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POS

17 courses with the subject POS, 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.

POS 2090AMERICAN GOVERNMENT

A comprehensive survey of the origins of American government; the growth of the Constitution; f

Subject: POS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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POS 2100AMERICAN STATE & LOCAL GOVERNMENT

The major institutions of policy making in state and local government, the process o

Subject: POS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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POS 2120POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE UNITED STATES

Development, organization and functioning of the two-party system; programs

Subject: POS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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POS 3030GLOBAL POLITICS, 1890-1950

Want to understand our current global order? Global Politics, 1890-1950 illustrates how the 'Global North' (America, Europe, and Japan) and the 'Global S

Subject: POS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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POS 3040GLOBAL POLITICS, 1950-2020

Want to understand our current global order? Global Politics, 1950-2020 illustrates how the 'Global North' (America, Europe, and Japan) and the 'Global South'

Subject: POS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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POS 3050Development of Political Thought I3

Reading and study of the works of principal political thinkers and the development of western political thought from the Greeks to the Enlightenment to modern times.

Subject: POS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2018-2019-undergraduate
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Prerequisite: History 1000 or political science 2000 level course or permission of instructor.

POS 3060Development of Political Thought II3

Reading and study of the works of principal political thinkers and the development of western political thought from the Greeks to the Enlightenment to modern times.

Subject: POS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2018-2019-undergraduate
Source: msmc.smartcatalogiq.com
Prerequisite: History 1000 or political science 2000 level course or permission of instructor.

POS 3201COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT

Comparative Government, or Comparative Politics, is concerned with the varying historical background, traditions, ideologies, stages of dev

Subject: POS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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POS 3400UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION & SUPREME COURT

A study of the nature and development of the United States Constitution as interpreted by the Supreme Co

Subject: POS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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POS 3510THE EUROPEAN UNION

This course traces the historical and political evolution of the European Union from its inception as a t

Subject: POS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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POS 4010INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

In today's complex interdependent world, there is a strong need for a better understanding of how relations between nations are formed. Th

Subject: POS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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POS 4200THE PRESIDENCY

This course surveys the American presidency and considers the structure of presidential power, t

Subject: POS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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POS 4270MODERN AMERICAN LEGAL HISTORY

This course surveys American legal history from the Civil War to the Present. It examines the relationship between trends in the la

Subject: POS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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POS 4400Special Topics3

An intensive study of a particular topic in political science not covered in the general curriculum. This course may be taken more than once if the topic is different.

Subject: POS
Credits (min): 3
Credits (max): 3
Credit unit: Credits
Type: course
Edition: 2018-2019-undergraduate
Source: msmc.smartcatalogiq.com
Prerequisite: History 1000 or political science 2000 level course or permission of instructor.

POS 4477LABOR, LEISURE, AND SPAIN'S LOST GENERATION

Across the Eurozone, countries have been struggling with high rates of structural unemployment (relative to other developed economies) for several decades. The outlook is particularly grim for younger generations, who are facing an unemployment rate of well over 50% in Spain. The role of various government labor protections and

Subject: POS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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POS 4850INTERNSHIP

Students are given the opportunity to earn academic credit by serving as interns in various governmental or

Subject: POS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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POS 4970INDEPENDENT STUDY

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Subject: POS
Type: course
Edition: 2025-2026
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