30 courses with the subject PSC, 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.
PSC 0101INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE
This course introduces students to the systematic study of politics and crucial concepts in the discipline, including government, democracy, power, justice, and collective action. Course materials consist of philosophical and theoretical texts, case studies, political analyses, and documentaries. Upon completion, students will better understand the practice of politics on local, national, and international levels. Open to First Year students only. Offered fall semester.
Analysis of how the American Government works and why it works the way it does. We will consider what problems we think our government should solve and how it should solve those problems. We will examine the principal institutions of American Government: The Presidency, Congress, the Court system, the media, political parties, interest groups and elections. Each student will pick a current issue of special interest and follow it for the semester. 595
The course examines the legal process as it deals with controversial issues that affect our political, civil rights, and civil liberties using the techniques of critical thinking. These issues include the relationship between the President and Congress, gun control, the death penalty, hate speech, abortion, right to die, affirmative action, and gay marriage. The methods of clear and critical thinking will equip students to understand and to analyze these and similar critical issues of our times.
This course introduces students to the study of foreign governments, foreign political behavior, foreign political economy, and foreign political culture across the globe. It focuses on the objective comparison of how other societies organize their governments, how their people vote, how they solve common problems, and how their cultures influence their political behavior. The course surveys major democracies in the Western world as well as prominent non-Western countries.
This course introduces students to the concepts, themes, and classic cases in international relations, the highest level of politics. It focuses on the role that states, international organizations, and non-state actors (e.g. Microsoft, al-Qaeda) play in the world arena and the intervening force of globalization.
This course examines the role of ethics in International Relations. International politics is ripe with ethical and normative issues, including when is the use of force justified? Should human rights be important for state behavior? Who should be responsible for environmental protection? This course will ask students to address these and other important questions, as well as think about the consequences and responsibilities that follow for us, our political leaders, and the world.
This is a seminar course using student led discussions to research the topic of oil and energy policy in the United States. The goal of seminar classes is to get students to evaluate a chosen thesis relating to the course topic while developing their skills for researching, critical thinking, writing, and making presentations. All students are expected to take a great deal of responsibility for their own learning and to actively participate in class.
This undergraduate course focuses on the role of anti-democracy and extremist political groups and the role they play in American Politics. Although there isn't a prerequisite format requirement, students should have the basic concepts and understanding of the United States political system. Participating in this class, we will cover hate and racist organizations in America and how they affect the nation's political construct. Upon completing this course, participants will be able to contribute to the discussion about political racist and hate groups, and the role they play in American politics. In addition, students will be able to describe and critique various ways racist and hate organizations are deciding the outcome of the electoral process and the legislative tools required to combat them.
This course focuses on the role of race and ethnicity and the role it plays in American politics. We will cover race and ethnicity in America, and how it affects the nation's political structure. Students will be able to critique various ways racism plays in the outcome of elections. 596
In 2017, women hold 104 of the 535 seats in the 115th US Congress. Why don’t more women run? Why don’t more women win? Does it matter? Topics will include the fight to get the vote, the gender gap in voting and what it means; the leadership styles of women. Students are expected to engage in off-campus activities that connect them to women who work in the political sphere, broadly defined.
Should local governments be able to take one’s property, using eminent domain and turn it over to a private developer? Can the federal government pass laws punishing violence against women? Can states legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes? Using legal opinions and political science analysis, we will answer these and other questions about the fundamental principles of the American political structure, including the relationship amongt the three branches of government. Students will choose cases and topics to research and make presentations to the class.
How have Supreme Court decisions concerning freedoms of speech, press and religion; the rights of the accused; civil rights for women and minority groups, and the right of privacy changed our lives and the political system? We will use legal opinions and political science analysis to answer this question. Students will research cases and topics and make presentations to the class.
This course introduces students to international organizations. We study the importance and effectiveness of international organizations in such areas as peace and security, economic globalization, protection of the environment, and human rights.
A consideration of the process of policymaking from the formulation of a policy through its success or failure in becoming part of the public agenda and official policy. Students will learn to analyze and write case studies on pressing contemporary political and social issues, e.g. cloning, third world indebtedness, poverty, health care, crime, and education.
“The buck stops here!” read the sign that sat on the desk of President Harry S. Truman. This course studies the evolution of the fundamental powers of the Presidency, the tension among the President, Congress, the Courts, interest groups, and the dynamics of presidential decisions.
“Being a politician is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game but dumb enough to think it matters.” Eugene McCarthy. This course is about understanding the election game. Why do people vote, run for office, and work in politics? What are the functions of political parties, of polling, the media, and interest groups? How has technology changed politics? How do local elections differ from national elections? And most importantly, why does it matter?
This course explores the social and political dimensions of sustainability. Students will study the common problems created by environmental degradation and the depletion of non-renewable resources; the solutions to these problems proposed by governments, businesses, and non-governmental organizations; and the 597
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to both the history of the region as well as the salient issues of modern times. From Libya to Egypt and Syria to Iran, the relevance and importance of studying the Middle East is unquestionably topical. We will seek to both analyze the history of the region, while in turn, offering students a more thorough understanding of how events half a world away are relevant to U.S. interests. In the end, we will seek to illustrate the interconnected nature of 21st century geopolitics, both in the Middle East and beyond. Prerequisites: PSC 101 or 103 or Hist 250 or POI.
This course introduces students to the way that Americans make foreign policy and pays close attention to the uniqueness of the American method in comparison with other countries. Along the way, students will study contemporary American foreign policy issues related to trade, national security, and transnational problems like the HIV/AIDS epidemic or climate change.
How do people, groups, and governments resolve their differences? This course asks and answers this deceivingly simple, yet intellectually complex, question. Over the term, the class will examine the sources of conflict across three levels of analysis (individual, group, and international) and study cases of successful conflict resolution therein. Subsequently, students will have the opportunity to develop conflict resolution techniques through theoretical study, case studies, and role-playing.
This course introduces students to the planning and conduct of research in political science. The class, under the direction of the instructor, will devise and execute a small research project. By the end of the term, successful students will have learned the logic of social scientific inquiry, be familiar with political science methodology, and have completed a professional and publishable research project.
Religion and politics are two major institutions shaping both the history of the United States and all its citizens. Every American is affected by the interaction between them, regardless of whether he/she is actively 598
The senior seminar is the culminating point of the political science major. Students partake in three critically important tasks: 1) participate in a weekly discussion of a mutually agreed course theme and lead at least one weekly class meeting. 2) Write a term paper related to the mutually agreed seminar theme. 3) Explore career options for political science majors.
Supervised experience in a legal or governmental agency or organization concerned with political issues. Students may intern in the Rosemont-American University collaborative or several other internship possibilities in Washington and other locations across the country. Available during the school year or during the summer. Credit depends on internship and school year or summer options. Open to junior and senior Political Science majors.
