7 courses with the subject PSC, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
PSC 151Contemporary Politics and Culture – From World War II to 9/113
This course examines the changes in US politics and culture since 1945, including domestic changes and the position of the US in the world. By the end of World War II, the US had become the principal superpower in the world. Flush with this victory and anxious about the atomic bomb, the US wrestled with its new position in the world as well as how to treat its own citizens. How did US foreign policy affect other peoples and other countries? How did other countries come to view the US, and how has that affected the US? At the same time, US domestic life changed dramatically: including the emergence of the civil rights, women’s, and gay liberation movements; the reconfiguration of work and the economy. We look at the many interactions between domestic politics and foreign policy, which emerged during the Cold War, the Vietnam War, the growth in immigration, and the growing globalization of the economy. Finally, why did 9/11 occur? How did the US respond to 9/11, and what are the consequences of those responses today? You will read diverse materials: including court cases, historical documents, and political speeches; see some great films and other materials. 244
Explores the role of government in addressing fundamental social problems and the delicate balance between government’s role and individual rights as well as the relationship of the U.S. to the world.
Presents essentials of American Constitutional history; interpretation of constitutional principles; structure and composition of the legislative, executive and judicial department of the national government; political parties; foreign affairs; general welfare problems.
Studies the policy of the United States regarding important areas and problems in the contemporary world and the development of the American involvement in foreign affairs from the Roosevelt- Truman era of World War II to the present. Emphasis is on American foreign relations, problems of the Western Alliance, and policies toward issues of developing countries. Various interpretations of American foreign policy are evaluated.
Introduces the major theories and concepts in international politics and examines the evolution of the international system during the modern era. Main topics include: the causes of war and peace, the dynamics of colonialism and post colonialism, the emergence of global environmental issues, the nature and functioning of international institutions, the legal and ethical obligations of states, the international sources of wealth and poverty, and the challenges globalization poses to the international system.
Introduces students to the main theoretical frameworks that explain the outbreak of war and conflict and the use of terrorism as a political tactic. These theories come from several of disciplines, including political science, anthropology, and sociology, among others. The class will apply these theories to the US war on terrorism since 2001. Other cases will be explored to shed light on that central case.
Examines the politics of truth, reconciliation and justice in countries that experienced mass genocide or widespread human rights abuses. What kind of justice do countries seek to remedy the past? How do countries balance “truth” and “reconciliation”? What are the consequences for perpetrators and victims? Although this may vary, the course examines the International Military Tribunal at Nuremburg, the Truth and Reconciliation Commissions (TRC) of Chile, and South Africa, the United Nations Criminal Tribunal on Rwanda, and the trials of Augusto Pinochet and Saddam Hussein. Other Electives:
