39 courses with the subject POLS, 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.
ECON 151 or ECON 152 3 GEOG 111 or GEOG 331 3 BIOL 105 or BIOL 117 4 ART 111 or ART 241 or MUSC 3 318 or THRE 105 CHEM 111 or ESCI 111 or ESCI 4 201 or PHYS 100 or PHYS 101 Total Credits 93-94 ENGL 251 or ENGL 252 Elective Credits 3 Item # Title Semester
The concepts, theories, and debates of International Relations, with a focus on contemporary issues across all regions of the globe. Emphasis on the role of states, international organizations, NGOs, and individuals in both cooperation and conflict, and the ways in which transnational issues related to globalization challenge state sovereignty. Semester Hours 3.0
Contexts and range of tasks confronting modern societies in using the law as a special type of process that restores, maintains, or corrects the four basic functions of the law: resolution of disputes, facilitation and protection of voluntary arrangements, molding moral and legal conceptions of a society, and maintenance of historical continuity and consistency of doctrine. Semester Hours 3.0
Overview of the politics, elections, institutions, policy practices, and court systems of the states and their local governments in the U. S. federal system. Special emphasis on Virginia politics. Participation in a community service project. Semester Hours 3.0
Basic theories and issues in the field of Comparative Politics, issues of economic development and regime type, reasons why different countries work under different political institutions, and the benefits and shortcomings of different institutional configurations. Important political and social issues analyzed from a comparative perspective. Semester Hours 3.0
Assessment and critique of theories of decision making in political science, ranging from rational choice theory to new attempts to incorporate neuroscience into political theory. Application of decision-making theories to issue areas and case studies such as crisis decision making and ethnic conflict. Application of theories of decision making to both historical and contemporary settings. Semester Hours 3.0 193
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Writing skills specific to the social sciences for political science majors. Proper APA citation format, how to incorporate correctly cited direct quotations and paraphrased sources into political science writing, how to find sources and write a literature review, and how to revise writing and incorporate instructor feedback into subsequent drafts. Semester Hours 3.0
Reciprocal interaction of international political and international economic relations, the formation of industrial policy and trade policy, and issues related to international investment flows. Cases from Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America. Semester Hours 3.0
East & North Africa
Interaction of history, culture, economy, society, and international environment in shaping contemporary European political systems at the national, regional, and global level. Semester Hours 3.0
Total Credits 12 Political Science — Law and Politics
Political, economic, and societal dimensions of Japan, China, the Koreas, and India, including security issues in the region and the foreign economic policies of each country. This course satisfies the Global core requirement. Semester Hours 3.0 Emory & Henry University Catalog
MATH 121 or Higher 3
Hands-on research experience, assisting in faculty research projects. Semester Hours 1.0
3.0 Politics
The institutional structure and operation of each branch; their constitutional, electoral, and political interrelationships including discussions of styles of presidential leadership, the evolving relationship between the President and the bureaucracy, congressional committee structures, and various strategies for securing the interbranch agreement necessary to make laws. Semester Hours 3.0 194
This course will focus on state and federal policy, with an emphasis on policy development and analysis. The course will provide an overview of role of various institutions, politics, and various actors on the policy process. Major theoretical models of policy development will be addressed. Semester Hours 3.0
Exploring and theorizing various national and international security issues, including nuclear proliferation, shifts in the frequency and nature of wars, genocide, ethnic conflict, and the use of political violence by state and non-state actors. Emphasis on the debates surrounding American primacy, counterterrorism, transnational security issues, and efforts for global and regional security cooperation. Semester Hours 3.0
Explore the fundamental concepts and theories surrounding political movements, understanding the motivations behind collective action and social change. This course delves into the rich tapestry of historical and contemporary movements, analyzing their origins, ideologies, and the role they play in shaping political landscapes worldwide. Semester Hours 3.0
Students in this course will explore the intricate interplay between political institutions and media. This course critically examines the role of popular culture as a powerful tool for political influence, exploring how governments, organizations, and individuals employ propaganda and censorship to shape narratives and control information. Semester Hours 3.0
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In this course, students will explore the multifaceted concept of democracy and the intricate processes of democratization. This course critically examines the historical development, theoretical underpinnings, and contemporary challenges of democratic governance across the globe. Semester Hours 3.0
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Selected topics in American government, political history or theory, comparative government, or public policy. Topics chosen by instructors in consultation with student interests. May be repeated for different topics. Semester Hours 1.0 -3
Development of student skills in legal research, reasoning, argumentation, and writing. Team preparation of an appellate brief on a moot court case and appellate argument before a panel of faculty and visiting attorneys. Semester Hours 3.0
Development of student skills in legal research, reasoning, argumentation, and writing. Team preparation of an appellate brief on a moot court case and appellate argument before a panel of faculty and visiting attorneys. Semester Hours 1.0
Peaceful settlement of disputes involving application of international law, including disputes between sovereign states, disputes between states and individuals, and disputes between states and corporations. Institutions concerned with dispute settlement such as arbitral tribunals, the International Court of Justice, and more specialized bodies such as the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes, the World Trade Organization, and other institutions handling economic, political, and human rights disputes. Semester Hours 3.0
Five Additional Courses in Political
Advanced independent research in a specific area of political science, under the supervision of a faculty member. Semester Hours 4.0
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Work experience related to the student's major, jointly supervised by the instructor and agency personnel. Although the usual internship will carry either three or six hours credit, a student may elect to arrange an internship carrying between two and six hours credit with the permission of the department. Each hour of credit will require forty hours at the internship site. Semester Hours 2.0 -6
Additional Requirements:
Independent research in a special topic for honors. Semester Hours 3.0
Source: Emory & Henry University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
