PLS 110Introduction to Political Science3
- Subject
- PLS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 198066-fa030ee7-brevard.edu
- Source
- my.brevard.edu
Brevard College · Courses
PLS
7 courses with the subject PLS, 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.
PLS 210American Government3
- Subject
- PLS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 198066-fa030ee7-brevard.edu
- Source
- my.brevard.edu
PLS 220Constitutional Law3
This course provides a detailed study of the Constitution of the United States; the workings of the Federal Courts, with emphases on the Supreme Court; and the effects of court decisions on national and, through incorporation of constitutional guarantees of civil liberties, state government. General Education Area Thinking About Human Behavior.
- Subject
- PLS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Semester Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 198066-fa030ee7-brevard.edu
- Source
- my.brevard.edu
PLS 310American Foreign Policy3
This course examines the economic, defense, environmental, and world order interests of US foreign policy. Through lecture and readings, the student explores how these interests dictate American foreign policy in the Post-Cold War Era. Careful analysis of historic and contemporary events will give insight to US interest(s) in the Confederation of Independent States (the former Soviet Union), China, the Middle East, the Far East, Europe, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere. Prerequisite: PLS 110, PLS 210, or PLS 220.
- Subject
- PLS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Semester Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 198066-fa030ee7-brevard.edu
- Source
- my.brevard.edu
PLS 320Contemporary Political Movements3
In recent decades, political movements have greatly influenced the American polity. Case studies in this course include environmental groups, the Christian Right, and third parties. The course also looks at social movements, including the Women’s and Civil Rights Movements. Focus is placed on determining the processes that construct, sustain, and transform these movements as viable political institutions. Prerequisite: PLS 110, PLS 210, or PLS 220.
- Subject
- PLS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Semester Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 198066-fa030ee7-brevard.edu
- Source
- my.brevard.edu
PLS 330Political Communication3
This course is designed to advance students’ understanding of contemporary US political campaigns focusing on candidate discourse, mediated political realities, image construction, agenda setting, and marketing strategies in local, state and national races. Students will learn how to use theoretical frameworks for critiquing political communication, how to analyze forms and functions of campaign discourses, and how to consider ethical ramifications of campaign discourse. Prerequisite: PLS 110, PLS 210, or PLS 220.
- Subject
- PLS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Semester Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 198066-fa030ee7-brevard.edu
- Source
- my.brevard.edu
PLS 340First Amendment Freedoms3
This course explores the theories, doctrines, statutes, and cases related to the First Amendment guarantees of Freedom of Religion (Separation of Church and State), Speech, and Assembly. This course will help the student increase knowledge and enhance understanding and appreciation of systemic structures of the judicial process and legal issues and will provide the student with theoretical and practical application of First Amendment Freedoms. The course will facilitate an understanding of how these freedoms work toward establishing a balance between individual and societal rights. 190
- Subject
- PLS
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Semester Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 198066-fa030ee7-brevard.edu
- Source
- my.brevard.edu
- Prerequisite
- PLS 110, PLS 210, or PLS 220.
Source: Brevard College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61