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PLSC 199 - General Political Sci Elective

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 201 - American Government (3).
Description: National governmental institutions and the political processes which shape public policy. Meets state requirements for course on the U.S. Constitution. Notes: Offered in fall, spring and summer.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

Course Attributes:
Constitution-Founding Documts, Social Science

PLSC 201H - American Government (3).

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

Course Attributes:
Constitution-Founding Documts, Social Science

PLSC 202 - State and Local Government (3).
Description: A comparative study of the structure and functions of state and local government institutions and political processes. Notes: Offered in fall and spring.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

Course Attributes:
Social Science

PLSC 202H - State and Local Government (3).

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 205 - International Politics (3).
Description: An introduction to the conceptual framework of contemporary foreign policy and international relations.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

Course Attributes:
Global Perspective, Social Science

PLSC 205H - International Politics (3).

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

Course Attributes:
Global Perspective, Social Science

PLSC 207 - Comparative Politics (3).
Description: An introduction to the discipline of comparative politics. The course will explore the theoretical components of governments of the world and will prepare students for upper level area studies.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

Course Attributes:
Global Perspective, Social Science

PLSC 207H - Comparative Politics (3).

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

Course Attributes:
Global Perspective, Social Science

PLSC 260 - The United Nations (3).
Description: The organization and procedures of the United Nations. Preparation for participation in a model United Nations. Notes: Lab Fee: $10. Intensive Oral Communication course. Offered in spring.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

Course Attributes:
Global Perspective, Oral Communication, Social Science

PLSC 261 - Model UN Symposium (1).
Description: Learn to chair and support parliamentary organizations. Manage large conference. Understand how United Nations Secretariat functions. Notes: Offered in spring. Prerequisites: PLSC 260 with a grade of C- or better or permission of instructor.
1.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
1.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Seminar/Recitation

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 299 - General Political Sci Elective

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 305 - The National Executive (3).
Description: Study of the contemporary U.S. Presidency and the Executive Branch. Prerequisites: PLSC 201 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 306 - Congress (3).
Description: Congress and its principal activities, including an analysis of the way in which Congress makes public policy. Prerequisites: PLSC 201 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 307 - American Parties and Practical Politics (3).
Description: Political parties, interest groups and citizen politics. Notes: Offered variable times. Prerequisites: PLSC 201 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 307H - American Parties and Practical Politics (3)

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 310 - The Judiciary (3).
Description: The courts as decision-making bodies in the political process. Their relationship to the legal profession, interest groups and other parts of government. Notes: Offered variable times. Prerequisites: PLSC 201 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 311 - Constitutional Law: Federalism and Institutions (3).
Description: The substantive law of separation of powers; powers among the branches of government and between national and state governments. Emphasis on legal, political and historical contexts and processes. Notes: PLSC 311 and 312 in combination may be used to satisfy the Constitution requirement. Prerequisites: PLSC 201 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 311H - Constitutional Law: Criminal Civil Liberties (3).

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 312 - Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (3).
Description: The substantive law of rights and liberties, with an emphasis on the political freedoms of speech and press, religious freedom, freedom from discrimination, and due process rights in criminal law. Notes: PLSC 311 and 312 in combination may be used to satisfy the Constitution requirement. Prerequisites: PLSC 201 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 312H - Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (3)

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 313 - Public Opinion and Political Participation (3).
Description: The nature, formation and measurement of public opinion, including the kinds of political participation, and the ways that public opinion, political participation, and public policy influence one another. Participation in conducting telephone surveys is required. Notes: Offered variable times. Lab Fee: $40 Prerequisites: PLSC 201 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 314 - Media and Politics (3).
Description: The effects of the mass media on American politics including its role in campaigns, institutions and public policy. Prerequisites: PLSC 201 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 315 - South Carolina Politics (3).
Description: The study of politics, government operations and public policy in metropolitan areas. Notes: Cross-listed with AAMS 315. Offered variable times. Prerequisites: PLSC 201 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 317 - African American Politics and Policy (3).
Description: This course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the Black political experience in the United States. It considers relevant historical background and context, the constitutional framework of American government, and the nature of interactions with the main institutions of government. What is more, the course focuses on the role and participation of Blacks in US government and politics as well as the role of political parties, independent government politics, and social movements. In the process, the course highlights the Black struggle for freedom, justice, equality, and full inclusion in the American political community. The role of race, class, and gender in African American politics is a concomitant focus of the course. Notes: Cross-listed with AAMS 317. Offered periodically. Prerequisites: PLSC 201 with a grade of C or better, or AAMS 300, or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 318 - Constitutional Law: Civil Rights
Description: Focuses on the unique politics of the South. It places southern politics in its theoretical and historical context and examines the central role of race in southern politics as well as regional importance to national politics. Notes: Offered Fall or Spring on a biennial basis. Prerequisites: PLSC 201 with a grade of C or better or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture, Seminar/Recitation

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 319 - Race and Ethnic Politics in the United States (3).
Description: This course is designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of the significance of race and ethnicity in American politics and policymaking. Rooted in theories of race, racism, and political economy, the course considers relevant historical background, the constitutional framework of American government, and the nature of interactions between whites, blacks, Latinos, Asian and Pacific Islanders, and Indians peoples and the main institutions of government. Notes: Cross-listed with AAMS 319. Offered periodically. Prerequisites: PLSC 201 with grade of C or better or AAMS 300 or permission of the instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 321 - Public Policy and Policy Analysis (3).
Description: A study of policy formulation and adoption at various governmental levels and of methodologies used to measure policy impacts. Notes: Offered variable times. Prerequisites: PLSC 201 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 321H - Public Policy and Policy Analysis (3).

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 323 - Public Administration (3).
Description: This course explores the major topics in the study of public administration, including organizational theory, personnel management, financial management and administrative law. Prerequisites: PLSC 201 with a grade of C or better, or permission of the instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 323H - Public Administration (3)

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 324 - Health Politics and Policy (3).
Description: This course will examine health politics and policy from a comparative perspective. Notes: Offered periodically.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 325 - Environmental Politics (3).
Description: A study of the creation and implementation of major national and international environmental policies, and the varied social and political movements engaged environmental politics. Notes: Offered variable times.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 325H - Enviromental Politics (3).
Description: A study of the creation and implementation of major national and international environmental policies, and the varied social and political movements engaged environmental politics. Notes: Offered variable times.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 332 - Government and Politics of Asia (3).
Description: Examination of contemporary political issues, political forces and governmental institutions in Asia. Notes: Offered variable times. Prerequisites: PLSC 205 or PLSC 207, or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 335 - Government and Politics of Latin America (3).
Description: Examination of contemporary political issues, political forces, and governmental institutions in Latin America. Notes: Offered variable times. Prerequisites: PLSC 205 or 207 or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 335H - Gov and Politics Latin America

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 336 - Post Soviet Politics and Society: Inside the Enigma (3)
Description: An introduction to the government and politics of the nations of the former Soviet Union with particular concentration on Russia. The course will emphasize the enduring political culture of the ex-Soviet space, as well as the relation of these countries to a globalizing world. Prerequisites: PLSC 205 or 207 or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 337 - Women and Global Politics (3).
Description: Examines the role of women in the sphere of global politics. Course assumes some knowledge of the basic issues confronting women in contemporary global context. Notes: Cross-listed with WMST 337. Prerequisites: WMST 300 or PLSC 205 or 207 or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 337H - Women and Global Politics (3).

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 338 - Government and Politics of Africa (3).
Description: Examination of historical and contemporary political issues, political forces, and governmental institutions in Africa. Notes: Cross-listed with AAMS 338. Offered variable times. Prerequisites: PLSC 205 or 207 or AAMS 300, or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 345 - European Politics (3).
Description: A study of governmental systems, cultures, and enduring problems of Western and Central Europe. Notes: Offered alternate fall semesters. Prerequisites: PLSC 205 or 207 or permission of the instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 345H - European Politics (3).

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 350 - Scope and Methods (3).
Description: Introduction to methodology, the research process, the relationship of theory to research and the conduct of research involving research techniques and simple numerical analysis. Participation in conducting telephone surveys is required. Notes: Lab Fee: $40.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 350H - Scope and Methods (3).
Description: Introduction to methodology, the research process, the relationship of theory to research and the conduct of research involving research techniques and simple numerical analysis. Participation in conducting telephone surveys is required. Notes: Lab Fee: $40.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 351 - Ancient and Medieval Political Thought (3).
Description: Survey of the history of Western political thought from the Ancient Greeks through the Middle Ages. Notes: Prerequisites: HMXP 102 or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 351H - Ancient and Medieval Political Thought (3).

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 352 - Modern and Contemporary Political Thought (3).
Description: Survey of the major political ideas of the modern era from the Enlightenment through Postmodernism. Prerequisites: HMXP 102 or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 352H - Modern and Contemporary Political Thought (3).

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 355 - Political Ideologies (3).
Description: A critical study of the ideologies important to the formulation and development of the political systems in the modern world. Prerequisites: HMXP 102 or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

Course Attributes:
Social Science

PLSC 355H - Political Ideologies (3).

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 356 - American Political Thought (3).
Description: Explores the origins of current American Political Thought through an examination of political writings from colonial times to the present. Notes: Course may be used to satisfy the constitution requirement. Prerequisites: HMXP 102 or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

Course Attributes:
Constitution-Founding Documts, Humanities and Arts

PLSC 356H - American Political Thought

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 362 - Collegiate Model United Nations (1).
Description: This course will address the complex questions inherent about international organizations and employ a text on the subject. The combination of course structure and the student contribution and obligation will allow Winthrop students to compete at a higher level in the collegiate conferences. The course will also allow for more specific research areas on country assignment politics rather than the broader ideas found in PLSC 260. Notes: Lab Fee: $65. Offered in fall. May be taken twice for academic credit. Prerequisites: PLSC 260.
1.000 Credit hours
1.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 371 - Women and Politics in the U S (3).
Description: Women, as a special interest group, and their role in the American political process. Notes: Cross-listed with WMST 371. Prerequisites: PLSC 201 or WMST 300 with a grade of C or better, or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 390 - Selected Topics in Political Science (3).
Description: Topics to be chosen by the instructor. Notes: May be retaken for additional credit. Offered variable times.
3.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
3.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 399 - General Political Sci Elective

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 450H - Honors: Selected Topics in Political Science (3).
Prerequisite: Permission of the Chair.
3.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
3.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 470 - Experiential Learning in Political Science (0).
Description: Students participate in a significant experiential learning opportunity in political science or related field, requiring a commitment of at least 20 hours, typically undertaken outside of course requirements. Notes: Students must provide adequate documentation of the hours and placement. Prerequisites: Permission of department chair required.
0.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Field Studies

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 471 - Academic Internship in Political Science (1)
Notes: Offered in fall, spring and summer. Prerequisites: Permission of the Chair.
1.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
1.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Internship

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 472 - Academic Intern Political Sci
Notes: Offered in fall, spring and summer. Prerequisites: Permission of the Chair.
2.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
2.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Internship

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 473 - Academic Intern Political Sci
Notes: Offered in fall, spring and summer. Prerequisites: Permission of the Chair.
3.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
3.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Internship

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 490 - Senior Capstone in Political Science (3).
Description: Students explore the development of Political Science as a discipline and write a lengthy paper on a Political Science topic of their choice. Notes: Students may not receive credit for both PLSC 450H and PLSC 490, or both HONR 450H and PLSC 490. Intensive Writing course. Offered in spring. Prerequisites: PLSC 350 and a total of 21 hours of Political Science; senior status.
3.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
3.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Seminar/Recitation

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

Course Attributes:
Intensive Writing

PLSC 490H - Senior Capstone in Political Science (3).
Description: Students explore the development of Political Science as a discipline and write a lengthy paper on a Political Science topic of their choice. Notes: Students may not receive credit for both PLSC 450H and PLSC 490, or both HONR 450H and PLSC 490. Intensive Writing course. Offered in spring. Prerequisites: PLSC 350 and a total of 21 hours of Political Science; senior status.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Seminar/Recitation

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

Course Attributes:
Intensive Writing

PLSC 498 - Independent Study in Political Science (3).
Description: This course is designed to allow students to study a topic of Political Science in greater depth than allowed in a traditional classroom setting. Students will receive assignments from their supervising instructor as appropriate. Notes: Course may be repeated once. Students are limited to a total of nine hours in PLSC 450H, 471, 472, 473, 498, 501, 502 and 503. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor and chair required.
3.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
3.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 498H - Independent Study in Political Science (3).

3.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
3.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 499 - Independent Research in Political Science (3).
Approved Titles: Studies in Arab Politics

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 499H - General Political Science Elective (3).

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 501 - Academic Research in Political Science (1).
Description: Students conduct original research in a Political Science field. Notes: Students are limited to nine total credits in PLSC 471, 472, 473, 498, 501, 502, 503, and 450H.
1.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
1.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 502 - Academic Research in Political Science (2).
Description: Students conduct original research in a Political Science field. Notes: Students are limited to nine total credits in PLSC 498, 471, 472, 473, 501, 502, 503, and 450H.
2.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
2.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 503 - Academic Research in Political Science (3).
Description: Students conduct original research in a Political Science field. Notes: Students are limited to nine total credits in PLSC 498, 471, 472, 473, 501, 502, 503, and 450H.
3.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
3.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 504 - American Foreign Policy (3).
Description: Study of policy formulation and the decision-making process. Prerequisites: PLSC 205 or 207 or graduate status or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 504H - American Foreign Policy (3).

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 505 - Government and Politics of Modern China (3).
Description: This course will provide students a chance to focus on one of the most powerful Asian countries in the world in terms of its place in present day politics. Students will learn how China deals with its own policies as a Communist country and how it deals with the rest of the world. Notes: Offered alternate years. Prerequisites: PLSC 205 or 207 or graduate status or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 506 - International Political Economy (3).
Description: A study of the foundations and operation of the international political economy. Examines the impact and influences of the key institutions, theories, and trends guiding the interaction of politics and economics globally. Prerequisites: PLSC 205 or 207 or graduate status or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 508 - National Security Policy (3).
Description: An exploration of a number of approaches to national security, including traditional military analysis to newer issues such as environmental and resource security. Prerequisites: PLSC 205 or 207 or graduate status or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 510 - Topics in Political Inquiry (3).
Description: Topics to be chosen by the instructor. Notes: May be retaken for additional credit. Offered at variable times.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 510H - Topics in Political Inquiry (3)
Description: Topics to be chosen by the instructor. Notes: May be retaken for additional credit. Offered at variable times.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 512 - Education Politics and Policy (3).
Description: The relationships between the operation of the United States' political system and education policy at the federal, state and local level. Notes: Offered variable times. Prerequisites: PLSC201 with a grade of C or better, or graduate status or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 514 - Survey Research and Data Management (3).
Description: This course offers a comprehensive, hands-on examination of survey research including questionnaire construction, programming a Computer Aided Telephone Interviewing (CATI) system, sampling frames, survey methodology, caller training and supervision, data collection, and data analysis. Notes: Offered variable times. Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
3.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture/Lab-Clinical

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 518 - Politics of the American South (3).
Description: Focuses on the unique politics of the South. It places southern politics in its theoretical and historical context and examines the central role of race in southern politics as well as regional importance to national politics. Notes: Cross-listed with AAMS 518. Offered fall or spring on a biennial basis. Prerequisites: PLSC 201 with a grade of C or better, or graduate status, or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 518H - Politics of the American South (3).
Description: Focuses on the unique politics of the South. It places southern politics in its theoretical and historical context and examines the central role of race in southern politics as well as regional importance to national politics. Notes: Cross-listed with AAMS 518. Offered fall or spring on a biennial basis. Prerequisites: PLSC 201 with a grade of C or better, or graduate status, or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 551 - African American Political Thought (3).
Description: This course explores the historical struggle of African Americans to assess their identity in relationship to their legal and social oppression. In reflecting on the work of Audre Lorde, W.E.B. DuBois, Frederick Douglass, Langston Hughes, James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Sojourner Truth, Toni Morrison, Edward Said, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Cornell West, Henry Louis Gates, Alice Walker, Bell Hooks, Mark Twain and others, we will angle in on the question of black identity from a variety of perspectives. Particular attention will be paid to the relationship between these articulations of "blackness" and the historical and political settings in which they arise. Informed class discussion will be emphasized. Students are expected to write a term paper and to present it to the class. Notes: Cross-listed with AAMS 551. Offered variable times. Prerequisites: HMXP 102, or AAMS 300, or permission of the instructor, or graduate status.
3.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
3.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Seminar/Recitation

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 551H - African American Political Thought (3).

3.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Seminar/Recitation

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 553 - Feminist Theory (3).
Description: This course is designed to acquaint students with the variety of ideas, methods and issues raised within contemporary feminist literature. Notes: Cross-listed with WMST 553. Offered alternate fall semesters. Prerequisites: HMXP 102, or graduate status, or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
3.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Seminar/Recitation

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 553H - Feminist Theory

3.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
3.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Seminar/Recitation

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 599 - Gen Political Science Elective

3.000 Credit hours
3.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
0.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Lecture

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department

PLSC 640 - Contemporary Political Issues (3).
Description: Topics to be chosen by the instructor. Notes: Offered on demand. May be retaken for additional credit with permission of the Chair, Department of Political Science.
3.000 Credit hours
0.000 Lecture hours
0.000 Lab hours
3.000 Other hours

Levels: Graduate
Schedule Types: Independent Study/Research, Seminar/Recitation

Pol Sci, Phil, Relg & Legal St Department


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