Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: AP/OTH CREDIT IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Transfer

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course provides credit for students who have successfully completed approved examinations, such as Advanced Placement exams. This credit counts toward the total credit hours required for graduation.

Long Title: AP/OTH CREDIT IN COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Transfer

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course provides credit for students who have successfully completed approved examinations, such as Advanced Placement exams. This credit counts toward the total credit hours required for graduation.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO CONSTITUTIONALISM AND MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of constitutionalism and authoritarianism from Machiavelli to Marx. Includes an introduction to contemporary ideologies. With POLI 210 meets state professional requirements for teachers.

Long Title: AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Major topics in American politics: public opinion, group politics, political parties, elections, congressional-presidential-bureaucratic politics, and judicial politics. Together with POLI 209 meets state professional requirements for teachers.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An introduction to the study of international relations. The course examines topics including the causes of war, political dimensions of the international economy, the role of international organizations, and cooperation to address contemporary global challenges.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An examination of political institutions and behavior in selected democratic and authoritarian countries. Examples will include wealthy as well as developing countries. One recurring theme will be the conditions under which democracy emerges and survives.

Long Title: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY OF GENDER

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An interdisciplinary course exploring lives and well-being in the context of gendered international and domestic politics and economic processes. Emphasis on the implications of power relations at levels from the household to the global for women and men around the world (with particular attention to Asia). Cross-list: ASIA 251, SWGS 250.

Long Title: STATE POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course comparatively examines state governments and political institutions in the U.S. states. We will also focus on how state political institutions and organizations influence the creation, adoption, and implementation of public policy.

Long Title: DIRECTED READING I

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Independent reading under the supervision of a member of the department. Open to junior majors in the honors program and to others in special cases with the permission of the instructor. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DIRECTED READING II

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description: See POLI 305. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: POLITICAL SCIENCE INTERNSHIP I

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Internship/Practicum

Credit Hours: 2

Description: This course is the in-class component of the political science internship program. Students will read both a common set of materials and a set that is oriented to their forthcoming internship. A final paper is required. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: POLITICAL SCIENCE INTERNSHIP II

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Internship/Practicum

Credit Hours: 1 TO 2

Prerequisite(s): POLI 307

Description: This course is the work component of the political science internship program. Students will be required to submit weekly progress reports and a final portfolio. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: ELECTIONS AND VOTING BEHAVIOR

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Exploration of voting behavior and elections. Includes consideration of both individual level behavior and aggregate level patterns of election results.

Long Title: THE CONGRESS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examines the role of Congress in the American political system. Attention is given to the historical development of Congress, the current status of the Congress, and the functions of Congress in the American political system.

Long Title: THE PRESIDENCY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Analysis of presidential powers and behavior in the context of legal, electoral, personal, and other forces that shape and limit the actions of the President.

Long Title: THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The American Constitution embodies a complex experiment in religious tolerance, including the promise of "free exercise of religion" and the prohibition of laws "respecting an establishment of religion." In this class we will primarily seek a critical understanding of our tolerance-rich legal invocations of religious freedom and address fundamental issues such as how can we distinguish "religious" actions and commitments from other morally important beliefs and activities.

Long Title: AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Interpretation of the Constitution by the Supreme Court. (Juniors and Seniors preferred).

Long Title: POLITICS OF INFLUENCE IN THE UNITED STATES

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The aim of this course is to acquaint students with the major influences upon who gets what, when and how from American government. Major issues (e.g., health care, immigration, agriculture) covered will vary by semester. One component of the course will be devoted to assessing the impact of money on elections and the policy process.

Long Title: FROM DECOLONIZATION TO GLOBALIZATION

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Taught in English. Novels, and films, from North and West Africa, and the immigrant population in France, from 1960 to 2010. Emphasis on the tensions between narratives of political emancipation, modernity, secularism, and religious fundamentalism and mysticism. Extra reading for graduate students in theories of colonialism, postcolonialism, globalization. Cross-list: FREN 324, RELI 476. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Any 200 level course or above in English or French, or HUMA 101 or HUMA 102, or a FWIS course.

Long Title: LATINO POLITICS IN THE UNITED STATES

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Latinos and public policies affecting Latinos have become a major part of the discourse taking place in American politics as a result of current and projected demographic trends. After reviewing the demographic, historic, and social factors distinctive to the Latino population in the United States, this course examines how Latinos have interacted with political institutions to shape politics and public policy.

Long Title: HEALTH POLICY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Applies an interdisciplinary approach to the study of health policy. Objectives are to provide students with a broad introduction to the healthcare system, identify stresses on the current system, and explore possible public policy decisions that may transform the healthcare system.

Long Title: MINORITY POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of the political and social position of minority groups (African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans, Latinos, and women) in the U.S. This course explores the political power and behavior of these groups. The key concepts include racism, discrimination, resources, political power, culture, leadership, class, and inequality.

Long Title: ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course considers the major issues in the increasingly important public policy area of the environment. It emphasizes the American experience, but also considers certain crucial international aspects of these issues.

Long Title: URBAN POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Exploration of issues of political behavior and public policy in urban and metropolitan areas. Includes urban decline, regional governance, revitalization, and issues of ethnic and racial conflict.

Long Title: COMPARATIVE LEGISLATURES

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of similarities and differences of legislatures in different countries. Includes the causes and consequences of these differences.

Long Title: AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of the American political party system both historically and contemporarily, with important emphasis on the nomination, campaign, and election functions of political parties. Party organization in government will also be explored.

Long Title: POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of the foundation of government involvement in public policy and the institutional process guiding executive, legislative, and bureaucratic officials. Includes theories of collective action and their application in the political world.

Long Title: POLITICS OF REGULATION

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will focus principally on government regulation of business and the political factors that shape its content.

Long Title: PUBLIC POLICY AND BUREAUCRACY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Exploration of the role that public bureaucracy plays in national policy making. Includes an examination of sources of agency power, which are linked to different policy outcomes.

Long Title: POLICY ANALYSIS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Familiarizes students with the analytical tools necessary for evaluating and analyzing public policies. Cross-list: POST 338, SOSC 301.

Long Title: SOUTHERN POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of selected political patterns and trends in the modern South. Includes political developments within the region and the impact of the South on American politics generally.

Long Title: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL POLITICAL THEORY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of the sources of ancient and medieval political thought, with emphasis on the historical analysis of political philosophy and mythology and the influence of Plato and Aristotle.

Long Title: POLITICS OF THE JUDICIARY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Explores the role of courts and judges in American politics. Will illustrate major characteristics of judicial institutions in the U.S. and provide understanding of forces influencing judicial decisions. Will cover federal and state organization of trial and appellate courts, judicial selection methods, and the politics of judicial decision-making.

Long Title: MEDIA AND POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examines the role of media in politics. Attention is given to the media as a quasi-political institution. It elaborates the role the media plays in elections and the policy process.

Long Title: COMPARATIVE URBAN POLITICS AND POLICY LAB DUBAI

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisite(s): POLI 362 OR POLI 562 OR POLI 464

Description: The course examines the dynamics of urban politics and policy in an emerging global city - Dubai. In addition to social, political, and economic issues, we will focus on history, culture, language, architecture and the arts. Weekly class sessions will include case studies, guest lectures, and group work on research projects. The lab also features an 8 day field research trip to Dubai. Department Permission Required.Cross-list: ASIA 345.

Long Title: URBAN LAB SHANGHAI

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisite(s): POLI 362 OR POLI 562 OR POLI 464

Description: This course examines the dynamics of urban politics and policy in an emerging global city - Shanghai. In addition to social, political and economic issues, we will focus on history, culture, language, architecture and the arts. Weekly class sessions will include lectures case studies, guest lectures, and group work on research projects. The lab also features an 8-day field research trip to Shanghai. Prerequisite(s) POLI 362 or POLI 562 may be taken concurrently. Instructor Permission Required.Cross-list: ASIA 347.

Long Title: URBAN LAB BUENOS AIRES

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisite(s): POLI 362 OR POLI 562 OR POLI 464

Description: This course examines the dynamics of urban politics and policy in an emerging global city - Buenos Aires. In addition to social, political and economic issues, we will also focus on history, culture, language, architecture and the arts. Weekly class sessions will include lectures, case studies, guest lectures, and group work on research projects. The lab also features 8-day field research trip to Buenos Aires. Prerequisite(s) POLI 362 or POLI 562 may be taken concurrently. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: URBAN LAB ISTANBUL

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisite(s): POLI 362 OR POLI 562 OR POLI 464

Description: This course examines the dynamics of urban politics and policy in an emerging global city - Istanbul. In addition to social, political and economic issues, we will also focus on history, culture, language, architecture and the arts. Weekly class sessions will include lectures, case studies, guest lecturers, and group work on research projects. The lab also features an 8-day field research trip to Istanbul. Prerequisite(s) POLI 362 or POLI 562 may be taken concurrently. Instructor Permission Required.Cross-list: ASIA 349.

Long Title: URBAN LAB HOUSTON

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Laboratory

Credit Hours: 1

Prerequisite(s): POLI 332

Description: This course examines the dynamics of urban politics and policy in an emerging global city - Houston. The lab is project-based and allows students to engage in hands-on, policy-focused research under the guidance of the faculty instructor. Weekly sessions will include lectures, case studies, guest lecturers, site visits, and work on research projects. The pre-req POLI 332 may be taken concurrently with POLI 350. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: THE POLITICS AND CULTURE OF MEXICO

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Mexico entered the 21st Century as one of the most dynamic societies in Latin America. But Mexico's fast-paced and chaotic transformation cannot be understood without a look at its past and its diverse cultural makeup. This course explores the weight of Mexico's history and culture as it seeks to forge ahead economically, socially, and politically.

Long Title: EAST ASIAN DEMOCRACIES

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course examines the functioning of the political system in the three principal East Asian democracies: Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan. Particular focus is paid to each country's democratic institutions, electoral politics, and political party system. Cross-list: ASIA 353.

Long Title: LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of the political process in contemporary Latin America, with emphasis on selected major countries.

Long Title: GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Provides an introduction to politics in the Middle East. Brief historical overview is combined with detailed description of political systems in the area. The region is then used to examine empirically, critique, and revise theories of comparative politics. Emphasis on whether the region would be considered unique or exceptional.

Long Title: REPRESENTATION AND POLICY MAKING

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The course seeks to understand the relationship between political institutions and the representation of social interests in the policy-making process across a variety of national contexts. The course focuses on the politics behind policy choices and how policy-makers are held accountable in democratic contexts. Case studies will draw upon examples in the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia.

Long Title: DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIZATION

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will examine the theory of democracy and the functioning of democratic institutions around the world. Themes covered in the course will include: What is democracy? How does democracy arise? Can institutions influence the survival and consolidation of democracy?

Long Title: COMPARATIVE POLITICAL BEHAVIOR

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course explores the nature and sources of cross-national differences and similarities in mass political behavior. Topics include contextual and individual level factors that influence public opinion, voting behavior, and political participation.

Long Title: WESTERN EUROPEAN DEMOCRACIES

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A survey of government and politics in Western European democracies, with primary emphasis on Great Britain, France, and Germany.

Long Title: COMPARATIVE URBAN POLITICS AND POLICY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course offers a broad overview of urban politics and policies in cities around the world. We will examine how national, regional and local forces shape the processes and outcomes governance within and across cities and metropolitan areas, paying particular attention to critical problems and policies that affect urban centers: growth, immigration, class conflict, public order, service management, education, housing transportation, environmental protection, sustainability, land-use planning and spatial competition. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: BRITISH POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: An examination of British politics and government, with emphasis on both the contemporary and historical setting. This course also emphasizes a comparison of the British political system with the American political system.

Long Title: TRANSITIONS TO DEMOCRACY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course uses recent examples from East-Central Europe to illustrate a variety of transitions to democracy. Procedures which are vital to a successful transition, such as setting up electoral laws, economic reform, constitution-making, and transitional justice are discussed from an institutional design perspective.

Long Title: CIVIL WARS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course seeks to examine the origins and dynamics of civil war, including civil war onset, duration, outcome, termination, why people join rebellions, the effectiveness of various forms of civil war management and resolution, and more. It aims to impart to students a solid understanding of theories and empirical evidence regarding the causes, conduct, and termination of civil wars in general.

Long Title: AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of internal and external aspects of foreign policy leadership, presidential initiative, congressional control, press, public opinion, and crisis management. Not a Managerial Studies elective.

Long Title: INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Exploration of the theoretical basis of, and empirical evidence for, a number of explanations for interstate war. Includes contemporary theories dealing with dispute escalation, arms races, deterrence, crisis management, and low-intensity conflict.

Long Title: STRATEGIC INTERACTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to the uses of game theory in the study of international relations.

Long Title: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of the development and role of international organizations in world politics. Topics include the history and evolution of international organizations, the effects of international law on behavior, and the extent to which international cooperation has been effective at resolving global problems.

Long Title: POLITICS OF AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The primary focus on this course is the use of military force in pursuit of the national security of the US. A wide variety of topics are covered including the people in the military, weapons of mass destruction, and various types of conflict that have involved (or might involve) the United States.

Long Title: PROBLEMS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Explores the relationship between politics and economics. The objective is to understand the historical development of trade and monetary relationships between the countries of the world. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: POLITICAL BEHAVIOR

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examines basic concepts in political behavior including political socialization, models of voting behavior, public opinion, and political participation.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to research design and quantitative methods used in contemporary political science research. Students will apply the tools of social science inquiry in a series of assignments designed to examine political attitudes and behavior, gaining experience with quantitative analysis in the R software package.

Long Title: STATE POLITICS RESEARCH SEMINAR

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: A research seminar in state politics and policy with an emphasis on state institutions.

Long Title: SENIOR THESIS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Open to senior honors majors with the permission of the department. Students must complete both POLI 405 and 406 to obtain credit. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: SENIOR THESIS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description: See POLI 405. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: CONGRESS AND THE CONSTITUTION

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will examine the constitutional relationship between the Congress, the Executive branch, and the federal courts, evaluating constitutional challenges to current Congressional initiatives in health care, immigration reform, campaign financing, and authorizations for war. We will also discuss the role of congressional oversight and the influence of money and the media in determining the laws of the land.

Long Title: SEMINAR ON THE PRESIDENCY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Provides students with a broad introduction to the presidency. Topics include a review of the executive's constitutional powers and their changes over time; processes and politics of presidential nomination and election; struggles between the president and other political elites and dynamics of White House decision-making.

Long Title: POLITICAL PARTIES AND INTEREST GROUPS IN AMERICAN POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: The goal of this seminar is to provide the student with knowledge of the formation, organization, activity, and impact of political parties and interest groups in the United States. Special attention will be given to changes in the operation of these two types of organizations over the last 20 years.

Long Title: ELECTION SYSTEMS, TECHNIQUES, AND ADMINISTRATION

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group III

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This multidisciplinary course will consider how elections are conducted to enhance participation, to accurately measure the will of the electorate, and to be sufficiently rigorous to convince all parties that the results are legitimate. This course will consider the design and evaluation of election technologies, ranging from voter registration through the polling booth and vote tabulation. This course will consider three questions: how do individual voters interact with the voting technology, how are voting technologies engineered to be accurate and secure, and how do the social aspects of voting fulfill democratic goals for elections? A central requirement for this course will be group research projects, many operating in our community, built around the November election. Cross-list: COMP 435, PSYC 420.

Long Title: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN AMERICAN POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: This seminar will focus on major issues (e.g., immigration, voting rights, budget deficits, healthcare) in American society. After examining the history of national and state policies, seminar participant swill discuss social science contributions to the ongoing policy discussions. Specific topics covered will vary by semester.

Long Title: AMERICAN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Examines the creation and evolution of American political institutions using new institutionalism as a theoretical perspective. New institutionalism focuses on how rules influence the behavior of individuals, having important consequences for political outcomes. Explores the impact of political preferences on congressional development, political parties, interest groups, and bureaucratic agencies.

Long Title: BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: This course is an introduction to the biological underpinnings of political behavior. The influence of genes and evolution are covered, as well as the relevance of neural structures, brain organization, and neuro-chemistry for both universal political traits and individual variation in political orientations. NOTE: This seminar is in the theory and methods field. It is not an American politics seminar.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN TEXAS POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Research seminar in the history of Texas politics. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Examines the role of campaigns in determining the outcome of political races.

Long Title: URBAN POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Research seminar on political behavior and public policy in urban and metropolitan areas.

Long Title: COMPARATIVE LEGISLATURES

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Research seminar comparing similarities and differences of legislatures in various countries. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: POLI 532.

Long Title: PUBLIC POLICY AND METROPOLITAN AREA GOVERNANCE

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: This course will examine the market-like relationship among metropolitan area governments. It will address questions of urban/suburban relationships as well as policy topics such as education and local service provision.

Long Title: SEMINAR ON MONEY AND POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: This course explores the possible ways money may affect American politics and public policy at the national, state, and local levels of government. In addition to discussing the strategies used in allocating money in campaigns, we will examine the impact of money on elections and on the legislative process.

Long Title: POLITICS OF REGULATION

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Study of the government's regulation of business and the political factors that shape its content.

Long Title: EDUCATION POLICY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Examines educational politics and policy from micro and macro perspectives. We will focus on school governance, structure, and finance at the federal, state, and local levels and examine the design, implementation and effects of various school reform initiatives in U.S., and to a more limited extent in other countries.

Long Title: RACE AND PUBLIC POLICY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Study of minority group politics and how race structures contemporary U.S. politics. Includes myths and realities of minority groups, symbolic politics and race, pluralism as a model of U.S. democracy, the intersection of class, race, and gender, civil rights movements, group consciousness, public opinion regarding minorities, and responses of national institutions to race issues.

Long Title: RESEARCH SEMINAR ON SOUTHERN POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Examination of political behavior and political institutions in the southern states, with emphasis on contemporary Texas politics.

Long Title: RESEARCH SEMINAR ON PUBLIC POLICY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395 AND (POLI 335 OR POLI 336 OR POLI 337 OR POLI 338)

Description: This course provides students an opportunity to conduct original research on wide range of public policy questions. Students will be provided specific research questions to investigate over the course of the semester for which they will design and complete an original program of research.

Long Title: COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Common Property Resources (CPRs), such as fisheries, aquifiers, and the Internet, appear in many guises and pose a fundamental problem for governing. Exploration of theoretical underpinnings for CPRs, their growing literature, and the political and economic institutions mediating CPR dilemmas. Included is an original research project in conjunction with the instructor. Cross-list: ENST 441.

Long Title: SUBNATIONAL POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Examines the role of subnational political institutions in the development and implementation of policy. It compares the myriad of subnational institutions. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for POLI 442 if student has credit for POLI 542.

Long Title: PRACTICUM IN LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: This course will teach students how to design and conduct original empirical research on US, state or world legislatures. Students will conduct original quantitative research and produce a research paper.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN JUDICIAL PROCESS AND BEHAVIOR

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Thinking about law school? This seminar explores social scientific literature in judicial process and behavior and examines selected controversies in the study of judicial processes. Learning is based on active participation in seminars covering assigned readings and a research project on a related topic selected by the student.

Long Title: ELECTIONS IN THE AMERICAS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: This course examines the electoral process in Latin American. countries during the campaign season. In the course we will follow, discuss, and analyze the campaigns and elections in a selected group of countries while at the same time developing an expertise in the general functioning of the respective countries' political systems. In the course we will follow the campaigns and elections in each country by reading local newspapers and watching local news broadcasts. An intermediate reading knowledge of Spanish is required for this course. All course discussion will be in English, but much of the reading material for the course will be in Spanish. Information on the specific elections to be examined in this year's course may be obtained from the instructor. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: RESEARCH PRACTICUM IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: This course will teach students how to design and conduct empirical research in political science with a focus on the major topics in comparative politics, including constitutional design, electoral systems, democratization, economic development, and political parties. Students will conduct their own original research and produce a research paper on a political science topic.

Long Title: CONDITIONS OF DEMOCRACY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: This course starts with definitions and theories/preconditions of democracy and then looks at specific cases of democratic transition throughout the world, democratic consolidation, reaction, and the prospects for the future.

Long Title: GENDER AND POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Seminar will provide understanding of intertwined relationship between gender and politics in contemporary Middle East and North Africa. Will focus on the region’s historical, soci-political, and cultural contexts that have contributed to the current discourse on gender in the Arab World. Will explore the role of Arab women in the political processes across the Middle East. Concrete examples given.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: This seminar will analyze authoritarian regimes from a comparative perspective.

Long Title: POLITICS, RISK, AND ENERGY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: This course develops various linkages between the concepts of risk identification and mitigation, the political realm and the energy sector. Building from mainstream literature, The Black Swan and Outliers, and distribution theory, the concept of risk is defined and applied to Political and Energy Markets using case studies and data analysis.

Long Title: COMPARATIVE PUBLIC POLICY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Seminar examining the process and substance of public policy across nations, with emphasis on social policy in industrialized democracies. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: COMPARATIVE POLITICAL ECONOMY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Seminar exploring the interrelationship of economics and politics in advanced industrial societies. Includes economic policy making, political behavior and economic conditions, and the role of institutions in channeling conflicts between democracy and capitalism.

Long Title: RESEARCH SEMINAR ON COMPARATIVE URBAN POLITICS AND POLICY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course offers a broad overview of urban politics and policies in cities around the world. We will examine how national, regional and local forces shape the processes and outcomes governance within and across cities and metropolitan areas, paying particular attention to critical problems and policies that affect urban centers: growth, immigration, class conflict, public order, service management, education, housing transportation, environmental protection, sustainability, land-use planning and spatial competition. Instructor Permission Required.Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: POLI 562. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for POLI 464 if student has credit for POLI 562. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: POLITICAL PARTIES AND VOTING BEHAVIOR IN WESTERN DEMOCRACIES

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Seminar on the determinants of party systems, the structure and functions of parties, and theories of voting behavior in Western democracies.

Long Title: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Topic varies from year to year. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: POLITICS OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Provide students with a broad introduction to the politics of the United Nations. Topics include roll-call voting, policy choices of the security council, and issues of membership and representation.

Long Title: AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: The content of American foreign policy, its sources, and the process of policy formulation.

Long Title: THE CRAFT OF INTELLIGENCE ANALYSIS, PREDICTION AND CONNECTING THE DOTS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: The analysis of intelligence plays a vital role in protecting and advancing the national security of the United States. Analysts never have all the information. In addition, some of the information they do have is incomplete or incorrect. At the same time, there is too much information and too little time to allow analysts to fully explore everything. So how should they proceed? This course is designed to introduce students to the problems faced by intelligence analysts. Students will study historical examples of intelligence analysis and hear form analysts. Place in multidisciplinary teams, they will monitor streams of actual events and provide assessments of these events. Finally, the teams will participate in a hypothetical scenario that will challenge them to analyze the situation and provide assessments and advice for top level decision makers. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: THEORIES AND PRACTICE

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: This course has two goals: First to introduce students to the current theoretical debates in the field of international organizations and to assess the value and limitations of these theories; second, to understand the working of important world organizations, including (but not limited to) the UN, the WTO, and IMF. The course assumes some basic knowledge of IR theory and previous debates about the origin and impact of international organizations on world politics. It is designed for students at an advanced stage in the study of political science and International Relations.

Long Title: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Research seminar on theories and evidence of international cooperation. The course will explore conditions conducive to establishing and maintaining cooperation in international politics, the design of international agreements and institutions, and the influence of international agreements and institutions on international relations.

Long Title: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: This course is designed to survey the theoretical and empirical analysis of the politics of international economic relations. In particular, the course is designed to examine the interrelationships of economics and politics by applying economic theory to the study of politics.

Long Title: DOMESTIC POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Seminar on the influence of domestic politics on international relations. The course will explore when, why, and how the political, economic, and social conditions within countries affect international political and economic relations.

Long Title: US - CHINA: CONFLICT AND COOPERATION

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: This is a research seminar for advanced undergraduate students to read and discuss international relations theories in the context of US-China relations. Students are expected to read cutting edge IR research, follow current events, think critically of the applicability of the existing IR theories on the issues surrounding the bilateral relationship.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN QUANTITATIVE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Seminar exploring the quantitative study of international relations, with a focus on the study of international conflict. Students will be required to write a quantitative research paper. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN POLITICAL BEHAVIOR

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: Undergraduate research seminar covering the field of political behavior with special emphasis on the application of social and cognitive psychology to the study of mass political behavior. Topics include political socialization, models of voting behavior, and political participation.

Long Title: THE CAUSES OF WAR AND THE WAR IN IRAQ

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Why do states fight wars? Moreover, what can existing theories of war tell us about the causes of modern conflicts such as the 2003 invasion of Iraq? We will begin this course by examining several prominent theories of the causes of war. We will then turn to a number of specific questions related to the recent war in Iraq.

Long Title: U.S.: MEXICO BORDER ISSUES IN COMPARATIVE PERSEPCTIVE

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 395

Description: This course is designed to explore the problems of bordering, debordering and rebordering today. Specifically, the course deals with the problem of borders in an increasingly integrated world, where borders represent the symbol of sovereignty at the edges of the nation-state in open contradiction to the growing desire for human, economic and technological mobility and the need to deal with globalized crises in fragmented spaces and policy processes. To understand these tensions the class explores the issues border flows, border security, immigration, human rights, and borders functions and processes.

Long Title: CHINESE POLITICS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course explores the range of theories and empirical research methodologies from comparative political science, political-economy and Asian studies commonly applied to understanding Chinese politics: political participation, political organizations, collective action and popular protest, political culture and political institutional change. This course will be a seminar requiring weekly presentations extensive readings at the graduate level in social science, and an original research paper. There is no prerequisite for this course but participants are assumed to already possess extensive knowledge of Chinese history, culture and society. Cross-list: ASIA 489.

Long Title: MODERN POLITICAL THEORY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELDS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of the development of modern political theory and its relevance to contemporary problems. NOTE: This seminar is in the theory and methods field. It is not an American politics seminar.

Long Title: SOCIAL SCIENTIFIC THINKING I

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course introduces students to the practice of social science research including empirical description, theoretical development, and hypothesis generation and testing. It includes projects on the design and implementation of surveys, controlled experiments, archival data collection, fieldwork, case studies, and qualitative analysis.

Long Title: SOCIAL SCIENTIFIC THINKING II

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 500

Description: This course is a continuation of POLI 500. Students will plan and execute an original research project and write a paper reporting the results.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course aims at providing students with a working knowledge of statistics in political science. It involves the study of descriptive and inferential statistics, as well as hands-on experience with computer statistical packages.

Long Title: TOPICS IN METHODS AND DATA ANALYSIS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Applications of least squares and general linear mode. Cross-list: STAT 503.

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of applications of maximum likelihood estimation.

Long Title: ADVANCED MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 504

Description: Special topics in political methodology. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN POLITICAL METHODOLOGY I

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 505

Description: Advanced topics in statistical methods, with an emphasis on Bayesian statistics and R-programming.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN POLITICAL METHODOLOGY II

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 505

Description: Advanced topics in political methodology, with an emphasis on non-parametric statistical models, causal inference, and machine learning techniques.

Long Title: MEASUREMENT AND RESEARCH DESIGN

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of advanced topics in research design and measurement theory.

Long Title: APPROACHES TO COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Core graduate course analyzing basic approaches to the study of comparative government.

Long Title: INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Theories of institutional analysis and design.

Long Title: APPROACHES TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Core graduate course. Includes an analysis of basic approaches to the study of American politics.

Long Title: STATE POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examines similarities and differences in the organization of state politics. Major issues include state legislative organization, state elite behavior, and policy implementation.

Long Title: COMPARATIVE LEGISLATURES

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Provides the student with the basic concepts and theories necessary to understand the functions and organization of legislatures/parliaments/assemblies in democratic societies. This course takes a broad-based perspective, including research that focuses on national parliaments and U. S. state legislatures. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: POLI 433.

Long Title: ADVANCED TOPICS IN POLITICAL BEHAVIOR

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Graduate seminar in the subfield of political behavior. Content varies from year to year. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: INTEREST GROUPS AND POLITICAL PARTIES

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Graduate research seminar in the subfields of interest groups and political behavior.

Long Title: RACE, ETHNICITY, AND AMERICAN POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Graduate seminar that examines the role of race and ethnicity in American politics. This course provides an examination of the behavioral and electoral implications of racial and ethnic diversity.

Long Title: PUBLIC POLICY AND BUREAUCRACY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of the administration and implementation of public policies across federal, state, and substate governments.

Long Title: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF POLICY CHANGE

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will explore policy and political change primarily, but not exclusively, in the United States. Using a political economy approach, we will explore different models of change and identify the actors, institutions, and conditions that facilitate stability in change in state, local and national policymaking.

Long Title: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Core graduate course. Includes an analysis of basic approaches to the study of international relations.

Long Title: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Graduate seminar on theories and evidence of international cooperation. Discussion of the difficulties in establishing cooperation under anarchy and the conditions under which international cooperation is most likely to occur.

Long Title: SUBNATIONAL POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examines the role of subnational political institutions in the development and implementation of policy. It compares the myriad of subnational institutions. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for POLI 542 if student has credit for POLI 442.

Long Title: PRACTICUM IN LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course will teach graduate students how to design and conduct original empirical research on US, state, or world legislatures. Students will conduct original quantitative research and produce a publishable research paper. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: RESEARCH SEMINAR ON COMPARATIVE URBAN POLITICS AND POLICY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course offers a broad overview of urban politics and policies in cities around the world. We will examine how national, regional and local forces shape the processes and outcomes governance within and across cities and metropolitan areas, paying particular attention to critical problems and politics that affect urban centers: growth, immigration, class conflict, public order, service management, education, housing transportation, environmental protection, sustainability, land-use planning and spatial competition. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: POLI 464. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for POLI 562 if student has credit for POLI 464.

Long Title: COALITION POLITICS AND PARLIAMENTARY GOVERNMENT

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course examines the extensive scholarship on coalition politics in parliamentary democracies. Topics include coalition formation, the allocation of government ministries, coalition termination, coalition policymaking, and the interaction between coalition governance, party competition, and mass voting behavior.

Long Title: POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEVELOPMENT

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: A central priority developing nations face today concerns establishing economic growth; how best to achieve strong economic performance has both an economic and political dimension. This course seeks a rudimentary understanding of economic growth, concentrating on its political determinants.

Long Title: POLITICAL PROTEST

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This course looks at various theories of collective action and social movements. It will examine theoretical debates about why individuals and groups occasionally redress their grievances through protest and more often endure hardships passively. It will evaluate the relative merit of these theories in explaining cases of protest and passivity worldwide.

Long Title: POLITICAL PARTIES AND VOTING BEHAVIOR IN WESTERN DEMOCRACIES

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Graduate seminar that examines the theoretical literature on party development, organization, and change in Western democracies.

Long Title: COMPARATIVE POLITICAL BEHAVIOR

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: In this course we will explore the nature and sources of cross-national differences in mass political behavior.

Long Title: COMPARATIVE POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examines the design of political institutions in democracies, and their effect on elections, governance, and representation. Explores topics such as the presidential-parliamentary debate, electoral laws and party systems, political parties, electoral institutions and the election of women and minorities, institutional engineering, and U.S. experiences with alternative electoral systems.

Long Title: REPRESENTATION IN CONTEMPORARY DEMOCRACIES

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: In this course, we explore the conceptual meanings of democracy and representation, and then examine the theoretical and empirical linkages between citizen preferences, electoral systems, executive and legislative institutions, policymaking and advance industrial democracies. The aim of the course is to understand how citizen preferences ultimately get translated into policy outcomes and how political institutions shape this relationship.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Seminar in international conflict. Emphasis on formal theories and quantitative analysis of the causes of war.

Long Title: FOREIGN POLICY DECISION MAKING

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Study of foreign policy, its sources, and the process of policy formulation. Instructor Permission Required.

Long Title: COLLECTIVE SOCIAL CHOICE

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Introduction to a growing body of literature on how and why individual preferences dominate those of others. Includes the relationship between decision-making structures and the nature of decisional outcomes.

Long Title: GAME THEORY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Examination of current developments in game theory with application to political science.

Long Title: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Seminar surveying some of the primary theoretical perspectives and analytical approaches for studying international political economy. Includes a survey of contemporary literature, with special emphasis on theory and research, as well as instructions in how to critically evaluate research and set up a research project.

Long Title: DOMESTIC POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Graduate research seminar on the influence of domestic politics on international relations. The course will explore when, why, and how the political structures and conditions within countries affect foreign policy and international relations.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN MODELING INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): POLI 500

Description: Topic varies from year to year. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN AMERICAN POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Topics vary from year to year. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: SEMINAR IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Seminar

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Topics vary from year to year. Instructor Permission Required. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DIRECTED READING-METHODOLOGY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DIRECTED READING METHODOLOGY

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DIRECTED READING-AMERICAN POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DIRECTED READING-AMERICAN POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DIRECTED READING-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DIRECTED READING-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DIRECTED READING-COMPARATIVE POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: DIRECTED READING-COMPARATIVE POLITICS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 3

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: TEACHING POLITICAL SCIENCE

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Independent Study

Credit Hours: 1

Description: This course prepares graduate students to design and teach classes at the college level. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: MA RESEARCH AND THESIS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 15

Description: Research and thesis for resident students. Repeatable for Credit.

Long Title: PH.D. RESEARCH AND THESIS

Department: Political Science

Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory

Course Type: Research

Credit Hours: 1 TO 15

Description:  Repeatable for Credit.