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Please Note: The information
given in the Course Atlas is subject to change.
For final schedule information, please refer OPUS.
Strahan, MTWThF 8:30-9:50, MAX: 25
Content: The objectives of this course are: 1) to review
the origins and underlying purposes of the American constitutional system;
2) to examine the major political institutions in the United States and
explore how these institutions influence our national politics; and 3)
to encourage you to think about the some fundamental questions that lie
beneath contemporary political debates. We will pay particular attention
in this course to how public policy gets decided in the American political
system, including both domestic and foreign policy issues.
Texts:
Herbert J. Storing, What the Anti-Federalists
Were For
James Q. Wilson & John J. DiIulio, American
Government, 10th ed.
Others TBA
Particulars:
Midterm examination, final and three position papers. Position
papers will involve researching a current issue in American politics,
then writing a brief essay (2-3 pp.) in which you take and defend a position
on that issue.
Reiter, MTWThF 10:00-11:20, MAX: 25
Content: This course is an introduction to the study of international relations, it is intended in particular as a gateway course for political science and international studies majors interested in taking more advanced international relations courses. The course will cover a variety of topics, including the causes of war, international trade, international organizations, the United Nations, terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, international currency, foreign policy decision-making, the effects of domestic politics on international relations, ethics and international relations, and others. There is a research paper, as well as a midterm and a final.
Texts: TBA
Particulars:
There is a research paper, as well as a midterm and a final.
Shapiro, MTWThF 8:30-9:50, MAX: 25
Content:
Texts:
Particulars:
Reinhardt, MTWThF 11:30-12:50, MAX: 25
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