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POL 203 - Critical Thinking in Politics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course teaches critical thinking by engaging students in major controversies over the analysis of key concepts in political science. It develops the student’s basic skills in reading complex texts and in recognizing and analyzing assumptions, structuring and organizing arguments, and understanding and analyzing symbolic discourses. Each section of the course will raise competing perspectives and will focus on critical thinking and argument-making skills. The course will combine theoretical readings with discussions of specific political issues.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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POL 205 - American Government and Politics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
An introduction to the American federal system. Examines the Constitution, Congress, the presidency, Supreme Court, bureaucracy, political parties, elections, campaigns, interest groups, and the policy process.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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POL 215 - Law and Courts
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This survey course introduces students to traditional and contemporary theories of law and legal interpretation, and develops their ability to engage in critical and comparative analysis of those theories. It also introduces students to the structure and organization of the state and federal court systems in the United States.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 300 - Topics in Political Science
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Topics will vary with current interest of faculty and students. Specific topics will be announced.
Note: May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit: 3
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POL 303 - Ancient and Medieval Political Thought
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course studies selected texts of important political theorists from ancient Greece, Rome, and the European middle ages which continue to be important reference points in contemporary political thought. The course focuses especially on the emergence of the concept of sovereignty, the conditions which make citizenship possible, the relation of religious faith to politics, the gendered nature of political theory, and the controversies over authority and power in the rise of modern state.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 305 - State and Local Government
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Forms, functions and services of state governments; intergovernmental relations; representative local governments; State Constitution and Bill of Rights.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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POL 306 - African American Political Thought
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course explores the African American community’s diverse responses to the predominant challenges it has faced (including, but not limited to, slavery); the economic and political legacies of those challenges; and American political culture more broadly. Coursework will explore and analyze the various strains within Black political thought.
Prerequisite: POL 203 and POL 205; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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POL 307 - European Politics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Examines European politics from the Atlantic to the Ural Mountains. It discusses the historical evolution of the modern European democratic nation-state; its organization and political practices; the institutions and politics of the European Union; and the endurance and proliferation of the state in Europe.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 309 - International Law
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Surveys the rules, procedures, and practices that regulate the various actors in the international arena. Emphasizes the post World War II era and new perspectives such as the control of the use of force, redistribution of world resources, and international protection of human rights.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 311 - Public Policy Analysis
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Studies the theoretical foundations and alternative models of the policy process. Covers topics such as education, health, welfare, energy, and environmental policy.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 313 - Modern Political Thought
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course studies selected texts of important political theorists from the Renaissance to the Industrial Revolution. It focuses specifically on the political theory of the enlightenment, the emergence of the modern theory of democracy, rationalizations of the sovereignty of the nation-state, and the development of critical theories of capitalism and modernity in the late nineteenth centuries. Theorists studied will include Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Montwequieu, Burke, Mill, Marx, and Nietzsche.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 315 - United States Congress
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Examines the role of the Congress in the American political system. Emphasizes the internal formal and informal roles and structures of the Congress and the roles of individual members.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 316 - American Political Thought
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course focuses on the political philosophies and ideas that underscore American political culture, institutions, and policy-making. Coursework may emphasize long-standing philosophies that influence contemporary politics or the evolution of views of the economy, the role of government, the concept of citizenship and more from the founding to the present.
Prerequisite: POL 203 and POL 205; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 319 - International Organization
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Examines the organization and functioning of such international and regional organizations as the United Nations, the European Community, the Organization of American States, NATO and specialized agencies such as the World Health Organization.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 323 - Postmodern Political and Social Theory
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
The course examines the diversity of theories that challenge modernity in political theory and relates them to specific issues in contemporary political theory, such as freedom, sovereignty, the politics of hybridity and diversity, and democracy.
Note: This course is the third of four survey courses in political theory. It may be taken by itself or as part of the sequence of survey courses in political theory (POL 303, 313, and 333).
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 325 - The Presidency
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Development and contemporary status of presidential power and of the presidential office. Historical, analytical and critical approach with emphasis on the personal and political aspects of the institution.
Prerequisite: POL 205 or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 327 - African Politics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Analyzes the development of the political systems of sub-Saharan Africa from the interaction of traditional African and modern European social forces. Emphasizes colonialism, nationalism, and political patterns in the post-independence period.
Prerequisite: Three credits in Political Science; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 328 - Politics and Literature
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course explores the connections between politics and literature, with an emphasis on developing the theoretical foundations and analytical skills needed to understand and interpret literature in its political context. Topics will vary by instructor.
Note: May be taken twice, with different professors, for credit.
Prerequisite: Three political science credits; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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POL 329 - American Foreign Policy
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Historical roots of United States foreign policy. Examines the development of the U.S. into a global power; involvements in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Covers the individual and institutional actors involved in the foreign policy making process.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 330 - Internet Politics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course surveys the relationships between the Internet and contemporary politics. It teaches students the skills needed for basic Internet literacy, examines the medium’s ongoing development and the political context in which this occurs, and addresses connections between various Internet-related topics and politics.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 333 - Global Political Theory
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course focuses on the interactions among different traditions of political theory, examining points of contact and difference. Students will study both alternative traditions of political thought and issues in political theory that address transnational political formations.
Note: Note: This course is the fourth of four survey courses in political theory. It may be taken by itself or as part of the sequence of survey courses in political theory (POL 303, 313, and 323). It will be taught every other spring semester.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 335 - The Supreme Court
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Examines the structure and functioning of the Supreme Court. Particular attention given to the role of the Court in the American political process.
Prerequisite: POL 215; or instuctor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 336 - Pop Culture and Politics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Drawing on political theory, contemporary political writings and popular culture texts, this course introduces students to the way in which popular culture reflects, contests, and reinforces political ideology. Students will learn to analyze pieces of popular culture as texts that explore the ideals and fears that permeate American political culture.
Prerequisite: Minimum of 3 political science credits; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 337 - Middle East Politics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Examines contemporary political issues in the Middle East and North Africa, including international relations, the politics of oil, the environment, democratization, gender, religion, and the development of civil society.
Prerequisite: Three credits in political science, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 338 - Politics and Film
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course explores the connections between politics and film, with an emphasis on developing the theoretical foundations and analytical skills needed to understand and interpret popular films in their political context. Topics will vary by instructor. May be taken twice, with different professors, for a total of 6 credits.
Prerequisite: Thee credits in Politcal Science; or instuctor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 339 - International Relations Theory
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course surveys contending theoretical frameworks used to study contemporary international relations, examining both traditional and newer approaches. Perspectives addressed will vary by instructor but may include liberalism, realism, Marxism, critical theory, constructivism, feminism, postmodernism, and green theory.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 343 - Democratic Theory
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course examines democracy as an ambiguous achievement, both valued and undermined, in modern political thought. It surveys a variety of historical traditions of democratic thought, and investigates current problems of democratic politics in light of recent developments in political economy, the capitalist state, and global politics.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 345 - American Constitutional Law
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
The Supreme Court’s contribution to constitutional development as reflected primarily in its decisions in cases on the nature of judicial authority, the commerce clause, the separation of powers, the division of authority between the national and state governments, and others.
Prerequisite: POL 215; or instuctor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 346 - American Political Development
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This advanced course introduces students to the subfield of American political development which studies political institutions, public policy, and political change through an emphasis on history (path dependency, unintended consequences) and culture (narrative, rhetoric).
Prerequisite: Three credits in Political Science or instructor Permission.
Credit: 3
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POL 347 - Politics of Development
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course addresses issues of political, economic, and social development. We critically examine the notion and paradigm of development, the ways in which countries and other institutions attempt to bring about development, and successful and unsuccessful cases of development in countries around the world.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 348 - Contentious Politics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This class examines contentious politics, from strikes and protests to coups and revolutions. We examine both US and international cases of collective action, using comparative analysis to understand demands for social and political change.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 353 - Contemporary Political Theory
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course investigates important conceptual issues in contemporary political theory by surveying twentieth century theorists such as Freud, Weber, Habermas, and Foucault, as well as rival theoretical approaches such as utilitarianism, communitarianism, critical theory, feminism, and post-structuralism.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing; or instuctor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 355 - Civil Liberties
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
A survey of American civil liberties. Emphasizes contemporary problems such as freedom of speech, press, religion, procedural guarantees of persons accused of crime, and the right to be free from racial discrimination, and other matters within the purview of the Bill of Rights.
Prerequisite: POL 215; or instuctor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 356 - Freedom of Speech
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course studies the evolution of freedom of speech protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It focuses on approaches to expressive freedom taken by different Supreme Court justices and legal theorists throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and analyzes the controversies associated with specific types of expression.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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POL 357 - Latin American Politics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course examines politics in Latin America. After a brief overview of history and the theoretical approaches that have been used to understand Latin America, it examines contemporary political, economic, and social issues affecting Latin America generally, combined with country case studies for more detailed analysis.
Prerequisite: One course in political science, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 359 - The Nation-State and Global Order
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course introduces students to the historical, conceptual, and institutional sources of the modern political world. It emphasizes the historical formation of the nation-state, its development into a global system of states, the alternative forms it has taken in both the developed and under-developed worlds, and the global forms of political and economic organization that currently challenge the nation-state as the primary focus of political power and identity.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 363 - Feminist Social and Political Theory
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course introduces students to feminist theories of politics. It surveys different theoretical traditions in feminist theory, and examines feminist approaches to key issues in political theory. It also introduces students to an important interdisciplinary approach to social and cultural theory.
Prerequisite: WST 200 or 3 credits in Politcal Science; or instuctor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 367 - Third World Politics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course provides an introduction to the politics of the global South, focusing on the problems and prospects of the world’s poorer countries. The course surveys the varied experiences of third world countries and examines the social, economic, and political challenges they face.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 369 - Terrorism and Political Violence
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course surveys the nature, causes, and implications of terrorism and other forms of political violence. Relevant theoretical understandings, case studies, and policy responses will be explored, with special attention paid to the factors that motivate individuals to become involved in terrorist activities.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 375 - New York State Politics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course will examine the functioning of the executive, legislative and judicial branches of New York State government. Historical, economic, social and demographic factors will be surveyed. The impact of public opinion, interest groups and political parties on these institutions will also be studied as well as the operation of county, city and town governments.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or Instuctor Permission.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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POL 378 - Gender and Global Politics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course introduces a way of analyzing and researching global politics that takes gender seriously as an analytic category. The course covers various approaches to the study of gender, femininity and masculinity in international relations and topics such as war and peace, economics, security, the environment, and human rights.
Prerequisite: Three credits in Political Science; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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POL 379 - War, Technology, and the Modern State
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Examines war as an agent of political development; specifically, how changes in warfighting and weapons technology gave rise to standing armies which in turn gave rise to the centralized, bureaucratized modern state capable of supporting such armed force on a permanent basis and contributed to democratic governance and welfare programs.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 385 - Law and Society
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course examines the perennial questions: How does law shape society and conversely, how does society shape law? This is an ongoing discussion which is reflected in the political discourse and decision making in our courts, legislatures, and communities.
Prerequisite: POL 205 or 215; or instuctor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 387 - Global Environmental Politics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course addresses environmental issues including acid rain, climate change, desertification, population issues, soil erosion, sustainability, and water access and quality. We will examine the relationship between environmental issues and conflict, focusing on the historical and contemporary efforts of governments, NGOs, and activists to address domestic and transnational environmental issues.
Prerequisite: SUS 115 or GLS 200 or 3 credits in Politcal Science; or instuctor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 389 - Security Studies
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course explores contending theoretical approaches to the study of contemporary global security, examines key concepts and relevant debates, surveys specific security challenges, and evaluates attendant policy responses. Subject issues may include alliances, the arms trade, energy security, ethnic conflict, human security, organized crime, peace operations, terrorism, and war.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or instuctor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 395 - Independent Research in Political Science
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course surveys approaches to political science as well as the core questions and research in the different subfields of political science. It will engage students in debate about the fundamental epistemological and ontological assumptions behind various schools of political science. Students will develop an independent research program, situating it within the history and current problems of political science. The course will prepare them to work closely with a faculty member on an independent honors thesis or independent research paper during their senior year.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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POL 399 - Independent Study
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Individual study and research.
Note: Variable credit zero to 15, repeatable seven times for a total of 15 credits.
Prerequisite: Departmental and instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
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POL 405 - Mass Media and Public Opinion
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
A study of the formation of public opinion and how it affects and is affected by the mass media. Critical examination of the media and politics focusing on such subjects as the media and the public interest, problems of objectivity, what the news does not cover, and government regulation of the media.
Prerequisite: 3 credits in Politcal Science or instuctor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 409 - Comparative Energy Policy
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course provides an interdisciplinary understanding of current energy issues and responses to those issues. We examine energy policies of several countries and the science relating to those policies, for example, how we get energy from fossil fuels, alternative energy sources, reprocessing spent nuclear fuel, and ethanol.
Prerequisite: SUS 115 or GLS 200 or three credits in Political Science; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 415 - Women and Politics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Historical role of women in politics; women’s movement in America; women today; analysis of political role of women in the future.
Prerequisite: Three credits in Politcal Science; or instuctor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 490 - Political Science Honors
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
In this course exceptional students will read extensively and write a substantial independent honors thesis under the direct supervision of a faculty member.
Prerequisite: Political science major and senior standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 6
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POL 495 - Teaching Assistant in Politics
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course offers an introduction to college-level teaching for advanced students with a demonstrated interest in pursuing graduate study or a teaching career. Supervised by a department faculty member, the course allows students the opportunity to gain classroom teaching experience while conducting independent research on relevant topics of interest. Note: A minimum 3.0 GPA will be needed for instructor approval.
Prerequisite: Junior standing and instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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POL 497 - Seminar in Political Science
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Research, writing, and reporting on topics chosen for their particular value to political science majors.
Note: May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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POL 498 - Internship in Political Science
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Field experiences with selected agencies of local, state or national government, or work done directly for individuals actively involved in the political process. Specific assignments individually determined.
Note: Departmental approval required. Variable credit zero to 12, repeatable three times for a total of 15 credits.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and minimum 2.5 GPA.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
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POL 499 - Independent Study
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Individual readings and research projects under supervision of a member of the political science faculty.
Note: Variable credit one to six, repeatable for a total of nine credits.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
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POR 101 - Elementary Portuguese
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Preparation of students without previous knowledge of Portuguese in the fundamentals of conversation, reading, and composition.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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POR 102 - Continuing Elementary Portuguese
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Continuation of POR 101: Fundamentals of conversation, reading, and composition.
Prerequisite: POR 101 or three years of transcripted high school Portuguese; or instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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POR 201 - Intermediate Portuguese
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course offers an interactive approach to the Portuguese language by focusing not only on grammar and vocabulary but also on music, cinema, and other expressions of Lusophone visual culture. It also intends to continue improving the student’s skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in the target language.
Prerequisite: POR 102 or four years of Portuguese in high school; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychology
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Psychology is the science that studies behavior and mental processes, and studies the profession that applies that science.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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PSY 200 - Lifespan Development Psychology
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Survey of the current theories and research that describe and explain the changes in behavior that take place across the lifespan.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166.
Offered: Fall, Summer
Credit: 3
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PSY 201 - Drugs & Behavior
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course will introduce students to the psycho-(bio)logy of drug and alcohol use. Students learn about legal and illicit substances, their common uses, differences between abuse and dependence, and available treatments. The knowledge learned in this course will prepare students to critically evaluate scientific literature in the substance use field.
Prerequisite: PSY 100.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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PSY 202 - Memory and Cognition in Everyday Life
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course will introduce students to the basic concepts of memory, problem solving and decision making. The focus will be to link the cognitive psychology research to applications that will help students to improve memory, problem solving and decision making, and to recognize and avoid the impediments to successful memory, solving and decision making in their daily lives. This course will give students the knowledge that will help them with critical thinking in all aspects of their lives, including their diverse career goals. The course will also be a foundation for any additional coursework in cognitive psychology, cognitive science, or human factors.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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PSY 203 - Canine Cognition and Behavior
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Canis Familiaris is the first domesticated animal. This course will introduce you to the study of dog psychology and what the latest discoveries tell us about how dogs think, learn, and feel about us. This course will build on concepts learned in PSY100, including perception, learning, cognition, and emotion, applying those concepts to a non-human animal. Understanding how these systems work in a non-human will allow students to better understand these systems in humans.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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PSY 280 - Analysis of Psychological Data
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Basic techniques of descriptive and inferential statistics, their applications to research in psychology and how to efficiently communicate statistical results in written format using APA writing style.
Prerequisites: PSY 100 or COG 166, or instructor permission.
Note: Laboratory course.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 4
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PSY 290 - Research Methods in Psychology
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course involves critical consideration of the basic research methods used in psychological research. Emphasis is on designing, running, analyzing and communicating studies in diverse areas of psychology as a means for understanding the logic of research methodology.
Prerequisite: PSY 280 or instructor permission.
Note: Laboratory course.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 4
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PSY 302 - Learning
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course is designed to be an advanced topical course within the specific area of learning. Students will utilize their methodology skills attained from PSY 290 to examine the area of learning from both the practical and theoretical standpoints. Students will be responsible for in-depth readings of original research in several specific areas of learning.
Note: If you took PSY 302 you cannot take this course.
Prerequisite: PSY 290
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PSY 303 - Biopsychology
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
An examination of the physical and biological mechanisms that underlie or are associated with specific behaviors and experiences including aggression, perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, psychopathology, development, and the action of psychoactive drugs.
Note: If you have taken PSY 403 you cannot take this course.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit: 3
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PSY 305 - Cognition
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This area of psychology is guided by the information processing approach in its examination of how people think. Topics include attention and memory, problem solving, decision making, and logical reasoning.
Note: If you have taken PSY 405 you cannot take this course.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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PSY 310 - Topics in Psychology
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Varied topics in psychology.
Note: Variable credit one to three, may be repeated four times for a total of 15 credits.
Prerequisite: PSY 100
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PSY 320 - Developmental Psychology
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to developmental psychology and to the scientific study of developmental processes during the period from conception through adolescence. As such this course will present theory, research, and applied topics as they apply to prenatal development, infancy, childhood and adolescence. Topics will include major theories and themes in developmental psychology, developmental research methods, physical development, socio-emotional development, cognitive development, language development, moral development, and contexts for development to include culture, family and peers. The emphasis in this class is on discovering the many different biological, maturational, and experiential factors that influence development.
Note: Students who have taken PSY 322, PSY 323 or HDV 322 or HDV 323 may not take this course.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit: 3
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PSY 330 - Educational Psychology
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
A study of psychological principles and research as applied to classroom organization, teaching, and learning.
Prerequisite: PSY 320 or HDV 322 or HDV 323; or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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PSY 340 - Social Psychology
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Introduction to the social determinants of individual and group behavior with an emphasis on current theory and research.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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PSY 343 - Health Psychology
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
A comprehensive introduction to the field of health psychology, including coverage of basic research methods, current findings with respect to psychosocial variable and disease risk, and critical analysis of the dissemination of these findings to the public.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166
Offered: Summer
Credit: 3
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PSY 344 - Psychology of Women
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
In this course, traditional and contemporary theories on the psychology of women are examined. Historical and current research on the psychosocial development of girls and women are discussed and critiqued.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166.
Offered: Spring.
Credit: 3
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PSY 345 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course describes and explains psychological aspects of work-related behavior, providing students with the skills necessary to effectively address the issues that impact human behavior in the workplace. Students will examine how psychological theories, methods, and research apply to the workplace.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PSY 346 - Sport Psychology
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course examines the behavioral, perceptual, cognitive, and affective aspects of sport participants, coaches, officials and spectators. Psychological concepts will be presented and applied to all aspects of sport and exercise.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PSY 350 - Abnormal Psychology
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Examines the origins and symptoms of emotional and behavioral disorders. Prevention and treatment will be examined, along with cultural and historical influences on our understanding of disorders.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit: 3
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PSY 361 - Psychology of Language
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Survey of the major research findings in the psychology of language with special emphasis on the psychological processes involved in language acquisition and adult language comprehension and production.
Note: Students that have completed PSY 310, Psycholinguistics, cannot take this course.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 or COG 166.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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PSY 399 - Independent Study
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Advanced study of selected topics.
Note: Variable credit zero to twelve, may be repeated five times for a total of 12 credits.
Prerequisite: Minimum 60 credits and 3.0 GPA and instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
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PSY 401 - Perception
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Examines contemporary theories and research which account for our abilities to sense and interpret light, sound, and other forms of stimulation.
Note: Laboratory course. If you have taken PSY 301 you cannot take this course.
Prerequisite: PSY 290.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 4
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PSY 402 - Learning
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course is designed to be an advanced topical course within the specific area of human learning. Students will utilize their methodology skills attained from PSY 290 to examine the area of learning from both the practical and theoretical standpoints. Students will be responsible for in-depth readings of original research in several specific areas of learning. In addition, students will be involved in the basic methods of data collection, experimental design, data analysis, and report writing within the area of learning.
Note: If you have taken PSY 302 you cannot take this course.
Prerequisite: PSY 290
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 4
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PSY 403 - Biopsychology
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
An examination of the physical and biological mechanisms that underlie or are associated with specific behaviors and experiences including aggression, perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, psychopathology, development, and the action of psychoactive drugs.
Note: Laboratory course. If you have taken PSY 303 you cannot take this course.
Prerequisite: PSY 290.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 4
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PSY 405 - Cognition
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This area of psychology is guided by the information processing approach in its examination of how people think. Topics include attention and memory, problem solving, decision making, and logical reasoning.
Note: Laboratory course. If you have taken PSY 305 you cannot take this course.
Prerequisite: PSY 290.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 4
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PSY 407 - Human Factors Psychology
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course will provide an in depth review of the application of psychology to the design, development, and assessment of systems, products and information. Students will be provided with an understanding of human abilities, the user centered design process that accounts for those abilities, and methodologies for assessing usability. Through the review of case studies human factors issues related to human-computer interfaces, control design, workspace design and the needs of special populations (e.g. elderly) will be studied.
Prerequisite: PSY 100 and 290 and upper division standing.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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PSY 410 - Advanced Topics in Psychology
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Course description is dependent on topic. Contact department for description.
Note: Repeatable up to 15 credit hours.
Prerequisite: PSY 290 and upper division standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PSY 411 - Introduction into Neural Networks
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Introduction to Neural Networks’ provides a rigorous introduction to the principles of neural function in the context of network and connectionist network theories. A variety of approaches will be considered as an explanatory model for human behavior more broadly, and how they might support a range of cognitive phenomena.
Prerequisite: PSY 290 and PSY 305, or instructor permission
Equivalent Course: COG 411
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PSY 423 - Psychology Adulthood & Aging
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course is designed to be a topical course that will cover a broad scope of normative psychological, cognitive, social, and biological development from adulthood through old age. Theories of adult development and aging will be presented. Students will read and discuss empirical articles from the primary literature.
Prerequisite: PSY 290 and PSY 200 or PSY 320, or Instructor Permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PSY 424 - Social Cognition
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Social Cognition is the study of information processing about ourselves, others, and social groups. This course provides a detailed introduction to topics and theories in Social Cognition, with a focus on empirical findings in the field. Students will familiarize themselves with classic and contemporary theories and methods in Social Cognition. Sample topics in the course include social judgment, automaticity, attitudes, and stereotypes.
Prerequisite: PSY 290 and PSY 340; or instructor permission.
Credit: 3
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PSY 425 - Cognition and Aging
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course is designed to be an in-depth seminar style format that will focus on the cognitive changes that occur with aging. Students will gain a sound theoretical and empirical framework for evaluating and analyzing research in cognitive aging.
Prerequisite: PSY 290, and PSY 305 or PSY 325, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PSY 426 - Development and Interpersonal Relationships
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
The principal goal of this course is to achieve an advanced understanding of how interpersonal relationships develop over the course of the lifespan, from the cradle to the grave. Using both attachment theory as the main conceptual framework and work from a variety of other related research traditions (e.g., family systems theory, social cognition, peer relations, developmental psychopathology, child maltreatment), we will examine how different types of social relationships e.g., child-parent relationships, romantic relationships, friendships) emerge throughout development and how the quality of these relationships effect broad and specific aspects of personal functioning and overall well-being.
Prerequisite: PSY 290 and 320; or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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PSY 428 - Cognitive Development
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course is designed to be a depth course that will cover a broad scope of normative cognitive development from infancy to adolescence. Theories of cognitive development and theories within subfields of cognitive development will be presented. Students will read and discuss empirical articles from the primary literature to gain an understanding of the current issues, methodologies and knowledge base in this area of psychological science.
Prerequisite: PSY 200 or PSY 305 or PSY 320; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PSY 433 - Primate Cognition
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This seminar will provide a comprehensive introduction to the study of primate cognition from an evolutionary and comparative perspective. Students will develop a more evolutionarily grounded understanding of cognition and social behavior from learning about our nonhuman primate cousins.
Prerequisite: PSY 290, and PSY 305 or PSY 320
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PSY 435 - Cognitive Systems
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course provides an introduction to and survey of developing areas of research and theorization in Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Science, with an emphasis on extending and applying those areas to other domains in Psychology. Potential topics include complex and dynamical systems, self-organization, situated cognition, joint action, and simulation.
Prerequisite: PSY 290 and 305; or instructor permission.
Equivalent Course: COG 435
Credit: 3
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PSY 441 - Theories of Personality
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
A study of the major classic and current theories of personality and human behavior with an emphasis on the contributions to general psychology. It enables students to acquire an in-depth understanding of concepts and principles that they can use to unravel mysteries of human behavior and see how these influences relate to our understanding of psychopathology (abnormal psychology) through an examination of personality research.
Prerequisite: PSY 290 or permission of instructor
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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PSY 444 - Emotion
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of emotion (or affect) from a variety of perspectives and explores how psychology explains the origins and functions of emotion. It examines how a person’s cognition and culture, broadly construed, can influence their emotional experiences and expressions. Students are introduced to a variety of approaches for measuring emotions that they could utilize for their capstone and independent research projects.
Prerequisite: PSY 290 or instructor permission
Credit: 3
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PSY 450 - Topics in Abnormal Psychology
2018-2019 Catalog Year:
Topics in Adnormal Psychology
Note: Repeatable up to 9 credit hours.
Prerequisite: PSY 290 and PSY 350
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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