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PSC 0255 - Women in Politics

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 1999

PSC 0290 - International Relations

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 1999

PSC 0297 - Pol Conflict in North Ireland

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 1998

PSC 0350 - Social Science Methodology

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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2000, Fall 1998

PSC 2000 - State & Local Government

Description: Constitutions, institutions, instruments of popular control, and intergovernmental relations.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Summer 2009, Fall 2006, Spring 2006, Fall 2005

PSC 2900 - Political Communication

Description: The role, behavior and influence of communications in American politics.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2007, Fall 2003, Spring 2003

PSC 3300 - Constitutional Law and Develop

Description: Major Supreme Court cases concerning the powers of Congress and the president, federalism, commerce taxing, and voting.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2009, Spring 2007, Spring 2006, Spring 2005

PSC 4100 - Political Movements

Description: Comparison of civil rights, labor, fascist, environmental and women's movements in their political and historical context.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2006, Fall 2005, Spring 2005, Spring 2004

PSC 4700 - Africa

Description: Cultural pluralism, African socialism, terrorism, politico-legal and socioeconomic development, and other problems of contemporary African states. The impact of colonial rule and socioeconomic changes on political life.
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PSC 5000 - International Law

Description: The rules and principles of international law based on a study of treaties, diplomatic practice, and cases dealt with by international and national courts.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007

PSC 5500 - Africa in World Politics

Description: Political and economic problems in Africa south of the Sahara; problems of South Africa - past, present, and future; the interaction of states in regional organizations; Pan-Africanism; response of the outside world to African nationalism.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2003, Fall 1998, Fall 1996, Fall 1995

PSC 6250 - Jurisprudence

Description: The nature and origin of law from historical and/or analytical perspectives.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008, Spring 2006, Fall 2004, Spring 2003

PSC 6800 - Political Violence

Description: The nature of political violence and conflict emphasizing the human perspective. Origins and causes of political violence; socio-psychological explanations. Manifestations include terrorism, rebellion, revolution, and war.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007

PSC 7800 - History of Political Thought

Description: Classical, medieval, and modern political philosophy; the influence of various political philosophers on the development of western civilization and American democracy; emphasis on regime analysis and evaluation of ideas.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2008

PSC 8209 - Public Policy

Description: Models of the policy making process; also special topics such as privatization, public enterprises, deregulation, and benefit-cost analysis.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Spring 2010, Fall 2008, Spring 2007, Spring 2006

PSC 8350 - Political Communications

Description: Role, behavior, and influence of communications in American politics.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2009, Spring 2009, Spring 2008, Spring 2007

PSC 8400 - Public Administration

Description: Tension between bureaucracy-democracy; theories about the nature and development of public administration in the United States.
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Credit Hours: 3.0
Last Offered: Fall 2000, Spring 1999, Fall 1997, Fall 1996