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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Physics
  

  • PHYS 1112:Introductory Physics II

    4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: (PHYS 1111  or PHYS 2211 ) and (MATH 1113 , or MATH 1190  )
    This course is an introductory algebra and trigonometry-based course on electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics. The student will be able to apply the concepts of electric field and electric potential to problems in electrostatics and with electric currents, describe the motion of charged particles in magnetic fields and induction, explain the origin of electromagnetic waves and properties of light, and understand elementary principles of special relativity and quantum physics.
  

  • PHYS 1112L:Introductory Physics Laboratory II

    0 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    Corequisite: PHYS 1112 
    PHYS 1112L is an introductory laboratory for the trigonometry-based course on electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics. The student will be able to apply the concepts of electric field and electric currents to problems in the laboratory, and perform measurements on magnetic fields and induction, optics, and elementary quantum physics phenomena. The analysis of sources of error and formal propagation of uncertainties will also be developed, along with graphical techniques and least-squares fits.
  

  • PHYS 2211:Principles of Physics I

    4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in MATH 1190  
    This course is an introductory calculus-based course on classical mechanics, waves, and special relativity. The student will be able to apply Newton’s laws and conservation of energy and momentum to various problems in kinematics and dynamics, use the law of universal gravitation to analyze the behavior of falling objects and objects in orbital motion, describe simple harmonic motion, oscillations, and waves, and explain the basic ideas of special relativity.
  

  • PHYS 2211L:Principles of Physics Laboratory I

    0 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    Corequisite: PHYS 2211  
    PHYS 2211L is an introductory laboratory for the calculus-based course on classical mechanics, and waves. The student will be able to apply Newton’s laws and conservation of energy and momentum to various problems in the laboratory, and perform measurements of simple harmonic motion, oscillations, and waves. The analysis of sources of error and formal propagation of uncertainties will also be developed, as well as graphical techniques and the method of least-squares fits.
  

  • PHYS 2212:Principles of Physics II

    4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or better in MATH 2202  and PHYS 2211  
    This course is an introductory calculus-based course on electromagnetism, physical optics, and quantum physics. The student will be able to apply the concepts of electric field and electric potential to problems in electrostatics and with electric currents, describe the motion of charged particles in magnetic fields and induction, explain the origin of electromagnetic waves and properties of light, determine the behavior of light waves passing through single or multiple slits, and understand elementary principles of quantum physics.
  

  • PHYS 2212L:Principles of Physics Laboratory II

    0 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    Corequisite: PHYS 2212  
    This is an introductory laboratory for the calculus-based course on electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics. The student will be able to apply the concepts of electric field and electric currents to problems in the laboratory, and perform measurements on magnetic fields and induction, optics, and elementary quantum physics phenomena. The analysis of sources of error and formal propagation of uncertainties will also be developed, along with graphical techniques and least-squares fits.
  

  • PHYS 2213:Principles of Physics III

    2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or better in MATH 2202 , and PHYS 2211  
    This is the third course in the 3-semester introductory sequence. Students will learn about pressures produced by fluids and fluid flow. They will also learn the laws of thermodynamics and their applications to physical systems. Students will also examine the behavior of light interacting with lenses and mirrors, and will understand the behavior of sound in air.
  

  • PHYS 3110:Directed Methods

    0 Class Hours 3-12 Laboratory Hours 1-4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or better in PHYS 2211  and PHYS 2211L  and permission of instructor
    This course will allow students to gain in-depth skills with a specific set of research methodologies through direct involvement in faculty-led research or scholarship. Course content and instructional methodologies will be identified by the faculty’s needs and expectations.
  

  • PHYS 3210:Intermediate Mechanics

    4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or better in MATH 2203 , MATH 2306 , and PHYS 2211  and PHYS 2211L  
    This course is a survey of Newtonian dynamics of particles and systems of particles, central force systems, and the theory of small vibrations. Students will learn how to appply different mathematical techniques such as Lagrange’s equations, Hamiltonian Principles to solve these mechanical systems.
  

  • PHYS 3220:Electromagnetism 1

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or better in MATH 2203 , MATH 2306 , PHYS 2212  and PHYS 2212L  
    This course is a survey of fundamental principles of electricity and magnetism. Students will learn and solve problems in electrostatic fields, magnetic fields of steady currents, and time-dependent electromagnetic fields.
  

  • PHYS 3230:Optics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or better in PHYS 2212 , PHYS 2212L  
    PHYS 3230 will present fundamentals and applications of geometric and physical optics. Students will study electromagnetic waves as formulated by Maxwell’s equations. The laws of refraction of reflection along with the theories of interference and diffraction will be presented. Students will also learn how some optical devices and lasers work.
  

  • PHYS 3260:Mathematical Physics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Grade of ‘C’ or better in MATH 2202 , and PHYS 2212  
    This course students will review mathematical techniques that are often used in upper-level physics courses. Students will learn to apply linear algebra, differential equations, vector calculus, Fourier series, Fourier transforms, Bessel functions, Legendre polynomials, and complex analysis to solve problems in physics.
  

  • PHYS 3410K:Electronics Laboratory

    1 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or better in PHYS 2212  and PHYS 2212L  
    Students will learn how to design, build, and analyze basic discrete and integrated circuits. They will also learn how to represent circuits and to predict the output of analog and digital circuits commonly found in physics laboratories.
  

  • PHYS 3500K:Computational Physics I

    2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or higher in  PHYS 2212  and PHYS 2212L 
    This course utilizes introductory computer programming to analyze situations that are unique to physics. Students will enhance their computational thinking by using these methods and learn to obtain high­ accuracy approximate solutions to physics problems that are not solvable by analytic means. No prior programming knowledge will be assumed and the basics of one or more of the standard programming languages C/C++, Fortran, Python will be included in the course instruction.
  

  • PHYS 3710:Modern Physics

    4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or better in PHYS 2212  and PHYS 2212L   
    PHYS 3710 will present an introduction to the concepts and calculations involved in understanding the structure of matter and the world of the quantum. Students will explore the Planck theory of radiation and wave/particle duality. Students will also calculate Schrodinger equation solutions for simple potentials, and properties of the one-electron atom. Students will also study applications of quantum principles to atomic, molecular, and nuclear structure as time permits.
  

  • PHYS 3720L:Modern Physics Laboratory

    0 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    Concurrent:
    PHYS 3710  
    This coure, complements the material in Modern Physics. Students will gather data in x-ray diffraction, photoelectric effect and beta decay. They will also estimate the e/m ratio and study the spectra of hydrogen, helium and mercury.
  

  • PHYS 3730:Relativity

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in PHYS 2212  and PHYS 2212L   
    PHYS 3730 is a thorough presentation of the principles of Special Relativity, and an introduction to the General Theory of Relativity. Students learn the underlying basis for the equations of relativity and also how to apply these equations to problem-solving. During this course, students will also learn specific mathematical methods that are particularly appropriate for this subject.
  

  • PHYS 4200:Mechanics II

    2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 3210  
    This is a survey of the theory of small vibrations and oscillations, dynamics of rigid bodies, and physics of fluid mechanics. Students will solve problems in nonlinear oscillations and coupled oscillations. Students will learn to apply the concepts of mechanical in to fluid mechanical problems.
  

  • PHYS 4210:Quantum Physics

    4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 3710 , MATH 2203 , and MATH 2306  
    This course presents a systematic development of quantum mechanical laws, emphasizing solutions to Schrodinger’s equation for various potentials. In addition, the concept of spin will be presented.
  

  • PHYS 4220:Electromagnetism II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 3220  and MATH 2306  
    This course completes the presentation of electromagnetic theory by building on the start contained in other courses. In this course students will learn about electric and magnetic fields in matter, they will study both the propagation and the generation of electromagnetic waves in space and time, and come to understand the connection between relativity and electromagnetic theory.
  

  • PHYS 4230:Thermal Physics

    4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 2213  and PHYS 3710 
    This course is a study of the principles of thermal equilibrium, physical statistics, irreversible processes, and the approach to equilibrium. Students will learn how to apply the statistical nature of thermodynamics using Boltzmann, Bose- Einstein, and Fermi-Dirac statistics.
  

  • PHYS 4240:Solid State Physics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 3710  
    In this course students will apply quantum mechanics to solid materials. Students will study the binding forces and bonding theory in solids along with the mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of solids. If time permits, an application to solid-state devices will also be presented.
  

  • PHYS 4400:Directed Study

    1-4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor, major area committee and department chair.
    Special topics of an advanced nature that are not in the regular course offerings.
  

  • PHYS 4410K:Advanced Physics Laboratory

    1 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 3410K  and PHYS 3720L   
    An introduction to instrument control, data acquisition, and data analysis of the type used in the research labs. The student will then incorporate these techniques in the design of experiments important to classical and/or contemporary physics. This course will be writing intensive and will require extensive formal reports.
  

  • PHYS 4430:Capstone Physics Project

    0-1 Class Hours 0-3 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Senior standing.
    Students will complete a research project in physics or a related field during the last year on campus. The content and subject of this project will be negotiated between the student and the faculty supervisor of the project.
  

  • PHYS 4490:Special Topics in Physics

    1-4 Credit Hours
    Special topics selected by the departmentof interest to the Physics faculty and students.

Physic Education
  

  • PHED 3372:Physics Education Research Methods

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or better in (PHYS 2212  or PHYS 1112 ) and EDSM 2010  
    Students begin this course with a general investigation into various qualitative and quantitative research studies as well as key articles from physics education. Next, students will select a topic and conduct a literature review in that area. Finally, students will design, conduct and disseminate the results of a small scale study they conducted. The goal of this course is to help students learn how to conduct research in their own classroom to gauge instructional effectiveness.
  

  • PHED 3421:Classroom Interactions

    2 Class Hours 1 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: EDSM 1102  and PHYS 2212  and Admission to Teacher Education. Corequisite: SCED 3010 , ITEC 3300 , INED 3305 , and  INED 4435  
    This course examines teachers, students, content, and interactions that lead students to develop conceptual understandings of physics. Science teacher candidates design and implement instructional activities informed by their understanding of science learning, then assess student learning. This course includes a 29 hour field experience as introduction to the adolescent learner, the equity imperative and science education reform. This course is restricted to participants in the UTeach program.
  

  • PHED 4422:Project-based Instruction

    2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SCED 2421 , Preservice Certification and Admission to Year-long Clinical Experience Corequisite: INED 3305   and INED 4435  
    Teacher candidates will develop pedagogical content knowledge through the design and implementation of inquiry and project-based physics lessons appropriate to secondary learners. Candidates will use available student data and research-based literature and theory to help guide their lesson planning. Candidates will critically reflect upon their teaching practice, using videos, journals and discussions. This course is restricted to participants in the UTeach program. This course includes a 45-hour high school teaching experience.
  

  • PHED 4423:Pedagogical Content Knowledge for Physics

    2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: PHED 4422 , INED 3305 , and INED 4435   Corequisite: INED 3306 , INED 4436  
    Teacher candidates will develop pedagogical content knowledge through the design and implementation of inquiry and project-based physics lessons appropriate to secondary learners. Candidates will use available student data and research-based literature and theory to help guide their lesson planning. Candidates will critically reflect upon their teaching practice, using videos, journals and discussions. This course is restricted to participants in the UTeach program.

Political Science and International Affairs
  

  • POLS 1101:American Government

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course examines the institutions and processes of American government and Georgia State government. Global comparisons are made between the governments of the U.S. and other modern nation-states.
  

  • POLS 2212:State and Local Government

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  
    This course is a general survey of state and local government; recent and current trends.
  

  • POLS 2220:Careers in Political Science

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  
    Careers in Political Science introduces students to the specialties within political science and focuses on career planning, outlines the academic emphases within the major and associated requirements, and explores public and private sector opportunities in the field of political science. Using a combination of lecture, readings, and guest lectures, students are exposed to information designed to assist in the clarification and pursuit of a career in politics, government, academia, and related fields. Particular emphasis is placed upon connecting students with on-campus resources designed to aid in course planning, internships, interviewing skills, and cultivation of job skills.
  

  • POLS 2230:Careers in International Affairs

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Declared International Affairs major
    This course focuses on academic and career planning and development issues for International Affairs majors.
  

  • POLS 2238:Introduction to International Political Economy

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 2280  and ECON 1000  
    This course is an introduction to the exploration of the fundamental questions about government and policies, about market systems and about relations between the two.
  

  • POLS 2240:Introduction to Comparative Politics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101     
    An introduction to the comparative approaches for the study of politics, focusing on patterns of development and change in contemporary political systems.
  

  • POLS 2250:Introduction to International Relations

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    This course provides an introduction to the study of international relations. Sources of international order, conflict and war, determinants of foreign policy, global actors and the dynamics of political interaction between nation-states are examined.
  

  • POLS 2260:Current Political Issues

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    This course exposes students to critical contemporary political and government related issues and provides some context and background. It ties the various issues to subfields of political science. Domestic-international linkage is emphasized.
  

  • POLS 2270:Political Ideologies

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    Emphasizes the political development and application of contemporary ideologies such as nationalism, capitalism, socialism, democracy, Marxism, conservatism, liberalism, feminism, communitarianism, fascism, liberation movements, and others.
  

  • POLS 2280:Research Methods

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    An introduction to the empirical methods in social science research. It provides the student with a working knowledge of the design, implementation and evaluation of social science research.
  

  • POLS 2401:Global Issues

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Global Issues is an introductory survey course designed to introduce the students to numerous current issues confronting the globe’s policy-makers and populations. Specifically, the course provides an opportunity for diversity in the students’ educational program and provides information that fosters global understanding and engagement.
  

  • POLS 3300:U.S. Constitution and Courts

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    This course provides an overview of American law. The course covers the basic design and structures of the United States court system, trial and appellate legal process, and Constitutional law basics including governmental powers and civil rights and liberties.
  

  • POLS 3310:Foundations of Public Policy

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  or permission of instructor.
    This course serves as a general survey of public policy, beginning with efforts to define public policy through the most modern efforts to explain how public policy is made. Key themes include a comparative look at the development of public policy in democracies, including the stages of policymaking, punctuated equilibrium, issue networks, institutionalism, symbolism, and theories designed to explain the link between policy alternatives and the problems they are designed to solve.
  

  • POLS 3313:Public Policy Analysis

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    Introduction to public policy analysis using data and methodological approaches as well as political and social inputs into the policy process. Analysis of policy outcomes.
  

  • POLS 3315:American Constitutional Law: Federalism

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  and POLS 3300   
    The constitutional powers and limitations of national legislative, executive and judicial branches are examined. The course includes analyses of the constitutional relationship of these political institutions to each other and to the states.
  

  • POLS 3320:Legal Research

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    An introduction to legal resources for law-related courses and to problems that demonstrate the effective utilization of legal research and reference tools in a manner designed to meet the needs of the student in both law and non-law fields. An understanding of legal rules is necessary for scientists, archaeologists and other professionals.
  

  • POLS 3328:African American Politics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    This course is an intensive introduction to ideologies, theories, and empirical research on the role of African Americans in the American political process. The course emphasizes black voting behavior, elite policymaking, public opinion, and the relationship of black information networks with mainstream media.
  

  • POLS 3340:Legal Analysis

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 3300   
    This course involves students in the processes of reasoning objectively and arguing persuasively within a socio-legal framework. Set against a background of formal and informal logic that guides reasoning in general, the course is primarily concerned with the reasoning underlying the construction of legal arguments from judicial, legislative, and scholarly points of view. Theoretical analysis is illustrated by investigating and writing about the law, with an emphasis on topics related to crime.
  

  • POLS 3343:Principles of Public Administration

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    The methods and procedures of governmental administration and the control of public bureaucracies in democratic societies.
  

  • POLS 3350:American Foreign Policy

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    This course explores the conduct, substantive policy issues and problems associated with American foreign policy. The contemporary aspects and problems evolving out of and confronted by America’s foreign policy are emphasized.
  

  • POLS 3356:U.S. Environmental Policy & Politics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    Explores U.S. environmental policy and politics from the implicit early efforts (conservationist and preservationist) to the explicit policy that emerged out of postwar environmental movements and culminated in the 1970 with the creation of the US Environmental Protection Agency. Emphasis is on the politics of making and implementing of environmental policy and on the effectiveness of environmental protection.
  

  • POLS 3360:The United States Congress

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    Presents an in-depth treatment of the origins, development, operation of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
  

  • POLS 3370:The United States Presidency

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    Examines the historical development of the presidency, the constitutional powers, the personalities, the roles and the relationship with other governmental entities.
  

  • POLS 3375:Political Psychology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  
    This course explores how individual-level psychological processes relate to aggregate-level political behavior. This course examines various aspects of human psychology including personality, motivation, information processing, emotions, and intergroup dynamics and consider their influence on political attitudes and decision making. The format of this class primarily reflects that of a seminar, as it devotes a significant amount of time to discussing and understanding current political events in the context of psychological phenomena. Critical thinking and a vibrant class discussion are essential to the structure of this course.
  

  • POLS 3380:Mass Media and Politics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    Examines the role of the mass media in society. Emphasis is placed on the media’s role in the social, legal and political processes in the United States, as well as other democratic and nondemocratic countries.
  

  • POLS 3385:Campaigns and Elections

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    An in-depth look at the process of selecting governmental leaders in the United States. Includes a segment on foreign elections.
  

  • POLS 3388:Lobbying and Interest Groups

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    This course familiarizes students with public sector lobbying and the role of interest groups in a democratic society. The processes, procedures, and techniques of lobbying government entities will be examined in depth, as well as the issue concerns and persuasion strategies of interest groups. The course will focus on applied learning, and will help prepare students for employment in professional political environments.
  

  • POLS 3390:Political Research On-Line

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    This course will help students become familiar with and adept at using on-line resources to perform political and governmental research. Students will be coached on using Internet tools and processes to improve their ability to find and use political and governmental information. Students will be assessed on their proficiency in on-line political research.
  

  • POLS 3394:Public Polling and Survey Techniques

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    This course introduces students to the techniques and uses of polls and surveys in political science and public policy. Students will learn the art of questionnaire design, questionnaire construction, sampling, data collection, coding, and analysis. Students will learn the basics of telephone survey techniques and focus group moderation for the purposes of collecting information. Class projects may include the construction and implementation of a survey, reading and critiquing existing surveys and questionnaires. Quantitative and qualitative approaches will be examined.
  

  • POLS 3396:Cooperative Study

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101 ; approval of the department chair and coordinator of cooperative education/internship (Career Services).
    A supervised work experience program in business, industry or government. For sophomore, junior or senior level students who wish to obtain successive on the job experience in conjunction with their academic training.
  

  • POLS 3398:Internship

    1-12 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101 ; approval of department chair and department internship coordinator.
    A supervised, credit-earning work experience with a previously approved business firm, private agency or government agency. Students must make application with the Internship Coordinator before the end of the semester prior to the semester in which the internship is planned.
  

  • POLS 3850:Introduction to Nongovernmental Organizations and Development

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Students critically examine types, challenges, strategies and activities of international nonprofit organizations (i.e., nongovernmental organizations). This course provides a forum for students to analyze NGOs and their relationships to governments, civil societies, donors, and other stakeholders. International development serves as the unifying theme of exploration.

     

    This course may be cross-listed with HS 3850 .
  

  • POLS 4000:Practicum in Political Science and International Affairs

    1-9 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101 ; 60 hours and permission of the instructor and department chair/program director.
    A pre-approved service and/or experiential activity that occurs domestically or internationally and links meaningful community service or cultural immersion with academic learning, personal growth, and civic or global responsibility. The activity may be part of a preexisting volunteer program, NGO project, or international exchange or it may be individually designed with the instructor and approved by the chair. Students will be expected to keep a reflective journal and prepare a presentation that demonstrates learning objectives.
  

  • POLS 4100:Directed Applied Research

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor and department chair, and POLS 2280  or ACCT 2101  or ECON 2300 .
    This course will offer students an opportunity to investigate political science-oriented concepts and issues by participating in faculty-supervised research or scholarship. Course content and instructional methodologies will be determined by the student and faculty member. The amount of work expected per student will be based on the number of assigned credit hours.
  

  • POLS 4200:Homeland Security Administration

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  
    This course examines the anatomy and response cycle of emergencies as they are managed by the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). A study of pertinent laws, executive orders, and preparedness and response activities at the national, state, and local levels enables each student to understand the nature of crisis management, appropriate responses, and the resulting impact on society.
  

  • POLS 4201:International Relations in the Americas

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 2401   
    This course examines the relations among the countries of the Americas. It will explore the development of relations in the context of United States regional hegemony. The course will also examine current issues relevant to the region such as trade, drug trafficking, and migration.
  

  • POLS 4202:Politics of the U.S. Intelligence Community

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  
    This course examines the history, structure, procedures, and functions of the US intelligence community and how all of these affect policy decisions. A particular emphasis is placed upon lessons learned from past historical failures of the US intelligence community.
  

  • POLS 4280:Advanced Research Methods and Data Analysis

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 2280   
    This course teaches students advanced techniques in political and social research methods. The course covers both qualitative and quantitative methods, including hands-on training in computer-based analysis of large datasets and social science statistical methods.
  

  • POLS 4400:Directed Study

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101 ; approval of instructor, advisor and department chair prior to registration.
    Covers special topics and seminars external to regular course offerings.
  

  • POLS 4402:Political Parties

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    Examines the nature, structure and functions of political parties in differing national cultural contexts with particular attention to the electoral activity of political parties in the United States.
  

  • POLS 4405:Comparative Legal Systems

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  and POLS 3300   
    An examination of the ways in which the courts and the law in different countries affect public policy. The source and methods utilized in different legal systems (both democratic and nondemocratic) as transforming agents of society and/or means for maintaining order within it are explored.
  

  • POLS 4410:American Legal System

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  and POLS 3300   
    POLS 4410 is designed to be a capstone to the political science legal studies concentration. Potential topics include the structure and function of the U.S. legal system, as well as criminal justice and alternative dispute resolution, judicial behavior, and the connection between law and society.
  

  • POLS 4411:Criminal Law

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  and POLS 3300   
    An examination of those areas in which the U.S. Constitution affects criminal justice. Emphasis on understanding the role of the Supreme Court of the United States in interpreting provisions of the Constitution that affect criminal justice. An attempt to understand the content of important decisions in this area as well as the reason given by the Court for decisions.
  

  • POLS 4412:Urban Affairs and Problems

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    Emphasis on the changing patterns of local and municipal governments and politics, impact of reapportionment and other problems generated by an urbanized society.
  

  • POLS 4415:Civil Liberties

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  and POLS 3300   
    An intensive study of the rights of Americans as guaranteed by the Constitution. The changing character of civil liberties problems in the United States will be stressed with attention given to the legal, historical and political context of the cases studied.
  

  • POLS 4416:Law and Gender

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  and POLS 3300   
    POLS 4416 examines the relationship between law and gender in the United States, from the New Deal Era to the present day. Topics include how gender impacts the legal regulation of employment, education, reproduction, family life, and constitutional rights. Additionally, the course examines how women participate in the legal system as attorneys, judges, and mediators.
  

  • POLS 4420:Judicial Process

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  and POLS 3300   
    Courts and judges as agents in the political system; focus is on the judicial decision-making process, with attention to psychological and other variables in that process. Relation of judicial process to legislative, administrative and electoral processes emphasized.
  

  • POLS 4423:Great Political Thinkers

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    A survey of classical, medieval, and modern political thinkers and their political thoughts. It discusses their impacts on the development of political processes and institutions.
  

  • POLS 4427:American Political Thought

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    This course explores the diverse spectrum of American political thinking from the pre-revolutionary period to the present. Beginning with colonial discourse, this comprehensive review captures the depth and distinctiveness of American thought as expressed by and through the writings and actions of philosophers, politicians, radicals, and revolutionaries.
  

  • POLS 4428:Race, Gender, and the Politics of Difference

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    This course examines contemporary theories and politics of “difference,” broadly understood as institutionalized hierarchies which marginalize and oppress certain groups and inhibit their political power. Students use race, gender, sexuality, and class as intersecting analytical frameworks to understand how multiple hierarchies of difference are structured and reproduced in the political process. Using critical race, feminist, queer, and political theory, students explore how political dynamics are shaped by difference.
  

  • POLS 4429:Legal Theory & Philosophy

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    This course examines different theories of jurisprudence and great thinkers of law. Students will learn about leal procedures, the stages of a trial, the appeals process. Students will also analyze core legal concepts such as habeas corpus, judicial power, judicial review, originalism, stare decisis, positivism, consequentialism, strict construction, judicial activism, judicial nominalism, and judicial restraint.
  

  • POLS 4430:International Law and Organization

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 2250   
    This course examines the system of law governing relations between nation-states, and the roles and functions of international organizations. It explores the conventional international law in the areas of diplomacy, territorial questions and armed conflicts, as well as the developing regimes in trade and human rights. In addition, the course examines the structures and functions of some contemporary organizations in the security and economic areas and evaluates their performance and contribution.
  

  • POLS 4431:Politics of International Terrorism

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    A study of the history and tactics of modern terrorism as well as efforts by modern government to counteract them.
  

  • POLS 4433:European Union Politics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    This course explores the politics and policy-making processes of the European Union (EU). It is divided into three parts. The first part addresses the history of European integration and the major theories utilized to explain its origins, evolution and operation. The second part of the course examines the structures and processes that constitute the machinery of EU policymaking. The third part of the course examines the politics of policy-making in an array of issue areas, including the single market, the Euro, and external trade policy. We also examine various noneconomic policy areas such as foreign and security policy.
  

  • POLS 4435:Comparative Foreign Policy

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    A study of governmental formulation and conduct of foreign policy, focusing on major foreign policy issues that dominate the contemporary world.
  

  • POLS 4436:Politics of Developing Areas

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 2240  or POLS 2250   
    This course confronts the patterns of development of governmental institutions and use of political processes in meeting the problems of the emerging nations of Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
  

  • POLS 4437:Global Security

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 2250   
    This course explores the primary threats to international security in the 21st century and examines the response of national governments, the United Nations, and regional international organizations in meeting the challenges posed by those threats.
  

  • POLS 4438:International Political Economy

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 2250  and ECON 2105  
    In International Political Economy students learn about the political influences that shape the global economic system. Particular attention is devoted to the international organizations and trade agreements which shape the behavior of countries, corporations, and other participants in the global economy. Students also gain insights into the political and social consequences of the various economic approaches, and of the impacts of the global exchange of goods and financial assets on societies.
  

  • POLS 4439:Political Economy of Russia and Central Asia in Transition

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  
    This course examines the political and economic processes of reform in a variety of post-communist societies, including Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Mongolia. A significant portion of the course involves a discussion of the impediments to development in either domain, as well as the significant barriers to economic competition in the world marketplace.
  

  • POLS 4440:Comparative Democratization

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  
    This course examines the process of democratization from a cross-national comparative perspective, with significant emphasis placed on the relationship between economic and political development. It begins with an examination of Western conceptions of democracy and the paths to democratic governance that Western states have taken. It then examines the concept of democracy through the lenses of non-Western cultures and values, and compares the distinct paths that states in each region of the world have taken toward democratization. In so doing, students critically analyze the merits of many controversial arguments put forth by political development scholars.
  

  • POLS 4444:Administrative Practices and Organization

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    Problems of personnel, finance, administrative law, and the growth and significance of administrative legislation and adjudication.
  

  • POLS 4446:Governmental Budgeting

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    This course is designed to introduce undergraduate students to the role of budgeting in the governmental process. Budgetary actors, their motivations, their stakes and their behaviors are investigated. Students examine the legislative process of the budget and budgetary implementation. Students are introduced to cutback management, funding mandates and other current issues in governmental budgeting.
  

  • POLS 4448:Russian Politics and Culture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  
    This course examines the unique political traditions and governing institutions of Russia by examining the pre-communist, communist, and post-communist periods.
  

  • POLS 4449:Russian Foreign Policy

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  
    This course examines the international relations of Eurasian states, with particular reference to the Russian Federation’s position in the global security, political, and economic realms, past and present. It covers both intra-Eurasian relations, as well as Russia’s relations with the outside world. The course focuses upon major foreign policy issues that resonate within the region and beyond.
  

  • POLS 4450:Canada & North America

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  or permission of the instructor.
    This course focuses on the commonalities and differences in the political systems and public policies of Canada and the United States, with emphasis on Canada. Issues such as political culture and value systems, electoral politics, federalism and regionalism including the status of Quebec, public opinion, NAFTA, health care, immigration, political integration, the treatment of indigenous peoples, ethnic and gender representation are explored.
  

  • POLS 4451:Politics and Government in Post-Communist Europe

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    This course explains the collapse of communist rule in the former Soviet Union and in Eastern Europe. It introduces the contemporary political institutions and processes of Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic and other key countries of the region. The course uses a comparative approach and develops country profiles to assess the varied degrees of success in achieving stable multiparty democracy. It examines the widely divergent strategies for meeting the severe economic, environmental, social and political challenges confronting these countries during this difficult and volatile transitional era.
  

  • POLS 4452:Politics of East Asia

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101  
    Due primarily to the rise of China, East Asia is rapidly becoming the region with the most influence on the world. This course introduces students to the political institutions and processes of China, Japan, and South Korea. Additional consideration is given to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mongolia, and North Korea. We further examine the interrelations of these states through their political economy, security, and foreign policy.
  

  • POLS 4453:Latin America: Democracy and Development

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    Examines contemporary socio-political and economic characteristics as well as political institutions needed to understand the countries of Latin America. Two important themes (democracy building and development) will form the central focus of this course. Driving forces which facilitate and/or hinder the Latin American quest for political stability and economic development will also be examined. These include political parties, labor and peasant movements, economic elites, religious organizations and the military. The role and influence of the United States on Latin American politics will also be examined.
  

  • POLS 4454:Politics of the Middle East

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101   
    This course examines contemporary socio-political and economic characteristics needed to understand the many countries of the Middle East/North Africa. The role of Islam, the Gulf war, the quest for development, the Palestine issue, and democracy versus authoritarianism are themes which will be covered in the course. In addition, a “country profile” approach will also be used. This course examines key countries and studies their political structures in detail.
  

  • POLS 4455:International Relations of Africa

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: POLS 1101    
    This course examines the international relations of African states within a conceptual context, with particular reference to Africa’s position in the global political economy. It covers both intra-African relations and African relations with the outside world. The main purpose is an attempt to understand African external politics in order to deal with them, by analyzing past practices and projecting new trends.
 

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