POLI 110Introduction to Sustainability
358 credit if requirement is waived.
- Subject
- POLI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2024-2025
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
Fayetteville State University · Courses
POLI
69 courses with the subject POLI, 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.
POLI 150North Carolina Government and Politics3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is concerned with the evolution and empirical foundation of North Carolina government and politics. It investigates issues related to community power and decision-making, political leadership, the relationship between North Carolina citizens and their government, citizen participation, and civic engagement and moral issues in political lives.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 200Introduction to Political Science3
239 e Sustainability of Human : POLI 210)
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 210Principles of American Government3
224 t earn credit if requirement is waived. require a one-hour lab. require two lab sciences, increasing
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 220Principles of Public Administration3
ENEC 270/POLI 270 - Climate Change and Public Policy
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 230Ethics and Global Affairs3
274 titution. Students do not earn credit if
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 240Introduction to Political Statistics3
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- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 270Climate Change and Public Policy3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Global climate change is one of the most important issues of the 21st century and requires consideration from an interdisciplinary perspective. This course introduces students to the empirical and normative challenges posed by global climate change, as well as the politics associated with its impacts on environment, economy, and society at local, regional, and international levels. It covers discussions on the science of climate change, the impacts of human activities on climate change, and responses to climate change through mitigation and adaptation. The course also addresses the international legal and policy framework, assesses the roles and efforts of international organizations and intergovernmental collaborations, and evaluates climate change policy and its implementation options. This course is cross listed with ENEC 270/POLI 270.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 300Environmental Politics and Policy3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the complex dynamics of the environmental policy-making process at various levels. The course considers the scope of environmental problems; perspectives on severity and policy implications; approaches to environmental policy formulation; strategies and political influences of the environmental community and its opponents; the scientific, economic, social, political, and institutional forces that shape policymaking and implementation; as well as the challenges of sustainable decision-making.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2018-2019
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 301Organizational Theory3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An analysis of organizational theories, incorporating the traditional political, environmental, behavioral, 950
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 311Political Parties and Pressure Groups3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the history, structure, and functions of American political parties and pressure groups, their relationship to democratic government, and their techniques of political action.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 312(3-3-0) Public Leadership and Management: A course focusing on leadership styles, human motivations
and basic problems of management, including decision-making, communications, and public relations. POLI 320 (3-3-0) State and Local Government: An examination of the framework of state and local governments in the United States and an evaluation of their contributions to federal systems, with special attention to North Carolina’s governmental structure and contributions.
- Subject
- POLI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 313Sustainability Leadership3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Students will learn leadership skills as well as responsible management practices for the achievement of a sustainable global society. The course also examines the contributions of sustainability, environmental responsibility, and environmental ethics to organizational management. 866
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2017-2018
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 320State and Local Government3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of the framework of state and local governments in the United States and an evaluation of their contributions to federal systems, with special attention to North Carolina's governmental structure and contributions.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 321Public Personnel Management3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the theory, practice, and organization of the public personnel system in the United States, including the essentials of personnel training, classification, compensation, promotion, testing, employee relations, and employee organizations.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 330Public Financial Management3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the practices and problems of modern fiscal management, with special emphasis on budgeting concerns and techniques, budget management for planning and control, and budget review as an analytical tool at the national, state, and local levels of government.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 331Politics and Urban Planning3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 951
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 332The Legislative Process3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the evolution, structure, functioning processes, and dynamics of American legislative institutions, with emphasis on the interrelationships among the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches and outside groups in the law-making process.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 350Government and Politics of Africa3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course examining characteristics of governments and politics in the developing nations of Africa, with attention to such concerns as colonialism, independence movements, and the problems of nation building.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 351Government and Politics of Europe3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A comparative analysis of the organization and functioning of governments and politics in selected European countries.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 352Government and Politics of Asia3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course analyzing the organization, functioning, and processes of governments and politics in China, Japan, and other Asian nations.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 353Middle East Politics3
Foreign Language: 6 Credits Two courses of a foreign language sequence. Minor or Electives: 18 Credits As designated by selected program or free electives. Free Elective: 4 Credits Total Credit Hours: 120 505
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 400Administration of Urban Government3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the organization and management characteristics of various types of government entities in urban areas, including municipal government, county government, and governmental structures for other special districts.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 401Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course focusing on changing relationships of local, state, and federal agencies, the expanding role of regional planning boards, and recent developments in the sharing of federal tax revenue with non-national governments.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 402Public Policy Formulation3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course covering approaches to decision-making in government and administration, including policy formulation within administrative agencies and departments and within the larger context of the overall political process.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 410The American Chief Executive3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the origin, background, and evolution of the Office of the President of the United States, with a review of the president's powers in the areas of politics, administration, legislation, and foreign affairs. 953
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
- Prerequisite
- POLI 210
POLI 411Public Opinion and Propaganda3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the development of attitudes and beliefs, the nature of public opinion and propaganda, the methodology of public opinion polling, and the strategies and techniques for influencing public opinion through the uses of propaganda, mass media, and communications.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 412Administrative Law3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An investigation of administrative law, its powers and procedures, the liabilities of administrative agencies and officers, and governmental activities in the regulation of agriculture, industry, and labor.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 420Research Methods in Public Management3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A review of basic concepts, ideas, approaches, methods, and materials used to study administrative institutions, including simulation techniques, surveys, mathematical statistics, cybernetics, content analysis, and computers.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 422American Foreign Policy3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of American foreign policy decision-making with assessments of the effectiveness of foreign policies.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 425Public Leadership and Management3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course focusing on leadership styles, human motivations, and basic problems of management, including decision-making, communications, and public relations. 954
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 430International Politics3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the interplay of political forces in the international community, with emphasis on war-time diplomacy, peace treaties, and alignments of nations in times of peace and conflict during the postwar period.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 431International Organization3
Choose one of the following:
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 432International Law3
Total Credit Hours: 18 Teaching English as a Second Language Minor
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 435Environmental Law and Administration3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the complex dynamic of legal practice to protect the environment and conserve natural resources. This course provides students with a framework for assessing case law and statutory law through the legal system. Students will also learn the role of environmental laws in promoting well-being and sustainable economies, reshaping global land ethics, and guiding efforts to sustain healthy land with a capacity for self-renewal.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2018-2019
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 440Introduction to Government Planning3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of concepts, fundamentals, and methods of planning, focusing on the significance of planning to public administration and public policy, with special consideration of Program Planning Budgeting Systems (PPBS); Management by Objectives (MBO); Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT)' Planning, Management, and Evaluation (PME); and Zero Base Budgeting (ZBB).
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 441Citizen Participation in Policy Making3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of citizen involvement in political activities and in government policy making, with analyses of 955
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 442Public Policy Analysis3
Total Credit Hours: 18
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 450History of Political Theory3
534 ns of Mass Destruction s
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 460History of Political Theory II3
Foreign Language Courses: 6 Credits Any two foreign language courses 473 irements) tional classroom setting (includes
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 461American Political Ideas3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the political ideas of leading American political leaders and public officials, with particular attention to the influences of these ideas upon American governmental systems.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
- Prerequisite
- POLI 210 and POLI 200
POLI 470Government Internship3
(Students with prior administrative or leadership experience may choose an elective in place of POLI 470) Social Science Requirement: 12 Credits Choose three courses from the following: ECON 200-499 GEOG 210-499 HIST 200-499 INTL 200-499 SOCI 200-499 Minor or Electives: 18 Credits As designated by the selected program or free electives. Electives: 10 Credits Total Credit Hours: 120 * May also satisfy a University College Core requirement. If so used, must be offset by an equal number of credit hours from Political Science major elective courses (POLI, HIPO, ENEC, etc.). 524
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 471Research Seminar3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Practical experience in applying the research methods introduced in POLI 420 to in-depth studies of selected topics, incorporating computer technology for data gathering, analyses, and interpretation.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
- Prerequisite
- POLI 420
POLI 480Senior Seminar3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Intensive independent studies of selected topics, requiring the preparation and presentation of assigned topics for critical review.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 481Senior Seminar - Selected Problems in Public Management3
Social Sciences Requirements: 6 Credits Choose four courses from the following: ECON 200-499 GEOG 200-499 HIST 200-499 INTL 200-499 SOCI 200-499 Electives: 16 Credits Total Credit Hours: 120 * May also satisfy a University College Core requirement. If so used, must be offs credit hours from Political Science major elective courses (POLI, HIPO, ENEC, etc. 531 et by an equal number of ).
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 490Advanced Reading and Research3
Major Electives: 18 Credits Choose six courses from ENEC 210-499 or any POLI or HIPO designation. Social Sciences Requirements: 12 Credits Choose four courses from the following: ECON 200-499 GEOG 210-499 HIST 200-499 INTL 200-499 SOCI 200-499 Minor or Electives: 18 Credits As designated by the selected program or free electives. Electives: 7 Credits Total Credit Hours: 120 511
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Catalog
- 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 510American Constitutional Law3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course will provide students with the ability to examine and analyze the role of the United States Supreme Court in the development of the American constitutional system. Particular attention will be paid to the development of the relative legal status of the branches of the federal government to deal with major domestic and foreign issues as well as the legal relationship between the national government and the states, and the development of legal guidelines and principles as precedents for future courts.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 530(3-3-0) Black Politics In The United States
This course is an examination of the ideology, interest group organizations and electoral arrangements affecting black involvement in the political system. Both traditional and nontraditional strategies are treated, and assessments are made of the positive and negative aspects resulting from each. The present status of blacks and their continued quest for political empowerment will be analyzed.
- Subject
- POLI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 531Public Policy and Administration3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is a study of public policy processes. It examines what policies governments pursue and also why governments pursue such policies and the consequences of such policies. Several models including rational planning, group competition, political processes, institutional influences, etc., are used to describe and explain public policy. Case studies are also used to illustrate the realities of policy-making and policy implementation. This course is cross-listed with PADM 541.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
- Alias
- PADM 541
POLI 535Public Personnel Administration3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course examines modern theory and practice of personnel administration. The application of these theories and practices in the areas of recruitment, placement, career development, and in other phases of human resources management is covered. Recent issues arising from notions of comparable worth; implementation of affirmative action initiatives and from collective bargaining in the public sector represents topics for close analysis. This course is cross-listed with PADM 513.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
- Alias
- PADM 513
POLI 610Problems In Political Behavior3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course will provide the students with the ability to survey and analyze some of the major problems that citizens and political leaders encounter as they engage in the political process. Emphasis is placed on the process and role of political socialization, group dynamics, the activities and role of parties, the significance of movements, the frequency and importance of elections, the creation of public opinion and polling and the prevalence of the media.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 612Seminar in American National
- Subject
- POLI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 613The Judicial Process3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course will provide students with the ability to examine and analyze the procedures and politics involved in the judicial process. Emphasis will be placed on all levels of the federal judiciary with special emphasis on the judicial process involving the Supreme Court. The process involving judicial selection, group litigation, internal procedure, precedent development, enforcement, and impact will be utilized as the means for examining the judicial process.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 620Government and Politics of Europe3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course will examine the political and governmental structures, decision-making processes, cultural backgrounds, and ideological differences of some European nations. Special emphasis will be placed on comparisons of different political regions.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 621Government and Politics of the Far East3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to examine political and governmental structure, decision-making process, cultural background, and ideological difference of some nations in the Far East selected for study. Special attention will be paid to the roles played by the ruling elite of these nations in promoting economic development and prosperity. Concepts such as socialist guided market economy in China and North Korea and capitalist guided market economy in Taiwan and South Korea will also be examined in contrast to the free market economy in Japan.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 622(3-3-0) Government and Politics of Developing Nations: This course will examine the political and
governmental structures, decision-making processes, cultural backgrounds and ideological differences of some developing nations selected for study. The course will also take into account such considerations as political, social and cultural underdevelopment, various types of economic dependency, and crisis of political and economic decay, with emphasis on problems and difficulties in developing democratic institutions in these developing nations.
- Subject
- POLI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 623International Politics3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed for students to explore some fundamental and persistent forces which mold the foreign policies of a nation state and institutions and manners of a nation state in which such foreign policies are carried out in terms of its relations with other nation states in the international community. The course will also assist students to examine various approaches to the study of international relations and the utilities of each approach.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 630Administrative Law3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is specifically designed to introduce students to important issues in Administrative Law. Through the use of the case method, the course is aimed at making the administrator more aware of the kinds of legal problems he or she is likely to confront. The emphasis will be on legislative, adjuratory and general policy-making process of administrative agencies. The nature of bureaucracy and procedural requirements for administrative policy-making and administrative regulation and deregulation are also examined. This course is cross-listed with PADM 516.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
- Alias
- PADM 516
POLI 631Financial Administration3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to introduce the student to financial management. Government exists to provide valuable goods and service that individuals or businesses are not willing to provide. As the government operates with limited resources, whether or not the commitment of governmental resources really improves the conditions of the community is subject to speculation and evaluation. Nevertheless, financial management impacts on all segments of community including acquisition and allocation of resources. Focus will be on governmental financial resources and management, budgetary theories and intergovernmental financial relations, and debt financing. This course is cross-listed with PADM 514.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
- Alias
- PADM 514
POLI 632Comparative Administration3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 266
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 633(3-3-0) Problems in State and Intergovernmental Relations: This course examines some of the problems
involved in the development, change and status of the powers, organization, functions, and interrelationships of federal, state, and local governments. The concept of “new federalism” and the impact of these new ideas on governmental relationship will be explored.
- Subject
- POLI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 634Politics of the Budgetary Process3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is a study of the political, economic and social influence on the budgetary process. The role of politics and of various actors and institutions involved in the process, historical changes in the concept of budgeting will be analyzed. Focus will also be on how and why individuals or groups respond in budgeting and financial settings as well as the impact of the budget on the economy and how budgetary decisions, in general, become an instrument for setting governmental priorities. This course is cross-listed with PADM 515.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
- Alias
- PADM 515
POLI 641(3-3-0) Research Methods in Political Science: This course covers basic procedures for conducting
research in political science. Special emphasis is placed upon research design, research strategies, approaches, and techniques. The selection and utilization of appropriate techniques for collecting, reporting, and analyzing data will be covered. POLI 643 (3-3-0) Currents of American Political Thought: This course is an examination and evaluation of major currents of American political thought, their different viewpoints on the significant issues and problems at different times, their various interpretations of the Constitution, revolution, civil and natural rights. Emphasis will be on the contemporary liberal, conservative, radical debate on selected issues. While the respective historical, sociological and philosophical background and justification of the different schools of thought will be examined, the practical impact of these schools of thought upon politics and public policies in general at different times will also be analyzed. POLI 644 (3-3-0) Contemporary Political Ideologies: This course is intended to examine the theory and practice of capitalism, socialism, democracy, anarchism, elitism, fascism, and communism. The welfare state will be examined also. Focus will be on comparison and contrast of significant philosophical and theoretical differences among different political ideologies as well as upon various schools of theory within any given ideology. The practical influence and impact of various ideologies as well as their historical and philosophical justifications will also be analyzed.
- Subject
- POLI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 643Currents of American Political Thought3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is an examination and evaluation of major currents of American political thought, their different viewpoints on the significant issues and problems at different times, their various interpretations of the Constitution, revolution, civil and natural rights. Emphasis will be on the contemporary liberal, 267
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 644Contemporary Political Ideologies3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is intended to examine the theory and practice of capitalism, socialism, democracy, anarchism, elitism, fascism, and communism. The welfare state will be examined also. Focus will be on comparison and contrast of significant philosophical and theoretical differences among different political ideologies as well as upon various schools of theory within any given ideology. The practical influence and impact of various ideologies as well as their historical and philosophical justifications will also be analyzed.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 646(3-3-0) Advanced Reading Seminar: Under the supervision of a designated professor, this course will
provide students with the ability to select readings and conduct research in areas of special interest. Reading materials appropriate to each student’s interest will be selected by the students. Selected bibliography outlining criteria for analysis of political literature and political research materials will also be required for examination and analysis. POLI 647 (3-3-0) Thesis I: An original investigation in a subject approved by the student’s Advisor and Thesis Committee. Detailed information on the preparation, form, organization and the defense of the thesis is presented in the Guide for the Preparation and Submission of Theses. POLI 648 (3-3-0) Thesis II: Continued preparation of thesis under the direction of the advisor and Thesis Committee. POLI 899 (0-0-0) Thesis Non-Credit: This course is required for students that have completed their course work and the number of thesis hours for credit required in their graduate degree program. Students who will continue to use University resources in completing their thesis must enroll in this course.
- Subject
- POLI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 647Thesis I3
Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An original investigation in a subject approved by the student's Advisor and Thesis Committee. Detailed information on the preparation, form, organization and the defense of the thesis is presented in the Guide for the Preparation and Submission of Theses.
- Subject
- POLI
- Credits (min)
- 3
- Credits (max)
- 3
- Credit unit
- Credit Hours
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 648Thesis II
Electives, 15-18 Credits Thesis Option Students choose 15 credits and Non- Thesis Option students choose 18 credits from the following:
- Subject
- POLI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
POLI 899(0-0-0) Thesis Non-Credit
This course is required for students that have completed their course work and the number of thesis hours for credit required in their graduate degree program. Students who will continue to use University resources in completing their thesis must enroll in this course.
- Subject
- POLI
- Type
- course
- Edition
- 2026-2027
- Source
- uncfsu.catalog.acalog.com
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