55 courses with the subject POL, 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.
The study of political phenomena and discussion of the nature and meaning of democracy with an emphasis on American national government.
This course provides an introduction to political theory, a field of study which engages the history of political thought in an attempt to answer the normative question, “What do we want our political world to be?” Political theory exists at the intersection of philosophy and political science, bringing philosophical tools to bear on political questions: What is justice? What is freedom? What is equality? What is power? When do people or institutions wield power legitimately? When and how may people resist the exercise of power? Students will read primary sources in political theory, reconstruct the arguments that these texts advance, analyze, and critique these arguments. These activities will develop the tools with which students can address political questions responsibly, and so will set them up to practice critical thinking skills both in their classes and as citizens. Same as PHI 110 .
International cooperation and conflict including the evolution of international political systems, problems of war and peace, diplomacy, nuclear weapons, international economics, international organizations, and international law.
Topics in various aspects of Government and Politics. Vary from year to year.
Introductory course designed to help students succeed in the Government and Politics program by focusing on three areas: research and writing, building a record of accomplishment at Utica University, and career exploration.
Comparison of governmental institutions and the political process in several contemporary national political systems, both Western and non-Western. Attention given to the methods used in studying comparative politics.
An examination of the foundations and operations of local public health agencies that create or change policies to improve public health.
Examination of the structure, politics, policy process, and problems of American state and local governments as they function within the federal system.
People, events, and issues of civil rights struggle in the United States, including impact on democratization and social change in American society, and formation of public policy. Same as SOS 235 .
This course is designed to have students explore political struggles around the marginalization and the social inclusion of people who are LGBT+ or otherwise “queer.” This course will investigate the expansion of the term “queer” from being a part of, and sometimes at odds with LGBT+ identities, to its more contemporary uses to denote non-normative modes of knoweldge, cultural practices, and political activism. This course looks both at the history of treatment of queer individuals and communities within the political system, and also how queer activism has tried to use the same system to fight for their own equality and inclusion.
Introduction to the court system, appellate process, and inter- relationship of federal and state courts. Includes penal law , criminal procedure law, correctional law, and basics of civil law and procedure. Techniques of case method, briefing, and statutory analysis.
This course serves as an introduction into the interdisciplinary study of legal systems and practices. Students will learn about such basic information as the structure of the U.S. legal and political systems, the identities and interests of actors within those systems, and the history of American legal consciousness, or ways in which Americans think about law. Students will also learn about the foundational and critical academic theories and approaches that scholars have used to study these systems, actors, and histories. Students will explore the intersections of law, politics, and society, as they come to think about their own position in society with respect to the legal system.
This course examines the causes and consequences of political corruption in the US and abroad. It also examines how to control political corruption.
Introduction to major political philosophers. Topics include democracy, socialism, fascism, communism, and anarchism.
Topics in various aspects of Government and Politics. May vary from year to year. May be repeated for up to 9 credits if the topics are different.
This course is designed to have students explore concepts around power, politics, and social organization through the study of various utopias and dystopias. Utopian and dystopian fiction has long served as both literature and radical thought experiments reflecting on forms of political community. This course will study various utopias and dystopias to learn how they are a response to their particular social and political context, but also how they offer insights into what is possible-both the good and the bad-with various forms of political and social structures. This course provides a survey of utopias and dystopias as a form of speculative fiction that hovers between fantasy novel, political pamphlet, satire, and science fiction. We will do all of this while paying special attention to how the visions of idyllic utopian worlds, and catastrophic dystopian worlds, can help us to better understand our own world, prevailing power structures, and how we relate to and interact with other people.
Introduction to the principles and problems of administering government agencies. Included: nature of bureaucracy, bureaucratic politics, inter-governmental relations, organization theory, decision-making, leadership, personnel management, budgeting, regulation, program implementation, ethics, and accountability.
Examination of the relationship of government units to their environment. Exploration of the way policy is formulated, adopted, and implemented in the political system.
Criminal law as process for dispute settlement and maintenance of order by the state. Emphasis on legal reasoning, legal process, and necessity to maintain historical continuity and doctrinal consistency.
This course involves an examination of the law, institutions, actors, processes, and context influencing American environmental policymaking. Students investigate contemporary environmental issues including pollution, resource depletion, urban congestion and sprawl, extinction, and how these various factors impact divergent demographic groups differently. Students will explore, primarily, American law and politics related to the environment, and how these intersect with calls for environmental justice.
Principles underlying American constitutional government with special reference to interpretation of the Federal Constitution. Same as HIS 345
Problems of civil liberties as interpreted by the courts, as implemented by legislation, and as discussed as public issue
In this course students will study some of the ways in which race, gender, and the intersection of these two, have historically defined, and continue to define, key legal and political challenges in the United States. Conflicts over race and gender have been at the core of legal and political disagreement for a very long time. Students in this course will examine how these concepts shape the current legal and political landscape in the United States.
Development, organization, and operation of social, economic, and political institutions.
Principles and rules concerning the conduct of nation-states including use of force, status of nationals, jurisdictional questions, status and functions of governmental personnel, treaties, and organizational questions. Prerequisite(s); if any: Permission of Instructor.
Concepts and development of U.S. foreign policy. Historical overview, U.S. policies toward specific regions, and problems of policy-making and implementation. Prerequisite(s); if any: Permission of Instructor.
Laws governing the behavior of individuals and their accountability to the international community and states. Development of a body of law and enforcement mechanism for piracy, war crimes, and terrorism. Role of international criminal tribunals.
This course provides understandings of the meaning and content of international security from both a theoretical and policy perspective. It will introduce the traditional concepts and ideas that underlie international security issues such as causes of war, deterrence, alliances, geopolitics, arms races, terrorism, and issues of nuclear proliferation. It also will introduce the non-traditional and emerging security challenges such as a global pandemic and cyber-attacks and cyber terrorism. Same as CYB 367 and IST 367 .
Relationship between politics and economics in the international sphere. Trade, monetary management, foreign aid, multinational corporations, economic institutions, dependency and development in the international setting.
Politics and government in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and the European Union. Political culture, parties, institutions, and electoral politics.
From Tsarist Russia on the eve of Bolshevik Revolution through the rise, development and demise of the USSR, to the emergence of post-Soviet Russia. Emphasis on governmental structures and political processes. Same as HIS 372 .
Examination of such major trends in Africa as political development, socialism, the one-party state, the role of the military, and the interaction between Africa and the West.
Comparative study of major institutions and forces in Latin American politics. Includes the role of parties, military, church, elites, and political economy, and the role of United States. Selected case studies from South and Central American and Caribbean.
Comparative study of political change in the context of selected African, Asian, and Latin American nations. Emphasis on both the process of development, and the structures of political competition.
The primary objective of the seminar is to help the students enhance analytic ability for the study of political dynamics and policy behaviors of the most intriguing political system in the world: China. The course examines the major aspects and functions of political systems, processes, and changes in China. The political system of China in the context of globalization attains prominent attention in the seminar as well. Same as IST 378
The primary objective of the seminar is to help the students enhance analytic ability for the study of the history and the political dynamics of the most intriguing system in the world: two Koreas. After a brief introduction to cultural background and history from approximately the late 1800s, the course will discuss the key historical phenomena that have been influential in Korea’s evolution until the division of the two Koreas. The course then examines and compares the major aspects and functions of political systems, processes, and changes (general patterns of similarities and differences) in both South and North Korea. Same as IST 383 and HIS 383
The primary objective of the seminar is to help the students enhance analytic ability for the study of the International Relations of the two Koreas. It will examine the evolution of the foreign relations of the two Koreas with their significant others, namely the U.S., China, Russia, and Japan.
Select topics in Government and Politics. Topics vary year to year.
This course involves students developing the skills needed to find, read, and analyze legal sources to engage in a variety of different forms of legal writing for different types of legal audiences. Students will learn research methodologies as they develop and produce their own research paper, in addition to learning to write objective legal memoranda, opinion letters, and persuasive appellate briefs. This will culminate with students writing their own research paper on a legal topic of their choosing. The skills students will develop in this course will provide a great advantage to students hoping to attend law school or work in the legal profession, as well as provide basic guidance in how to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information. For students not interested in law school, this class still offers the benefit of learning how to access and understand legal information, write for various audiences, and conduct their own independent research.
Exploration of human rights protection as an increasingly internationalized process and its limitations on sovereignty. Successes and failures of international and regional inter-governmental efforts to monitor control and remedy abuse of sovereign power. Same as HRA 464 .
This course attempts to gauge the likelihood that particular countries may suffer a catastrophic economic and/or political collapse. We examine sources of risk, methodologies used to determine levels of risk, and methods of mitigating risks. Same as IST 465 .
A professional field experience that includes the production of an academic paper. Internships for more than six credits have additional academic components. May be repeated for up to 15 credits. Prerequisite(s); if any: Junior or Senior standing, Permission of Instructor (specific coursework may be required).
In depth exploration of political problems. Individual independent study based on a plan submitted by the student. (Maximum credit of six hours with no more than three in any semester.). Prerequisite(s); if any: Permission of Instructor.
Topics in various aspects of Government and Politics. Vary from year to year.
Examination of various aspects of cyber conflicts in the context of international relations theories and practices.
Development, organization, and operation of social, economic, and political institutions.
This course is designed to provide an overview of the key components of public administration. These include public service, leadership, policymaking, management, evidence-based problem solving, and culturally responsive communication.
This course is designed to enhance student understanding of various dimensions and challenges within public policymaking. Students will learn how to conduct evidence-based policy analysis.
This course is designed to enhance student awareness and knowledge of various forms of discrimination throughout U.S. society. Students will learn how to address these challenges within existing law and public policymaking.
This course is designed to enhance student awareness and knowledge of human rights. Students will examine human rights issues facing local governments and learn how to address these through public leadership, management, and policymaking.
Source: Utica University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
