2012-2013 University Catalog archived
Course Descriptions
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PE 195 - Outdoor Activities
FDR: FP
Planned Offering: Fall (1st six weeks), Winter (2nd six weeks), Spring Offered when departmental and Outing Club resources permit.
Additional fees for fly-fishing. Prerequisite: Instructor consent. May be repeated for a maximum three activities if the activities are different. Activities may include caving, climbing, fly-fishing, kayaking, orienteering, ropes course facilitation, and SCUBA. Staff: Outing Club.
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PE 200 - Intercollegiate Cross Country
FDR: FP: Students may take PE 154 prior to PE 200 for a maximum of two terms toward the PE skills requirement.
Planned Offering: Fall
Intercollegiate Cross Country Tucker. (Men) K. Hoey. (Women)
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PE 201 - Intercollegiate Football
FDR: FP
Planned Offering: Fall
Intercollegiate Football Miriello.
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PE 202 - Intercollegiate Soccer
FDR: FP: Students may take PE 156 prior to PE 202 for a maximum of two terms toward the PE skills requirement.
Planned Offering: Fall
Intercollegiate Soccer Piranian. (Men) Cunningham. (Women)
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PE 203 - Intercollegiate Basketball
FDR: FP: Students may take PE 165 prior to PE 203 for a maximum of two terms toward the PE skills requirement.
Planned Offering: Winter (1st six weeks)
Intercollegiate Basketball Hutchinson. (Men) Clancy. (Women)
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PE 204 - Intercollegiate Field Hockey
FDR: FP
Planned Offering: Fall
Intercollegiate Field Hockey Orrison.
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PE 205 - Intercollegiate Swimming
FDR: FP: Students may take either PE 101 or PE 111 prior to PE 205 for a maximum of two terms toward the PE skills requirement.
Planned Offering: Winter (1st six weeks)
Intercollegiate Swimming Gardner. (Women), Shinofield. (Men)
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PE 207 - Intercollegiate Wrestling
FDR: FP
Planned Offering: Winter (1st six weeks)
Intercollegiate Wrestling Franke.
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PE 208 - Intercollegiate Baseball
FDR: FP: Students may take PE 171 prior to PE 208 for a maximum of two terms toward the PE skills requirement.
Planned Offering: Winter (2nd six weeks)
Intercollegiate Baseball Stickley.
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PE 209 - Intercollegiate Golf
FDR: FP: Students may take PE 151 prior to PE 209 for a maximum of two terms toward the PE skills requirement.
Planned Offering: Winter (2nd six weeks)
Intercollegiate Golf Gyscek.
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PE 210 - Intercollegiate Lacrosse
FDR: FP
Planned Offering: Winter (2nd six weeks)
Intercollegiate Lacrosse Diamond. (Women), McCabe. (Men)
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PE 211 - Intercollegiate Tennis
FDR: FP: Students may take PE 158 prior to PE 211 for a maximum of two terms toward the PE skills requirement.
Planned Offering: Winter (2nd six weeks)
Intercollegiate Tennis Detwiler. (Men), Ness. (Women)
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PE 212 - Intercollegiate Track and Field
FDR: FP: Students may take PE 154 prior to PE 212 for a maximum of two terms toward the PE skills requirement.
Planned Offering: Winter (1st six weeks)
Intercollegiate Track and Field N. Hoey.
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PE 214 - Intercollegiate Volleyball
FDR: FP: Students may take PE 160 prior to PE 214 for a maximum of two terms toward the PE skills requirement.
Planned Offering: Fall
Intercollegiate Volleyball Snyder.
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PE 215 - Intercollegiate Riding
FDR: FP: Students may take PE 215 for a maximum of two terms toward the PE skills requirement.
Planned Offering: Winter (2nd six weeks)
Intercollegiate Riding Reistrup.
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PE 301 - Philosophy and Techniques of Coaching
Credits: 2
Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
A comprehensive study of principles, philosophy, and techniques of coaching. The class includes practical teaching. Cunningham.
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PE 302 - Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
Credits: 2
Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
Fundamentals of human anatomy, kinesiology, and physiology of exercise are studied. Prevention, care, and rehabilitation of injury techniques are analyzed. Discussion and instruction employing the modalities of hydrotherapy, electrotherapy, thermotherapy, and cryotherapy are presented. Therapeutic exercise procedures are demonstrated and related to the overall program of athletic training. Staff.
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PE 304 - First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Credits: 2
Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
Additional special fees. A course designed to provide fundamental principles, knowledge, and skills in First Aid and CPR, leading to American Red Cross certification in Standard First Aid and Community CPR. (First class meeting mandatory.) Staff.
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PE 312 - Lifeguard Training
Credits: 2
Planned Offering: Winter.
Additional special fees. Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Must be able to swim 500 yards, freestyle and breaststroke. A course designed to provide the fundamental principles and skills of lifeguarding, leading to American Red Cross certification. Shinofield.
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PE 313 - Water Safety Instructors’ Course
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. A course designed to train and certify individuals to teach all levels of American Red Cross water safety courses. This course does not lead to certification in Lifeguard Training. Shinofield.
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PE 325 - Women’s Health: Food, Fitness, and Fertility
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring
This course focuses on women’s health and alternative ways health can be achieved. Students gain the knowledge and tools necessary to prepare them for a lifetime of health and wellness, including examinations of political, social, and medical pressures which may influence a woman’s ability to “be well.” Students examine a wellness wheel and establish fitness, emotional, spiritual and social goals that they develop and implement through the course of the term. Literature and research are examined to explore the typical American diet. Food pyramids, nutrition labels, supplements and cooking classes are provided and examined in an effort to make healthy food choices. Students fully explore topics of women’s fertility and sexual health, including but not limited to infertility, home birth, birth control, sexually transmitted infections, and sexual and nonsexual relationships. Guest lecturers, yoga, and field trips to local farms and vendors enhance our reading and discussions. Orrison.
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PHYS 102 - Physics and Perception of Music
MUS-102 FDR: SL
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Not offered in 2013
Prerequisite: Appropriate for non-science and non-major students with a basic (high-school) knowledge of physics and mathematics. Explores physical principles of sound production and music perception. Hands-on investigation is emphasized. Topics include: wave properties and propagation, harmonic series and spectral analysis, tuning temperaments, response of the human ear. auditory processing, room acoustics, audio recording and reproduction technologies, characterization of various instrument families (strings, brass, woodwind, percussion, and voice). Erickson.
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PHYS 111 - General Physics I
FDR: SL
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall
Prerequisite or corequisite: MATH 101 or equivalent. Corequisite: PHYS 113 An introduction to classical mechanics and thermodynamics. Topics include Newton’s laws, wave motion, and the laws of thermodynamics. This course must be taken simultaneously with Physics 113. Staff.
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PHYS 112 - General Physics II
FDR: SL
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Winter
Prerequisite: PHYS 111. Corequisite: PHYS 114 A continuation of PHYS 111. Topics include electricity and magnetism, optics, relativity, and quantum theory. This course must be taken simultaneously with PHYS 114. Staff.
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PHYS 113 - General Physics Laboratory I
FDR: SL
Credits: 1
Planned Offering: Fall
Corequisite: PHYS 111. A laboratory course to accompany PHYS 111. Laboratory exercises in classical mechanics. Staff.
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PHYS 114 - General Physics Laboratory II
FDR: SL
Credits: 1
Planned Offering: Winter
Corequisite: PHYS 112. A laboratory course to accompany PHYS 112. Laboratory exercises in electricity and magnetism, optics, and modern physics. Staff.
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PHYS 115 - Apples and Anti-Apples: Physics for the Non-Scientist
FDR: SC
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Offered when interest Is expressed and departmental resources permit.
A conceptual overview of the fundamental ideas of modern physics. This non-laboratory course presents the essential concepts and philosophical and ethical aspects of the most important developments in modern physics, such as quantum mechanics, relativity, particle physics and statistical physics. Discusses the impact of these concepts on our continuous efforts to understand the universe. Algebra and geometry are used, but no calculus. I. Mazilu.
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PHYS 120 - Dreams of a Final Theory: The Quest for Unification in Physics
FDR: SC
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring
This course presents the quest for unification in physics from a scientific, historical, and philosophical perspective. The course introduces students to the evolution of physical theories from the ancient Greek philosophers to the modern concepts of Einstein’s special and general theory of relativity, black holes, the standard model in particle physics, as well as the controversial string theory. D. Mazilu.
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PHYS 133 - Introduction to Radio Astronomy
FDR: SL
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring
This course provides a unique opportunity for each student to both learn the principles of radio astronomy and to become fully engaged in the design, construction, and use of a small radio telescope. This project-based course involves students collaboratively in basic electronic circuitry, celestial coordinates, and the acquisition of radio-telescope data. Each student group designs, builds, and acquires data from a small radio telescope to be used on campus. Formal lectures are supplemented by various laboratory experiences. Students write journals and group reports, and become involved in peer-reviewed group presentations. Laboratory course. Boller.
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PHYS 150 - The Immense Journey: Harmonices Mundi
FDR: SL
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Fall
The classical astronomy of the solar system is traced by a study of Greek astronomy and the revolutionary ideas of Kepler and Newton. The apparent and real motions of the earth, moon, and planets are studied in detail, as well as special phenomena such as eclipses, tides, and objects such as comets and asteroids. Emphasis is on comprehension and application of principles rather than memorization of facts. The laboratory stresses the observational aspects of astronomy. Elementary geometry, algebra, and trigonometry are used in the course. Laboratory course. Boller.
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PHYS 151 - Stellar Evolution and Cosmology
FDR: SL
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Offered in spring when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit
Prerequisite: Instructor consent. An introduction to the physics and astronomy of stellar systems and the universe. Topics include the formation and lifecycle of stars, stellar systems, galaxies, and the universe as a whole according to “Big Bang” cosmology. Observational aspects of astronomy are also emphasized, including optics and telescopes, star maps, and knowledge of constellations. Geometry, trigonometry algebra and logarithms are used in the course. Laboratory course. Sukow.
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PHYS 202 - Relativity
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Offered when interest Is expressed and departmental resources permit.
Prerequisites: PHYS 111 and 113. An examination of the special theory of relativity. Emphasis is placed on kinematic effects of the theory, conservation of momentum, conservation of energy, and electromagnetic implications of the theory. A brief introduction to general relativity is entertained. D. Mazilu.
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PHYS 207 - Electrical Circuits
(ENGN 207):
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Fall
Prerequisite: PHYS/ENGN 225. A detailed study of electrical circuits and the methods used in their analysis. Basic circuit components, as well as devices such as operational amplifiers, are investigated. The laboratory acquaints the student both with fundamental electronic diagnostic equipment and with the design and behavior of useful circuits. Laboratory course. Erickson.
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PHYS 208 - Electronics
(ENGN 208):
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.
Prerequisite: PHYS/ENGN 207. An introduction to practical analog and digital electronics emphasizing design, construction, and measurement of circuits in the laboratory. Topics may include diode wave-shaping circuits, transistor audio amplifiers, power supplies, oscillators, data converters (A/D and D/A), Boolean logic gates, programmable logic devices, flip-flops, counters, data storage and retrieval, and a survey of emerging technologies. Erickson.
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PHYS 210 - Modern Physics
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall
Prerequisite: PHYS 112. An introduction to the physics of the atom, including the wave description of matter and quantum mechanics, and the experiments that led to the theory. Selected topics from atomic, molecular, nuclear, statistical, and solid state physics are discussed; the choice of topics may vary from year to year. Sukow, D. Mazilu.
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PHYS 211 - Experiments in Modern Physics
Credits: 1
Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.
Corequisite: PHYS 210. Some classic experiments of the 20th century are performed, including measurements of the charge-to-mass ratio of the electron, Planck’s constant, and atomic spectra, as well as recent experiments in other areas of modern physics. Staff.
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PHYS 215 - Optics
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Winter
Prerequisites: PHYS 225 (ENGN 225). A study of the properties of electromagnetic waves with special emphasis on visible light. Wave descriptions are developed for scattering, reflection, refraction, interference, diffraction, and polarization. Topics in geometrical optics are also studied, including lenses and aberration theory. Laboratory course. Sukow.
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PHYS 220 - Electricity and Magnetism
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Winter
Prerequisites: PHYS 112 and 114; Prerequisite or corequisite: PHYS 225 (ENGN 225). An introduction to the classical theory of electric and magnetic fields. The basic equations of electromagnetism (Maxwell’s equations) are developed through a study of electrostatics, steady-state magnetism, and electromagnetic induction. D. Mazilu.
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PHYS 225 - Mathematical Methods for Physics and Engineering
(ENGN 225)
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Winter
Prerequisites: PHYS 112, MATH 221. Study of a collection of mathematical techniques particularly useful in upper-level courses in physics and engineering: vector differential operators such as gradient, divergence, and curl; functions of complex variables; Fourier analysis; orthogonal functions; matrix algebra and the matrix eigenvalue problem. I. Mazilu.
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PHYS 230 - Newtonian Mechanics
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Winter
Prerequisites: PHYS 111 and 113. A thorough study of Newton’s laws of motion, rigid body motion, and accelerated reference frames. A student may not receive degree credit for both ENGN 204 and PHYS 230. Boller.
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PHYS 240 - Thermodynamics
(ENGN 240)
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Winter
Prerequisites: PHYS 112 and MATH 221. A study of the fundamental concepts of thermodynamics, thermodynamic properties of matter, and applications to engineering processes. Staff.
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PHYS 251 - Experimental Methods in Physics and Engineering
(ENGN 251)
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall
Prerequisite: PHYS 112 or instructor consent. An introduction to the design and implementation of experimental methods. Execution of the methods focuses on current data acquisition techniques, along with a study of standard data reduction and analysis. Results are examined in order to review the experimental method employed and to redesign the method for future experiments. This course is intended for any science major interested in performing experimental research on campus or in graduate school. Kuehner.
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PHYS 255 - C++ for Engineering and Physics
(ENGN 255)
Credits: 4
Prerequisite: PHYS 112. An introduction to the C++ programming language, with applications characteristic of computation-intensive work in engineering and physics. Numerical integration, difference approximations to differential equations, stochastic methods, graphical presentation, and nonlinear dynamics are among the topics covered. Students need no previous programming experience. Cook.
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PHYS 260 - Materials Science
(ENGN 260)
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Winter
Prerequisite: PHYS 112. An introduction to solid state materials. Study of the relation between microstructure and corresponding physical properties for metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Staff.
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PHYS 270 - The Physics of Complex Systems
FDR: SC
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring
Prerequisite: PHYS 112. An interdisciplinary introduction to the innovative field of modeling and analysis of complex systems. Using statistical physics methods and computer simulations, students study a variety of complex systems such as social and biological networks, voting models, the spread of a fire in a forest, traffic jams, and financial models. The goal is to seek the underlying laws that govern such seemingly diverse systems and to understand the connection between various science fields. This course include traditional lectures, as well as computational labs, group presentations, and seminars given by invited speakers. I. Mazilu.
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PHYS 295 - Intermediate Special Topics in Physics
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.
Prerequisite: Vary with topic. Intermediate work in nuclear physics, optics, photonics, condensed matter, complex systems, nanotechnology, astrophysics, computational physics, or other topics according to faculty expertise and student interest. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits with permission and if the topics are different. Staff.
Winter 2013 topic:
PHYS 295-01: Nuclear Applications. (3) Prerequisite: PHYS 111 and PHYS 112 or by instructor consent. This course provides a broad understanding of basic principles of nuclear physics and applications of nuclear techniques in different fields including human life and health. Topics include radioactive decay, interaction of radiation with matter, fission, fusion, reactors, safety, and applications in medical imaging, non-invasive diagnostics, food preservation, archaeology, geoscience, and nuclear forensics for interdicted materials and art forgery. Samanta.
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PHYS 315 - Nuclear Physics
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.
Prerequisites: PHYS 210 and MATH 221. Topics include radioactivity, nuclear reactions, high-energy physics, and elementary particles. Staff.
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PHYS 340 - Quantum Mechanics
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall
Prerequisite: PHYS 210; Prerequisite or corequisite: MATH 332. The postulates on which quantum theory is based are introduced and illustrated through a series of examples, including photon polarization states (Mach- Zehnder interferometer); one-dimensional bound state (square well and harmonic oscillator) and scattering examples, (tunneling, resonant transmission) in the Schroedinger approach; and spin one-half systems (Bell inequality.) Sukow.
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PHYS 345 - Statistical Physics
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Winter
Prerequisite: PHYS 340. A study of the statistical methods used in various branches of physics. The Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distribution functions are derived and applied to problems in thermodynamics and the physics of solids. I. Mazilu.
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PHYS 361 - Polymer Science and Engineering
(ENGN 361)
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.
Prerequisite: PHYS/ENGN 240 or CHEM 261 or instructor consent. Science and engineering of large molecules. Physical and chemical structure of polymers correlated with mechanical properties. Crystal morphology. Theory of rubber elasticity. Time and temperature dependent properties of polymers. Relevance to polymer physics and chemical and mechanical engineering. Staff.
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PHYS 401 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Advanced work and reading in topics selected by the instructor to fit special needs of advanced students. This course may be repeated with permission for a total of six credits. Staff.
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PHYS 402 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Advanced work and reading in topics selected by the instructor to fit special needs of advanced students. This course may be repeated with permission for a total of six credits. Staff.
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PHYS 403 - Directed Individual Study
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Advanced work and reading in topics selected by the instructor to fit special needs of advanced students. This course may be repeated with permission for a total of six credits. Staff.
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PHYS 421 - Directed Individual Research
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Directed research in physics. May be repeated for degree credit with permission of the instructor. Staff.
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PHYS 422 - Directed Individual Research
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Directed research in physics. May be repeated for degree credit with permission of the instructor. Staff.
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PHYS 423 - Directed Individual Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Directed research in physics. May be repeated for degree credit with permission of the instructor. Staff.
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PHYS 493 - Honors Thesis
Credits: 3-3
Planned Offering: Fall-Winter
Honors Thesis.
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POL 100 - American National Government
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
A study of the constitutional origins and historical development of the national government with special attention to Congress, the presidency, the judiciary, and the role of political parties, interest groups, and the media in the policy process. Staff.
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POL 105 - Introduction to Global Politics
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
A survey of the comparative study of national and international politics and the interaction between the two. Topics may include power relations among and within states, changes in the conduct of international affairs and conflict resolution, contrasting ideas about democracy, economic development, justice, globalization, terrorism, causes and alternatives to war, social movements and the role of the nation-state. Staff.
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POL 111 - Introduction to Political Philosophy
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall, Winter
An introduction to some of the perennial themes of politics, such as the relationship between human nature and political institutions, individual freedom and community, private conscience and civic virtue, the claims of reason and faith, the nature of law, obligation, and rights, among others. Our inquiry is guided by selections from influential works in the history of political thought, ancient, modern and contemporary, as well as plays, dialogues, comedies, tragedies, novels, and films. Consult with instructor for specific reading assignments and course requirements. Staff.
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POL 180 - FS: First-year seminar
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Offered occasionally. Each first-year seminar topic is approved by the Dean of The College and the Committee on Courses and Degrees. Applicability to FDRs and other requirements varies.
First-year seminar. Prerequisite: First-year standing. .
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POL 203 - State and Local Government
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall
An introduction to the structures and functions of United States subnational governments, with particular emphasis on the policy-making process and on the relationships between policy makers and the public. Computer-assisted analysis of survey-research data is included. Richardson.
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POL 210 - Autobiography
FDR: SS2
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring. Not offered 2012-2013 or 2013-2014.
A study of autobiographies, as philosophical, literary, and theological genres, and as disciplines of self-awareness, self-knowledge, self-deception, and self-creation. While attentive to events, circumstances, and places of a life, we examine and employ varied psychic, mental, spiritual, and written practices that enable one to give an account of oneself, to oneself, to a person, public, and gods, imagined or otherwise. Augustine’s Confessions , Descartes’ Meditations on First Philosophy , Rousseau’s Reveries of a Solitary Walker , and Nietzsche’s Ecce Homo each represent a mode of autobiographic practice and presentation: confession, meditation, reverie, and reflection. Students write their own spiritual and philosophical autobiography. Velásquez.
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POL 214 - The Conduct of American Foreign Policy
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall
Prerequisite: POL 100 or 105. Constitutional basis, role of the President and the Congress, the State Department and the Foreign Service, role of public opinion, political parties, and pressure groups. Relation to other political areas and to the United Nations and other international agencies. Strong.
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POL 215 - International Development
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall or Winter
A study of international development and human capability, with a focus on Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The course analyzes theories to explain development successes and failures, with a focus on the structures, institutions, and actors that shape human societies and social change. Key questions include measuring economic growth and poverty, discussing the roles of states and markets in development, and examining the role of industrialized countries in reducing global poverty. The course explores links between politics and other social sciences and humanities. Dickovick.
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POL 227 - East Asian Politics
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall 2013 and alternate years
An investigation of East Asian political systems and the global, historical, and cultural contexts in which their political institutions have developed. Students consider the connections between political structure and the rapid social and economic changes in East Asia since World War II, as well as the effectiveness of varied political processes in addressing contemporary problems. Emphasis is given to China, Korea, and Japan. LeBlanc.
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POL 229 - Political Parties, Interest Groups, and the Media
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Winter
Prerequisite: POL 100. A study of the three central extra-constitutional mediating institutions in the American political system: political parties, interest groups, and the media. The course explores theoretical and practical, historical and contemporary developments in party politics, interest group politics, and media politics. Special attention to the debate between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. Connelly.
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POL 232 - Public Policy
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall
Prerequisite: POL 100. Introduction to public policy formation and implementation, decision making in government, the concepts and techniques of policy analysis, and ethical analysis of policy. Policy issues such as education, the environment, and public health are used as illustrations. Harris.
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POL 233 - Environmental Policy and Law
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Winter
Prerequisite: Economics 101 or Politics 100. A study of major environmental laws and the history of their enactment and implementation. Discusses different theoretical approaches from law, ethics, politics, and economics. Reviews significant case law and the legal context. Emphasis is on domestic policy with some attention to international law and treaties. Harris.
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POL 234 - Congress and the Legislative Process
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall or Winter
Prerequisite: POL 100. A review of the constitutional origins and historical development of Congress as a representative and deliberative institution. Course focus includes the relation between the President and Congress, bicameralism, congressional elections, congressional reform, legislative rules and procedures, and the policy process. The course follows the current Congress using C-SPAN and Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report. Connelly.
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POL 235 - The Presidency
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall or Winter
Prerequisite: POL 100. A review of the origins and development of the office of the presidency from Washington to the present, with an emphasis on post-war administrations. Topics include constitutional issues arising from presidential powers, policy making within the executive branch, and modern presidential leadership styles. Connelly, Strong.
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POL 236 - The American Supreme Court and Constitutional Law
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall
Prerequisite: POL 100 or instructor consent. A survey of the development of American constitutional law and a study of the role of the Supreme Court as both a political institution and principal expositor of the Constitution. Staff.
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POL 240 - Elections and Law in Comparative Perspective
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Winter
Prerequisite: POL 100 or 105 or instructor consent. A comparative analysis of the constitutions, elections, and political processes around the world. The course addresses issues of election law, theories of good government, issues of political and institutional reform, and the debates about democratization. Staff.
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POL 245 - European Politics and Society
(SOC 245) FDR: SS4
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall 2011 and alternate years
A comparative analysis of European political systems and social institutions. The course covers the established democracies of western and northern Europe, the new democracies of southern and east-central Europe, and the post-Communist regimes in eastern and southeastern Europe. Mechanisms of European integration are also discussed with attention focused on institutions such as European Union, NATO, OSCE, and Council of Europe. Jasiewicz.
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POL 246 - Post-Communism and New Democracies
(SOC 246) FDR: SS4 as sociology only
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall 2012 and alternate years
A comparative analysis of transition from Communism in the countries of the former Soviet bloc. Cases of successful and unsuccessful transitions to civil society, pluralist democracy, and market economy are examined. The comparative framework includes analysis of transition from non-Communist authoritarianism and democratic consolidation in selected countries of Latin America, the Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, and South Africa. Jasiewicz.
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POL 247 - Latin American Politics
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall 2013 and alternate years
This course focuses on Latin American politics during the 20th and 21st centuries. Major topics include: democracy and authoritarianism; representation and power; populism, corporatism, socialism, and communism; and questions of poverty, inequality, and economic growth. The course places particular emphasis on the Cuban and Mexican Revolutions, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, and Peru. In addition, the course examines political and economic relations between the United States and Latin America. Dickovick.
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POL 250 - Black American Politics
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall or Winter
Prerequisite: POL 111 or AFAM 130. A study of important black figures in American political thought. The course focuses on the intellectual history of black Americans but also considers contemporary social science and public policies dealing with race in America. Morel.
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POL 251 - Social Movements
(SOC 251) FDR: SS4
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Winter
Prerequisites: POL 100, 105 or 111 or instructor consent. A survey of American social movements, including an evaluation of competing theoretical approaches to the study of social movements and an examination of the strategies, successes, failures, and political and social consequences of the civil rights, labor, student, and women’s movements. Close attention is given to factors contributing to the rise and decline of these LeBlanc, Eastwood.
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POL 255 - Gender and Politics
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Winter
Prerequisite: POL 100, 105 or 111 or instructor consent. This course investigates the gendered terms under which women and men participate in political life. Attention is given to the causes of men’s and women’s different patterns of participation in politics, to processes that are likely to decrease the inequalities between men’s and women’s political power, and the processes by which society’s gender expectations shape electoral and institutional politics. The different effects of gender on the practice of politics in different nations are compared, with a special emphasis placed on advanced industrial democracies. LeBlanc.
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POL 265 - Classical Political Philosophy
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall or Winter
Prerequisite: POL 111 or equivalent. An examination of some of the central questions and concerns of classical political philosophy. The course is not restricted to a historical period but extends to classical themes within contemporary culture. A mixture of plays, novels, epics, dialogues, treatises, and films are used. Authors, texts, and themes vary from year to year. Consult with the instructor for specific course details or visit http://contemplativepoliticalphilosophy.com/classicaleddievcpp265/. Velásquez.
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POL 266 - Modern Political Philosophy
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall or Winter
Prerequisite: POL 111 or equivalent. An examination of some of the central questions and concerns of modern political philosophy. The course is not restricted to a historical period but extends to modern themes within contemporary culture. A mixture of plays, novels, epics, dialogues, treatises, and films are used. Authors, texts, and themes vary from year to year. Consult with the instructor for specific course details or visit http://contemplativepoliticalphilosophy.com/moderneddievcpp266/. Velásquez.
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POL 272 - Social Revolutions
(SOC 272) FDR: SS4
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ANTH 101, SOC 102, or instructor consent. This seminar provides an in-depth exploration of a variety of social revolutions. The overarching goal of the course is to discern whether or not a single “theory of revolutions” can be constructed. Are there common patterns to be observed in (and common causes behind) events as separated by time, place, and ideology as the 17th-century “Glorious Revolution” in England, the French Revolution, Latin American revolutions (including the Wars of Independence and the Mexican Revolution), the Russian Revolution, and more recent events such as the revolution that brought the current regime in Iran to power? To this end, students read and discuss a variety of such theories that have been put forward by sociologists, historians, and political scientists and then consider case studies of the aforementioned social revolutions in order to scrutinize these theories. Eastwood.
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POL 279 - Comparative Political Analysis
FDR: SS2
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring
This course provides students with an accelerated introduction to the conduct of comparative political analysis. Students develop complementary expertise under a unifying theme, working together with the faculty member and fellow students to write a collective product based on individual and group research. Students gain practice with the comparative method, hypothesis formation and testing, historical-institutional analysis, theory building, and scholarly critique. Students define case studies for comparative examination in conjunction with a team of peers, with each encouraged to study historical moments of their choosing, in consultation with faculty. Dickovick.
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POL 280 - Biopolicy: Policymaking on the Frontiers of Science
FDR: SS2
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring
This course is open to all students, is of particular interest to science and social science students, and is geared toward pre-law and pre-med students at any level. Counts towards the field requirement in American politics. A survey of policy problems arising from advances in microbiology and genetics, particularly including human cloning, reproductive technologies, genetically modified organisms, forensic DNA, behavioral genetics, patenting genetic material, genetic medicine, and genetic counseling. Harris.
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POL 281 - The Politics of Marriage and the Art of Democracy
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring 2014 and alternate years
Are marriage and democracy a good match? Does heterosexual couplehood sustain a health democratic community? We examine conceptions of the connection between marital alliances and egalitarian, individualist political practices. Using three novels – Anthony Trollope’s Phineas Finn , Vikram Seth’s A Suitable Boy , and selections from Tom Wolfe’s A Man in Full – in which the dramas surrounding marriage partners are embedded in the struggle for a more democratic politics in their protagonists’ respective communities, we consider how marriage practices in earlier, undemocratic regimes are challenged by the demands of democratic political life. Students work in groups to write their own fictions about contemporary courtship and marriage politics.
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POL 282 - Politics and Film
FDR: SS2
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring
No prerequisites. Open to non-majors and majors (counts toward global politics field requirement) of all classes. Recommended for students interested in cinema, political dynamics, Russian area studies. An interdisciplinary study combining social science and humanistic models to help explain the dynamics of political entities. The source of social science theory is dynamic analysis. The sources of cultural analysis are twelve feature films (subtitled), as well as other cultural media such as propaganda, political cartoons, and music over the course of the political transition under study. The empirical focus is epochal regime change in Russia. Grading based on class discussion and essays. C. McCaughrin, G. McCaughrin.
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POL 283 - Minority Voting Rights and Fair Redistricting
FDR: SS2
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring
This course counts towards the field requirement in American politics. This course introduces students to the redistricting process and election law by engaging them in a lab setting in which they use geographic information systems (GIS) software to develop alternative election district plans for the Commonwealth of Virginia. In addition to learning basic GIS skills, students also study voting rights case law, electoral systems and electoral reform. Staff, Blackburn.
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POL 285 - British Politics in London
FDR: SS2
Credits: 4
Prerequisites: Approval of the International Education Committee, instructor consent, and either POL 100 or 105. Not open to seniors. Enrollment limited to 20 students. Study in London of the processes, institutions and mores of the British political system, including class meetings, guest lectures, and site visits. Comparative analysis of British and American legislatures, executives, and judiciaries. Connelly.
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POL 288 - Supervised Study Abroad
FDR: SS2
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring 2012 and every third year.
Prerequisites: Instructor consent and other prerequisites as specified in advance. This spring-term course covers a topic of current interest for which foreign travel provides a unique opportunity for significantly greater understanding. Topics and locations change from year to year and is announced each year, well in advance of registration. This course may be repeated if the topics are different. Offered when interest and expressed and department resources permit.
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POL 290 - Seminar in Politics, Literature and the Arts
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Set by instructor, vary with topic. In this course, we study how literature, film, and other media are used to examine political themes and how they are used to achieve political ends. We address how politics shapes the arts and how the arts shape politics. The topic is announced at registration. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Only one such seminar may be counted towards the politics major.
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POL 294 - Spring-Term Topics in Public Policy
FDR: SS2
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring 2013
This course is designed to give students additional expertise and awareness of discrete policy challenges in the United States. Students will be able to explain current policy systems, including political institutions and political behavior by political actors. Students will also formulate policy evaluations acknowledging the strengths and the weaknesses in the policy system. (SS2)
Spring 2013 Topic:
POL 294: Spring-Term Topic in Public Policy: Food Policy. (4) An examination of the agriculture and food industry policy subsystem, with prominent consideration of the Farm Bill, biotechnology, food safety, and food industry politics in federal policy. Class field trips include commercial farming and food processing operations. (SS2) Harris
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POL 295 - Special Topics in American Politics
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3 in fall and winter, 4 in spring
Prerequisites: First-year or sophomore standing or instructor consent. A seminar in political science for students at the introductory or intermediate level. Topic, hour, and instructor are announced prior to registration. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different. Staff.
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POL 296 - Special Topics in Global Politics
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3 in fall and winter, 4 in spring
Prerequisites vary by topic. A seminar in political science for students at the introductory or intermediate level. Topic, hour, and instructor are announced prior to registration. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Fall 2012 topics:
POL 296-01: Strategic Studies (3). No prerequisites. Open to majors and non-majors of all classes. Meets the global politics field requirement or elective credit in the politics major. Recommended for students interested in diplomacy, military science, national security policy, policy forecasting and consulting, or political science / public policy graduate study. We explain national and international political outcomes from a state or alliance’s decision rules under variable risk or uncertainty. Special attention to decision rules emphasizing national interest (utility), risk-assessment, and logistics (target location in space and time). Cases (using films) span all levels of strategic (policy-level) and tactical (theater-of-operations level) escalation from total war to mutual détente. Student assignments include simulated US Homeland Security Department task force reports (see www.dhs.gov/index.shtm). On-line syllabus and other information: mccaughrinc@wlu.edu. (SS2) McCaughrin.
POL 296-02: Negotiation Analysis (3). No prerequisites. Open to majors and non-majors of all classes. Meets the global politics field requirement or elective credit in the politics major. Recommended for students interested in diplomacy, estate management, labor-manager relations, alternative dispute resolution, civil law, or political science / public policy graduate study. We explain national and international political outcomes from selected negotiation rules constrained by mutually agreeable fairness norms. Special attention to sealed-bid auctions, point allocation rules under varied entitlements, and weighted-vote rules. Cases (via feature films) span variably complex disputes from one indivisible good with two claimants to multiple goods and fragmented claimants. Student assignments include application and evaluation of such rules to cases and data from the Harvard Negotiation Project (see www.pon.harvard.edu). On-line syllabus and other details: mccaughrinc@wlu.edu. (SS2) McCaughrin.
POL 296-03: Humanitarianism (3). No prerequisites. Open to majors and non-majors of all classes. Meets the global politics field requirement or elective credit in the politics major. The idea of humanitarian action - the desire to relieve the suffering of distant strangers - is centuries old, but over the last two decades the practice has undergone rapid change. Students in this course develop a better understanding of the current themes and debates in the field of humanitarianism, including questions of politicization and military intervention, human rights and advocacy, and accountability They also explore different hypotheses regarding the causes and consequences of humanitarian action and use critical analysis to gain a better understanding of the effects - intended and unintended - of humanitarian actions. (SS2) Kennedy.
POL 296-04: The European Union (3). No prerequisites. This course examines the origins, institutions, foreign policy and future of the European Union. Attention is also paid to the U.S. role and stake in Europe and how it deals with the EU. (SS2) Thompson
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POL 297 - Special Topics in Political Philosophy
FDR: SS2 (except for 297H)
Credits: 3 in fall and winter, 4 in spring
Prerequisites: First-year or sophomore standing or instructor consent. A seminar in political science for students at the introductory or intermediate level. Topic, hour, and instructor are announced prior to registration. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Spring 2013 topic:
POL 297H: A Course About Nothing (4). An introduction to contemplation as a way of life and to the academic field of contemplative studies, sometimes called the theory and practice of mindfulness. If reason were embodied education would have to include physical education. Activities familiar to the college seminar, reading, writing, test-taking, combined with Ashtanga, Bikram yoga and spin before, after, and during “class.” Learn disciplines of mind as body and body as mind. This year our principal novel is Yann Martel’s Life of Pi, supplemented by selections from Epstein’s Thoughts without a Thinker, Palmer, Zajonc, and Scribner, The Heart of Higher Education, Hanson and Mendius’ Buddha’s Brain, Pieper’s Happiness and Contemplation, Gunaratana’s Mindfulness in Plain English, and Lightman’s Einstein’s Dreams among others. (HU) Velásquez.
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POL 327 - Japanese Political System
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: POL 105, 227, or instructor consent. An examination of the origin, structure, operation, and evolution of Japanese political institutions. Students discuss the importance of Japan’s international position and historical experience to contemporary politics and address the development of the modern Japanese electoral system, political party system, and policy-making processes. The relationships between political leaders and their constituents on the national and local levels are also examined. LeBlanc.
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POL 342 - Law and the Judicial Process
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Winter
Prerequisite: POL 100, 111, or instructor consent. A survey of legal theories and the problems of reconciling such theories with the realities of administering a legal system. The course draws upon readings from literature, philosophy, legal scholarship, and political science. Topics include the nature of law and justice, constitutionalism, the role and power of courts and judges, and the function of a legal system. Note: re-numbered from POL 237. Harris.
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POL 350 - Ralph Ellison and the American Dream
FDR: SS2
Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring 2013 and alternate years
Prerequisite: At least sophomore standing or instructor consent. The goal of the seminar is to discern the social and political implications of Ralph Ellison’s conception of America. Students read his classic novel, Invisible Man (1952), as well as many of his other works of fiction and non-fiction, as a way to examine the American Dream in the context of the gap between American political principle and practice. Morel.
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POL 360 - Lincoln’s Statesmanship
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Fall or Winter
Prerequisite: POL 100. This seminar examines the political thought and practice of Abraham Lincoln. Emphasis is on his speeches and writings, supplemented by scholarly commentary on his life and career. Morel.
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POL 370 - Seminar in American Political Thought
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3 credits in fall or winter; 4 credits in spring.
Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.
Prerequisite: POL 100 or 111. An examination of classic themes and current issues in American political thought. Depending on the instructor, emphases may include the Federalists, Anti-Federalists, Alexis de Tocqueville, Abraham Lincoln, and voices from the Progressive and civil rights eras. Course readings stress primary sources including speeches, essays, and books by politicians and theorists. The course explores the effort to reconcile liberty and equality, individualism and community, liberalism and republicanism, politics and religion, among other themes. The course highlights the contemporary relevance of the enduring tensions between political principles and practice.
Spring 2013 topic:
POL 370: Seminar in American Political Thought (4). Prerequisite: POL 100 or 111. Open to all classes and majors. Counts as elective toward major. An examination of classic themes and current issues in American political thought. In particular, the course concentrates upon a series of American debates about what liberty consists of, debates which necessarily also consider the nature of a truly democratic society. Readings stress primary sources including speeches, court decisions, letters, essays, and books. (SS2) Holston.
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POL 380 - Global Politics Seminar
FDR: SS2
Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Offered when interest is expressed and departmental resources permit.
Prerequisite: POL 105 or instructor consent. Examination of selected topics dealing with international and comparative politics. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.
Winter 2013 topics:
POL 380-01: Seminar: Human Security (3). The traditional goal of ‘national security’ has been to defend states against external enemies. The focus of ‘human security’ is the protection of individuals – often from the state. As events like the Rwandan genocide and the war on terror illustrate, many of the most acute threats to international peace and security now come from forces within states. But human security is a contested and broad concept; while its proponents agree that its goal is to assure the security of individuals, there is less agreement over which threats individuals should be protected from. This course provides an introduction to the key debates in, and policy relevance of, human security through issues like genocide, civil war, terrorism, migration, development, and hunger. (SS2) Kennedy.
POL 380-02: Seminar: Russian Politics (3). Satisfies the global politics field requirement or elective credit in the politics major. … (SS2) McCaughrin.
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