21 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.
This course introduces students to key ideas, institutions, processes, and actors in politics. Students consider approaches to analyzing and evaluating political issues.
This course is a comprehensive introduction to American politics and constitutional government.
Explores conversations on controversial subjects with emphasis on recognizing conflict and engaging in constructive modes of interaction. Topics include civil discourse as the foundation for democratic institutions, sustainable relationships and collaborative decision-making. Students will construct, arrange and deliver oral presentations.
Students critically examine major political ideas and issues and the shifting ways they impact, and are impacted by, the American political system.
Examines the legislative process in American representative government with primary concern given to the structure, operation, and development of the U.S. Congress.
Examines the evolution, politics, and paradoxes of the American presidency. Special attention will be given to theories of presidential power, the presidency’s place within in the constitutional system of separated powers, presidential rhetroric, and a range of historical and contemporary dynamics that shape the office.
An examination of parties, electoral behavior, and the news media in U.S. politics. This course follows the history and nature of the two-party system, the mechanics and significance of elections and voter behavior, and the impact of media in influencing citizens’ understanding of political participation, institutions, and elections.
What is the politics of poverty in the modern United States? How has economic hardship been debated in our politics and reflected in public policy? In what ways has popular culture perpetuated myths and framed our perceptions about poverty? This course examines poverty through the lens of politics, social and public policy, and popular culture, and is designed to provide context for the pivotal legislation, socio-political movements, and elections that have shaped the politics of poverty in America. To this end, policies such as AFDC, TANF, Medicaid, SNAP, and the ACA; social movements; and major presidencies, elections, and socio-political dynamics, will be considered. Offered fall or spring annually.
Presents a framework for analyzing the behavior of states, the basic factors which motivate and affect international policies, and the techniques of resolving international conflicts.
Students use political science to study different countries. Topics include the state, national/ethnic identity, political economy of states and regions, democratic and non-democratic institutions, political violence, economic and political development, and globalization. Case studies of countries and regions help explain course material.
This course will be concerned with understanding the politics of the world economy. The emphasis will be on the contemporary structure of the international political economy, how it emerged, and what actions and policy responses by international institutions, governments, multinational corporations and labor unions continue to shape its order. Students will also gain knowledge of how their lives are impacted by the world economy and what future opportunity exists there.
Students examine United States foreign policy and national security, emphasizing institutions, actors, and outcomes of the policymaking process and critical evaluation of key historical and contemporary issues. Topics include sources, goals, and tools of American policy, as well as ethical and practical issues facing decision-makers.
This course explores the role and mechanisms of diplomacy through the study of international organizations and participation in model simulations. Students examine the background, operation, and challenges of the United Nations and other organizations and prep for conferences in New York and elsewhere.
Students explore fundamental ethical questions in politics by discussing and evaluating the writings of major figures from the ancient Greek, Roman and medieval periods. Students examine primary texts, consider the political and social context in which political theories emerge and evolve, and develop ethical reasoning skills.
Students explore fundamental ethical questions in politics by discussing and evaluating the writings of major figures from the energence of the Renaissance to the 21st century. Students examine primary texts, consider the political and social context in which political theories emerge and evolve, and develop ethical reasoning skills.
In this course, students analyze American constitutional law, focusing on the scope and distribution of congressional, presidential, judicial, and state governmental power. Topics include the separation of powers, judicial review, federalism, theories of constitutional interpretation, and the dynamics of Supreme Court decision-making.
In this course, students analyze American constitutional law regarding individual and group freedoms. Topics include freedom of expression, religious freedoms, the right to bear arms, sexual and bodily autonomy, equal protection of the law, theories of constitutional interpretation, and the dynamics of Supreme Court decision-making.
1 TO 6 Independent Study
In this course, students examine a special subject or controversy in politics. Topics covered vary from semester to semester.
Students learn to apply techniques for researching, analyzing, and evaluating the viability and impact of public policy proposals. Students also learn to present their work in professional formats.
3 TO 15 This course allows students to receive academic credit for one or more approved internship experiences related to politics or law.
Source: Pennsylvania Western University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
