Principles, procedures and problems of the legislative process of the United States Congress.
Month: January 2017
PS 417 The American Judicial System
Structure, process, and personnel of American courts; emphasis on the governmental and political consequences of court decisions for public policy-making.
PS 411 The American Constitution : Powers and Structures of Government
This course undertakes an historical examination of the development of American constitutional thinking about powers and structures of government from the founding era to the present day. Issue that are considered include separation of powers, …
PS 408 The American Presidency
The President as chief administrative leader, political leader, foreign policy initiator, commander-in-chief, and head of state.
PS 401 Politics of Islam & World Politics
This course can be repeated by students, but not with the same content.
PS 401 Political Information
This course can be repeated by students, but not with the same content.
PS 400 Washington DC Internship Prep
An umbrella course for variable credit topic courses, such as summer forum, intensive summer courses, half-semester courses, etc.
PS 400 Careers in Political Science
An umbrella course for variable credit topic courses, such as summer forum, intensive summer courses, half-semester courses, etc.
PS 377 Nuclear Weapons and World Politics
Covers the origins of nuclear weapons, the reasons states seek them, the strategies developed for their use, the consequences of their development, and efforts to control and reverse their spread.
PS 376 Analysis of International Relations
Analysis of international political systems such as balance of power, collective security, deterrence; and the major political processes sustaining those systems, such as threats and violence, bargaining, coalition-formation. The advanced introductory course in the international …