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PHYS 420 - Acoustics
Vibration, sound radiation, sound propagation, and practical aspects of sound. 3 lec.
Prerequisites: PHYS 312 & MATH 340
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
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PHYS 423 - Geometrical and Physical Optics
Reflection, refraction, diffraction, lenses, polarization, birefringence, interference, coherence, and selected introductory topics in modern optics. 4 lec.
Prerequisites: PHYS 253 & MATH 340
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
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PHYS 427 - Electricity and Magnetism
Circuits and electric and magnetic fields. Topics on field sources, potentials, Gauss’ law, polarization and dielectrics, magnetic induction. 3 lec, 1 rec.
Prerequisites: (PHYS 253 OR 315) & (MATH 340 OR 440)
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
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PHYS 428 - Electricity and Magnetism
Electric and magnetic fields. Topics on magnetic potentials, magnetic forces, Faraday law, magnetic materials, capacitance and inductance, energy of charge and current distributions, time-varying current. 3 lec, 1 rec.
Prerequisites: PHYS 427
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
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PHYS 429 - Electromagnetism and Relativity
Advanced topics in electromagnetism; Maxwell’s equations and electromagnetic waves; special relativity and Lorentz transformation. 3 lec.
Prerequisites: PHYS 428
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
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PHYS 431 - Electronics Laboratory
Experiments in electronic measurement techniques from simple A.C. and digital circuits to microprocessors and analyzers. 6 lab.
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
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PHYS 451 - Quantum Mechanics
Classical background, early work, some observables and Hermitian operators, representations, symmetry and conservation laws, One-dimensional Schrodinger equation solutions in the position and momentum representation. Some problems in two dimensions. Philosophical issues and quantum paradoxes. 4 lec.
Prerequisites: PHYS 254 OR 352
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
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PHYS 452 - Quantum Physics
Prerequisites: PHYS 451 & (MATH 441 OR CONCUR)
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
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PHYS 453 - Nuclear and Particle Physics
Descriptive treatment of nuclear phenomena. Elementary theory of nucleon-nucleon interaction. Systematics of nuclear structure (shell model and collective model). Properties and interactions of fundamental particles. Devices and techniques of nuclear and high energy physics. 3 lec, 1 rec.
Prerequisites: PHYS 254 OR 352
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
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PHYS 461 - Cell and Molecular Biophysics
Introduction to the physical principles that underlie phenomena in cell biology and the properties of biomolecules. Topics covered will include an introduction to molecular biology, biorheology, Brownian motion, molecular interaction in macromolecules, protein and nucleic acid structure, physics of biopolymers, chemical kinetics, mechanical and adhesive properties of biomolecules, molecular manipulation techniques, cell membrain structure, membrane channels and pumps, and molecular motors. 4 lec.
Prerequisites: PHYS 253 & CHEM 152 & BIOS 170
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
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PHYS 470 - Special Problems
Supervised research problems of limited scope in experimental and theoretical physics.
Prerequisites: 22 HRS PHYS
Credit Hours: 1 to 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
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PHYS 471 - Solid State Physics
Fundamental properties of solid state of matter. 3 lec, 1 rec.
Prerequisites: (PHYS 254 OR 352) & 412
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
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PHYS 475 - Advanced Laboratory
Wide selection of experiments from many areas of physics. Limit of 2 students per section. Student may select up to 3 different sections each qtr.
Prerequisites: PHYS 373
Credit Hours: 1 to 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
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PHYS 477 - Electronic Device Physics
Physical principles of electronic devices. Overview of electronic transort in solids with application to diodes, bipolar transistors, and field-effect transistors. Heterostructures and low-dimensional physics and devices. Selected condensed matter phenomena with electronic device applications; resonant tunneling, Landauer formalism, single-electron physics, molecular electronics and spintronics. 4 lec.
Prerequisites: PHYS 253
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken 99 times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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PHYS 490H - Honors Thesis
Supervised research work in physics, astronomy, or engineering physics, intended for submission for undergrad honors.
Prerequisites: HTC OR DEPT HONORS CANDIDACY
Credit Hours: 1 to 6
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
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PHYS 493 - Undergraduate Seminar
Important areas of current interest in field of physics, history of physics, development of ideas in physics, and other aspects of physics.
Prerequisites: JR OR SR
Credit Hours: 1
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
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PHYS 497T - Physics Tutorial
3rd- and 4th-yr tutorial studies in physics.
Prerequisites: HTC
Credit Hours: 1 to 15
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
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PHYS 498T - Physics Tutorial
3rd- and 4th-yr tutorial studies in physics.
Prerequisites: HTC
Credit Hours: 1 to 15
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
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PHYS 499T - Physics Tutorial
3rd- and 4th-yr tutorial studies in physics.
Prerequisites: HTC
Credit Hours: 1 to 15
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
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POCO 201 - Introduction to Political Communication
Overview of the realm of political communication, the interactions among political figures, political interests, the press, and the public. Against the background of the American political process, an investigation of those involved in that process, their relationships, and the role of mass and interpersonal communication in these relationships.
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
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POCO 401 - Seminar in Political Communication
A senior-level research course investigating selected aspects of political communication.
Prerequisites: PERMISSION
Credit Hours: 5
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 101 - American National Government
Constitutional basis and development, political processes, institutions, and organization of American national government.
Credit Hours: 4General Education Code: 2SS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 102 - Issues in American Politics
Concerned with administration and policy-making processes of national government in selected areas, e.g., welfare, civil rights, defense, etc.
Credit Hours: 4General Education Code: 2SS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 103 - The United States in World Affairs
Introduction to major foreign policy problems confronting successive U.S. administrations in world affairs.
Credit Hours: 4General Education Code: 2SS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 150 - Current World Problems
Examines a number of the major political crises, problems, and issues confronting the contemporary world.
Credit Hours: 4General Education Code: 2SS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 210 - Principles of Public Administration
Introduction to role and operation of public agencies in American society. Examines organization of federal, state, and local bureaucratic systems, their interrelations, and their basic principles, functions, and tasks.
Credit Hours: 4General Education Code: 2SS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken 4 times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 230 - Comparative Politics
Introduction to dynamics, structures, and comparison of contemporary political systems and processes.
Credit Hours: 4General Education Code: 2SS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken 4 times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 250 - International Relations
Contemporary international system and major forces and conditions which affect current international politics. Special emphasis on role of conflict and need for peaceful conflict resolution.
Credit Hours: 4General Education Code: 2SS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken 4 times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 270 - Political Theory
Introduction to study of political theory: examination of selected political issues and theorists from philosophical perspective. Emphasis on developing one’s own political values and theories.
Credit Hours: 4General Education Code: 2SS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken 4 times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 297T - Pols Tutorial
Prerequisites: HTC
Credit Hours: 1 to 15
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 15 hours.
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POLS 298T - Pols Tutorial
Prerequisites: HTC
Credit Hours: 1 to 15
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 15 hours.
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POLS 299T - Pols Tutorial
Prerequisites: HTC
Credit Hours: 1 to 15
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 15 hours.
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POLS 301 - The Politics of Law
Introduces the study of law as a political process with special emphasis on courts, legal ideologies, violence, and the mobilization of rights claims in social and political conflict.
Prerequisites: 12 HRS POLS INCLUDING 101
Credit Hours: 5
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 304 - State Politics
Comparative analysis of state political systems. Emphasis on structure and process of policy making of states within federal context.
Prerequisites: POLS 101 OR 102
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 305J - Writing on Political Science Topics
Writing course for political science majors. Focus is on studying and producing clear and persuasive writing about political issues.
Prerequisites: 11 HRS OF POLS
Credit Hours: 4General Education Code: 1J
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 306 - Politics of Appalachia
Introduction to Appalachia, its political patterns, and political problems such as politics of poverty and powerlessness. Includes examination of responses to these problems by various levels of government–national, regional, state, and local.
Prerequisites: POLS 101
Credit Hours: 5
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 310 - American Domestic Policy
Major issues in American domestic policy are discussed from a variety of perspectives. The origin, development, and current structures of economic and social policy will be discussed. An analysis of these policies from a free market as well as a Marxist perspective will be provided.
Prerequisites: POLS 101 OR 102
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 319 - Gay and Lesbian Politics
Exploration of emergence and ramifications of gay political activism in Western culture. Homosexuality is examined from vantage points of religion, psychology, law, and politics.
Prerequisites: SOPH OR JR OR SR
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 320 - Urban Politics
Examination of role of values in urban politics focusing on their relationship to urban problems, structure and functions of municipalities, urban professionalism, and alternative urban arrangements.
Prerequisites: POLS 101 OR 102
Credit Hours: 4
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POLS 323 - Black Politics in the United States
Appraisal of economic and institutional structure of American society through social doctrines, enunciated by black political theorists, that serve as inspiration and ideology for black political movements. Examines sociopolitical societies in various parts of Africa and interprets black political movements in cultural, philosophical, ideological, and technological terms. Not open to those who have had AAS 323.
Prerequisites: POLS 101
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 331 - Politics in Western Europe
Government and politics in several West European nations.
Prerequisites: 12 HRS POLS INCL 150 & 230
Credit Hours: 4General Education Code: 2SS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 333 - Politics in Russia and Former Soviet Union
Introduction to political development, ideology, institutions, and contemporary politics of the former U.S.S.R.
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 334 - British Political Culture
Prerequisites: 12 HRS POLS OR HIST
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May not be retaken.
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POLS 340 - The Politics of Developing Areas
Major theories and problems of political, sociocultural, and economic development in new states of Asia, Africa, and Latin America, with special emphasis on heritage of colonialism, struggle for independence, and political adjustments to rapid social and technological change.
Credit Hours: 4General Education Code: 2CP
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 342 - East Asia in World Politics
Examines the evolution of East Asia in world politics in the postwar era, including both the historical antecedents and alternative theoretical perspectives, as well as a variety of contemporary, political, economic, and security issues related to this region.
Prerequisites: POLS 230 OR 250
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 352 - International Peace
Prerequisites: POLS 150 OR 250
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 354 - American Foreign Policy
Consideration of problems involved in formulation and execution of foreign policy. Particular emphasis on contemporary problems of American policy makers.
Prerequisites: POLS 103 OR 150
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 371 - Plato, Aristotle, and Pre-Modern Political Thought
Major figures and basic concepts characteristic of political thought in ancient and medieval periods. Emphasis on original works of Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, St. Aquinas and on developing one’s own political values and theories.
Prerequisites: SOPH OR JR OR SR & POLS 270
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 372 - Modern Political Thought
Basic philosophic conceptions of modern nation state. Utilizing original works, evolution of nation state traced through philosophical literature from its Renaissance origins. Attention focused on both formative and critical perspectives, such as those of Machiavelli, Rousseau, and Emma Goldman with emphasis upon evaluation of norms associated with modern state.
Prerequisites: SOPH OR JR OR SR & 270
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 373 - Contemporary Political Thought
19th- and 20th-century political theory. Focus on such contemporary philosophical and political issues as emergence of European socialist tradition, origins of human aggression, and human alienation. Attention given to selected theorists such as Marx, Freud, Gandhi, M. Friedman, and M. Harrington.
Prerequisites: SOPH OR JR OR SR
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 390 - Political Workshop
Intensive analysis of political organizations and campaigning combined with field experience in campaigning.
Prerequisites: POLS 101
Credit Hours: 1 to 15
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 15 hours.
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POLS 397T - Pols Tutorial
Prerequisites: HTC
Credit Hours: 1 to 15
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
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POLS 398T - Pols Tutorial
Prerequisites: HTC
Credit Hours: 1 to 15
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
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POLS 399 - Spanish Govt 20Th Century
Credit Hours: 1 to 15
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
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POLS 399T - Pols Tutorial
Prerequisites: HTC
Credit Hours: 1 to 15
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
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POLS 401 - American Constitutional Law
Analyzes the politics of American constitutional law with special focus on judicial review, economics, race, and gender.
Prerequisites: 16 HRS IN POLS INCL 301
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 402 - American Constitutional Law
Analyzes the politics of American constitutional law with special focus on abortion, censorship, and surveillance.
Prerequisites: 16 HRS IN POLS INCL 301
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 404 - Civil Liberties
Examination of selected civil liberties issues such as freedom of expression, human and political equality, rights of criminally accused, and rights of indigent.
Prerequisites: POLS 270 & (301 OR 374)
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 405 - American Political Parties
Origin, growth, organization, and methods of parties; suffrage, nominations, and elections; role of parties in democracy.
Prerequisites: 11 HRS POLS
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 406 - Elections and Campaigns
Examines nature of voter and rationality of voter decisions; impact of campaigns and their influence on election outcomes; techniques used in political campaigns; and role of elections in American society.
Prerequisites: POLS 101
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 407 - Politics of Urban Development
Focuses on the causes and consequences of economic development politics and policies in urban America and the multiple facets of urban development.
Prerequisites: POLS 320
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 408 - Urban Public Administration
Examines administration of urban programs. Focuses on agency-client relationships, professionalism, and public delivery.
Prerequisites: POLS 320
Credit Hours: 4
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POLS 409 - Criminal Procedure
Role, function, and problems of American judicial, prosecutory, policing, and correctional systems in political process. Crime and law as functions of social and political systems. Examination of relationship of law and social change in industrialized, urbanized, and technical society.
Prerequisites: 11 HRS POLS
Credit Hours: 5
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 410 - Public Policy Analysis
Analysis of policy process; formulation, implementation, and evaluation. Examines policy areas such as energy, health, economic development.
Prerequisites: 12 HRS IN POLS INCL 102
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 412 - Public Personnel Administration
Philosophy, problems, and procedures of public personnel management: recruitment, training, promotion policies, position classification, and employer-employee relations.
Prerequisites: 11 HRS POLS
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 413 - Administrative Law
Organization, functions, and procedures of selected national regulatory agencies; principles affecting administrative discretion, administrative power over private rights, enforcement, and judicial control of administrative decisions. No credit if BUSL 475.
Prerequisites: 11 HRS POLS
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 414 - Organizational Theory and Politics
Examination of public organizations. Presents major theories of organizations in public administration.
Prerequisites: POLS 210
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 415 - The American Presidency
Analysis of office of national chief executive and its place in American political system. Attention given to constitutional status and powers, functional development, and interrelationship of person and office.
Prerequisites: 12 HRS POLS INCL 101
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 416 - Legislative Processes
Explores legislative process and policy, primarily at national level. Examines influence of interest groups, constituencies, political parties, executive branch, and organizational structure of Congress on legislative outcomes.
Prerequisites: 12 HRS POLS & NOT POLS 417
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 418 - Interest Groups in American Politics
Organization and tactics of pressure groups and their impact on policy-making process.
Prerequisites: 11 HRS POLS
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 420 - Women, Law, and Politics
Focuses on political and legal position of women in U.S. Covers women’s legal status, feminist movement, current issues, and public policy responses concerning women’s position such as Equal Rights Amendment, marriage and divorce laws, affirmative action, abortion, and pay equity.
Prerequisites: JR OR SR & POLS 101
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 421 - The Politics of Law and Sexuality
An exploration of the regulation of sexuality in the U.S. from legal and theoretical perspectives. Cases and other materials will address a variety of issues including the right to privacy, pornography, the right to marry, and gays in the military.
Prerequisites: JR OR SR
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 422 - Political Elites and Leaders
Exploration of the phenomenon of elites and leadership in global perspective, including contemporary Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
Prerequisites: 12 HRS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE OR HISTORY
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 423 - Political Leadership
Prerequisites: POLS 101
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 424 - American Intergovernmental Relations
Examines intergovernmental fiscal patterns between federal-state-local governments and impact of fiscal transfers on local budgeting and finance administration. Includes analysis of nonfiscal patterns such as federal program requirements, their impact on local administrative processes, and other pressures on local budgeting and finance.
Prerequisites: POLS 210
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 425 - Environmental and Natural Resource Politics and Policy
Examines the institutional context and political dynamics of environmental and natural resource policy making in the United States. Topics include history of the U.S. environmental movement, major players and arenas of influence in environmental politics, and current policy issues including public lands, endangered species, solid and hazardous waste, and air pollution.
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 426 - Politics of Contemporary Environmental Movement
Examines the major segments of contemporary U.S. environmental movement. Topics include the professionalization, activities, strategies, and criticisms of the mainstream environmental groups; radical environmentalism; grassroots environmentalism and gender; environmental justice and race.
Prerequisites: JR OR SR
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 427 - Formulation of American Foreign Policy
Covers institutional and administrative as well as political and more informal processes whereby foreign policy decisions are formulated and implemented in U.S.
Prerequisites: POLS 354
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 429 - Comparative Public Administration
Examines and compares characteristics of public administrative systems in various national political settings.
Prerequisites: POLS 210 OR 230
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 431 - Politics of Eastern Europe
Discussion of recent political shifts in Eastern Europe, from Communism through current revolutions/transitions. Special focus on construction of democratic institutions, economics reforms, post-communist justice, and ethnic politics.
Prerequisites: 1 POLS COURSE AT 200 LEVEL OR ABOVE
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 432 - Policy Making in Russia
Examination of how Russian leadership deals with number of major domestic problems.
Prerequisites: 11 HRS POLS INCL 333 OR SOVIE HIST CRSE
Credit Hours: 4
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POLS 433 - Russian Foreign Policy
Analysis of foreign policies of the former U.S.S.R. Historical, ideological, strategic, and other influences covered.
Prerequisites: 11 HRS POLS INCL 333
Credit Hours: 4
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POLS 434 - Government and Politics of Latin America
Political systems of Latin America. Emphasis on power relationships and political obstacles to change in contemporary Latin America.
Prerequisites: JR OR SR
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 435 - Revolution in Latin America
Revolution as theoretical concept and as practical reality in several Latin American countries. Special emphasis on Cuban and Nicaraguan revolutions.
Prerequisites: JR OR SR
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 436 - Politics Of Brazil
Prerequisites: JR OR SR
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 437 - British Parl Pattern
Prerequisites: 11 HRS POLS
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 438 - Government and Politics of Germany
Major political processes, personalities, and institutions of contemporary West Germany, including key foreign policy issues.
Prerequisites: 11 HRS POLS
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 439 - Politics in France
Major political processes, personalities, ideas, and institutions of modern France.
Prerequisites: 11 HRS POLS
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 441 - African Politics
Development and structure of modern African states with emphasis on political processes in tropical Africa.
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 442 - Middle East Politics
Examination of the major issues and dilemmas in contemporary Middle Eastern politics including the clash of religions and nationalisms, security and stability in the Persian Gulf, the Arab-Israeli conflict, efforts at democratization, and the status of women.
Prerequisites: 12 HRS POLS
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 445 - Government and Politics of Japan
Political institutions and processes of Japan with emphasis on developments since 1945.
Prerequisites: 11 HRS POLS OR ASIAN HISTORY
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken an unlimited number of times, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 446 - Government and Politics of China
Political institutions and processes and major political developments in modern China.
Prerequisites: 11 HRS POLS OR ASIAN HISTORY
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 447A - Government and Politics of Southeast Asia
Introduction to the political institutions and processes of contemporary Southeast Asia.
Prerequisites: 11 HRS POLS OR HIST
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 447B - Government and Politics of Southeast Asia
Continuation of 447A but can be taken independently. More in-depth study of politics in selected countries of Southeast Asia.
Prerequisites: 11 HRS POLS OR HIST
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 449 - Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict
Examines the nature of nationalism and its sources. Considers the nature of state boundaries and the political contention that can lead to violence based on national identity. Explores the means to resolve or prevent such conflicts.
Prerequisites: POLS 230 OR 250
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 450A - Honors Seminar
Credit Hours: 5
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 450H - Honors in Political Science
Seminar on selected topics in political science and preparation and research for writing an honors thesis.
Credit Hours: 1 to 15
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 15 hours.
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POLS 455 - International Law
Role of international law in interstate relations and international organization.
Prerequisites: POLS 250
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken one time excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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POLS 456 - International Organizations
Analysis of nature, development, structure, and functions of international organizations with particular emphasis on United Nations.
Prerequisites: POLS 250
Credit Hours: 4
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POLS 457 - National Security in the Post-Cold War World
Introduction to the concepts and problems of attaining international security in an ever-changing world. Overview of the traditional and new sources of state insecurity and consequences of the quest by nations to attain security in the international system.
Prerequisites: 12 HRS POLS INCLUDING POLS 250
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
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