147 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.
Introduction to the Constitution and governmental process of Wyoming. Intended for students who have earned credit for American Government at an out-of-state college or by Advance Placement but have not fulfilled the Wyoming Constitution requirement of University Studies. Cannot be taken if the student has already taken POLS 1000 . Max Credit: 1 USP 2003-2014 Code: [(none)< >V]
Introduces students to Political Science through a study of a contemporary issue or problem from the perspectives of the various subfields. Max Credit: (Max. 3) USP 2003- 2014 Code: U3I, U3L
Gives students appreciation of non-western political cultures and how these cultures have created different political institutions and practices. Non-Western nations of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East are used as case studies. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: INST 1200 .
POLS 2290Governments and Politics of Latin required) (Max. 6)
America POLS 3200 - Comparative Political Cultures POLS 2490 - Topics In: (dept. approval POLS 3220 - Government and Politics of required) (Max. 6) Russia and FSU POLS 3200 - Comparative Political Cultures POLS 3300 - Model United Nations (Max. 6) POLS 3220 - Government and Politics of POLS 4013 - Political Geography Russia and FSU POLS 4215 - European Union POLS 3300 - Model United Nations (Max. 6) POLS 4230 - Governments and Politics of Asia POLS 4013 - Political Geography POLS 4255 - Politics of Developing Nations POLS 4215 - European Union POLS 4260 - Democratization and Regime
Introduces students to ethical theory in environmental problem cases, and to philosophical issues in environmental philosophy. Ethical theories include natural law, utilitarianism, deontological and rights-based theories, relativism. Topics may include: conservation/preservation, resource management, pollution, overpopulation, factory farming, Leopold's land ethic, deep ecology, holism, eco-feminism. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: PHIL 2330 , ENR 2330
Describes and compares status and political activity of women in America with those of women and men in other societies in order to explore causes, methods and results of political involvement by women. Max Credit: 3
Examines the media's coverage of current events, governmental institutions and electoral campaigns. Discusses effect of media on individuals' opinions and behavior. : 3
S 1000 . S 2460 - Introduction to Political losophy Surveys history of Western political thought including study of concepts and approaches to political philosophy. Max Credit: 3
Analyzes courts and their personnel in the American political system, including examination of functions of courts, characteristics of judicial process, approaches to the study of judicial behavior, and role of courts as policy makers. Max Credit: 3
Histories and experiences of various societies have shaped their values, norms, beliefs, expectations, and attitudes. This class explores how the beliefs, values, and lifestyles of various societies shape peoples' views of their place in the politics of th state and of the state's place in their daily lives. Max Credit: 3
A philosophical examination of justice and equality, as virtues of many different practical contexts in a society (individuals and relationships, laws, public policies), emphsizing both theory and practice. Topics include equality, distributive justice, retributiv justice. Max Credit: 3
One course in PHIL or POLS. Cross Listed: PHIL 3260
POLS 3300Model United Nations1-3
Focuses on the United Nations (UN) system and multilateral diplomacy to prepare students to participate in a Model UN simulation. Students learn to evaluate the UN system, learn strategies to address international problems, and develop skills to effectively represent a country in a role-playing exercise. Max Credit: (Max. 6)
Examines the intersection of politics and communication. For example, may cover politics and media, interpersonal political discussion, organizational and governmental political communication, political campaigns, politics and technology, etc. Moreover, it may cover the effects of political communication on individuals' opinions and behavior. Max Credit: 3
Geographic space is subdivided into political units to aid human interaction and to facilitate political processes. Examines the spatial organization of political space and its effects upon political processes at varying geographic scales ranging from the local to international. Max Credit: 3
Completion of USP H requirement. Cross Listed: GEOG 4013 , GEOG 5013 , INST 4013 , INST 5013 Dual Listed: POLS 5013 .
POLS 4051Environmental Politics3
Analyzes environmentalism as a political phenomenon. Provides students with a basic understanding of how to analyze political issues by: (1) examining the historical and contemporary issues that produce controversy over environmental matters; and (2) surveying the impacts of these issues on the formulation and implementation of laws, policies, and regulations. Max Credit: 3
POLS 1000 . Cross Listed: AMST 4051 , ENR 4051 , GEOG 4051 and REWM 4051 . Dual Listed: POLS 5051 .
POLS 4052Federal Land Politics3
Examines the political forces that have shaped and continue to shape federal land policy and management. Explores the interactions between democratic decision making and science in the management of federal lands. Surveys the sources of controversy over federal land management and methods for harmonizing public demands with technical expertise. Max Credit: 3
Considers topics, such as functions of law in a democratic society; historical origins and growth of the common law as contrasted to the civil (code) law systems; and principal theories of nature and functions of law which have influenced development of English and American legal institutions. Max Credit: 3
and Rights Encompasses case-study analysis of judicial decisions and policies of the constitutional interpretation of the 1st Amendment (freedom of speech, press, association and religion), privacy rights, the rights of the criminally accused, and civil rights (racial and gender equality). Max Credit: 3
This course examines the philosophies that undergird the law, considering both ancient and modern legal thought. Throughout the course, both historical and contemporary examples will be used to illustrate the salient differences between philosophical approaches, to better articulate our understanding of the law. 1310
Examines the European Union's history, institutional structures, and policy areas and explores the positive and negative effects of European integration. Max Credit: 3
9 hours of political science or international studies, including POLS 1200 /INST 1200 or POLS 1250 /INST 1250 or POLS 2310 /INST 2310 , or permission of instructor. Cross Listed: INST 4255 . Dual Listed: POLS 5255 .
Middle East and North Africa Acquaints students with basic political, social and economic institutions of Middle East and North African countries. Emphasizes post-World War I developments, contemporary issues and problems. Special attention is given to politics of major nations in the region such as Turkey, Iran, Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Syria. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: INST 4270 , INST 5270 Dual Listed: POLS 5270
Compares the incidence, trends, control, treatment and prevention of crime across nations using mainstream criminological theories. Examines criminal justice systems from an international perspective and draws lessons for the American society. Explores forms of international cooperation and difficulties in the control of transnational crimes. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: CRMJ 4280 , INST 4280 Dual Listed: CRMJ 5280
9 hours of political science, including POLS 1200 / INST 1200 , or POLS 1250 /INST 1250 , or POLS 2310 / INST 2310 , or permission of instructor. Cross Listed: INST 4290 . Dual Listed: 1311
POLS 4305Survey of the Nonprofit Sector3
This foundational course is designed to give students of diverse backgrounds a common framework for understanding the nonprofit sector. It investigates the history and nature of the nonprofit sector, the diverse kinds of nonprofits in existence, the phenomenon of giving, and the legal framework for nonprofits in the US. Max Credit: 3 Prerequisite:
Analyzes American foreign policy decision-making process and selected contemporary foreign policy problems. Stresses political and institutional factors, along with analysis of policy options. Max Credit: 3
9 hours of political science or international studies including POLS 2310 . Cross Listed: INST 4330 . Dual Listed: POLS 5330 .
POLS 4340International Organizations3
Encompasses development of world organizations, such as League of Nations, United Nations and its affiliate bodies. Also studies regional organizations and private international bodies. Max Credit: 3
Why do nations go to war, engage in atrocities such as genocide, or move toward peace following conf lict? Examines underlying processes behind both conflict and peace in the international system, including sources of conflict and ways conflicts might be moved toward sustainable peace. Max Credit: 3
9 hours of political science or international studies including POLS 2310 . Cross Listed: INST 4360 . Dual Listed: POLS 5360 .
POLS 4375Transitional Justice3
Mechanisms provide accountability for gross human rights violations and acts of mass atrocity within nations. Case studies are used to examine types of transitional justice interventions; tensions between demands of justice at local, national, and international levels; and transitional justice's role in post-conflict peace-building and reconciliation. Max Credit: 3
POLS 1000 and consent of instructor. Dual Listed: POLS 5420 .
POLS 4430United States Presidency3
Analyzes office of president, its roles, development, relationships with other governmental agencies and problems in the contemporary world. Max Credit: 3
Examines the process of electing the U. S. president. Topics include the roles of presidential primaries, caucuses, and conventions; campaign strategies; media coverage; citizen participation; the electoral college; and reforms. Max Credit: 3
Evaluates the geopolitical and socioeconomic issues surrounding the roots of energy insecurity and the global challenge to provide adequate, affordable, and accessible energy. Topics of study include the questions of energy nationalism, climate security, import dependence and transportation insecurities, the future of fossil fuels and alternative energies. Max Credit: 3
9 hours of INST or POLS, including INST 2310 /POLS 2310 . Cross Listed: INST 4455 . Dual Listed: POLS 5455 .
POLS 4465Survey of the Nonprofit Sector3
This foundational course is designed to give students of diverse backgrounds a common framework for understanding the nonprofit sector in the United States and globally. Students in this course will identify and interpret key theories, issues, and challenges in the nonprofit world and will consider the implications for practice. Max Credit: 3
This course examines the growing scholarly research on political polarization in American politics. We begin with the extensive debate about whether, and how much, the American public has polarized over the past 20-30 years. Max Credit: 3 Dual Listed: POLS 5505
Deals with natures of a public in democracy and means of forming and manipulating public opinion. Emphasizes role of public opinion as essential ingredient of the policy-making process in popular government. Max Credit: 3
Analyzes aspects of the U. S. Congress, including election of congressmen, legislative process, congressional-presidential relations, and the influence of political parties, interest groups, and constituents on the legislative process. 1313
Integrates practical political experience with academic knowledge. Students are expected to participate in specifically assigned duties and observe broader activities of the sponsoring organization; then, reflect upon this participation and observation in the form of written assignments. Internship credit can be earned for work in political campaigns, Wyoming Legislature or government services. Max Credit: 6
Political ecology is a multidisciplinary field of study that emphasizes the role of politics, power relations, and inequality in the study of human-environment relations. In this course we will consider how political ecology can help us rethink environmental knowledge and problem solving in a variety of contexts locally and globally. Max Credit: 3
9 hours of international studies or social science coursework. Cross Listed: INST 4555 /INST 5555 , GEOG 4555 Dual Listed: POLS 5555
POLS 4560Washington Semester Program15
Provides students with paid internships in Washington, D. C. , in either congressional offices or federal agencies. Selection into the program is very competitive and is made the semester prior to service. Max Credit: 15
POLS 1000 , or SOC 1000 , or POLS 1200 , or POLS 1250 , or POLS 2310 , or permission of instructor. Cross Listed: CRMJ 4600 . Dual Listed: POLS 5600 .
POLS 4630Gender & Politics3
Using theoretical perspectives of pluralism, elitism, and intersectionality, this course examines how sex and gender operate in U.S. political processes, including elections, parties, interest groups, and social movements. Specific focus will be on women in politics and analyses of power dynamics in shaping marginalized identities: sex/gender, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, class, and ability. Max Credit: 3
Examines the concept, causes, incidence, types, consequences of, and responses to terrorism. Highlights the distinction between domestic and international terrorism and expands on the latter within the framework of the global environment. Max Credit: 3
9 hours in CRMJ, INST, POLS, or SOC coursework. Cross Listed: CRMJ 4705 , INST 4705 , and SOC 4705 . Location: Online
POLS 4710Topics in (dept. approval10
required) (Max. 6) Printmaking and Book Arts, Minor The Printmaking & Book Arts Minor introduces students discipline of Printmaking and Book Arts in a 22 credi sequence. Total Credits: 22 Credits Foundations:
Familiarizes or strengthens participants in techniques of politic effectiveness. Includes political organization, campaigning and persuasion. Guest speakers include public officials and experts in the field of practical politics. Max Credit: 3
Geographic space is subdivided into political units to aid human interaction and to facilitate political processes. Examines the spatial organization of political space and its effects upon political processes at varying geographic scales ranging from the local to international. Max Credit: 3
Considers topics, such as functions of law in a democratic society; historical origins and growth of the common law as contrasted to the civil (code) law systems; and principal theories of nature and functions of law which have influenced development of English and American legal institutions. Max Credit: 3
and Civil Rights Encompasses case-study analysis of judicial decisions and policies of the constitutional interpretation of the 1st Amendment (freedom of speech, press, association and religion), privacy rights, the rights of the criminally accused, and civil rights (raci and gender equality). Max Credit: 3
POLS 1000 , POLS 3100 recommended. Dual Listed: POLS 4110 .
POLS 5160Legal Philosophy3
This course examines the philosophies that undergird the law, considering both ancient and modern legal thought. Throughout the course, both historical and contemporary examples will be used to illustrate the salient differences between philosophical approaches, to better articulate our understanding of the law. Max Credit: 3
and International Studies This is an advanced introduction to the research process for students who are pursuing graduate-level research in International Studies, Political Science, and cognate disciplines and fields of study. Students learn to think as researchers and craft an independent research project, including through the design of a research prospectus. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: INST 5200
A broad interdisciplinary approach to the study of human security within the field of international studies and global politics in order to explore the theories and processes that explain past and emerging patterns of behavior in the international system, as well as key aspects of local to global policymaking. Max Credit: (Max. 6) Dual Listed: INST 5210 .
Examines the European Union's history, institutional structures, and policy areas and explores the positive and negative effects of European integration. Max Credit: 3
9 hours of political science or international studies, including POLS 1200 /INST 1200 or POLS 1250 /INST 1250 or POLS 2310 /INST 2310 , or permission of instructor. Cross Listed: 1316
Middle East and North Africa Acquaints students with basic political, social and economic institutions of Middle East and North African countries. Emphasizes post-World War I developments, contemporary issues and problems. Special attention is given to politics of major nations in the region such as Turkey, Iran, Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Syria. Max Credit: 3 Cross Listed: INST 4270 ,INST 5270 Dual Listed: POLS 4270
9 hours of political science, including POLS 1200 /INST 1200 , or POLS 1250 /INST 1250 , or POLS 2310 /INST 2310 , or permission of instructor. Dual Listed: POLS 4290 .
POLS 5330American Foreign Relations3
Analyzes American foreign policy decision-making process and selected contemporary foreign policy problems. Stresses political and institutional factors along with analysis of policy options. Max Credit: 3
Consent of instructor. POLS 2310 strongly recommended. Cross Listed: INST 5330 . Dual Listed: POLS 4330 .
POLS 5340International Organizations3
Encompasses development of world organizations such as League of Nations, United Nations and its affiliate bodies. Also studies regional organizations and private international bodies. Max Credit: 3
Mechanisms provide accountability for gross human rights violations and acts of mass atrocity within nations. Case studies are used to examine types of transitional justice interventions; tensions between demands of justice at local, national, and international levels; and transitional justice's role in post-confl peace-building and reconciliation. Max Credit: 3
and International Studies This graduate seminar is designed to introduce you to the process of generating data through qualitative research methods. Additionally, we will examine their epistemological, methodological, ethical, and political implications, and the implications of doing research more generally. This course encourages thinking about methods/methodology in the context of research design. Max Credit: 3 Prerequisite:
POLS 1000 and consent of instructor. Dual Listed: POLS 4420 .
POLS 5430United States Presidency3
Analyzes the office of the president, its roles, development, relationships with other governmental agencies, and problems in the contemporary world. Max Credit: 3
POLS 1000 . Dual Listed: POLS 4430 . ict POLS 5435 - Presidential Elections Examines the process of electing the U. S. president. Topics include the roles of presidential primaries, caucuses, and conventions; campaign strategies; media coverage; citizen participation; the electoral college; and reforms. Credits: 3 Max Credit: 3 Prerequisite: POLS 1000 . Dual Listed: POLS 4435 .
Significant points of contact between government and business are stressed. Government activities designed to regulate and aid such economic interests as business, labor, agriculture, and consumers are dealt with at length. Max Credit: 3
Evaluates the geopolitical and socioeconomic issues surrounding the roots of energy insecurity and the global challenge to provide adequate, affordable, and accessible energy. Topics of study include the questions of energy nationalism, climate security, import dependence and 1318
This course examines the growing scholarly research on political polarization in American politics. We begin with the extensive debate about whether, and how much, the American public has polarized over the past 20-30 years. Max Credit: 3 Dual Listed: POLS 4505
Deals with natures of a public in a democracy and means of forming and manipulating public opinion. Emphasizes the role of public opinion as an essential ingredient of the policy-making process in popular government. Max Credit: 3
Analyze aspects of the U. S. Congress, including election of congressmen, legislative process, congressional-presidential relations, and the influence of political parties, interest groups and constituents on the legislative process. Max Credit: 3
Political ecology is a multidisciplinary field of study that emphasizes the role of politics, power relations, and inequality in the study of human-environment relations. In this course we will consider how political ecology can help us rethink environmental knowledge and problem solving in a variety of contexts locally and globally. Max Credit: 3
Introduction to methods of analysis focusing on understanding the strengths and weaknesses of each method and practical issues arising during the analysis stage of research. Covers quantitative analysis through multiple regression, case study analysis, and archival/ historical analysis. Max Credit: 3
POLS 2310 strongly recommended. 4870. Seminar in International Relations. 3 (Max. 6). [(none)COM3] Encompasses reading and research in international law and politics. Dual listed with POLS 5870. Prerequi- sites: Consent of instructor. POLS 2310 strongly recommended. 4875 [4910]. Seminar in Comparative For- eign Policy Analysis. 3 (Max. 6). Overviews theories and approaches to cross-national analysis of foreign policy. Examines foreign policies of advanced industrial democracies, Russia and various Third World nations. Emphasizes foreign policy decision making processes in non-American settings. Dual listed with POLS 5875. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. POLS 2310 strongly recommended. 4890. Seminar in Comparative Government and Politics. 3 (Max. 6). [WC,G(none)] Researches selected topics in comparative gov- ernment and politics. Dual listed with POLS 5890. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. POLS 2310 strongly recommended. 5000. Survey of Public Administration. 3. Designed to introduce the beginning graduate student to the study and practice of public ad- ministration at all levels of government. Atten- tion is also directed to specific functions and processes such as intergovernmental relations, budgeting, personnel, and regulation. Prerequi- site: graduate status and consent of instructor. 5013. Political Geography. 3. Geographic space is subdivided into political units to aid human interaction and to facilitate political processes. Examines the spatial organization of political space and its effects upon political processes at varying geographic scales ranging from the local to international. Cross listed with POLS 4013 and dual listed with GEOG 4013/5013. Prerequisite: GEOG 1000 or 1020, or 9 hours of social science. 5051. Environmental Politics. 3. Analyzes environmentalism as a political phenomenon. Provides students with a basic understanding of how to analyze political issues by: (1) exam- ining the historical and contemporary issues that produce controversy over environmental matters; and (2) surveying the impacts of these issues on the formulation and implementation of laws, policies, and regulations. Dual listed with POLS 4051; cross listed with AMST/ ENR/GEOG/R EWM 4051. Prerequisite: POLS 1000. 5060. American Intergovernmental Rela- tions. 3. Theory and practice of American federalism. Prerequisite: POLS 5000.