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PSC 121 m100 American National Government and Politics
Instructor: Christopher Faricy
Class #: 30736
Offered: T/Th 11:00am – 11:55 am
Frequency Offered: Every semester
Prerequisites: None
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Course Description
How does the American political system operate? This course provides an introduction to American political institutions, behaviors, and processes. Topics include (among other things) public opinion, elections, Congress, the presidency, the mass media, civic participation, the Constitution, federalism, and public policy. Although we will cover the “nuts and bolts” of American government, our focus is on political science rather than civics, which means our task is to analyze and interpret political phenomena.
PSC 121 m200 American National Government and Politics
Instructor: Shana Gadarian
Class #: 314613
Offered: M/W 9:30 am-10:25 am
Frequency Offered: Every semester
Prerequisites: None
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Course Description
How does the American political system operate? This course provides an introduction to American political ideas, institutions, behaviors, and processes. Topics include (among other things) the Constitution, Congress, the presidency, the mass media, civic participation, and public policy. Although we will cover the “nuts and bolts” of American government, our focus is on political science rather than civics, which means our task is to analyze and interpret political phenomena.
PSC 123 m100 Comparative Government and Politics *
Instructor: Erin Hern
Class #: 31761
Offered: M/W 11:40 am - 12:35 pm
Frequency Offered: Yearly
Prerequisites: None
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Course Description
Why are some countries democratic and others authoritarian? Do democracies provide citizens a better quality of life? Why do civil wars happen in some countries? What are the relations among history, culture, the economy and politics? These are some of the questions that we will cover in class. This is a course intended to introduce students to politics around the world in a comparative perspective. We
will examine some of the pressing issues in politics today, and survey the social science literature to see how the theories it develops helps us understand politics better.
PSC 124 m100 International Relations *
Instructor: Terrell Northrup
Class #: 30737
Offered: M/W 11:40 am-12:35 pm
Frequency Offered: Every semester
Prerequisites: None
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Course Description
This course introduces students to the main issues and actors in contemporary international relations, organized around three major topical perspectives: world structure and theoretical views of that structure; international political economy; and international conflict, cooperation and security. It will focus on current debates around global topics such as human rights, economic interdependence, nationalism, the global environment, and economic disparities. During section meetings, students are encouraged to explore and discuss how states, international institutions, and non-state actors shape current international affairs and future forms of global governance.
PSC 124 m300 International Relations *
Instructor: Daniel McDowell
Class #: 30956
Offered: M/W 10:35 am-11:30 am
Frequency Offered: Every semester
Prerequisites: None
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