69 courses with the subject POSC, 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.
This course uses a selected theme to explore basic concepts and important debates in political science. Open only to students in the Kakos School of Arts and Sciences. (Not open to students who have completed POSC 201 or POSC 153.).
This writing-intensive first year seminar uses a selected theme to explore central concepts and important debates in political science. Open only to 1st year students in the Kakos School of Arts and Sciences. (Not open to students who have completed POSC 201 or POSC 150.).
This course examines selected concepts and debates in government and political science through exploration of contemporary issues. (Not open to students who have completed POSC 150 or POSC 153.
An introductory course about the foundation of the U.S. Government, its institutions and how they work, and how individuals, organizations, and corporations participate in the political process leading to public policy.
A study of states and other political units in the context of their physical, human, economic, cultural, strategic, and other features that are relevant to power and ultimately the course of history.
This course introduces students to the nature, scope, and methodology of Peace Studies as well as explores some major contemporary problems that threaten peaceful and just relations between individuals, groups, or nations. Prerequisites: RELS 110 or RELS 152 or RELS 161.
Why do some countries have democratic systems of government while others are ruled by ruthless dictators? Why do revolutions and civil wars erupt in some places and not others? This is just a sample of fundamental questions that define the study of Comparative Politics. Our course tackles these important matters (and many others) through the lens of institutions, or the formal and informal rules that govern political behavior.
An introduction to political research methods. The course will enable students to be better practitioners and consumers of political research. Focus is on basic qualitative and quantitative methods, with an emphasis on the stages in the research process and date analysis. Among the topics covered: research design, strategies, ethics, conceptualization, measurement, sampling, causation, generalizability, reliability, methods (surveys, observation/participation, evaluation...), elementary and advanced data analysis, reviewing, proposing, and reporting research.
The interactions among the world’s investors, investment institutions, and various self-regulatory bodies involved in the capital markets. Stocks, bonds, mutual funds, hedge funds, derivatives, and many other investment instruments as well as psychological mindsets directing the markets will be investigated. Includes field trips for practical, on-the scene insights into Wall Street operations, employment possibilities, and the stock market’s role in everyone’s life.
More than 80% of Americans live in urban areas, making the study of the distribution of power in the urban context important. This course examines government and politics in major United States cities and suburbs, focusing on urban inequality, the politics of urban development, the power of economic and social elites, labor, and ethnic and racial groups.
This course examines buildings, public works, and business improvement districts as case studies of personal, interest group, economic, or political power in the development of New York City.
Analyzes United States and global environmental politics and major issues involved in ecological sustainability and development, including resource management, pollution control, and climate change.
This course highlights the interrelatedness of political, economic, ecological, and cultural events as they affect nations, regions, and the global community. The course is designed to illuminate the complex nature of world events and the nature of international studies.
Studies several global or world cities, investigating how cities have built nations and dominated beyond national bases, looking at the characteristics of a global city, the different bases of international status, and the changing forms of urbanization due to new technology and environmental factors.
Political theories articulate concepts that identify the basic elements of the political universe; they also specify principles that state how things both are and how they ought to be. The questions explored include the nature and scope of political regimes, justice, equality and changing concepts of human nature.
Through close reading of original sources, this course explores the big debates in American politics from colonial times to the present. Topics include the American Revolution, the Constitution, slavery, Civil War and Reconstruction, Social Darwinism, populism, progressivism, 20th century liberalism, conservatism, civil rights, and anti-war protest.
Internship or POSC 300 Elective 3 Four Free Electives 12 3 Free Electives 9 15 15 Total Credits: 120
Analysis of the dynamics, organization and policy-making processes of the United States Congress: the relationship of legislators to constituents, lobbyists, bureaucrats, the President and one another.
Exploration of the institution of the U.S. Presidency, its powers, paradoxes, limitations, and responsibilities. Analysis of the Presidential selection process, as well as examination of Presidential leadership in domestic and foreign policy arenas.
Explores the politics of a particular country or a particular topic within comparative politics. Specific topics vary and are announced by the department.
The history and development of federalism in the United States political system, with emphasis on contemporary state and local political institutions and public policy issues. Governmental structures and processes are considered in relation to policy outcomes.
Community organizing is a strategy that has empowered individuals and communities to make social change. It has been a major factor in shaping the Bronx, the college's home, as it is today. The class will provide a historical perspective on community organizing and assist in developing skills critical to organizing, such as , identifying and researching issues, developing leaders and developing an organizing campaign. The class includes opportunities for real-world experience with a local community organization.
A survey of alternative economic ideologies, the private and public sectors, the interplay between them, and the formulation of economic public policy.
Democracy means that the government is subject to popular control -- that is, control by the people. This class focuses on three related instruments of popular control of government – public opinion, parties and elections. What can polls tell us about what Americans think? In what ways do we expect parties and elections to subject government power to popular control? Do they have a substantial impact on government decisions? How can they be made more democratic?.
This course examines the way governments carry out public policy. We explore the role of government agencies, and the influence of internal and external forces in the implementation of policy.
Case studies of judicial decisions relating to the powers of the national government and the separate branches; judicial review: federal-state relations; as well as commerce, taxation, spending, treaty-making and war powers.
Case studies of judicial decisions on the rights of individuals; first amendment freedoms, equal protection of the laws, rights of defendants.
A course exploring a particular topic within the United States Government. Specific topics vary and are announced by the department.
A comparative analysis of political institutions and behavior in West European states, and an examination of their increasing integration through the European Union.
Examines the development, structure, and functions of Soviet political institutions, with special attention to the role of the Communist Party. Examines glasnost, perestroika and the disintegration of the U.S.S.R., and new successor republics.
Explores the remarkable changes in the region from the end of World War II, through the Soviet socialist regimes, to the startling movements for change in 1989, to the nations of today.
The politics of the leaders, the institutions in which they operate, and the impact their policies have on their citizens as well as the whole Pacific Basin. Particular attention will be paid to China, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, and India.
Comparative study of the political organizations, institutions and groups in the Middle East. Discussion of politics in selected countries, as well as analysis of national and regional conflicts and the roles of the major powers in the area.
Comparative study of the politics of selected Caribbean nation-states. Analyzes their diverse colonial heritages, political cultures, ideologies, institutions, groups, and changing development strategies (including regional integration efforts), and domestic and global challenges.
Comparative study of the political organizations, institutions and groups in Latin America. Discussion of politics in selected countries, as well as analysis of national and regional conflicts and change and the role of the United States in the region.
Impact of traditional culture, Western colonialism and neocolonialism on contemporary African ideologies, political organizations, institutions and groups. Nation-building strategies for overcoming underdevelopment and dependence.
Examines the evolution of the institutions and policies of the European Union. Gives students an understanding of the European dynamic and the economic integration of Europe, as well as the obstacles to further political integration.
A course exploring a particular topic in global politics. Specific topics vary and are announced by the department.
Analyzes various factors underlying war, peace, diplomacy, economic policy and other means by which international actors conduct their relations with one another.
Examines the nature, functions, operations, and politics of the United Nations and global, regional, or specialized international bodies.
Examines how gadgets, techniques, hardware, and software, interact with people for better and occasionally for worse, and how governments consider difficult trade-offs in their policy-making.
This course is an examination of the emergence and development of an international movement dedicated to the promotion of human rights since WWII. It addresses how a variety of factors promote the development of human rights norms and analyzes some of the challenges of contemporary human rights advocacy.
This course introduces students to international law and the ways in which it interacts with international politics. It focuses on issues relating to the sources of international law jurisdiction, and compliance and addresses the fundamental question of why states agree to create international agreements that limit their sovereignty.
Examines ideology, decision-making processes, instruments, and major issues of contemporary United States foreign policy.
A hands-on, participatory experience in which students acquire expertise on a particular country which they represent at the five-day National Model United Nations Conference in New York City. The U.N. simulation is designed to reinforce an understanding of the basic principles of the international organization, such as maintaining international peace and security, developing better relations among nations based on respect, equal rights, and self-determination of peoples, and the adjustment and settlement of international disputes. Prerequisite: POSC 352 and/or permission of the instructor.
A hands-on, participatory experience in which students will acquire expertise on a particular country which they will represent at the five-day National Model United Nations Conference in New York City. The UN simulation is designed to reinforce an understanding of the basic principles of the world organization, such as maintaining international peace and security, developing better relations among nations based on respect, equal rights and self-determination of peoples and the adjustment and settlement of international disputes. Prerequisite: POSC 352 and/or permission of instructor.
A course exploring a particular topic or particular thinker(s) in political theory. Specific topics vary and are announced by the department.
This course explores the history and the present of African American political theory and practice, through an analysis of theoretical texts, pamphlets, manifestos, and popular culture from the periods of the abolitionist movement, Reconstruction, civil rights, late 20th Century black feminist thought, and contemporary Black politics and culture.
Introduction to modern Western political theory through examining the written dialogue between philosophers that has contributed to what we know as the canon on the state and society in the West.
Students participate in an off-campus training experience closely related to their area of study. Frequent meetings with the internship advisor and a paper are required. Internships are arranged through the Center for Career Development and must be approved in advance by the chair and the Dean of the Kakos School of Arts and Sciences.
An in-depth exploration of a specific political issue in US politics through class discussion, student research papers, and in-class presentations. Open to seniors or others by permission of the Department Chair.
An in-depth exploration of a specific political issue through class discussion, student research papers, and in-class presentations. Open to seniors or others by permission of the Department Chair.
The struggles of the nineteenth century feminists, the suffrage amendment movement and the contemporary women's movement as political action. Urban women as vanguard of the mid-twentieth century and Third Wave American women's movement. Cross-cultural, cross-national comparisons of the concerns that mobilize women, their attainment of political power, and the impact of their activities on public policy. Open to seniors or others by permission of the Department Chair.
Analysis of sources of conflict and study of methods of conflict management and resolution at the interpersonal, neighborhood, national and international levels. Open to seniors or others by permission of the Department Chair.
Analysis of the ignoble paradoxes of American freedom and democracy that are embodied in Indian genocide, African enslavement, social annihilation, white supremacist ideologies and racism. A study of leaders and mass movements that pushed United States' society and its political institutions in the direction of greater racial ethnic and class equality and justice. Open to seniors or others by permission of Department Chair.
Permission of Department Chair required. Students can undertake independent research or co-curricular travel under the supervision of a faculty member. (1 to 3 credits).
Survey of development and practices of diplomacy through investigation of negotiation, coercion, crisis, management, diplomatic settlement, and security cooperation among states. Open to seniors or others by permission of the Department Chair.
Students participate in an off-campus training experience closely related to their area of study. Frequent meetings with the internship advisor and a paper are required. Internships are arranged through the Center for Career Development and must be approved in advance by the chair and the Dean of the Kakos School of Arts and Sciences. Credit may apply to majors.
Students have two options for a semester-long internship in Albany. (A) In the NYS Assembly and Senate programs, students intern in a legislator's office, take a course on the legislative process, write a public policy paper and participate in a mock legislative session. Spring Semester only. Deadline to apply is in October. (B) Through Marist College's Albany Internship Experience, students intern at a political advocacy organization, take a course, and meet with guest speakers. Fall and Spring. Permission of the Department Chair and Dean required.
The College at Brockport's SUNY Washington Internship Program allows students to study and intern in Washington DC while earning a full semester's credits. The students intern up to 32 hours per week (6 credits), complete a research project under the supervision of a faculty member (6 credits) and attend a weekly seminar class (3 credits). Students are graded on field supervisors' evaluations, student internship journal, 10-page internship evaluation paper, 20-page research paper and presentation; class participation and short seminar papers. Permission of the Department Chair and Dean required.
Students intern with the program of a Washington D.C. university like Catholic or Georgetown. They may take other courses at the University to make a full schedule. Permission of the department chair and Dean required.
The College at Brockport's SUNY Washington Internship Program allows students to study and intern in Washington DC for 8 weeks during the summer while earning 6 credits. The students intern 32-40 hours per week (3 credits) and attend a mandatory evening course that meets one or two evenings a week (3 credits). Students are graded on an internship journal, 5-page internship evaluation paper, and short seminar papers. Permission of the Department Chair and Dean required.
Students spend a semester studying and interning in Washington, D.C., earning 12-15 credits. Program choices include: American Politics, Economic Policy, Foreign Policy, Gender and Politics, International Business and Trade, International Environment and Development, Information Technology and Telecom Policy, Journalism, Justice, Peace and Conflict Resolution, Public Law, and Transforming Communities. Permission of the department chair, Dean and Program Liaison required.
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