federal and local public bureaucracies charged with law enforcement, the nature of legal services, litigation strategies, and reform proposals.
PSC 303 Constitutional Law
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Examines common law background of the American Constitution and the Constitution's role in American politics; selected problem areas.
PSC 304 Legislative Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Studies legislative process in the United States; including organization, internal dynamics, and functioning of legislative bodies; and their relations with the executive and judicial branches and with groups in society.
PSC 305 Judicial Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Examines courts in the American political system, selection of judges, flow of decisions through trial and appellate courts, consideration of judicial decision making, and relations with other government institutions.
PSC 306 The American Presidency
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Explores the presidency's role in the politics and policy process of the United States, including growth, scope, and limits of presidential power.
PSC 307 Political Parties
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Analyzes structures, functions, and roles of political parties in American government and politics, as well as internal dynamics and citizen identification with parties and politics.
PSC 308 Organizational Theory in Political Institutions
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Considers basic theories about organizations, their structure, and their behavior (both the organization and its members). Applies these theories to a number of institutions in American politics.
PSC 309 American Federalism
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Examines political relationships and policy outcomes associated with the changing nature of the federal system and intergovernmental relations over the past fifty years.
PSC 310 Public Administration
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Explores structures and functions of public bureaucracies, including civil servants' behavior and political control of administrative behavior.
PSC 311 State Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Reviews significant political institutions, processes, and problems in the fifty states.
PSC 312 Urban Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Considers social and historical patterns underlying the organization of power in American municipalities, and the means by which power is brought to bear upon the problems of the city.
PSC 313 Voting and Public Opinion
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Describes Americans' political preferences, explaining how these preferences develop and change, and examines the impact of these preferences on democratic politics. A portion of the course analyzes recent and current electoral behavior; the remainder suggests historical and theoretical frameworks that can help us understand trends in opinion and voting that have emerged since World War II.
PSC 314 Public Policy Making
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Examines dynamics of the policy process in the United States, including agenda-setting, formulation, and implementation. Case studies in substantive policy areas illustrate these processes.
PSC 315 American Political Economy
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Considers the relationship between the political system and the economic system, including the nature of American capitalism, government regulation of the economy, the role of economic factors in the political system, and selected economic problems.
PSC 316 Politics of Political Choice
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Considers choices made in the political arena. Also examines the scientific study of politics, including the development and appropriateness of theories and models to political behavior.
PSC 317 Environmental Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Present ecological crisis; adaptations which society must make in its political system to deal with resulting problems.
PSC 319 Media in American Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Reviews the historical context of the mass media in American politics, legal issues surrounding freedom of speech and press, the production of news, the media's role in campaigns and elections, the media as a political institution that interacts with the three branches of government, citizen response to news coverage of politics, and the cultural impact of daily media fare.
PSC 320 Political Socialization
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American, Comparative specialty areas
Examines political learning, political change and political stability theories, kinds of political teaching, and adult socialization into citizen roles.
PSC 324 Politics of Housing
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Development of housing policy in the U.S.; growth of federal housing programs since the National Housing Act of 1937; role played by local governments and the housing industry in making use of such programs; achievements of programs in public housing, urban renewal, model cities, and housing subsidies.
PSC 325 American Foreign Policy Problems
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Considers selected problems in American foreign policy, such as the United States' relations with Europe or the Third World, arms control and disarmament, and the United States' future world role.
PSC 326 War and International Security
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Explores nuclear weapons' impact on United States national security; considers nuclear deterrence, arms control, and United States-Soviet relations.
PSC 327 The Cold War and After
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Reassesses the cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union, from the Bolshevik revolution until the collapse of the Soviet Union.
PSC 328 Economics and Foreign Policy
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Explores American foreign economic relations; American trade, aid, and investment relations; and the American role in the international economic system.
PSC 329 US-Latin American Relations
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Intergovernmental relations in the Western Hemisphere: relations between Latin American nations and the U.S.
PSC 330 International Relations Problems
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Examines selected questions regarding international conflict and cooperation.
PSC 331 Foreign Policy Making
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Considers decision making in foreign policy; the role of Congress, the Presidency, the State Department, public opinion, and interest groups.
PSC 332 International Organizations
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Examines the United Nations, specialized agencies, and other intergovernmental organizations in peacekeeping, economic development, and social welfare; also studies regional integration.
PSC 333 International Relations Theory
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Introduces international relations theory, including the nature of the international system, alliances, nuclear strategy, negotiation, and decision making within governments.
PSC 335 American Foreign Policy
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Examines American foreign policy, particularly since World War II.
PSC 336 Russian Foreign Policy
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: sophomore standing
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Studies continuity and change in Russian foreign policy, forces motivating Russian behavior in world affairs, and selected problems of Russian foreign policy.
PSC 337 Chinese Foreign Policy
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Study of the foreign policy of the People's Republic of China. The historical background and specific issues such as China and the U.S. , China and the Third World, and Sino-Soviet relations are examined.
PSC 338 Comparative Foreign Policy
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Reviews theoretical approaches in explaining foreign policy making, with selected case studies.
PSC 339 International Law
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Examines the existing body of international law and the functions that international law performs.
PSC 340 Politics in Western Europe
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Considers governmental institutions and political processes in major Western European nations.
PSC 341 Political Change
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Explores both violent and peaceful transitions within political systems; examines theories and selected cases.
PSC 342 Politics of Developing Nations
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Comparatively analyzes political institutions, processes, and behavior in developing nations.
PSC 344 Political Campaigns
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Investigates the fundamental characteristics and regularities in American political campaigns and how they affect elections and, thereby, popular control of government. Focuses to a great degree on presidential election campaigns, but also examines campaigns for Congress and state offices, as well as campaigning in primary elections.
PSC 345 Canadian Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Explores the politics and government of America's largest trading partner and neighbor to the north. Gives primary attention to Canadian politics and institutions, but also makes some comparisons with the United States.
PSC 346 Individuals and World Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Surveys international politics from the individual decision maker's vantage point.
PSC 350 Politics of the U.S.S.R.
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: sophomore standing
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Introduces political processes and institutions of government in the U.S.S.R. and its successor states from 1917 to the present; also studies Marxist-Leninist ideology and czarist institutions.
PSC 351 Politics in E. Europe Post Soc. Sts.
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Examines only the countries of the former Warsaw Pact and not the states of the former Soviet Union.
PSC 355 Asian Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Explores contemporary political development in Asian countries, emphasizing Chinese and Japanese politics.
PSC 370 African Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Examines political change south of the Sahara in the post-independence period; analyzes historical, geographical, economic, and social factors of the pre-independence period. Also considers traditional social patterns, colonialism, nationalism, the military's role, Africa in world politics, and transformation in southern Africa.
PSC 371 Middle Eastern Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Introduces students to the politics of the Middle East with regard to political issues currently facing the region.
PSC 372 Latin American Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Explores political development patterns resulting from structural aspects of Latin American societies; also studies social stratification, political and governmental structures, and patterns of dependency; considers case studies of selected Latin American countries.
PSC 373 International Futures
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Introduces students to a range of ways by which analysts have tried to think about and study the future.
PSC 376 Money in Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Investigates how political campaigns have been funded and explores the impact of campaign financing on election outcomes and on the behavior of elected officials in making public policy decisions.
PSC 378 Politics of Gender
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
Investigates the connections between American politics, sex, and gender. Includes discussions of the women's movement, feminist theory, the Equal Rights Amendment, women voters and candidates, and the politics of abortion.
PSC 379 Latino Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
American specialty area
An introduction to the interactions of the Latino people in the U.S. with political institutions and public policy.
PSC 380 Classical and Medieval Political Philosophy
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Philosophy specialty area
Examines major contributions to political philosophy from Plato and Aristotle to Machiavelli.
PSC 382 Machiavelli to Marx Political Philosophy
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Philosophy specialty area
Studies political philosophy from the Renaissance through the nineteenth century.
PSC 383 Twentieth-Century Political Philosophy
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Philosophy specialty area
Studies the treatment of selected major problems of political philosophy by contemporary thinkers.
PSC 384 American Political Thought I: Colonial Era to the Civil War
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Philosophy specialty area
Considers the origins, development, and application of American political ideas from colonial beginnings through the conflict of ideas of the Civil War.
PSC 391 Special Topics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Content varies by semester.
PSC 392 Political Analysis Lab
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Empirical specialty area
Introduction to some basic techniques of data collection and analysis in political science; survey research; small group experiments.
PSC 393 Game Theory and Politics
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Methods specialty area
Introduces game theoretic and related models in political science, while emphasizing these models' application to international politics.
PSC 395 Empirical Theory: Democracy
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Empirical specialty area
This class focuses on key questions related to the empirical study of democratic governments, or aspects thereof.
PSC 401 Advanced Civil Liberties
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: PSC 301, PSC 302
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
This advanced senior course, designed for students about to enter law school, addresses selected topics in civil liberties in America, such as civil rights, criminal procedure, and First Amendment rights.
PSC 406 Supreme Court Seminar
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: SEM
American specialty area
Enables a select number of upper-class political science and legal studies majors who plan to go to law school to delve deeply into an important issue relating to the supreme court. Provides an opportunity for students to develop legal research and library skills by writing a paper on a subject related to the seminar's main focus.
PSC 408 Basic Statistics for Social Science
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Methods specialty area
Introduces statistics and their applications in political science.
PSC 412 Comparative Political Institutions
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Focuses on institutions and their relationship to political behaviors by elites and masses, as well as their connection to policy outcomes. Examines how institutions such as presidential systems, parliamentary systems, executive powers, electoral rules, and legislative structures such as committees influence political actors' strategies. Executive-legislative relations and their effects on policy will occupies a central role. Examines states both in the developed and developing world.
PSC 413 Comparative Political Economy
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Introduces comparitive political economy, and the comparative politics of domestic economic policies. Topics include market reforms in developed, developing, and postsocialist countries, varieties of welfare capitalism, varieties of democratic institutions and their effects on economic policies, and more. Some background in economics is helpful.
PSC 418 The International System
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
International specialty area
Considers the international system's evolution from the late 19th century to the present. Uses diplomatic history and contemporary international affairs as a "laboratory" for testing various theories about international politics.
PSC 419 International Crisis Seminar
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: SEM
International specialty area
An advanced topic intended for juniors and seniors who have a strong interest in the field of international relations. Provides an opportunity for students to develop research and library skills by writing a paper on a subject related to the seminar's main focus.
PSC 420 Comparing Political Parties
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Examines internal organization, functions, and impact of political parties from a comparative perspective.
PSC 421 Comparative Bureaucracies
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Explores classic theories of bureaucracy from Marx to Weber, and the theory and practice of bureaucracy in various sociocultural settings (such United States, France, U.S.S.R., and China).
PSC 426 Comparative Political Institutions
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Focuses on comparing institutions in democratic countries. It asks, and seeks to answer, the questions of how democracies can arrange themselves and why these different arrangements matter.
PSC 430 Human Rights
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Examines the development, primarily since World War II, of international systems for the promotion and protection of human rights.
PSC 436 Citizen Participation
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Considers individual political behavior patterns in selected countries, and explores differences and similarities across nations in voting behavior and public opinion.
PSC 438 Civil-Military Relations
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Comparative specialty area
Examines the armed forces' involvement in political affairs, civilian control of the military, causes and effects of military seizures of control, and the importance of coercion within the political process.
PSC 451 Major Political Philosophers
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Philosophy specialty area
Course will emphasize the detailed analysis of the thought of a particular philosopher or tradition. Examples would include Aristotle, Hegel, Nietzche, or Current Marxist Thought.
PSC 470 Legal Political Theory
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: LEC
Political Philosophy area
Considers the structure of laws in general, the question of sanctions, and the relation of justice to law.
PSC 490 Honors Seminar
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: SEM
Examination of the political science discipline. Focus will be on the range of contemporary practice and on unresolved controversies. Students will submit proposals for the senior year honors thesis.
PSC 492 Pre-Law Honors Seminar
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: SEM
American specialty area
Enables a select number of upper-class political science and legal studies majors who plan to go to law school to delve deeply into an important issue in the American legal system. Provides an opportunity for students to read cases and secondary literature on the selected topic, and develop legal research and library skills by writing a paper on a subject related to the seminar's main focus.
PSC 495 Senior Seminar
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: SEM
The content of this course is variable and therefore it is repeatable for credit. The University Grade Repeat Policy does not apply.
The content of this course is variable and therefore it is repeatable for credit. The University Grade Repeat Policy does not apply.
PSC 496 Political Science Internship
Credits: 1 - 15Semester(s): F Sp
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor
Corequisites: None
Type: TUT
The content of this course is variable and therefore it is repeatable for credit. The University Grade Repeat Policy does not apply.
Community Internship Program - Involves service with state legislators from the area, city or county government, or various public agencies. Work includes policy research, drafting legislation, field investigations, program evaluations, and contacts with other organizations.
Washington Semester Internship Program - Involves a semester placement in Washington under the direction of a SUNY Brockport Program Officer. Participation includes an internship, a research seminar, and a research paper.
NYS Legislative Internship Program - Involves semester placement in the Albany office of a state senate or assembly member; requires forty-plus-hour weeks as legislative assistants under a professional staff member's guidance. Also requires special readings, weekly seminar, short reports, and a major research paper, under the direction of SUNY faculty-in-residence.
Washington Semester Internship Program - Involves a semester placement in Washington under the direction of a SUNY Brockport Program Officer. Participation includes an internship, a research seminar, and a research paper.
NYS Legislative Internship Program - Involves semester placement in the Albany office of a state senate or assembly member; requires forty-plus-hour weeks as legislative assistants under a professional staff member's guidance. Also requires special readings, weekly seminar, short reports, and a major research paper, under the direction of SUNY faculty-in-residence.
PSC 497 Honors Thesis
Credits: 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: TUT
Involves supervised independent study leading to the submission of an honors thesis. Requires permission of instructor.
PSC 499 Independent Study
Credits: 1 - 3Semester(s): N/A
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Type: TUT
Requires permission of instructor.
Last updated: Wednesday, 23-Apr-2008 15:43:08 EDT