25 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.
Hour(s) This class will provide the new student of Political Science with a general introduction to the discipline to include a survey of the field studies of American, Comparative, International and Public Policy.
Hour(s) This course is designed as the gateway offering for students intending to pursue the field track in public policy. The course will introduce the student to public policy formulation and analysis, including agenda-setting strategies, problems of legitimating, policy adoption, implementation, and evaluation.
Hour(s) International affairs with emphasis on international relations theory, foreign policy-making and efforts at global cooperation. Also includes discussion of contemporary issues confronting the world community.
Hour(s) This class will explore the diverse impacts of race and ethnicity in the American political system. Students will consider the role that race and ethnicity has molded political institutions and electoral politics.
Hour(s) An introduction to politics in America, with an emphasis on the institutions, policies and personalities of the national government through a consideration of power in American life with studies of the political environment for public policy outcomes in the United States.
Hour(s) This course will introduce students to the study of women and politics. Students will consider how political institutions affect the opportunities for women to seek political office, the impact of women’s political presence on policy decisions, and how policy decisions mirror and shape sex roles in society. Students will learn the connection between public policy and the possibilities for social change.
Hour(s) Independent study under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Open to students with a 2.0 cumulative average and permission of the chair of the department. Independent study may take the form of readings, research, conference, project and/or field experience. Independent study may be taken for a total of four courses, no more than two in any term.
Hour(s) This highly interactive, debate-focused course teaches students to improve their skills at engaging with and leading civil debate. Through close examination of case studies, the course will teach students to improve fact-finding skills and enhance their ability to present reasoned arguments effectively and professionally. Students may also have the opportunity to participate in and/or attend the NCICU Ethics Bowl. With permission of the instructor, this class can be taken multiple times for credit.
Hour(s) This course provides an interactive and role-playing format for students interested in international organizations, international diplomacy and the workings of the United Nations organizations. Each student assumes the role of a delegate from an assigned country, researches the issues, countries and policy agendas assigned to that country delegation, and travel to New York City to participate as members of the Salem College delegation to this national conference.
Hour(s) This course will survey ancient, modern, and contemporary philosophers to introduce students to the foundations of Western political thought. Topics covered will include democratic theory, social contract theory, social justice, and rights. Students will read texts from key thinkers such as Plato, Hobbes, Locke, Mill, Machiavelli, Rosseau, Kymlicka, and Rawls.
United States and the Soviet Union, this course seeks to reconceptualize the Cold War as a truly global conflict, shaped also by the peoples of Latin America, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Cross-listed with HIST 214. (GA) (IK) (REST major elective)
study the history, politics, culture, environmental consequences, and gendered nature of atomic research during the past century. Specific topics to be examined include: the science of radioactivity; race and the global impact of radium and uranium mining; the development of atomic weapons and the subsequent nuclear arms race; cultural responses to the use of nuclear weapons; women’s involvement in atomic science and labor; and ongoing debates concerning nuclear energy, with case studies such as Shinkolobwe, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima. Cross-listed with HIST 216 and ENVS 216. (GA) (GI) (WI) (IK)
Hour(s) This course examines the nature and validity of arguments about vexing moral issues in public policy. Students examine a number of basic moral controversies in public life, focusing on different frameworks for thinking about justice and the ends of politics. The primary aim of the course is to provide each student with an opportunity to develop his/her ability to think in sophisticated ways about morally difficult policy issues.
Hour(s) This course will explore the evolution of federal health policy in the United States. Focusing on the post-Civil War era, specific policies to be analyzed include the Freedman’s Bureau, Sheppard-Towner Act, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act. The class will also examine systemic health inequities within the United States, as well the federal government’s response to health crises such as the Influenza Pandemic of 1918, HIV/AIDS, and COVID-19.
Hour(s) This course analyzes the challenges faced by state and local communities with particular emphasis placed on the problems of urban areas, including education, crime, poverty, economic development, housing and transportation. The course examines the roles of citizens, non-profits and government agencies at all levels in accomplishing change through state and local policy outcomes.
Hour(s) A study of U.S. foreign policy and of the decision-making process in the American foreign affairs establishment. Analysis of American foreign policy trends and contemporary political, military and economic policies.
Hour(s) This course will allow students to study the political and social history of sexual minorities in the United States. We will consider the development of support and advocacy at the social level, and consider the development of political movements to expand the rights of sexual minorities. This class will study social and political discrimination and the factors that caused the development of policies to extend rights. Students in this class will evaluate the multiple ways that sexual minorities are discriminated against, including in the labor market, public office, social relations, marriage rights, adoption rights and health rights. We will examine the diverse impacts of health care policy and practice and examine the factors that have caused discriminatory policy to increase the rights of sexual minorities in the United States.
Hour(s) Students will explore the diverse ways that governments attempt to regulate sexual behavior. We will evaluate this from a US and international perspective while considering the religious history and policy tools utilized to regulate sexual behavior. The corresponding reproductive health policies will be analyzed. Ethical issues of justice, care, and respect will be the foundation to the evaluation of policy and social actions. Students will consider how policy and social controls impact health and equity outcomes around the world.
Hour(s) An issue or problem in contemporary politics will be studied intensively. The specific content and methods of study will be announced prior to the beginning of the course.
Hour(s) This course will examine the development of human rights in the international community. Students will consider the political theory and structures that have served as the basis for and the implementation of human rights. Additionally the class will consider the role of state actors, international governmental organizations, international non-governmental organizations, and multinational corporations in implementing human rights. Students will evaluate the current domestic and international policy implications of the evolving interpretation of human rights as they relate to health policy, criminal justice policy, labor policy, immigration policy, foreign policy, and the intersections in these policy areas.
Hour(s) Studying the U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court decisions, and other legal documents from throughout the nation’s history, students consider how the law functioned to change, resist, and promote certain interests within society over time. Particular attention is devoted to legal constructions of race, gender roles and sexuality, the changing status of women within the legal system, and women’s activism concerning specific cases, policies, and legislation.
Hour(s) An opportunity to use the knowledge and skills the student has learned in coursework to solve problems in a real work setting; the apprenticeship aspect of the internship implies that the student has some base of knowledge and will increase her knowledge and skills by direct contact with an experienced, knowledgeable mentor. Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors with a 2.0 cumulative average; maximum credit per term is one course; admission by application only.
Hour(s) This class will explore the multifaceted relationship between health and law at the national and international levels. Students will evaluate the impact of legal systems on health care outcomes and consider the role of human rights in the legal structures of state and international systems. Students will evaluate these impacts through an ethical lens.
Hour(s) Advanced independent study under the guidance of a faculty advisor. Open to juniors and seniors with a 3.5 average in political science or international relations, subject to approval of the chair of the department. Honors independent study may be taken for a maximum of two courses.
Source: Salem College's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 61
