Courses

 An examination of the basic principles, purposes, and assumptions of First Amendment cases and literature, with attention to both historical and contemporary controversies.

An interdisciplinary seminar focusing on current policy debates designed to incorporate concepts and approaches from philosophy, political science, and economics.

nvestigation at an advanced level of selected problems in political philosophy.

 In addition to political culture as conventionally defined, this course examines alternative political realities and the different understandings of politics that flow from them. It explores in detail the intersections between the realms of politics …

Examines the origins and development of human rights in international politics. The course discusses what human rights are, international human rights movements, the international search for justice after mass crimes, and international humanitarian intervention.

This course undertakes an historical examination of the development of American constitutional thinking about individual rights and civil liberties from the founding era to the present day. Issue that are considered include freedoms guaranteed by …

The President as chief administrative leader, political leader, foreign policy initiator, commander-in-chief, and head of state.

A topics course for the exploration of current issues in Political Science.

A topics course for the exploration of current issues in Political Science.

An umbrella course for variable credit topic courses, such as summer forum, intensive summer courses, half-semester courses, etc.