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110. AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT. (3,0,3). An intensive study
of the beginnings, structure, and functions of the United States Government.
111. AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT,
HONORS COURSE. (3,0,3).
220. WORLD POLITICS. (3,0,3). Selected political systems from
among the Democratic states, the Communist (and former Communist) bloc, and
the Third World.
221. WORLD POLITICS, HONORS COURSE.
(3,0,3).
314. CONGRESS. (3,0,3).
Development, organization, and operations of the U.S. Congress, and its role
in the American political system.
317. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. (3,0,3). Governmental forms and problems of states,
counties, and municipalities. Special reference is made to state, parish, and
municipal problems of Louisiana.
319. THE PRESIDENCY. (3,0,3). Development, organization and
operations of the U.S. Presidency, and its role in the American political system.
330. POLITICAL PARTIES. (3,0,3). A study of the nature, functions,
development and operations of political parties in the United States.
Formerly POLS 308.
335. CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS. (3,0,3). An examination of the nomination of
candidates, election campaigns, and voting patterns in elections. Formerly
POLS 309.
340. PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. (3,0,3). The structure, functions, and
organization of administrative bodies, dynamics of administration, fiscal and
personnel management, federal-state administrative relations, and the control
of administration. Formerly POLS 386.
350. PUBLIC POLICY. (3,0,3). A substantive examination of public
policies in the United States. Formerly POLS 302.
360. INTERNATIONAL POLITICS.
(3,0,3). Introduction to the study of international relations
by providing a framework for the comprehensive theoretical study of
international relations including such areas actors in the political system,
power, alliances, use of force and war, and conflict resolution and arms
control. Formerly POLS 312.
366. UNTIED STATES FOREIGN POLICY.
(3,0,3). Forces, processes, and
contexts that shape Untied States foreign policy.
370. POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY: MAJOR
THINKERS. (3,0,3). An examination of
a selection of the major thinkers in ancient and modern political philosophy.
382. LAW AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS.
(3,0,3). An introductory study of
the theory and role of law in society and of the participants, institutions
and processes of decision making in the American judicial system.
387. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, (3,0,3). Major Supreme Court decisions
interpreting constitutional limits on the powers of, and relations between,
branches and levels of government in the U.S.
390. SPECIAL TOPICS IN POLITICS. (3,0,3). Variable Content. Subtitles will
appear on Transcript.
395. RESEARCH METHODS. (3,0,3). The use of scientific methods,
research design and qualitative data analysis in political science. Formerly
301.
398. INTERNSHIP. (1-9).
Supervised experience in government and government-related agencies under the
guidance of agency personnel. Emphasis on principles of administration,
operation, and service in government and judicial environments at local,
state and federal levels. Formerly POLS 395. Prereq:
Permission of instructor.
To enroll in any 400-level courses,
students must be admitted to the Upper Division; to enroll in a 400(G)-level
course in which there are graduate students, students must have junior or
higher standing.
417(G). SOUTHERN POLITICS (3,0,3). An examination of politics in the
southern United States with emphasis on elements of continuity and change.
425(G). MIDDLE EASTERN POLITICS. (3,0,3). Selected general problems in
developing areas. Focus on issues in the Middle East and North Africa. Survey
of individual political systems. Formerly 327.
428(G). COMPARATIVE POLITICAL
LEADERSHIP. (3,0,3). The structure,
composition, power, and behavior of leadership groups in selected political
systems.
442(G). BUREAUCRATIC POLITICS. (3,0,3). Public organizations as
institutions of U.S. government. Emphasis on the operational environment,
organizational dynamics, and management as principal components in the
administration of law-based government activities. Formerly POLS 462.
452(G). ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. (3,0,3). U.S. environmental policy focusing
on formulation, legitimation, implementation, and
evaluation. Formerly POLS 402(G).
457(G). PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS. (3,0,3). Formal and informal processes of
the development, administration, and evaluation of U.S. public policies.
Formerly POLS 487(G).
467(G). ETHICS AND INTERNATIONAL
POLITICS. (3,0,3). An examination of
the various ethical and theoretical foundations of international relations,
(e.g., classical, Christian, and/or modern).
470(G). POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY: MAJOR
THEMES. (3,0,3). Enduring issues
such as the theological-political problem, moral virtue, relativism, and
natural right and law. Formerly POLS 371.
475(G). AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT.
(3,0,3). Political philosophy and
ideology from colonial times to the beginning of the twentieth cadre.
Formerly POLS 450(G).
483(G). CIVIL LIBERTIES. (3,0,3). The philosophy and development of
civil liberties and civil rights in the U.S. Concentration on the
interpretation of constitutional guarantees by the Supreme Court.
497(G)-498(G). SPECIAL PROJECTS. I,
II, (3,0,3). Study and research in
areas not covered by existing courses.
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