Fall 2014

Theoretical, institutional, and functional aspects of Americannational, state, and local government and politics; contemporaryissues. Recommended for freshmen and sophomores. Recommended for freshmen and sophomores.

Gateway to the major in political science. Comparative analysis of political institutions and processes in selected industrial, developing and socialist countries, in terms of contrasting ideologies, parties, elites, and economies.

Interaction between law and politics; overview of the American legal system; value conflicts and public policy questions which arise within it.

a: Honors seminar for freshmen and sophomores.

Examination of the rules and realities of American politics, and the role politics plays in American life and culture. Not available for major credit to law students.

Examination of the challenges of environmental problem-solving at the personal, local, national and global scales, focused on the issue of climate change.

Underlying principles of American democracy; major issues of contemporary public policy in national and state institutions.

The role money plays in elections and public decisions: disclosure requirements, limits on campaign contributions and expenditures, regulation of radio/television time, tax incentives, public funding.

Provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to becomeactive in politics based on understanding the history, theory, and practices of public participation.

Nature, origin, and development of international law; basic principles analyzed and illustrated with cases.

Political development in the Middle East, emphasizing historical, cultural, and socioeconomic conditions affecting political structures and functions; modernization and countervailing social, economic and religious forces.

Theories of development and nation-building; revolutionary and evolutionary modernization; role of history, culture, socioeconomic conditions in affecting political structures and functions.

Institutions and processes of advanced societies; political culture, interest articulation and aggregation, the governmental process.

Basic concepts of Western political thought from Plato through the contract theorists.

Political theories and philosophies in modern times and their relation to public policy and social reform.

Selected topics in designated area of political science. Discussion of readings and presentation of papers.

Intensive experience in governmental and political offices. Minimum time requirement; evaluation by office and intern report required.

Course covering substantive law, evidence, public speaking and use of societal mores in courtroom advocacy. Open only to Mock Trial team members.

Fieldwork in governmental institutions and processes.

Examines how diverse groups in the U.S. interact with the American political system.

Individual behavior and decision- making within legislatures; changing executive-legislative functions; legislative functions; relationships to political systems in comparative perspective.

Role of the Court in American politics; overview of major decisions; the politics of appointment; the process of decision-making; impact of judicial decisions. Recommended preparation: POSC 130

The political realities of selected environmental issues; resolving and implementing social priorities; interests, attitudes, strategies, and tactics of pressure groups; institutional biases and opportunities.

Intensive examination of critical issues of particular interest in the field of American politics.

A comparative perspective on social and cultural forces that affect American laws and policies concerning discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, and disability.

Comparison of relationships between rich and poor countries involving political and economic resources and prospects for development; impact on industrialized states; interdependence; new international economic order.

Intensive examination of special topics in the field of law and public policy.

Institutions, cultures and politics of western Europe, eastern Europe and Russia; internationalization; historical and contemporary political, economic and social change.

Intensive examination of critical issues of particular interest in the field of comparative politics.

Twentieth century political philosophy dealing with major movements in psychological, existential, socialist, and nationalist thought as they bear upon the crisis of political authority in our time.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

History of feminist theory and major perspectives of current feminist theory: liberal feminism, socialist/Marxist feminism, radical feminism, psychological feminism, spiritual feminism, and ecological feminism.

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Practical principles for the long-term development of effective teaching within college disciplines. Intended for teaching assistants in Dornsife College.

Theoretical and methodological problems in American politics with emphasis on emerging research paradigms.

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.