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Spring 2013
Spring 2013 Course Offerings
Coming soon..........the Fall 2013 schedule (it is being finalized at this time).
12376 POLS 111 INTRO TO US POLITICS (SS)
246 01:00 pm-02:10 pm
Gaynor C. Haeg QUAD 446
12377 POLS 111 INTRO TO US POLITICS (SS)
135 11:20 am-12:30 pm
Matthew J. Lindstrom SIMNS 360
POLS 111 - INTRO TO US POLITICS
Introduction to the study, analysis and evaluation of U.S. political institutions, processes and policies. Subjects of the course include the structure of the federal government, constitutional rights and liberties, the functions of political parties, interest groups, communication media, and the process of democratic decision-making.
15844 POLS 114 PUB POLICY ANALYSIS/RECOMMEND
135 02:40 pm-03:50 pm
James H. Read SIMNS G10
POLS 114 - PUB POLICY ANALYSIS/RECOMMEND
In this course students will diagnose a public policy problem and recommend a specific course of action to address that problem. Policy fields from which problems are drawn might include foreign policy, environmental policy, health care policy, education policy, or any other field of interest to the student. There are no regular classroom meetings. Students will work in groups to meet with instructor on as-needed basis. Each student will write a focused 3-page policy memo. Students will also publicly present their recommendations in poster form at the end of the course.
12379 POLS 121 INTRO TO INT'L RELATIONS (SS)
246 11:20 am-12:30 pm
Christi L. Siver MAIN 320
12380 POLS 121 INTRO TO INT'L RELATIONS (SS)
135 09:40 am-10:50 am
Nina A. Kollars QUAD 360
POLS 121 - INTRO TO INT'L RELATIONS (SS)
Analysis of the fundamental structure of the international system, including power, development, war and peace and trade viewed from a political, economic and social perspective.
12382 POLS 211 POLITICS & POLITICAL LIFE
246 09:40 am-10:50 am
Gaynor C. Haeg SIMNS G10
13602 POLS 211 POLITICS & POLITICAL LIFE
135 11:20 am-12:30 pm
James H. Read QUAD 247
POLS 211 - POLITICS & POLITICAL LIFE
Intensive discussion and writing-oriented course that explores perennial issues of political life (such as freedom and justice, race and gender) through literature, drama, film, and essays. Students write a Political Autobiography reflecting upon their own political experiences and the formation of their own political perspective. The course is required for political science majors and minors, and open to students from all other majors. Prerequisites: sophomore standing, 111 and 121, one of which may be taken the same semester as 211
12383 POLS 221 INTRO TO POLITICAL THEORY (HM)
246 01:00 pm-02:10 pm
J S. Johnson SIMNS G40
POLS 221 - INTRO TO POLITICAL THEORY (HM)
Introduction to the practice of thinking theoretically about politics. Readings will include classic works (such as Aristotle's Politics, Hobbes' Leviathan, Locke's Second Treatise on Civil Government) as well as some American and 20th-century political theory. The course stresses careful reading of texts, but also encourages students to theorize on their own about present-day political questions. The course is required for political science majors and minors, and open to students from all other majors.
12385 POLS 222 ANALYSIS: U.S. POLICY/ELECTION
135 01:00 pm-02:10 pm
Kay G. Wolsborn MAIN 320
POLS 222 - ANALYSIS: U.S. POLICY/ELECTION
Investigation of scholarly work and methods in all areas of political science. Students form hypotheses in response to political questions, use a variety of methods and tools to gather evidence, and identify criteria for evaluating the quality of evidence. Not available to first-year students. Every year.
12386 POLS 223 COMPARATIVE POLITICS
135 02:40 pm-03:50 pm
Christi L. Siver MAIN 009
POLS 223 - COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Examination of how politics is practiced in many different ways. Through examples of countries from Europe to developing world, this course analyses different forms of institutions, governmental decision-making and political revolutions. The course highlights the significance of particular histories, the availability of economic resources for development, and the influence of distinct cultures and social traditions to explain why these countries reflect economic and political forms different from the United States. Not available to first-year students. Every year.
13603 POLS 224 COURTS, LAW & POLICY
246 11:20 am-12:30 pm
Seth W. Greenfest BAC A107
15402 POLS 224 COURTS, LAW & POLICY
135 02:40 pm-03:50 pm
Seth W. Greenfest MAIN 323
POLS 224 - COURTS, LAW & POLICY
Introduction to the study of law and legal process with an emphasis on the relationship between courts and public policy. Federal and state courts systems will be studied, as well as issues in criminal and civil law. Other subjects include the role of courts as political institutions, the selection of judges, the impact of court decisions on public policy, prosecutorial discretion in criminal cases, and the reliability of juries.
15404 POLS 330 ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS/POLICY 1
M 06:00 pm-09:00 pm
Matthew J. Lindstrom SIMNS 330
POLS 330 - ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS/POLICY
This is a course about the politics and policies surrounding environmental issues at all levels of government. Many issues are both local and global. Transportation, electricity, and food are locally experienced but have global as well as local environmental ramifications. Environmental politics and policy are necessarily multi-disciplinary topics so we will draw upon a range of disciplines including economics, history, ecology, and ethics in addition to political science, public policy, and public administration. In covering environmental politics, we focus mostly on the major, albeit shifting, themes of "environmentalism" from white-collar lobbying, legislating and litigating to the direct action protests and the politics of corporate sustainability. The policy focus emphasizes content related to major federal laws governing public lands and other environmental issues, and the federal agencies that oversee environmental policy. The second half of the course concentrates on specific local, national and international issues such as the management of national forests, food politics, and local land use planning. We will study each issue by discussing the players and major debates circulating around the respective ecological issues.
15803 POLS 332 U.S. CONGRESS
135 11:20 am-12:30 pm
Gaynor C. Haeg SIMNS G30
POLS 332 - U.S. CONGRESS
Study of the legislative branch with emphasis on the concept of representation, internal organization, committees, party leaders and constituency influences on the Congressional process. Every year.
15804 POLS 339 GENDER & POLITICS
246 09:40 am-10:50 am
Kay G. Wolsborn MAIN 323
POLS 339 - GENDER & POLITICS
Analysis of public policy expectations, processes and decisions as they influence and are influenced by men and women differently. Students investigate criteria for gender-neutral policies, and evaluate the value and likelihood of such policy approaches. Alternate years.
15805 POLS 346 ASIAN POLITICS
246 01:00 pm-02:10 pm
Manju Parikh MAIN 323
POLS 346 - ASIAN POLITICS
Examination of the politics and economics of three Asian countries, namely India, China and Japan. Contemporary politics is examined through a broad study of history, cultural and social traditions, and economic conditions. The U.S. relationships with each of these nations are also studied in light of distinct foreign policy approaches. Alternate years.
15806 POLS 350B AMER POL THGHT/COMTEMP POL APP
135 09:40 am-10:50 am
James H. Read SIMNS G30
POLS 350B - AMER POL THGHT/COMTEMP POL APP
This course will explore how key ideas and debates in the history of American political thought have been translated into practice, both in the United States and elsewhere in the world. We will examine, for example, how the Framers attempted to create a presidency that was both effective and effectively checked, and ask how the presidency has changed in comparison to those initial hopes and fears. We will examine Abraham Lincoln's use of, and arguments for, presidential emergency powers during the Civil War; and how the Bush administration used (or some would argue, abused) the arguments of Lincoln and the Federalist Papers to justify sweeping presidential powers in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Other contemporary applications explored in the course will include the present-day Tea Party's appropriation of the rhetoric of the American Revolution, and the contemporary resurgence of the pre-Civil War doctrine of state nullification of federal law. Finally, we will link the Declaration of Independence's claim of inalienable rights - rights to which all human beings are entitled, no matter what political community they belong to - to 20th and 21st Century understandings of "human rights," and to debates about whether and in what way the United States is obliged to honor international standards of human rights in its policies. The course as a whole will emphasize the fact that political theories have policy consequences, predictable or unpredictable, sometimes in their own place and time, sometimes decades or centuries later or in some other part of the world.
15406 POLS 358 SECURITY
135 01:00 pm-02:10 pm
Christi L. Siver MAIN 006
In this course, students will explore issues of international security from different perspectives. The course will start by looking at traditional security issues involving violence and warfare, but then move on to economic security, environmental security, human security and human rights. Students will examine the role of states, international institutions, and non-governmental actors in seeking to increase security.
12393 POLS 361 SR RES SEM: PUB AFFAIRS 1
W 06:00 pm-09:00 pm
J S. Johnson SIMNS 330
SR SR 13774 POLS 359 SPAIN & EUROPEAN UNION SJU Staff SABRO ABROAD
SR 13024 POLS 349 SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS SJU Staff SABRO ABROAD
C 14232 POLS 371 INDEPT STUDY 1 Gary F. Prevost
C 14257 POLS 371 INDEPT STUDY 1 Kay G. Wolsborn
C 12395 POLS 397 INTERNSHIP 1 J S. Johnson Experiential Learning
C 14278 POLS 397 INTERNSHIP 1 Philip T. Kronebusch Experiential Learning