Political Science (POLS)

POLS 1000:   Orientation to the Major  
Political Science  
An introduction to the department, its faculty and courses, exploring different perspectives of a contemporary political event. Z grade  
1 credit  
Prerequisites
WRIT 0940 or 0970 if required.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 1010:   Intro. to American Politics  
Political Science  
Constitutional principles of U.S. governmental framework. Political participation, electoral processes, political institutions.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
Course Fees:
$75.00
  
POLS 1020:   Intro. to Comparative Politics  
Political Science  
Examination of non-American political systems, their significant political institutions, and their political behavior.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 1030:   Intro. to Intl. Relations  
Political Science  
Factors determining the conduct of international relations; foreign policy objectives and methods of achieving them; power politics versus collective security.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 2600:   Intro to Poli. Science Methods  
Political Science  
Analysis of the basic conceptual tools and quantitative techniques used in political science.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
WRIT 0940 or 0970 if required.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3100:   American Legislative Process  
Political Science  
Politics, processes, and structures of U.S. Congress; congressional elections and behavior of individual members of Congress.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3101:   The American Presidency  
Political Science  
Historical and comparative analysis of the presidency and other chief executive offices; functions, powers, relations with other political institutions.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3102:   Judicial Process  
Political Science  
Jurisprudence; actors and institutions of legal systems; civil and criminal processes; contemporary socio-legal issues.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3103:   Judicial Behavior  
Political Science  
An analysis of judicial decision making, its influences and impact in trial and appellate courts in state and federal systems.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3104:   Const Law I: Supreme Court &  
Political Science  
Judicial review; interinstitutional relations; federalism; interstate commerce, taxing and spending, contract clauses, substantive due process.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3105:   Const Law II: Civil Lib/Rts  
Political Science  
American legal and political freedoms; judicial policy making; criminal justice; civil rights.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3106:   Voting and Poli. Participation  
Political Science  
Explanations of voter turnout; sociological, psychological, and economic perspectives on voter behavior.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3107:   Pub. Opinion and Poli. Psych.  
Political Science  
The formation and structure of political attitudes and mass belief systems; measurement of political opinions; social and psychological influences on opinion.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3108:   Poli. Parties & Interest Grps  
Political Science  
Nature of the organization and operation of political parties and interest groups; elections, the mass public, and political action commitees.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3109:   Political Communication  
Political Science  
An examination of American political communication. The role of the media, speechwriters, politicians, and the public in developing and transmitting political symbols and rhetoric.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3110:   American Federalism  
Political Science  
Nature of the relationship between the federal and state governments.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3111:   Political Inequality  
Political Science  
This course is an examination of how income and economic inequality shape the political process and shape policy outcomes.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3112:   State and Local Gov. and Pol.  
Political Science  
Role of state and local governments in the U.S. federal system; structure and functioning of governmental operations.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3113:   Mississippi Politics  
Political Science  
Analysis of contemporary Mississippi politics and government.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3114:   Politics of the American South  
Political Science  
An analysis of Southern politics that focuses on the region's unique political history, its transformation during the 20th century, and its importance to national politics.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3115:   Minority Politics  
Political Science  
Studies of place of minorities in American politics. Examination of definitions of minority groups and minority politics; major American minority groups; and issues of conflict between minorities and the majority. Some comparative material also included.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3116:   African American Politics  
Political Science  
Overview of issues in African American politics. Focuses on issues that affect African American political participation.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3117:   Afri American Legal Experience  
Political Science  
This course covers legal issues germane to America's Black population, with a focus on statutory law development.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3118:   Politics of Protest  
Political Science  
Study of political protests in the U.S., both theoretical and case studies.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3119:   Applied Politics  
Political Science  
This course is an examination of current practices in American political campaigns and elections, along with a grounding in relevant works in political science.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3300:   Politics of Latin America  
Political Science  
A comparative survey of Latin American democracies focusing on several key themes; political culture and participation, political groups, government structures and policy making.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3301:   Politics of Western Europe  
Political Science  
Analysis of the political systems and governmental processes of major Western European societies.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3302:   Politics of China  
Political Science  
Analysis of China's political, economic, and social transitions.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3303:   Politics of Russia  
Political Science  
Basic principles, institutions, practices, and processes.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3304:   Transitions to Democracy  
Political Science  
An analysis of the theories, problems, and cases of transition and consolidation of democracy across the world. Review of theoretical approaches to and problems with the process of democratic transition and consolidation.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 3305:   Asia in World Affairs  
Political Science  
19th century contacts between Asia and the West; the changing image of Asia; developments following World War II; Asia's challenge to the modern world.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3306:   Politics of East Asia  
Political Science  
Analyzes the political institutions, processes, and developments of political systems in East Asia. Specific attention to China, Japan, Republic of Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Taiwan, as well as the relations among these nations.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3307:   German Politics  
Political Science  
An examination of institutions, systems of representation, and public policy in West and East Germany 1945-1990, and in reunited Germany since 1990.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 3308:   Pol. of Mexico and CAM  
Political Science  
Analysis of the political, economic, and social development in Mexico and the Central American countries.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3309:   Comp. Democratic Institutions  
Political Science  
Analysis of the central institutions of democratic governments and their politics.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3310:   Pol. of Advanced Ind. Society  
Political Science  
An analysis of major issues and theories concerning advanced industrial societies, i.e., origins and initial institutional accommodations of social cleavages in the 19th century, postwar innovations, and challenges to postwar arrangements. Focuses on Europe, Japan, and United States.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 3311:   Middle East Politics  
Political Science  
Power and politics in the Middle East.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3312:   Comparative Foreign Policy  
Political Science  
Examination of foreign policies in the context of specific nations, including the internal factors that shape foreign policy.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
POLS 1030 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3319:   European Political Economy  
Political Science  
Political strategies and policies that underlie development of economic prosperity and political stability in Europe.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3320:   Political Economy of East Asia  
Political Science  
Analyzes political and economic impacts of development strategies in open economies of East and Southeast Asia.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3322:   Global Environmental Politics  
Political Science  
An examination of the politics related to global environmental issues.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3323:   Pol Parties in a Global Pers  
Political Science  
This course will explore the role of political parties and party systems across global democracies.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3480:   Rule of Law in a Gbl. POV  
Political Science  
In this course, major concepts in law and politics are examined in a comparative context, with a focus on how these concepts interact differently in different legal and political environments.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3500:   International Organization  
Political Science  
Development of international organization; emphasis on the structure and functions of the United Nations; important specialized and regional organizations.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
POLS 1030 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3501:   Ethnic Conflict & Intl. Terror  
Political Science  
A study of the sources, consequences of ethnic conflict and international terrorism.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3502:   Politics of the World Economy  
Political Science  
Major issues and events in the politics of modern international economic history. Contending theoretical perspectives and political-economic systems are introduced.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
POLS 1030 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3503:   Intl. Pol. of Nuclear Weapons  
Political Science  
This course will introduce students to many important issues that surround nuclear weapons. The technical aspects of nuclear weapons, key political events of the nuclear age, reasons why states pursue the acquisition of nuclear weapons, international efforts to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction, and issues of nuclear strategy.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3504:   Political Economy of Int'l Dev  
Political Science  
Introduces major approaches in political economy of development, trade, foreign aid, debt, privatization, and high technology. Integrates approaches in international relations with problems of political economics.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3506:   Form. of Amer Foreign Plcy  
Political Science  
The mechanisms and institutions involved in foreign policy formulation, including the impact and interaction of both governmental and nongovernmental groups. Covers the various modes of influence utilized in foreign policy and the current behavioral literature relevant to the policy-making process.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3507:   International Conflict  
Political Science  
Analysis of constraints and options regarding the use of military force. Subjects include possible forms of nuclear and limited war, escalation models and coercive bargaining techniques.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3508:   War in World Politics  
Political Science  
Issues surrounding international conflict in the causes, conduct, and consequences of war.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
POLS 1030 and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3600:   Quant. Methods in Pol Sci  
Political Science  
Applications of advanced statistical methods in political research.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
(MATH 1150 or MATH 1210) and 24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3700:   Women and Politics  
Political Science  
An analysis of women's political roles. May be taught with focus on United States or with comparative focus.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3701:   Policy Analysis  
Political Science  
Concepts, processes, methodologies, and issues involved in the application of systematic analysis to public policy.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3702:   Topics in Poli. Science Abroad  
Political Science  
Students do departmentally approved course work at a foreign university. May be repeated with permission of the chair of the Department of Political Science.  
1 - 6 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3798:   Readings & Res. in Poli. Sci.  
Political Science  
(May be repeated once for credit.)  
1 - 3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
POLS 3800:   Internship in Government  
Political Science  
Internship experience relevant to political science in an approved work setting under professional supervision. Z graded. May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 hours with permission of the department chair.  
1 - 6 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
POLS 3900:   Mock Trial  
Political Science  
Intercollegiate competition to develop and improve critical thinking and speaking skills in a courtroom setting. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credits. Z grade  
1 credit  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 3999A:   Special Topics in Poli. Sci.  
Political Science  
Specific topic will vary. May be repeated once for credit.  
1 - 6 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture, Seminar  
POLS 4100:   Senior Seminar in Amer Pol.  
Political Science  
Reading and writing intensive seminar in American politics. Content varies. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 4300:   Senior Sem in Comparative Pol.  
Political Science  
Reading and writing intensive seminar in comparative politics. Contenct varies. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 4500:   Senior Seminar in Intl. Pol.  
Political Science  
Reading and writing intensive seminar in international politics. Content varies. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 4900:   Dir. Readings in Poli. Sci.  
Political Science  
Directed readings in political science toward completion of honors thesis.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 4910:   Dir. Research in Poli. Sci.  
Political Science  
Directed research in political science toward completion of honors thesis. May be repeated once for credit with permission of department chair.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
24 Earned Credits.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 5010:   Research in Politics  
Political Science  
Introduction to the philosophy and practice of research in political science.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 5020:   Empirical Political Analysis  
Political Science  
Introduction to elements of probability, statistics, and bivariate regression in political science.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 5030:   Applied Political Research  
Political Science  
This course covers hypothesis testing and inference using the general linear model.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
POLS 5020 or POLS 5520.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 5100:   Seminar in American Politics  
Political Science  
An orientation to the major literature on American politics that introduces students to major conceptual and theoretical issues in the field.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 5200:   Theories of Comp. Pol Anlys.  
Political Science  
Examination of the major empirical concepts of comparative politics and their use in theory construction for the analysis of politics within societies.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 5300:   Seminar in Intl. Relations  
Political Science  
Theories and problems in international relations.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 5499A:   Special Topics in Poli. Sci.  
Political Science  
Study of specialized topics in the discipline. (May be repeated once for credit).  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 5510:   Research in Politics  
Political Science  
Introduction to the philosophy and practice of research in political science.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 5520:   Empirical Political Analysis  
Political Science  
Introduction to elements of probability, statistics, and bivariate regression in political science.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 5530:   Applied Political Research  
Political Science  
This course covers hypothesis testing and inference using the general linear model.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
POLS 5020 or POLS 5520.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 5600:   Seminar in American Politics  
Political Science  
An orientation to the major literature on American politics that introduces students to major conceptual and theoretical issues in the field.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 5700:   Theories of Comp. Pol Anlys.  
Political Science  
Examination of the major empirical concepts of comparative politics and their use in theory construction for the analysis of politics within societies.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 5800:   Seminar in Intl. Relations  
Political Science  
Theories and problems in international relations.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 5999A:   Special Topics in Poli. Sci.  
Political Science  
Study of specialized topics in the discipline. (May be repeated once for credit).  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 6960:   Advanced Readings  
Political Science  
Self-directed readings for advanced graduate students preparing for comprehensive exams. May be repeated twice for credit. Z grade.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
POLS 6980:   Readings/Research  
Political Science  
Independent research. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
POLS 6997A:   Thesis  
Political Science  
No grade  
1 - 12 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Thesis  
POLS 7110:   Sem in Amer Legislative Pol.  
Political Science  
An examination of the academic literature on the U.S. Congress, focusing on classic studies and advanced methods, with an emphasis on preparing students for original research in the field.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 7120:   Seminar in Executive Politics  
Political Science  
Examination of the presidency and other chief executive offices analyzing functions, powers, and relations with other political institutions; both historical and comparative analysis.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 7130:   Seminar in Judicial Politics  
Political Science  
Problems in constitutional law; theories of judicial activism versus restraint; legal and political philosophies of Supreme Court justices; methods of judicial rationalization; judicial elitism.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 7140:   Seminar in Amer Poli. Parties  
Political Science  
An examination of issues related to the study of political parties, especially as linkage institutions between citizens and elites.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 7150:   Seminar in State Pol. and Plcy  
Political Science  
An examination of issues related to the study of state politics and policy in the United States with a focus on the study of states as laboratories for public policy and for the empirical examination of political institutions and behavior.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 7160:   Sem in Pol Part. & Voting  
Political Science  
An examination of the determinants of mass political behavior. Primary focus on the act of voting and forces shaping the vote decision.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 7170:   Sem in Pub. Opinion & Pol Psy  
Political Science  
An examination of the key concepts and literature in the broad and multidisciplinary field of public opinion.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 7300:   Sem in European Comp. Gov  
Political Science  
Theories and problems in European comparative government.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 7310:   Seminar in Pol Dev & Change  
Political Science  
Intensive examination of the provocative concepts and theories in the area of political development and change.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 7320:   Seminar in Asian Government  
Political Science  
Theories and problems specific to Asian societies and politics.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 7330:   Comparative Bureaucracies  
Political Science  
A comparative look at state structures and relationships, focusing on the policy process and bureaucracy.  
3 credits  
Prerequisites
POLS 5200 or POLS 5700.  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 7340:   Sem in Comp Parties & Elect.  
Political Science  
An examination of political parties, party systems, and elections worldwide.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 7350:   Poli. Conflict and Violence  
Political Science  
This course is an examination of the role of political conflict and violence, including social movements, protests, ethnic conflict and riots, and civil war as related to political stability and change.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 7360:   Comp. Democratic Institutions  
Political Science  
Examines the theories, practices, and patterns of effects from variations in democratic institutions.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 7370:   Regime Change and Democr.  
Political Science  
Theories and analysis of transitions to and from democracy.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 7500:   International Conflict  
Political Science  
Analysis of the causes, duration, resolution, and outcomes of interstate wars.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 7510:   Seminar in Int'l Poli. Economy  
Political Science  
An introduction to the major theoretical, historical, and current policy issues in international political economy, including the politics of international trade, monetary, and investment relations.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 7520:   Intrastate War  
Political Science  
Analysis of intrastate conflict and related literature, including such issues as causes, duration, recurrence, peacekeepers, and outside actors.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar  
POLS 7530:   Int'l Org.s and Cooperation  
Political Science  
Analysis of state cooperation in an anarchic international system and the use of formal international organizations by states.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Lecture  
POLS 7950:   Research Practicum  
Political Science  
Original research applying social science research methods guided by a faculty adviser. May be repeated once for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Internship  
POLS 7960:   Dissertation Prospectus  
Political Science  
Students outline the central research question(s), relate the proposed dissertation to the existing literature, detail a research methodology, and explain the nature of the original contribution that the completed project will provide. Z grade  
1 - 6 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Independent Study  
POLS 7998A:   Dissertation  
Political Science  
No grade  
1 - 18 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Dissertation  
POLS 7999A:   Special Topics in Poli. Sci.  
Political Science  
Study of specialized topics in the discipline. May be repeated for credit.  
3 credits  
Potentially offered with the following Instruction Type(s):
Seminar