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POLITSC 1100: Introduction to American Politics
Semester | 3 credit units
Introduction to American politics, the institutions and processes which create public policy, the strengths and weaknesses of the American political systems. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 3100 (300), 101, or 101H. This course is available for EM credit. GE soc sci orgs and polities course. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course. SS Admis Cond course.
POLITSC 1200: Introduction to Comparative Politics
Semester | 3 credit units
Introduction to modern nation-states outside the United States: problems of state- and nation-building, representation, conflict, and making of government policy in selected countries. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 100 or 100H. This course is available for EM credit. GE soc sci orgs and polities and diversity global studies course. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course.
POLITSC 1300: Global Politics
Semester | 3 credit units
Cooperation and conflict in world politics. Covers basic theories of international relations and key issues, including security, political economy, international organizations, and the environment. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 145 or 145H. GE soc sci human, nat, and econ resources and diversity global studies course. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course.
POLITSC 2120: Follow the Science: The Politics of Health
Semester | 3 credit units
In the 20th Century, chronic conditions became the leading killers of Americans and the federal government came to play a much more expansive role in health, including the approval of treatments, regulation of harmful substances, promotion of healthy habits, and funding healthcare. Students will survey these developments and apply the resulting insights to contemporary health policy debates. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld and health and well-being course.
POLITSC 2150: Voters and Elections
1st & 2nd session | 3 credit units
Students will engage in an in-depth study of the mechanics of democracy. Students will take a close look at various forms of voting and representation around the world and examine the motivation and tactics of elite actors (candidates, reporters, interest groups, political parties, media personalities, etc.) and the voting public. GE soc sci indivs and groups course. GE theme citizenship for div and just wrld course.
POLITSC 2300: American Foreign Policy
Semester | 3 credit units
The role of the United States in world politics since the Second World War, emphasizing structural change in economic and political-military relations. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 245 or 245H. GE soc sci orgs and polities and diversity global studies course. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course.
POLITSC 2400: Introduction to Political Theory
Semester | 3 credit units
An introduction to the field of political theory through classic and contemporary texts and selected case studies. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 210 or 210H. GE soc sci orgs and polities course.GE foundation social and behavioral sci course. SS Admis Cond course.
POLITSC 3002: Tradition, Progress, and Utopia
Semester | 3 credit units
Examines how different ways of thinking about social and political change shape our understanding of philosophy, politics, and economics. Prereq: Econ 2001.XX or 2002.01 or 2002.03H; and Philos 2400 or PolitSc 2400 or 2400H; and Econ 5001 or Philos 2500 or 5540 or PolitSc 3500 or 4553 or 4553H; and Philos 3300; and Econ 3400 or IntStds 3400 or PolitSc 3780 or 3780H; and PolitSc 3280 or 4280 or 3380 or 4380 or 4381. Not open to students with credit for Econ 3002 or Philos 3002. Cross-listed in Econ and Philos.
POLITSC 3115: Introduction to the Policy Process
Semester | 3 credit units
Introduction to the workings of policy-making processes within governments, and the use of social science reasoning to evaluate and improve the content of policies. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 305.
POLITSC 3191: Political Science Internship
2nd Session | 1 credit unit
Combines experience in political institutions or policy processes with analysis of that experience. Prereq: Permission of the department. Repeatable to a maximum of 4 cr hrs. This course is graded S/U.
POLITSC 3240: Political Violence
Semester | 3 credit units
This course will expose students to major theoretical debates and broad empirical patterns of intrastate conflict during the post-World War II era.
POLITSC 3245: Radicalization, Deradicalization, Countering Violent Extremism
Semester | 3 credit units
Students will gain in-depth knowledge about the multifaceted processes of radicalization and deradicalization and the various approaches to both that have been developed in countering violent extremism policies.
POLITSC 3260: Global Politics of Health and Disease
Semester | 3 credit units
Introduces students to the global politics of health and disease by examining the conceptual history, organizational actors, practice, and issues of global health politics through interdisciplinary texts in international relations, global health, and health policy.
POLITSC 3430: Political Theories of Freedom
Semester | 3 credit units
Provides an overview of the various ways in which the value of human freedom has been understood and pursued in political life. Prereq: 2400 (210). Not open to students with credit for 570.
POLITSC 3460: Global Justice
Semester | 3 credit units
Examines the idea of justice between states and among the people of the world. What would a just world look like? How should we live in our unjust world? Current debates about war, the environment, diversity and poverty will be considered.
POLITSC 3549: Survey Research in Political Science
Semester | 3 credit units
The conducting of public opinion polls. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 449, 581, or Comm 449.
POLITSC 3596: Nationalism and Ethnicity
Session 2 | 3 credit units
Explores socio-political identities, especially ethnicity and nationality, from a comparative perspective. Drawing upon theories from political science, psychology, anthropology, sociology, and economics, we will study the origins and characteristics of these identities, as well as their consequences for democracy, economic development, and violent conflict. GE soc sci indivs and groups and cross-disciplinary seminar course. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course.
POLITSC 3780: Data Literacy and Data Visualization
Semester | 3 credit units
Introduction to the tools of data analysis in political science, with an emphasis on data visualization. GE data anly course. GE foundation math and quant reasoning or data anyl course.
POLITSC 3905: Political Manipulation
Semester | 3 credit units
Examines how political actors manipulate the rules and the salience and availability of information to shift political outcomes in their favor. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 577.
POLITSC 3910: Identity Politics
Semester | 3 credit units
Explores who controls the meaning of identity in society; examining identity from the perspective of liberal, sociological, and social psychological, structuralist, and institutionalist theories. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 547.
POLITSC 4115: Bureaucracy and Public Policy
Semester | 3 credit units
An examination of bureaucracies as political institutions, and a consideration of their role in several areas of public policy implementation. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 510.
POLITSC 4120: U.S. Congress
Semester | 3 credit units
Analysis of legislatures and legislators, with a focus on the U.S. Congress and some attention to state legislatures and representative assemblies in other countries. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 517. GE soc sci orgs and polities course. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course.
POLITSC 4125: American State Politics
Semester | 3 credit units
Comparative analysis of politics in the American states.
POLITSC 4136: Civil Liberties
Semester | 3 credit units
An examination of civil liberties decisions by American courts, their legal and political bases, and their effects on government and society. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 519.
POLITSC 4139: Gun Politics
Semester | 3 credit units
Examination of the arguments and issues surrounding gun control in the United States. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 518.
POLITSC 4150: American Political Parties
Semester | 3 credit units
Theories of political parties, party organization, individual voting behavior, nomination and electoral politics, the party in government. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 575. GE soc sci orgs and polities course. GE foundation social and behavioral sci course.
POLITSC 4191: Internship
Semester | 0-10 units of credit hours
Combines experience in political institutions or policy processes with analysis of that experience in light of relevant scholarly literature. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 3 completions.
POLITSC 4218: Russian Politics
Semester | 3 credit units
Survey of the politics of Russia and the former soviet states with emphasis on democratization, economic reform, institutional development, elites, mass behavior, and ideology. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 533.
POLITSC 4250: African Politics
Semester | 3 credit units
An introductory survey of Sub-Saharan African politics from the pre-colonial period to the contemporary era. It will examine the common themes, issues, and trends that shape politics and development across forty-nine countries. Students will gain an understanding of how context shapes political behavior and how historical and political forces have influenced African politics. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 4597.02 (Au13, African Politics), 4250H, or AfAmASt 4250. GE soc sci orgs and polities and diversity global studies course. Cross-listed in AfAmASt.
POLITSC 4282: The Politics of Income Inequality
Semester| 3 credit units
Introduces fundamental politics of income inequality and redistribution, including social policy development, redistributional policy differences between countries, and popularity of differing welfare programs. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 582.
POLITSC 4285: The Comparative Politics of the Welfare State
Semester | 3 credit units
Analyzes different kinds of welfare capitalism including social, economic, and political considerations shaping welfare policy; and contemporary welfare reform as an exercise in reallocation, reorganization, and budget-cutting. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 578.
POLITSC 4300: Theories of International Relations
Semester | 3 credit units
Various theories of world politics, such as realism, liberalism, long cycles, domestic and bureaucratic politics, and decision-making level theory. Prereq: 1300 (145). Not open to students with credit for 550.
POLITSC 4310 Security Policy
Semester | 3 credit units
National security and military policy issues and trends since 1945; covers containment, deterrence, Vietnam, nuclear weapons, terrorism, and globalization. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 552.
POLITSC 4315: International Security and the Causes of War
Semester | 3 credit units
Examines various issues regarding international conflict and cooperation, including theories of strategic interaction and the causes of war. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 544.
POLITSC 4318: The Politics of International Terrorism
Semester | 3 credit units
Examines international terrorism's concepts and actors, the motivations and causes of terrorism, the experience of the United States, and tensions between freedoms and security. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 548.
POLITSC 4327: Politics in the Middle East
Semester | 3 credit units
Politics of Arab-Israeli relations, Persian Gulf, Islamic fundamentalism, and oil; processes of change and their effects on governments and international relations. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 546.
POLITSC 4332: Politics of Globalization
Semester | 3 credit units
Examines globalization's origins, impacts on human welfare, and political conflicts that arise from it, including actions of governments, multinational corporations, and the anti-globalization movement. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 557.
POLITSC 4420H: Debating Democracy
Semester | 3 credit units
Intensive examination of theories of democracy, focusing on normative and descriptive dilemmas such as participation versus liberty in democratic societies. Prereq: Honors standing or permission of instructor. Not open to students with credit for 565H.
POLITSC 4455: Human Rights
Semester | 3 credit units
Examines human rights, including the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights; coercive enforcement of rights; as well as hunger, violence, persecution, and economic rights. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 564.
POLITSC 4920: Politics in Film and Television
Semester | 3 credit units
Political films and TV shows often convey an understanding of the political world. How films portray the political process may influence society's attitudes toward politicians and government. Students will compare the portrayal of politics in films and TV to the reality as understood through political science. This is not part of the Film Studies major and does not count toward requirements. Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 4920H.
POLITSC 4998: Undergraduate Research in Political Science
Semester | 1-10 credit units
Undergraduate research in variable topics. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs or 10 completions. This course is graded S/U.
POLITSC 4999: Undergraduate Thesis Research
Semester and Session 2 | 2-4 credit units
Thesis research with thesis adviser. Minimum of two semesters required of candidates for BA with research distinction in political science. Must meet standards for graduation with research distinction. Prereq: Sr standing, and enrollment in PolitSc major, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions. This course is graded S/U.
POLITSC 4999H: Honors Thesis Research
Semester | 2-4 credit units
Honors thesis research with thesis adviser. Minimum of two semesters required of candidates for BA with distinction in political science. Prereq: Honors standing, and Sr standing, and enrollment in Political Science major, and permission of instructor. Repeatable to a maximum of 12 cr hrs or 4 completions. This course is graded S/U.