225 courses with the subject POLS, 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.
POLS 1002Introduction to Global Politics
3 hours; 3 credits Introduction to political science’s multiple approaches to studying contemporary global events, politics, and issues. Possible topics and concepts include uses of power, the nature and role of the state, the development and politics of identity, political economy, political change, the global financial order, globalization, development, democratization and autocratization, transnational movements, international organizations, transnational migration, climate change, and peace and conflict. Analysis from one or more critical approaches such as race, ethnicity, class, gender, language, sexual orientation, belief, or other forms of social differentiation Application to specific countries and problems. Starting spring 2026 satisfies Pathways Flexible Core World Cultures and Global Issues requirement.
to International Relations 4 hours; 4 credits Introduction to theories in International Relations. Historical development of the modern international system, the functioning of international organizations, the role of international law, international financial institutions, the gap between rich and poor countries, and global cooperation. Covers issues like war, poverty, health, human rights, and the environment.
4 hours; 4 credits Introduction to the study of political science concepts through the study of the interplay of politics and power in the US. Examines the effect on people's daily lives of the government's ability to determine who gets what, when and how and methods of creating change both within and outside of political systems. Use of primary documents, court cases, opinion pieces, and scholarship are built into the course. Topics may include the role of social class, race, gender and sexuality in the construction of social and political inequality, and in the formation of grassroots political struggles in efforts to change public policy.
POLS 1007Introduction to Public Policy: Efficiency
Equality, and the Public Interest 4 hours; 4 credits Fundamental concepts, principles, and politics of public policy- making on critical issues and so-called “wicked problems,” for which there are no definitive, right answers. Topics include the policymaking process, why some groups’ interests tend to be advantaged over others’, patterns in the main trade-offs made by policymakers, and the dynamic relationships between elected officials, the media, political institutions, and the public at large. Special attention to the role of cultural ideas in interpreting popular but fiercely contested concepts like “liberty” . and “efficiency” in policy debates, what implementing these concepts should look like in real life, and whether and how social and economic policies can improve the lives of major segments of society. Focus on critical policy analysis, including critical race and feminist approaches to public policy. Policy issues that might be explored in depth include immigration reform, environmental policy and climate change, health care, gun control, and others.
3 hours; 3 credits Introduction to social science concepts through the study of power, authority, and social organization in U.S. society. Emphasis on the interaction of government and civil society. Readings focus on primary documents concerning the role of social class, race, and gender in the construction of social and political inequality. (Not open to students who have completed Core Curriculum 1230 or Core Studies 3.) Satisfies Pathways Flexible Core US Experience in Its Diversity requirement. American and urban politics
POLS 3012WAnalytic Approaches to Political Problems
4 hours; 4 credits Critical examination of major political issues. Crosses the boundaries of the discipline's major subfields (American, International, Comparative, Political Theory, Public Policy) by analyzing issues from at least two different subfields. Subjects from term to term. Writing intensive. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or permission of department.
3 hours lecture, 2 hours laboratory; 4 credits Introduces basic concepts and principles of research methodology connected to specific public policies. Research strategies will vary from term to term, including both qualitative and quantitative methods. Weekly laboratory practice on specific research methods. Writing intensive. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or permission of department. Political Science 449
3 hours; 3 credits Nature and functions of the modern American presidency. Such problems as the selection process and the various roles of the president in the formulation and execution of public policy. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits Overview of the American electoral system and voting behavior of the citizens. Strategic decisions of candidates, political parties, interest groups, and voters in presidential, congressional, and state/local elections. Discussion on government responsiveness, representation, and election reform. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Public opinion and political participation. Political socialization attitude formation and change, political ideology, and voting behavior. Role of the mass media. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Role of legal concepts in the American political system. Judicial behavior and administration. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Relation of current trends and conflicts in the Supreme Court to the clash of fundamental ideas and values in American society. Cases involving economic issues and policies. Such general subjects as judicial review, jurisdiction and procedure of the court, and judicial recruitment and the nature of the judicial process. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Relation of current trends and conflicts in the Supreme Court to the clash of fundamental ideas and values in American society. Cases involving civil liberties including such issues as freedom of speech, press, religion, and criminal justice and race Political Science 441 relations. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Policies, procedures, and institutions in criminal law administration. Operations of the criminal justice system and the political role of the system. Problem of the existence and continued growth of criminal behavior in all segments of American society; relation between a political system and the conduct of its citizens. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits Introduction to the American Jury System. Explores the institution of the jury from its inception during the colonial period to its development over U.S. history as a more inclusive democratic body. Assesses the problems and promises of having laypersons participate directly in the criminal justice system. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English , 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits Explores the content, aims and variants of the Constitution, and its role in the political system. Considers which actors are best positioned to interpret the Constitution. Explores originalism, textualism, prudentialism, structuralism, doctrinalism. Discusses the limitations and possibilities of each. Considers the role that educated citizens play in constitutional interpretation in order to ensure the vitality of a strong democracy. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits Analysis of politics and political economy of incarceration. What is considered crime, who is incarcerated, and how the system of incarceration operates. Changes in socio-political and economic context of incarceration. Larger historical, economic, and political dimensions of public policy and analysis of media on crime and incarceration. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Fundamentals of litigation practice and procedure. Theories and procedures of law, rules of evidence, trial advocacy techniques, legal analysis, and rules of civil procedure. Introduction to the legal and ethical responsibility of attorneys to clients, the community, and themselves, and the mandates of
3 hours; 3 credits Structure, activities, and problems of contemporary urban government. Changing nature of federal, state, regional, and local relationships. Nature of decision-making process in an urban political environment. New York metropolitan area. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Introduction to the major approaches to the field of political science and to the controversies that surround this subject. Principal patterns of cultural, social, economic, and political li in urban settings. Interplay and impact of forces, events, behaviors, and practices that have shaped life in urban areas in the past and continue to do so in the present. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Structure of power of American society and its relation to political ideas, processes, and events at home and abroad. Power in the framework of fundamental technological transformations and worldwide revolutionary tendencies. Viability of the American political system; how it changes. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
and Direct Democracy 3 hours; 3 credits Nature and distribution of power in American communities. Power and political change. Civic engagement and democracy. Discussion of community power literature. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Current politics of globalization and its influence on the politic and economy of New York City. Examination of globalization on the political, legal, and regulatory decision-making processes of New York City. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department. Programs and Courses of Instruction
3 hours; 3 credits Women and politics in the context of the United States of America. Gaining the right to vote; the Equal Rights Amendment; women as political leaders; racial and ethnic diversity of U.S. women; the "gender gap." Policy issues including the feminization of poverty and social welfare. This course is the same as Women's and Gender Studies 3351. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department. s POLS 3153 The Politics of Masculinities 3 hours; 3 credits Concepts and theories of the political, social, and cultural construction of masculinity/masculinities and femininity/femininities. The investigation of the intersection of gender, sexuality, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, and class as forms of power and identification in the lives of American men. Exploration of the variations in men’s experiences across
3 hours; 3 credits Examines the root causes of organized labor's decline and the consequences of this decline on working and living conditions, and prospects for labor's revitalization. Analyzes the political economy of labor, labor's influence at the workplace in the representation of workers, labor leadership and democracy, and labor's political influence in politics. Explores community-labor coalition-building efforts with other actors. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Concepts and theories of the political, social, and cultural construction of sexuality. Investigation of the intersection of gender, sexuality, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, and class as forms of power and identification in America. Diverse social movements that have been built around issues of sexualities in the 20th and 21st century. This course is the same as Women's and Gender Studies 3330. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Current politics of Brooklyn, theories of political power, sites of religious practice and religious history in the borough. Structure and character of relationships between political actors, institutions and religious actors, institutions, communities. This course is the same as Religion 3055. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits Analysis of the role of women in the black freedom struggle. Focus on women activists, theorists, and women-led organizing efforts that helped to define and orient the black freedom struggle. Examine interlocking issues of gender, sexuality, class, and race in postwar America and the development of the modern civil rights movement. This course is the same as Women’s and Gender Studies 3350. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Analysis of the politics of race and the law—including the role of the law in slavery and Reconstruction, the post-Reconstruction development of the American penal system, the history of Political Science 443 Native American conquest and land rights, immigration and the changing definitions of citizenship, the liberation struggles of the 1960s and the reaction of law enforcement, mass incarceration and post-9/11 racial politics. Focus on developing students' critical reading and analytical writing skills and on engaging with the issues of the day and their historical contexts in substantive, thorough form. This course is the same as AMST 3158. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Influence of the media on politics. Topics include the organization of the media, the news function, investigative journalism, campaign advertisements, ethical doctrines, First Amendment issues, and political and editorial policy. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits Critical examination of major issues in American Politics. Focus on developing students' writing skills. Subjects vary from term to term. Writing-intensive course. Studies 3 or Core Curriculum 1230, or any Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits Analysis of the politics of race and the struggles of people of color in the United States—including slavery and Reconstruction, the history of Native American conquest and removal, immigration and the changing meanings of whiteness, US imperialism, the liberation struggles of the 1960s, mass incarceration and post-9/11 racial politics. Focus on developing students' critical reading and analytical writing skills and on engaging with the issues of the day and their historical contexts in substantive, thorough form. Reading and writing-intensive course. This course is the same as American Studies 3107W. Studies 3 or Core Curriculum 1230, or any Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or permission of department.
POLS 3203Political Economy of International Relations
3 hours; 3 credits Interaction of economic and political factors in determining international behavior. Impact of economic and political development on the international structure of power. Foreign aid, trade, and investment as instruments of national power. Problems of resources in international politics. Economic and political integration in the international system. The
3 hours; 3 credits Changing role of the United States in world politics. Objectives of national strategy. Effect of technology and social revolution on political, military, and economic components of foreign policy. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits. Emerging traditional and non-traditional security issues in Asia. Critically evaluate international relations theories in explaining security issues. Regionalism, territorial conflicts and human security. Other factors such as rising national identity, nationalism, and historical memory. Asian historical-cultural contexts that shape the contour of Asian security dynamics. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Structure, problems, and perspectives of the existing international legal system. Attitudes of Western, communist, and developing countries. Such problems as legal and illegal uses of force, intervention in internal conflict, and nationalization of foreign property. Future of international legal order . Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Policies, authorities, and problems of international and regional organizations. The United Nations, regional alliances, and trade blocs. Examination of their interactions with contemporary political movements, forces, and interests. Analysis of their relationship with economic change, globalization, and the nation-state. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Study of human rights problems and the international community’s approaches to such problems. Examination of the history of human rights, the functioning of human rights organizations and agencies, the relationship between human rights and political systems, and the patterns of rights violations against different ethnic, racial, religious, gender, and other groups. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits Simulation of the structures, processes, and issues of the member states of the United Nations. Learn international relations and diplomacy through role-playing United Nations delegates. Explore conflict resolutions to complex issues in “real life” environment through the arts of negotiations and diplomacy. Participate as delegation in Model UN Conference. Develop public speaking, writing, research and problem-solving skills. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours ; 4 credits Critical assessment of international politics of climate change. Examination of policy, political change, impacts, and dangers of climate change.
3 hours; 3 credits Analysis of the role of gender in the greater Caribbean as it intersects with race and ethnicity in shaping nation-building, the economy, political relations, notions of citizenship, rights, policymaking, familial and societal relations, and cultural practices. Same as Caribbean Studies 3115 and Africana Studies 3341. e permission of the chairperson.
4 hours; 4 credits Critical examination of major issues in International Relations. Focus on developing students' writing skills. Subjects vary from term to term. Writing-intensive course. Studies 3 or Core Curriculum 1230, or any Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Comparative study of political institutions, processes, and behavior in selected European political systems. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
POLS 3303The Soviet and Post-Soviet Political System
3 hours; 3 credits Historical and comparative study of political institutions and processes in the former USSR and its successor states. Marxist roots of Russian revolution. Causes and consequences of revolutionary degeneration and decline. Nature and contradictions of post-Soviet society. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Political processes and government structures. Diverse capabilities for adaptive decision making and performance in Latin American political systems. (Not open to students who have completed Political Science 49.1) Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Comparative approach to the government and politics of the contemporary Caribbean. Major states in the Caribbean: Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic, the Commonwealth Caribbean; and selected members of other territories. The political economy of these societies and the growth of mass movements. Foreign policies of various Caribbean states. This course is the same as Africana Studies 3145. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Political developments in the African states. Patterns before and after independence. Development of nationalism. Political integration, institution building, one-party systems, role of the military, and protest movements. Problems of regional and African unity. This course is the same as Africana Studies 3112. (Not open to students who have completed Africana Studies [2.4] or Afro-American Studies 3324 [41].) Political Science 445 Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Comparative analysis of modernization and integration in the Middle East region. Conflict between traditional and radical elements. Issues of stability, social justice, development, and nationalism. Countries studied include the Arab states, Israel, Iran, and Turkey. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Political institutions and processes in China, Japan, and Korea. Social structure, ideology, political leadership, and differing patterns of development. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours, 4 credits Russian politics understood through the lens of the political science subfield of comparative politics. Introduction to core concepts and theories about revolution, democratization, economic reform, and regime dynamics. Discussion of contemporary policy issues, such as nationalism, terrorism, poverty, and human rights. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits Introduction to classical political economists. Postwar theories of economic development, modernization theory, development economics, dependency theory, and neoliberalism. Industrialization of newly industrializing countries, debt and financial crises. New forms of global production. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits Historical and contemporary analysis of international labor movements. Establishment of class compromises between labor and capital in the early 20th century. Global spread of neoliberalism and assault on US and global labor unions. New forms of worker organization in comparative perspective. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Study of gender politics and policy around the globe. Examination of women's citizenship and impact of gender on public policy and of public policy on gender in a range of societies. Exploration of the gendered foundations and impacts of the international processes of globalization, militarization, and democratization. Exposure to several types of political analysis such as political ethnography and feminist comparative policy. (This course is the same as Women's and Gender Studies 3357.) Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Comparative study of the political process in such selected communist countries as China and Cuba, and former communist countries of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. General characteristics of communist systems in comparison with noncommunist systems. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits Study of the politics of genocide and ethnic cleansing as the most extreme forms of human rights violations. Comparative examination, through in-depth case studies, of causes, international responses, and aftermaths. Exploration of genocide prevention initiatives. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
Programs and Courses of Instruction 3 Hours; 3 Credits Key areas of social policy, such as welfare, healthcare, and education, from a comparative perspective. Spans continents and specific geographical regions. Focus on tensions in social policymaking. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits Overview of happiness studies in social sciences. Conceptual definition and measurement of happiness, life satisfaction, and subjective well-being. Individual-level determinants of happiness, including income, personality, political orientation, religiosity, and interpersonal networks. Country-level determinants of happiness, including economic inequality, labor union density, and good governance. Discussion of the relationship between happiness and policies. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours, 4 credits Key areas of global cities, such as rural-urban migration, labor, housing and land use, health, and transportation, from a comparative perspective. Spans continents and specific geographical regions. Focus on tensions in urban politics in national and international policy-making contexts. This course is the same as Sociology 3347. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or Sociology 1101, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department. Political theory and methodology
4 hours; 4 credits Critical examination of major issues in comparative politics. Focus on developing students' writing skills. Subjects vary from term to term. Writing-intensive course. Studies 3 or Core Curriculum 1230, or any Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or permission of department.
Centers, Computer Tablets, and Clothing 4 hours; 4 credits Critical examination of major issues in global production and outsourcing. Study of Fordist, post-Fordist, Japanese and other postwar models of production. Examination of globalization and global value chains. Coverage of new forms of outsourcing in services, such as call centers, medical tourism. Focus on developing students' writing skills. Writing-intensive course. Studies 3 or Core Curriculum 1230, or any Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits Analysis of the politics of major health policy developments both in the US and internationally. Examination of the ways political analysis can improve health policy research, its implementation
4 hours; 4 credits Critical examination of major issues on African women and feminism. Commonalities of experiences through the exercise of patriarchy and injustices privileging and oppressing some people based on their gender. Critiques of feminism that have emerged from African women scholars, as a hierarchical structure that privileged Western thought and experiences. Consequences of debate to gender relations on the African continent. Focus on developing students’ writing skills. Writing- intensive course. This course is the same as Women’s and Gender Studies 3349W and Africana Studies 3364. Curriculum 1230, POLS 1230 or any Political Science course in the 1000-level range or Women’s and Gender Studies 1001 or Africana Studies 1001.
3 hours; 3 credits Introduction to Western political thought. Major political theorists from Plato to Machiavelli. The nature of political community, the relationship between divine and political regimes, the beginnings of the shift toward secularism in governing, and the use of ancient Greek works of politics in nineteenth- and twentieth-century U.S. debates about justice. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Methods and problems of political theory. Works of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, Mill, Nietzsche, and other political theorists of the modern era in the West, beginning with the Reformation in the sixteenth century and ending at the close of the nineteenth century. Freedom, justice, power, authority, and the social contract examined in relation to classical liberal, democratic, utilitarian, and Marxist schools of political thought. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English
3 hours; 3 credits Examination of such ideologies as socialism, communism, fascism, and nationalism. Concepts of freedom, justice, power, domination, resistance, and equality. Other contemporary political theories include: feminist, antiracist, postcolonial, pluralist, democratic, and poststructuralist political theory. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Recurring themes and perspectives that characterize the tradition of American political thinking. Issues for discussion and reading selections vary from term to term. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Radical political thought, classical and contemporary. Critique of such dominant radical themes as anarchism, the role of violence, the authority of the state, privilege, and libertarianism Readings from such theorists as Bakunin, Rousseau, Marx, Veblen, Mao, and Marcuse. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Analysis of political concepts of identity, power, citizenship, race, nation, and class in relation to gender and sexuality. Examination of the way ideologies of gender are deployed within the political theory tradition. Sameness/difference debate, identifying the forms of gender-based domination and resistance, and antiracist approaches to feminism. This course is the same as Women's and Gender Studies 3356. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Women’s power, activism, and inequality on the basis of gender in the African continent. Explorations of gender-based inequality and the way African women exercise formal power. African women scholars’ and activists’ theoretical and practical analyses of feminism and the consequences of such analyses on gender relations in the continent. Theoretical readings and case studies. Course may have a national, regional, or continental focus. This course is the same as Africana Studies 3365 and Women’s and Gender Studies 3447. Studies 9, or any Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or Africana Studies 1001, or Women's and Gender Studies 10.7 or 1001, or English 1010 or equivalent, or Political Science 447 permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Role of discourse and power in the constitution of identity and politics. Binary relationship between power/knowledge, local/universal, inclusion/exclusion, religion/secular, rational/irrational, Islam/modernity. Political and social theories that deal with modernity, postmodernity, language, gender, race, class, and ethnicity in the formation of identities and practices. This course is the same as Religion 3004. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or Religion 3003 or Religion 3005, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits Critical examination of major issues in politics and religion including the relationship between religion and/or church and state, theories of modernity and secularization, law, morality, social justice, various conceptions of the public and the private. The role of religion in domestic and world politics. Study of methodological approaches to relationship of politics and religion, empirical and normative. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English . 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits The state’s role in fostering the safety and welfare of its population. Technologies of power for governing the life, health, and death of populations. Exploration of theories of biopolitics and governmentality and their application to particular institutions and discourses such as public health, immigration, surveillance, risk assessment, and security. Exposure to different forms of critical analysis Prerequisite or corequisite: Core Studies 3 or Core Curriculum 1230, or any Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or Health and Nutrition Sciences 2140, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits. Introduction to the concepts and themes associated with the development of the field of Queer Theory. Investigation of the connections among debates regarding the concepts of identity and power in Queer Theory and in the fields of Political Theory, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Lesbian and Gay Studies. Examination of essentialist and constructionist understandings of social identity. Exploration of the relationship between sex, gender and sexuality as forms of identification and power and other forms of identification and power such as race and class. This course is the same as Women's and Gender Studies 3359. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or Women’s and Gender Studies 1001, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Fundamentals of survey methods. Consideration of research design, measurement problems, sampling, questionnaire construction, interviewing, and data collection. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Descriptive statistics. Introduction to probability theory and inferential statistics. Problems of sampling. Application of statistics to political science. (Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed any of the following: Business 3400 [30.2], Economics 3400 [30.2], Sociology 2113 [19.1], 2114 [20], 20.1, Psychology 3400 [40.1], 2600 [50], Mathematics 3501 [51.1].) Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Contribution of literary sources to the study of politics. Politica concepts and problems include freedom, authority, race, sex, property, and marriage. Application of political criteria and aesthetic criteria to works by such authors as Aeschylus, Programs and Courses of Instruction Austen, Melville, Hurston, Morrison, Ngugi, Naipaul, Dangarembga, Butler, Bechdel, Achebe, Jones, and Marshall. This course is the same as ENGL 3293. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Intensive examination of problems in the theory and practice of twentieth-century democracy, such as: the problems confronted by mass movements; democratic regimes and societies attempting democratization; and the effects of statist, bureaucratic, and authoritarian social formations on democratic practices. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Examination of the theory and practice of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender politics. Political analysis of the legal regulation of sexuality and gender, the emergence of modern civil rights movements of sexual minorities, and the discourses of liberation, assimilation, and destabilization deployed in those movements. (This course is the same as Women's and Gender Studies 3354.) Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
3 hours; 3 credits Examines the role of fear in politics with a focus on the relationships between fear and the state, civil society, the workplace, and other private spheres. Readings from political theory (e.g., Hobbes, Arendt, Foucault), literature (e.g., Brecht, Solzhenitsyn, Kafka), and history. Focus on case studies from the U.S., Latin America, the former Soviet Union, and Nazi Germany. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits Tools to engage with the world and perhaps even try to change it. Writing for the public – for audiences outside of academic discipline of political science. Explore tools to intervene in public discussions of social justice. Translate subject expertise in political science to the public, through op eds, review essays or blogs. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
l 3 hours; 3 credits Origins and nature of counterrevolutionary thinking and politics. Focuses on counterrevolutionary hostility to progressive politics,
4 hours; 4 credits Study of transgender identities, sets of practices, social movements, and interventions in gender studies and queer theory. Theoretical overview of key early texts in gender theory. Subsequent readings on social and legal constructions of sex in the United States and internationally and on social and political movements for transgender rights and gender self- determination. Examination of trans both as a particular kind of claim for gender recognition and as a move away from norms organized around the gender binary. This course is the same as Women's and Gender Studies 3352 and Sociology 3446. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or Women’s and Gender Studies 1001 or Sociology 1101 or permission of the Chairperson, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits Identity politics as an approach to organizing and political change; critiques of identity politics from the left and the right; theoretical perspectives on identity politics; examination of contemporary iterations, including movements based on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, indigeneity, and disability. This course is the same as WGST 3358 and AMST 3358. Political Science course in the 1000 range or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department
4 hours; 4 credits Critical examination of major issues in political theory. Focus on developing students' writing skills. Subjects from term to term. Writing-intensive course. Studies 3 or Core Curriculum 1230, or any Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or permission of department.
4 hours; 4 credits Study of the theory and practice of biopolitics; examination of technologies of power and the development of mechanisms for governing the life, health, and death of populations; exploration of their operation in particular institutions and discourses such as public health, immigration, surveillance apparatuses, and human security studies, reproduction and reproductive technologies, biocitizenship, homelessness, and incarceration. Writing-intensive course. Studies 3 or Core Curriculum 1230, or any Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or permission of department.
Programs and Courses of Instruction 3 hours; 3 credits Topics vary from term to term and reflect special interests of students and faculty. Course description may be obtained in the department office before registration. Political Science 1001 or 1002 or 1003 or 1004 or 1005 or 1006, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department
3 hours lectures and conferences; 3 credits Theoretical approaches to public policy development through operation of the state government in a working-learning experience in the state legislature. Course conducted in Albany, New York. Intensive orientation by government officials under direction of program faculty. Forums, readings, and papers on current issues. (Not open to students who have completed Political Science 20.1, 20.2, or 20.3.) range, or permission of department.
30 hours fieldwork; 12 credits In-depth experience in the dynamics of actual public policy implementation in state government through direct involvement in legislative process. Course conducted in Albany, New York, and requires a working-learning contract between the student and the legislative sponsor. Weekly 30-hour internship in legislative office working with staff. Practice and development of interpersonal skills and career goals. On-site evaluation, written assignments, and reports. (Not open to students who have completed Political Science 20.1, 20.2, or 20.3.) range, or permission of department.
35 hours fieldwork; 6 credits In-depth experience working in a legislative office at the federal level or in, rare cases, public policy in a federal agency or in public policy in select non-governmental organizations. Two- month summer residential internship conducted in Washington, D.C. Requires a working-learning contract between the student and the internship sponsor. Weekly 35-hour internship in selected office working with staff. Practice and development of interpersonal skills and career goals. On-site evaluation, daily journal writing, work log, policy research paper.
At least 9 hours fieldwork plus conference and independent work§; 3 credits Students spend at least nine hours a week in an approved urban-related field assignment. Required paper. chairperson.
Politics, and Social Movements 3 hours; 3 credits Critical examination of major issues in New York City government, politics, non-governmental organizations, and social movements. Power, politics, protest, and decision- making in New York City. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department.
Politics, and Social Movements 1 hour seminar plus 90 hours fieldwork; 3 credits Supervised internships in government agencies, legislative offices, or organizations in the private and public sector. Students will be responsible for required readings, a diary of field experiences and observations, and a term paper. One hour in the classroom per week, and a minimum of 90 and a maximum of 120 hours of field placement during the semester. Students are encouraged to meet with the department's internship coordinator one semester prior to registration to discuss and arrange placement. Political Science course in the 1000-level range, or English 1010 or equivalent, or permission of department. Government, Politics, and Social Movements.
3 hours and independent work and conference§; 4 credits Capstone seminar for majors in their senior year. Subjects will vary from term to term. The capstone seminar builds on the research analysis and research methods skills developed in prerequisite courses. Each student will write a research paper that incorporates library and empirical or field research. Writing intensive. range, and one of the 3000-level writing-intensive seminars and 3014W or permission of department.
Minimum of 9 hours of conference and independent work§; 3 credits Independent research supervised by a faculty member. Approved topic. Fieldwork and library study. Research paper. Not intended primarily for department honors. Political Science Department courses and permission of the instructor and the chairperson.
Minimum of 9 hours of conference and independent work§; 3 credits Independent research supervised by a faculty member. Approved topic. Fieldwork and library study. Research paper. Not intended primarily for department honors. Political Science Department courses and permission of the instructor and the chairperson.
violence, discrimination, marriage and family policy, sex 45 hours; 3 credits classification in a variety of regions. Examination of relation Overview of statistical analysis in political science. Application between sexual rights and gender justice, tensions between of probability theory, inferential statistics, and use of statistical universalist constructions of gay/trans identities and local techniques in such areas as public opinion, voting and formations of sexual and gender non-conformity, legacies of legislative behavior, and comparative politics. Regression colonialism. Study of key international and regional instruments analysis and quantitative applications of social science census as well as local strategies. data on issues such as class, labor, and race.
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits 30 hours plus conference, 3 credits Uses of quantitative methods in political research. Introduces analytic approaches and research methods related Methodological issues such as factor analysis, interview design, to various topics in political science. Research strategies will survey research, content analysis, probability theory, vary from term to term, including both qualitative and simulation, and game theory. Implications for theory building in quantitative methods. political science. POLS 7060X Biopolitics POLS 7181X Politics and Religion 30 hours plus conference; 3 credits 30 hours plus conference, 3 credits Investigation into the state’s role in fostering the safety and Critical examination of major issues in politics and religion welfare of its population. Examination of technologies of power including the relationship between religion and/or church and for governing the life, health, and death of populations. state, theories of modernity and secularization, law, morality, Exploration of the theories of biopolitics and governmentality social justice, various conceptions of the public and the private. and their application to particular institutions and discourses The role of religion in domestic and world politics. Study of such as public health, immigration, surveillance, risk methodological approaches to relationship of politics and assessment, and security. Exposure to different forms of critical religion, empirical and normative. analysis.
30 hours plus conference, 3 credits 30 hours plus conference, 3 credits Role of discourse and power in the constitution of identity and Theoretical approaches to the study of race, nation, and the politics. Binary relationship between power/knowledge, racial state. Cross-national and trans-national approaches to local/universal, inclusion/exclusion, religion/secular, the study of racial politics. Neoliberal politics and processes of rational/irrational, Islam/modernity. Political and social theories racialization. The role of race and racial politics in International that deal with modernity, postmodernity, language, gender, Affairs. race, class, and ethnicity in the formation of identities and practices.
Human Rights POLS 7200X U.S. Constitutional Law I 30 hours plus conference; 3 credits 30 hours plus conference; 3 credits LGBT rights in an international perspective. Study of various Relation of the judicial process and constitutional law to the approaches to describing rights and advocating for claims political process in the United States. Judicial review;
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits Theories and practice of public administration. The political context of public service. Policy implementation. Organizational design. Management techniques. Budgeting. Personnel administration. Evaluation. Union administration and management, mentor servicing, labor law, public sector collective bargaining. Labor unions and local, state, and federal administrative processes.
120 to 150 hours weekly plus seminar; 3 credits Students spend eight to 10 hours a week in a government or non-governmental agency and attend weekly seminars dealing with issues raised in their fieldwork assignments. The seminar is supervised jointly by an agency staff member and Brooklyn College faculty. Students write a paper on their work.
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits The planning process in metropolitan governments. Administrative policies and machinery for dealing with regional problems. Planning problems of the New York metropolitan area.
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits Historical development of United States foreign policy. Policies toward each world region. Ideological and political debates over specific policies and the use of power. Domestic factors affecting the determination and conduct of U.S. foreign policy.
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits Analysis of the basic factors shaping contemporary international politics; theories and approaches to the study of international politics; patterns of relations among states and non-state actors; sources and uses of power in the global arena.
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits This course analyzes the fast-changing arena of global governance, ranging from international organizations such as the United Nations to grassroots movements at the local level.
Eligibility requirements: At least 90 credits and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher B.A. degree program in adolescence education: social studies teacher HEGIS code 2201.01; SED program code 26754 Adolescence education (grades 7-12) programs are writing intensive. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits Study of gender politics and policy around the globe. Examination of women’s citizenship and impact of gender on public policy and of public policy on gender in a range of societies. Exploration of the gendered foundations and impacts of the international processes of globalization, militarization, and democratization. Exposure to several types of political analysis such as political ethnography and feminist comparative policy.
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits Study of human rights problems and the international community's approaches to them. Examination of theory and history of human rights, the functioning of human rights organizations, the relationship between human rights and political systems, and patterns of rights violations against different ethnic, racial, religious, gender, and other groups.
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits Presents the prominent themes, theoretical explanations, epochal and modern historical accounts of the political economy of migration on an international, regional, national, ethnic, and sub-national basis. Class will examine thematic and political-economic interpretations and theories of migration in l the contemporary era.
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits Examination of how international law, organizations, and relations respond to climate change. Critical analysis of nationa interests, the global commons, and policy impacts.
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits Study of processes of political and economic change of East Asia. Governments and institutions, political cultures, state-society relations, a nd political leadership in East Asian countries, including China, Japan, and Korea. Differing patterns of development, foreign policy, and security issues of region’s countries.
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits Study of processes of political and economic change of African countries south of the Sahara. Comparative analysis of governments, historical change, state- society relations, conflict, foreign policy, social movements, an leadership .
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits Study of processes of political and economic change of Latin America. Comparative analysis of governments, historical change, state-society relations, security, economic development, social movement, the environment, and human rights .
30 hours plus conference, 3 credits Critical examination of major issues on African women and feminism. Debates in politics of feminism and multiple expressions of women’s power in Africa. Critiques of patriarchy and gender specific injustices, privileges, and oppression. African women scholars’ critiques of feminism as a hierarchical construct that privileges western thought and experiences. Political Science 257 Consequences of debate to gender relations on the African continent.
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits Introduction to the nature and methodology of comparative political research. Comparative study of governments from each world region. Cross-national analysis of major dimensions of the political processes, political structures, and state activities in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe. Examination of the major themes of comparative politics such as democratization, nation building, ethnic conflicts, and social movements. l
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits Examination of the history and politics of the postcommunist societies of Eastern Europe and Central Eurasia. Analysis of the major puzzles of the region: democratization, the state and revolution, class and poverty, nation-building and disintegration, gender, and globalization.
30 hours plus conference, 3 credits Key areas of global cities, such as rural-urban migration, labor, housing and land use, health, and transportation, from a comparative perspective. Spans continents and specific geographical regions. Focus on tensions in urban politics in national and international policy-making contexts.
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits Examination of violence, security, and conflict in the politics of each world region. Study of civil war, political conflict, civil strife, economic protest, identity-based discrimination, crime, vigilantism, and other forms of violence in countries’ development and contemporary conditions. The roles, influences, and power of military, police and other security forces in the politics of countries around the world. Patterns in national and international policies on crime, terrorism, and military conflict. d
45 hours, 3 credits Introduction to the theory and practice of participatory planning, governance and civic engagement relative to the values of sustainability, resilience, environmental, racial, and climate justice; economic democracy; civic engagement; case studies. Ways to shift planning practices and facilitate a “just transition” for building sustainable resilient cities. Same as SUST 7300X.
30 hours plus conference, 3 credits Examination of the process of democratization, analysis of historical developments, obstacles to consolidation, implementation of judicial reforms, balance of power, violence and conflict, and variations of constitutional rule.
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits The concept of development as a framework for the study of politics. Basic political concepts common to developing or Third World political systems and highly developed or technologically advanced political systems. Aspects of the process of development. Characteristic problems of societies at various stages of development. Patterns of interaction between developing and industrially advanced societies. Impact of these relationships on world politics.
30 hours plus conference, 3 credits Introduction to the most extreme forms of human rights abuses namely genocide and ethnic cleansing, which question the fundamental moral values of humanity. Comparatively examine their causes through in-depth case studies. Explore ways that might prevent them from happening in the future.
30 hours plus conference; 3 credits Research and writing of a master’s thesis supervised by a faculty member. Students should see the graduate chair for guidelines, and must complete the thesis within two semesters.
Hours to be arranged; 1 credit Practical guidance for students writing Master’s Theses in Political Science and International Affairs. Brief introduction to quantitative and qualitative methods employed in these fields. Overview of the process of writing a thesis, including formulating a research question, deciding on a method to collect and analyze information, and developing a credible argument based on logic and evidence. Assistance with goal setting and setting up peer writing groups. Prerequisite or corequisite: Approval of the graduate deputy and completion of all required course work except the thesis, Programs and Courses of Instruction comprehensive or foreign language examination. st, POLS 7940X Internship and Independent Study 1 Hours to be arranged; 3 credits This course covers two options. The first is an internship with an organization working on international affairs. Permission for registration is granted after the internship offer is made with a letter by the organization’s internship director. The internship has two requirements. The first is work with the organization for the equivalent of at least 14 full work days, with assessment by the internship director at the end. The second, under supervision of a faculty member, is a 20-page paper analyzing the principal issue on which the internship focused. The second option is an independent study of a selected topic developed by a group of 3–6 students and a faculty advisor, with a set of readings, written assignments, and regular meetings.
With department approval, up to 12 credits (four courses) from other departments or graduate programs may substitute for any of the electives above. Examinations: Students take a pass/fail comprehensive exam CUNY Ph.D. The City University of New York offers a doctoral program in political science. General information about CUNY Ph.D. programs is in the chapter “Support for Academic Success in Graduate School.” Political Science Department courses may be credited toward the CUNY doctoral degree with permission of the executive officer of the doctoral program. For information, students should consult the deputy chairperson of the Political Science Department and the executive officer of the doctoral program.
Hours to be arranged; 3 Credits This course covers two options. The first is an internship with an organization working on international affairs. Permission for registration is granted after the internship offer is made with a letter by the organization's internship director. The internship has two requirements. The first is work with the organization for the equivalent of at least 14 full work days, with assessment by the internship director at the end. The second, under the supervision of a faculty member, is a 20-page paper analyzing the principal issue on which the internship focused. The second option is an independent study of a selected topic in political science developed by a group of 3-6 students and a faculty advisor, with a set of readings, written assignments, and regular meetings.
