Political Science

Course Code : PO 225

Course Description :

Focuses on the structure and power of the national government and major problems of national policy.

Credit : 3

Course Code : PO 453

Course Description :

Examines the major theorists on the nature of politics and political life from the Greeks to the present. Emphasizes the analysis and interpretation of primary texts.

Credit : 3

Course Code : PO 492

Course Description :

In this course students will undertake a significant research project in order to fulfill the Outcomes Assessment requirement for all major programs in the History and Political Science Department. This project will consist of a series of steps, including a research proposal, a preliminary bibliography, 2 preliminary drafts, a final draft of at least 20 pages in length, and an oral presentation to Department faculty. This course must be taken in tandem with one of the designated senior seminars—the Research Seminar cannot be taken alone.

Credit : 3

Course Code : HI 407

Course Description :

An examination of the political, social, and cultural forces that shaped North America from the pre-Columbian period to the ratification of the United States constitution in 1789. Major topics to be covered include: pre-European Native America; the Age of European exploration and expansion; cross-cultural contacts between Indians, Africans, and Europeans; slavery; colonial ethnicity and the roots of American pluralism; colonial political structures; the Salem witch trials; colonial American culture; the American Revolution; and the Constitutional Convention.

Credit : 3

Course Code : HI 440

Course Description :

Analyzes social, political and cultural developments since 1945 with special emphasis on social movements and political protest.

Credit : 3

Course Code : HI 455

Course Description :

Examines major topics in global history since 1945, including the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, independence movements in colonized nations in Africa and Asia, and various issues related to global economic development.

Credit : 3

Course Code : HI 432

Course Description :

An in-depth and historically grounded examination of selected problems and issues, with topics chosen dependent upon the expertise of the instructor and the changing nature of world concerns.

Credit : 3