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OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2017-18 [Archived Catalog]
Course Descriptions
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The course information (including course titles, descriptions, credit hours, requisites, repeat/retake information, and active status) contained in this catalog is effective as of Fall Semester 2017-18. This information is subject to change at the discretion of Ohio University.
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POLS 4410 - African Politics
Development and structure of modern African states with emphasis on political processes in tropical Africa.
Requisites: Jr or Sr or Permission Required
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4415 - Religion and Global Politics
Examines the impact of religious values, beliefs, and organized faith groups on global politics. Considers how religious laypeople and leaders impact political processes in domestic politics and international relations, as well as how faith communities compete and coexist in the political sphere. Approach will be both contemporary and historical, as well as comparative. Cases might include the impact of religion on global and national law, the role of religious activists in governmental and non-governmental organizations, the relationship between individual and collective religious values and national political outcomes, and the impact of secularism on politics. Focus will be global, although U.S. cases may be considered in comparative perspective.
Requisites: Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4420 - Middle East Politics
Examination of the major issues and dilemmas in contemporary Middle Eastern politics, including: the Arab-Israeli conflict, the role of religion and nationalism, the status of women, and efforts at development and democratization.
Requisites: POLS 2300 or 2500
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4440 - 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.
Requisites: POLS 2300 or 2500
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4450 - Government and Politics of Japan
Political institutions and processes of Japan with emphasis on developments since 1945.
Requisites: 9 Hours in POLS or Asian History
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4460 - Government and Politics of China
Political institutions and processes and major political developments in China, with emphasis on recent events.
Requisites: 9 Hours in POLS or Asian History
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4465 - Gandhi and King: Nonviolence as Philosophy and Strategy
This course provides a view of nonviolence as an end and personal style, although emphasis is placed on nonviolence as a means of political and social resistance to oppression. This course investigates the lives and work of Mohandas K. Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. as the point of entry for giving students an opportunity to integrate and apply the theories and practice of nonviolence or other alternative paradigms into real-life conflict situations, including their own life experiences. An interdisciplinary analysis of nonviolence is employed.
Requisites: (POLS 1600 or 6 hours in POLS) and Sr
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4470 - Government and Politics of Southeast Asia
Traditional governments in southeast Asia, Western colonialism, rise of nationalism, achievement of independence.
Requisites: 9 Hours in HIST or 9 hours in POLS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4480 - Comparative Public Policy
Examines and compares characteristics of public policy in various national political settings. Students: (1) discover more about how public policies in the United States differ from other countries; (2) think about why this is the case; (3) focus on how policies shape the political realm; and (4) develop the skills to become effective policy analysts.
Requisites: 6 hours in POLS or (Jr or Sr)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4490 - Nationalism/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.
Requisites: POLS 1500 or POLS 2300 or POLS 2500 or permission required
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4495 - The Challenges of Democratization
Focuses on the process of democratization in historical and comparative perspective. Topics include historical and contemporary debates over the meaning of democracy and how to qualitatively and quantitatively “measure” democracy; the major theories of democratization, democratic transition, and consolidation; trends in authoritarian efforts to limit or prevent democratization; the theory and practice of institutional design in new democracies; case studies of successful and failed democratization.
Requisites: Jr or Sr or Permission Required
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4497 - Capitalism and Democracy
Examines the interaction between the economy and politics in a comparative context focusing on domestic issues and linkages, which in political science is called comparative political economy. Today most economies have a significant share organized along market capitalist lines, and these market capitalist economies are heavily shaped by the regime type whether democratic or non-democratic and variations within each sub-type, so comparative political economy is about capitalism and democracy or the lack thereof. Analysis takes a theoretical approach that emphasizes competing frameworks including liberalism, Marxism, and neo-mercantilism. Issues examined include welfare state politics, varieties of capitalism, market failure and the state, embedded capitalism, the role of business among oth
Requisites: 6 hours in POLS or (Jr or Sr)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4505H - Honors Seminar
Seminar on selected topics in political science and preparation and research for writing an honors thesis.
Requisites: Permission required and POLS major
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4506H - Honors Thesis in Political Science
Research, writing, and preparing an honors thesis.
Requisites: POLS 4505H
Credit Hours: 1 - 6
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 seminar
Eligible Grades: A-F,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4550 - International Law
Studies the contribution of international law to order, power, and justice in international politics. Explores historical origins and current problems in the field, with attention to classic debates over the sources, purposes, and interests associated with international law. Places formal aspects of law (centered on the United Nations and the International Court of Justice) within the wider context of global governance, including the influence of customary international law and the work of non-governmental organizations. Discussions and readings include critical perspectives on international law as a vehicle of power in a world of inequality.
Requisites: 6 hours in POLS (POLS 2500 recommended)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4555 - Transitional Justice
Focused study of the emerging field of transitional justice, from war crimes tribunals and truth commissions to official apologies and reparations. Examines key challenges, such as: how uncovering truth should be balanced with providing justice; whether strategies focused on individual rights and criminal responsibility can alleviate social and economic injustices; and whether conflicting identities should be forgotten or transcended. Incorporates discussion of theoretical frameworks for addressing distributional conflicts, the politics of identity, and the politics of memory.
Requisites: Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4560 - International Organization
Studies efforts by state and non-state actors to organize and institutionalize international politics. Considers classical explanations for why states cooperate to form international institutions, and how these wield authority in a world of sovereign states. Examines the rise of non-state actors, including international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), terrorist networks, and transnational religious organizations. Specific cases discussed, including: the United Nations; the European Union, ASEAN, and other regional organizations; and various INGOs.
Requisites: 6 hours in POLS (POLS 2500 recommended)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 seminar
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4565 - International Human Rights
Studies human rights as a vehicle for moral and legal change in international politics. Considers various ways of thinking about what human rights are and how they work at the international level. With a focus on the United Nations system, the course assesses problems and debates concerning the implementation and enforcement of human rights. Addresses difficult questions such as: How well do treaties work in promoting human rights? How can human rights be enforced in the absence of higher authority? And what role do non-state actors play? Considers case studies in a variety of issue-areas, such as: the use of torture, war crimes, indigenous rights, women¿s rights, and the right to development.
Requisites: Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4570 - National Security in the Contemporary Era
Introduces the concepts and problems of attaining international “security” in an ever-changing world. Profound changes at the international level have taken place in the past decade which have had a major impact on how we conceive of security. Provides an overview of the traditional and new sources for insecurity and explores the consequences of states’ quests for security in the contemporary era.
Requisites: 6 hours in POLS (POLS 2500 recommended)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4580 - Introduction to War and its Causes
Introduces the concept and causes of war. Discusses the phenomenon of war in the broader context of social behavior, and explores the natural or unnatural elements of international violence.
Requisites: 6 hours in POLS (POLS 2500 recommended)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4590 - Terrorism
Introduces the phenomenon of terrorism, in both its domestic and international forms. Through comparative case studies, aims to understand the motivations, goals, tactics, and strategies of terrorism. Considers the relationship between terrorists and the various political and cultural groups with which they interact from states and international authorities to transnational criminal networks and religious communities. Addresses the historical responses of state, regional, and international actors to terrorism and assesses competing views on how the United States and other nations could and should respond to this threat.
Requisites: Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4600 - International Political Economy
Examines the politics of the world economy. Topics covered include the politics of international trade, the politics of the international monetary system, and international cooperation.
Requisites: 6 Hours in POLS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4630 - African International Relations
Overview of political, economic, and social issues that shape the external relations of African nations, and of non-state and international participants in these relations.
Requisites: POLS 2500 or 3540
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4650 - Global Media Politics
This course studies mediated communication in global politics, including both the impact of mass media on the foreign policies of states and the more recent use of social media by state and non-state actors. Readings and discussions address the role of mediated communication in public opinion, political mobilization, citizenship, identity, global justice, and democratic deliberation. The course uses historical and contemporary case studies germane to the study of international politics, including major wars, revolutionary movements, breaches of state secrecy and cybersecurity, Internet freedom, and efforts to promote global political dialogue. Students consider both tendencies of mediated communication to sow enmity and conflict and opposing trends toward universal connectivity and transnational citizenship.
Requisites: 6 hours in POLS or (Jr or Sr)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4700 - Democratic Theories and Practices
Placing contemporary democracies in both historical and comparative context, examines the relationship between legitimacy, authority, participation and voice. Central focus is the ‘edges’ or boundaries of democracies: is there a private realm at the edge of democracy? How is it established? What is democracy’s jurisdiction? There are margins within and outside of a democratic community, where lines between insiders and outsiders are drawn and redrawn. How do location and membership shape our practices of democratic responsibility? What is the relationship between injustice and democracy?
Requisites: 6 Hours in POLS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4705 - The Politics of Rights
There are few legal, normative, and political issues more important than the efforts and struggles surrounding rights. It could be argued that the emergence of democratic political systems rested much of their legitimacy upon the claim that they guaranteed certain fundamental rights for citizens. Course examines the multifaceted character of rights discourse and struggles. The varied origins of rights narratives will be explored, as well as the controversies over the extension and effectiveness of rights to diverse populations. Students think critically about the rights they take for granted as well as the rights yet to be granted, to themselves and/or others.
Requisites: 6 Hours in POLS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4710 - Contemporary Radical and Critical Theories
Examines contemporary political and social theories that have been critical of historically hegemonic ideas and regimes. Begins with theories that assume a relationship between knowledge and power, and also between theory and practice. Includes expansive concepts of politics that go beyond government. Theories such as Marxism, psychoanalysis, structuralism and post-structuralism, deconstruction, feminism, anarchism, animal rights, critical race theory and postcolonial theory may be examined.
Requisites: POLS 2700
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4720 - Resistance, Reform, and Revolution
Explores the intertwined character of power and resistance. In the process, gain both an understanding of forms of power and resistance in everyday life, and to use such an understanding to negotiate the power in our own lives. Also explores how power is not only prohibitive, but productive; and attempts to figure out what that means for our quests to live good lives and to experience freedom.
Requisites: 6 Hours in POLS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4730 - Animal/Human/Machine
Political theorists are concerned with concepts of political agency. How does political action occur? Who can be political? What are the terms of political discourse? During the past 10-15 years, a “post-humanist” discourse has emerged. This has come from two main sources. First, a whole of host of studies in psychology and biology have challenged the idea of human exceptionalism (i.e. the idea that humans are a unique animal). In study after study, things once thought to be unique to humans are found in animals (use of tools, communication of relatively complex ideas that some call language acquisition, emotions, laughter, lying, making war, etc.). This is not coming from animal rights, but from science itself. Second, technology and experiments with artificial intelligence, computers, social networking, sex-change surgery, artificial insemination, etc. have challenged us to find new ways to conceptualize thought and the body. These also challenge what it means to be human. Given that an assumption about the stability of the category “human” has been the principle anchor for all theories of politics up till now, these scientific discussions pose important problems for politics, and consequently, for political science.
Requisites: POLS 2700 or permission required
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4738 - The Politics of Race in Global Context
Examines the transnational origins, scope, and diffusion of racial ideas and materiality. Begins with a basic introduction to the concept of race, its origins and evolution in the global realm and its subsequent centrality to discourses of modernity, empire and capitalism. Explores race as a system of global power relations that has changed over time, manifests differently across space, and exists on multiple planes. Close attention is paid to the operation of racial politics along multiple geographic and temporal scales in order to discover how race can independently affect both domestic policy outcomes and international relations among nation-states.
Requisites: 6 Hours in POLS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4739 - Politics of Race
Examines various, intricate relationships between race and politics in the United States. Starts with a basic introduction to the concept of race, its origins and evolution. Attention paid early on to the contradictory projects of democracy and racial hierarchy, specifically, the enterprise of white supremacy. Looks at past and present racial topographies, including, but not limited to, trends in partisanship, political ideology and voter turnout per racial group. Examines how the three branches of government have supported America’s war on drugs, and subsequently how this war has differentially impacted the American people on lines of race, gender, and class. Investigates how racial identity is shaped by varying economic, social and political contexts, and further how these identities can be mobilized for collective purposes. We think critically about what is at stake in adhering to or diverging from particular racial identities in the political and social arena, how racial identities are policed by group members, and lastly, what is at stake in defining racial authenticity. Last set of readings treat the ways racial anxieties are manipulated during electoral campaigns as a strategy for specific political gains.
Requisites: 6 Hours in POLS including 2700
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4740 - Sexuality and Queer Theories
Explores intersections of gender and sexuality with other primary forms of identity including but not limited to race, ethnicity, religiosity, class and culture. Queer theorizing explored both as a critical tool and as a resource for a more transformative alternative politics.
Requisites: 6 Hours in POLS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4751 - Critical Race Theory
Examines, analyzes, and theorizes race and racism from a critical and politicized perspective. This rich theorectical perspective points out that racism is still a pervasive part of contemporary societies, and seeks out effective ways to challenge racism’s existence and impact on various groups and societies. Examines Critical Race Theory as a theoretical and political alternative for understanding and criticizing racism in contemporary settings. Critical Race Theory critiques perspectives that claim far-reaching progress has been made combating racism. Challenges students to think in new ways about contemporary manifestations of racism. Explores innovative ways to challenge the widespread prevalence of racism.
Requisites: 6 Hours in AAS or 6 hours in POLS or 6 hours in WGS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4752 - The Politics of Intersectionality
Examines the emergence and prevalence of ‘intersectionality’ as a theoretical framework, political practice, and terrain of lived experience. Intersectionality signifies the simultaneity of identities and is commonly considered a robust approach to examining complicated, lived experiences. Intersectionality illuminates how multiple forms of disempowerment intersect and interact with one another, and captures the ways such intersections lead to deeper and more complex forms of subordination. Examines how a person who suffers from racism, poverty, and sexism has a much different lived experience than a person who may experience racist oppression, but whose sex and class status are privileged according to societal norms and expectations.
Requisites: 6 Hours in AAS or 6 hours in POLS or 6 hours in WGS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4753 - American Whiteness
Engages Critical Race Theory and Critical White Studies in order to better understand how ‘whiteness’ perpetuates itself and racism as well. Critically examines the concept of whiteness, and what it has meant to the (white) public over time. To what extent is being white a biological, ideological, psychological, or political phenomenon? Introduces theories of whiteness as a legal construction, as a privileged status, and as a dynamic social identity. Aids understanding the political meaning of whiteness by examining the relationship of whiteness to American citizenship, immigrants’ motivations to assimilate into whiteness, and by learning how politicians and governmental bodies have protected the interests of white Americans by inscribing white privilege into public policies. Investigates white American public opinion on political issues, their attitudes about people of color, as well as what they think about their own racial group and racial identity. Discusses the normative quality of white racial identity, and how colorblind ideology makes it difficult to see and understand whiteness as power and privilege. Examines the contexts in which whiteness is made visible, and how awareness of white racial identity can be cultivated.
Requisites: 6 Hours in AAS or 6 hours in POLS or 6 hours in WGS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4754 - Black Political Thought
Surveys various ideological traditions that have inspired the political visions and agendas of Black Americans. Though white supremacy has negatively affected the lives of Black Americans for centuries, the response to racial oppression has been far from monolithic. In challenging white hegemony and racial oppression, Black thinkers have addressed the contradictions inherent in the joint projects of egalitarianism and racial hierarchy. Some of the greatest contributions to American political thought emerged from competing ideological frameworks, such as the debate over accommodation versus full and immediate racial integration, nonviolence versus self-defense, and socialism versus capitalist entrepreneurship, just to name a handful of contests. In envisioning an optimal racial environment, generations of activists have inserted their concerns over other related social arrangements such as sexism, classism and heterosexism, and have consequently pushed Black and non-Black Americans alike to imagine their ideal political conditions.
Requisites: 6 Hours in AAS or 6 hours in POLS or 6 hours in WGS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4755 - Latinos and Politics
Explores the histories and contemporary politics of the diverse and expanding Latino population. Focuses on people of Mexican, Puerto Rican and Cuban descent, but incorporates other groups where information is available. Covers how patterns of immigration and resources shape the foundation for Latinos’ political incorporation and mobilization within the United States. Examines the political needs and goals of various Latino sub-groups by studying public opinion, voting patterns and non-electoral behavior, and will assess the extent to which these groups are able to achieve their visions. Reflects upon the unity and tension within this group. Assesses whether Latinos have a set of political attitudes and behaviors that distinguish them from other racial groups.
Requisites: 6 Hours in AAS or 6 hours in POLS or 6 hours in WGS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4756 - The Politics of Visibility
Vision and visibility are key organizing features of political inquiry, responsibility, governability, and contestation. Particularly in a contemporary setting inundated with technologies for seeing and rendering a wide variety of subjects and phenomena visible, power and visibility have become intrinsically interconnected. Studies the various manifestations of vision, visibility, and invisibility. Racialized politics of visibility especially emphasized, along with the multifaceted ways that visible identities more generally render some bodies and subjects more susceptible to political surveillance, social control, and discrimination.
Requisites: 6 Hours in AAS or 6 hours in POLS or 6 hours in WGS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4757 - Race, Violence and Human Security
There are few issues in contemporary politics more important than human security. There are also few forms of oppression and discrimination more important than racism. Yet, envisioning and seeing the various ways that racism leads to vast and deep human insecurity have generally been neglected as political problems and inquiries. Addresses racism and racial violence as human security issues, encouraging students to search out creative ways to reduce the varied hostile environments that emerge from racist forces.
Requisites: 6 Hours in AAS or 6 hours in POLS or 6 hours in WGS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4758 - Race and Public Policy in Comparative Perspective
Seeks to conceptualize, explore and explain the complex relationships between race and the creation, implementation and evaluation of public policy. First half offers overview of some dominant theories of public policy, including rational actor models, institutionalism, policy framing and agenda-setting, causal stories, and policy networks. Second, applies these theories in order to complete a more in-depth examination of policy areas that have either implicitly or explicitly institutionalized racial difference and/or disadvantage. Focus will be comparative; though substantial examples drawn from the United States and the industrialized world, also draws insights from developing contexts as necessary.
Requisites: 6 Hours in AAS or 6 hours in POLS or 6 hours in WGS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4759 - Interracial Transgressions
Explores multiple arenas of interracial transgressions. Explores the complexities of interracial transgressions by analyzing the role of politics, law, policy, literature, film, geopolitics and vernacular discourse in the construction of interracial relationships, transracial contact zones and multiracial identities. Drawing from case studies in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, South Africa, Australia and Brazil, examines a wide variety of issues related to the construction of mixed-race as a social identity and mode of racial classification, and the potential for racial transgressions in areas of sex, love, friendship, media, dance, music and geography, paying particular attention to the complex relationships among race, gender, class, and sexuality.
Requisites: 6 Hours in AAS or 6 hours in POLS or 6 hours in WGS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4760 - American Political Thought
Origin and development of political ideas in the U.S. experience.
Requisites: 9 Hours in POLS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4765 - Diaspora, Transnationalism and Post-Colonialism
This course introduces students to the theories, concepts and applications of the field of post-colonial, transnational and diaspora studies. As post-colonial studies is a wide field, we are engaged here in acquiring a working knowledge of its major ideas, conceptual platforms and methods of inquiry that are the bases of post-colonial studies. We will be examining some of the key themes in post-colonial studies, as well as reading some of the foundational texts on which the field of post-colonial studies is grounded.
The varied and multi-disciplinary fields of study that form our theoretical framework are founded on three premises: a) that whilst the era of formal colonialism is over, the social institutions, cultural practices and ideological formations produced by colonialism and other forms of oppression have left their legacy in the contemporary world; b) that mainstream ways of thought, interpretation and action have been informed and continue to be permeated by dominant conceptions from the West; and c) that race is a transnational phenomenon, tied to and imbued with the power of modernity.
These foundations provide some identifiable common denominators: a willingness to challenge the hegemonic assumptions of the West; a moral imperative to understand history and society from the point of view of those it has least benefited and who have been marginalized and even oppressed; an understanding that the current world system is the result of a world-historical racial project; and as a result, a theoretical commitment to developing new, more inclusive and more progressive ways of thinking and analyzing social, economical, political and historical forces that critically interrogate Western hegemonic forms of knowledge. Post-colonialism therefore includes studies of the formal colonial period and its aftermath. We are here mostly concerned with ¿late colonialism,¿ and the majority of this course will focus, although not exclusively, on the British colonial empire. This course is highly theoretical and interdisciplinary. Material will be chosen from a wide variety of geographical areas and from post-colonial thinkers from different disciplines.
Requisites: 6 Hours in AAS or 6 hours in POLS or 6 hours in WGS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4770 - Legal Theory and Social Problems
Examination of legal reasoning and normative values of judges, lawyers, and legal theorists, in shaping legal solutions to contemporary social problems.
Requisites: 9 Hours in POLS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4780 - Feminist Political Theories and Movements
Explores feminist work as both a vital critical perspective and a source of alternative and transformative visions. Examine mechanisms and manifestations of patriarchy as they play out across fields of struggle–cultural, social, economic, as well as traditional political spaces. The relationship between patriarchal forms of oppression and other practices of domination–race, sexuality, class, or ethnicity based critically analyzed. Normative visions generated from feminist perspectives explored as alternatives to patriarchal orderings.
Requisites: POLS 2700 and WGS 1000
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4805 - Political Science Fiction
Science fiction holds a mirror to the norms, rules and institutions that exist in the contemporary political world, engaging in fundamental comparisons about the way the world is, how it came to be, and what alternatives may exist for the political future. Examining and analyzing the prominent themes and issues in these fictional worlds sheds light on past, present, and future political phenomena of our real one. The course examines works of science fiction (both literature and film) side-by-side with political analyses of a variety of topics: state- and nation-building, war and peace-building, citizenship, race, gender, bio-ethics, revolution and rebellion, the military industrial complex, capitalism and democracy. For example, fiction works that may be used in the course include Foundations, Game of Thrones, the Hunger Games, World War Z, the Handmaid¿s Tale, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, etc. Science fiction literature and film are points of departure for a more substantive focus on these and other important issues in contemporary politics.
Requisites: 9 Hours in POLS including (POLS 2000 or 2300 or 2500 or 2700)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4830 - Introduction to Research Design
Principles and techniques of social science research.
Requisites: 12 Hours in POLS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4840 - The Politics of Sustainability
Political questions are interwoven throughout the discourse and practice of sustainability. Is there a difference between sustainability and sustainable development? Is environmental sustainability the paramount goal, or should natural capital be sacrificed to pursue economic prosperity and social equity? Analyzes the inherent ambiguities of the three dimensions of sustainability–environmental, economic and social sustainability–and the political challenges associated with achieving sustainability at the local, national and global scales.
Requisites: Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4880 - Environmental and Public Policy Dispute Resolution
Examines how collaborative dispute resolution approaches can be used to address complex public issues such as land use disputes, the management of natural resources, and the use of social services. Topics and skill building exercises include conflict assessment, consensus-based decision-making, interest-based negotiation, mediation, and the politics of public dispute resolution.
Requisites: Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4900 - Special Topics in Political Science
Specific course content will vary with offering.
Credit Hours: 1 - 15
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4901 - Special Topics in American Politics
In-depth exploration of a special topic in American politics. Exposed to key concepts, theoretical debates, and/or methodological concerns with respect to the field of American politics.
Requisites: 9 Hours in POLS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4902 - Special Topics in Law and Politics
In-depth exploration of a special topic in the study of law and politics. Exposed to advanced research, key concepts, theoretical debates, and/or methodological concerns with respect to the study of the politics of law in domestic and global settings. .
Requisites: 9 Hours in POLS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4903 - Special Topics in Political Theory
In-depth exploration of a special topic in political theory. Exposed to key concepts, theoretical frameworks, and or methodological concerns with respect to the field of political theory.
Requisites: 9 Hours in POLS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4904 - Special Topics in International Relations
In-depth exploration of a special topic in international relations. Study relevant cases, as well as the theories and concepts scholars and practitioners use to understand the topic under consideration.
Requisites: 9 Hours in POLS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4905 - Special Topics in Comparative Politics
In-depth exploration of a special topic in comparative politics. Exposed to key concepts, theoretical debates, and/or methodological concerns with respect to the field of comparative politics.
Requisites: 9 Hours in POLS
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4910 - Public Affairs Internship
Provides qualified students with the opportunity to learn through working in selected public and private agencies related to public affairs.
Requisites: POLS major and (Jr or Sr)
Credit Hours: 1 - 12
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 internship
Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4911 - International Internship
Internship outside the United States.
Requisites: 9 Hours in POLS and (Jr or Sr)
Credit Hours: 1 - 12
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 12.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 internship
Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4931 - Independent Study in American Politics
Independent study designed to expand understanding in a selected area of American politics not covered in regular course offerings.
Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 independent study
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4932 - Independent Study in Law and Politics
Independent study designed to expand understanding in a selected area of law and politics not covered in regular course offerings.
Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 independent study
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4933 - Independent Study in Political Theory
Independent study designed to expand understanding in a selected area of political theory not covered in regular course offerings.
Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 independent study
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4934 - Independent Study in International Relations
Independent study designed to expand understanding in a selected area of international relations not covered in regular course offerings.
Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 independent study
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4935 - Independent Study in Comparative Politics
Independent study designed to expand understanding in a selected area of comparative politics not covered in regular course offerings.
Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 independent study
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4941 - Research in American Politics
Individual supervised research on a selected aspect of American government and politics based on student’s special interest.
Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 research
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4942 - Research in Law and Politics
Individual supervised research on a selected aspect of law and politics based on student’s special interest.
Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 research
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4943 - Research in Political Theory
Individual supervised research or directed readings on a selected aspect of political theory based on student’s special interest.
Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 research
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4944 - Research in International Relations
Individual supervised research on a selected aspect of international relations based on student’s special interest.
Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 research
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4945 - Research in Comparative Politics
Individual supervised research on a selected aspect of comparative government and politics based on student’s special interest.
Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 research
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4961 - International Internship Seminar
Internship outside the United States.
Requisites: 9 Hours in POLS and (Jr or Sr)
Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 seminar
Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4970T - Political Science Thesis Tutorial
Honors tutorial thesis in political science
Requisites: HTC
Credit Hours: 1 - 15
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 15.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 tutorial
Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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POLS 4980T - Political Science Thesis Tutorial
Honors tutorial thesis in political science.
Requisites: HTC
Credit Hours: 1 - 15
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 15.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 2.0 tutorial
Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PORT 3110 - Portuguese I
Designed for intermediate or advanced speakers of Spanish (or any Romance Language), introduces the Portuguese language based on the grammatical and lexical foundations of other Latin-based languages. The course develops proficiency in speaking, oral comprehension, reading and writing through a communicative approach.
Requisites: SPAN 3120 or equivalent level in another Romance language (FR 3120 or ITAL 3120) or Portuguese placement level 3110.
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code: 2CP
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PORT 3120 - Portuguese II
Continuation of Portuguese I. (See Portuguese I for description.)
Requisites: PORT 3110
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code: 2CP
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PORT 3180 - Portuguese III
Beginning course of 2nd-year sequence with emphasis on oral proficiency.
Requisites: PORT 3120
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code: 2CP
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PORT 3190 - Portuguese IV
Continuation of Portuguese III. See Portuguese III for description.
Requisites: PORT 3180
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code: 2CP
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PORT 3910 - Internship in Portuguese
Practice using the language in a work environment. Does not count for major.
Requisites: Permission required
Credit Hours: 1 - 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 8.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 internship
Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PORT 4110 - Intensive Portuguese
First semester of the third year of the Portuguese language sequence. The focus is on culture, film and literature. This class will also continue to refine written and spoken language skills through reinforcement of advanced grammar skills.
Requisites: PORT 3190
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PORT 4120 - Intensive Portuguese II
This course is a continuation of Intensive Portuguese I. The focus is on culture, film and literature. This class will also continue to refine written and spoken language skills through reinforcement of advanced grammar skills.
Requisites: PORT 4110
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PORT 4900 - Special Topics
Investigation of a specific topic not addressed extensively in departmental curriculum. Topic varies.
Requisites: PORT 3190
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PORT 4930 - Independent Study in Portuguese
Reading and discussion of assigned materials (books, periodicals, films) on specific topics. Does not satisfy language requirement.
Requisites: PORT 3110
Credit Hours: 1 - 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 6.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 independent study
Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 1010 - General Psychology
Introduction to psychology. Survey of topics in experimental and clinical psychology including physiological bases of behavior, sensation, perception, learning, memory, human development, social processes, personality, and abnormal behavior.
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code: 2SS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 1090 - Optimizing Your Psychology Major
Provides first-year psychology majors with a background in psychology as a profession and as a major. Aim is to assist students in planning a course of study that will support their major and career aspirations.
Requisites: Fr only
Credit Hours: 1
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 1110 - Elementary Statistical Reasoning
Introduction to research methodology and descriptive and inferential statistics, emphasizing the development of practical reasoning skills necessary for the comprehension and critical evaluation of statistical information typically encountered in everyday life. No credit if already credit for PSY 2110 or QBA 2010 or Math 2500; no credit toward psychology major.
Requisites: (MATH D005 or 101 or 102 or 1200 or Math Placement Level 1 or higher) and WARNING: no credit for this course if taken after (Math 250 or MATH 2500 or ISE 3040 or ISE 3200 or PSY 2110 or QBA 2010)
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code: 1M
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 1900 - Special Topics in Applied Psychology
Workshops on specific topics in applied psychology, offered yearly. Students seeking academic credit must complete satisfactorily written project determined by instructor. Graded credit/no credit.
Credit Hours: 1
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 3.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 seminar
Eligible Grades: F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 2110 - Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics with emphasis on inferential statistics. No credit for both 2110 and any of the following: MATH 2500, QBA 2010, COMS 3520.
Requisites: (MATH 1200 or MATH 1300 or MATH 2301 or Math placement level 2 or higher) and WARNING: not COMS 3520 or MATH 2500 or QBA 2010
Credit Hours: 4
General Education Code: 1M
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 2120 - Research Methods in Psychology
Training in scientific methods and techniques of modern experimental psychology with individual reports of experiments.
Requisites: PSY 101D or 1010 and (COMS 3520 or ECON 3810 or MATH 2500 or PSY 2110 or QBA 2010)
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 2210 - Physiological Psychology
Physiological mechanisms involved in perception, movement, motivation, learning, emotions, and mental disorders. Anatomy, physiology, and chemical activities of cells in the nervous and endocrine systems. Research approaches for studying interactions between physiology and behavior.
Requisites: PSY 101D or 1010
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 2310 - Cognitive Psychology
Theoretical and experimental investigations of learning in human beings: concept learning, problem solving, memory, motor skills, and language.
Requisites: PSY101D or 1010 and (1110 or 2110 or MATH2500)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 2410 - Child and Adolescent Psychology
Basic principles of human development from the prenatal period through adolescnce. Theory and literature on physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development. No credit awarded if HCCF 1600 or EDEL 2000 has been taken. Will not count toward requirements for Education majors.
Requisites: PSY101D or 1010 and WARNING: No credit for both this course and the following (always deduct credit for first course taken): EDEC 1600 or EDEL 2000
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 2420 - Educational Psychology
Applications of psychological theories and models to educational settings (emphasis on schools). Major topics include goals of education; cognitive, social, and affective development in children; cognitive and behavioral models of learning; motivation; individual differences; effects of social class, ethnicity, gender, and cultural deprivation on learning and development; tests and evaluation. Emphasis is on the role of teachers and parents as facilitators of learning and development. No credit awarded if EDCI 2700 OR EDTE 2000 has been taken.
Requisites: PSY 101D or 1010 and WARNING: not EDCI 2700 or EDTE 2000
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 2510 - Social Psychology
Theory and research on the ways that people think about, influence, and relate to one another. Specific topics include attitudes and behavior, social perception and cognition, conformity, persuasion, group influence, aggression, attraction, and helping behavior.
Requisites: PSY 1010
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 2540 - Psychology of Peace and Cooperation
This lecture- and discussion-based course introduces undergraduate students to the ways in which psychology can be used to further the study of peace between individuals, groups, and societies. The course is divided into five sections: (1) What psychology can contribute to the study of peace; (2) The psychology of peace at the individual/dispositional level; (3) The psychology of peace at the interpersonal/relational level; (4) The psychology of peace at the intergroup/collective level; and (5) Achieving peace and building cooperation in society. Students gain a greater appreciation of both psychological theories related to peace and application of these theories to real-world issues (e.g., how peace can actually be achieved).
Requisites: PSY 1010
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code: 2SS
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.5 lecture, 1.5 discussion
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 2710 - Abnormal Psychology
Development, presentation, and assessment of psychological disorders, with evaluation of major etiological theories and research findings.
Requisites: 7 Hours in PSY including 101D or 1010
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 2720 - Psychology of Personality
Development, organization, and assessment of personality, with evaluation of major theoretical perspectives and research on personality.
Requisites: PSY 101D or 1010
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 2900 - Special Topics in Psychology
Specific course content will vary with offering.
Credit Hours: 1 - 15
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 2970T - Psychology Tutorial
Tutorial experience on a wide range of topics.
Requisites: HTC
Credit Hours: 1 - 12
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 24.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial
Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 2971T - Psychology Tutorial
Tutorial experience on a wide range of topics.
Requisites: HTC
Credit Hours: 1 - 12
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 24.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial
Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 2980T - Psychology Tutorial
Tutorial experience on a wide range of topics.
Requisites: HTC
Credit Hours: 1 - 12
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 24.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial
Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 2981T - Psychology Tutorial
Tutorial experience on a wide range of topics.
Requisites: HTC
Credit Hours: 1 - 12
Repeat/Retake Information: May be repeated for a maximum of 24.0 hours.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 1.0 tutorial
Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,PR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 3110 - Advanced Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Continuation of 2110. Statistical techniques through multifactor analysis of variance and multiple regression analyses. Integration of experimental design with statistical analyses. Does not apply to Arts and Sciences social sciences or natural sciences requirement.
Requisites: PSY 101D or 1010 and 2120
Credit Hours: 4
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 4.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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PSY 3120 - Tests and Measurements
Tests, psychophysical methods, scaling techniques, and questionnaires. Basic criteria including reliability, homogeneity, and validity.
Requisites: PSY101D or 1010 and (1110 or 2110 or MATH2500)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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