This course is offered as part of the General Education Core. The course introduces students to the discipline of Political Science and surveys the various fields of Political Science and comparative politics, political theory, and international relations. The course emphasizes training students to use technology and the learning skills of critical thinking, writing, and speaking.

This is an introductory course providing understanding of the institutions and ideas basic to the American political experience and the process that shapes public participation and governmental decision.

This course offers an exploration of three major policy areas: health, income inequality (poverty), and human resource development. It emphasizes effects of policy programs on a variety of groups and the overall costs and benefits of policies. Students explore topics through computer-game simulation, graphs, aggregate data, and conventional case-study readings.

This course provides an examination of state and local governmental institutions, the tools of political participation as practiced by various groups, state and local public policies, and the role state and local governments play in the federal system.

This course presents an introduction to the history, theories, and activities of urban planning. Students discuss trends in urbanism and influences of technical and social change, particularly as these relate to planning for human resource development.

The politics of the American metropolis is the focus of this course with primary focus on the use of power and influence. Students devote attention to the formulation and impact of public policies and to the conditions and politics of minorities in urban areas.

Students are introduced to the subfield of comparative politics and the use of key analytic concepts to generalize about political systems, the way they function, and the uniformities and variations in political systems.

This course presents the history of elections, political parties, electoral methods, and the practical aspects of campaigning, and voting behavior. Students consider the use of political questionnaires and polling and examine the platforms of political candidates in current races.

This course introduces students to the basic concepts of international relations, including foreign policy decision-making, conflict, deterrence, interdependence, coercive diplomacy, and international systems. Special attention is given to major regional and global wars, the dynamics of interwar years, the Cold War era, the politics of international economics, and the influence of major nongovernmental actors in world affairs.

Students are presented lectures on contemporary world issues, particularly as they affect the United States. Focusing on their individual areas of interest, students conduct extensive research on policies, problems, and solutions and lead class discussions on their findings. Prerequisite: PSC 219.

Introduction to descriptive statistics, including associational measures and probability. Prerequisite: General Education mathematics requirements.

Statistics I Lab

This course is an introduction to inferential statistics, hypothesis testing, simple use of analysis of variance, and correlation coefficients. Prerequisite: CPSC 337.

Statistics II Lab

Students engage in an analysis of the formulation and execution of American foreign policy and its purposes and trends. The topics covered include historical evolution of U.S. foreign policy, economic and political factors, national and international determinants, instruments of policy execution, and major problems faced by recent presidential administrations.

Evaluation of American congressional machinery and roles. Students apply research techniques to the study of legistrative activities.

Major political ideas, from Machiavelli to pre-Marxian socialism, are covered throughout this course, with a special focus on the concepts of power, legitimacy, authority, liberty, and equality.

Major political ideas of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries are examined, including modern notions of democracy, socialism, communism, liberalism, and nationalism.

This course offers a survey of the use of science and the scientific method as applied to public policy. Government institutions involved in scientific studies are examined, and the role of expertise in policy making and the possible social effects of scientific discoveries are considered.

The difference in the scope and substance of major public policies affecting the United States and other countries, principally Western European, are examined in this course. Students explore the "how, why, and what" of government action in policy areas such as health, education, taxation, housing, transportation, and income maintenance.

This course focuses on an analysis of the U.S. Constitution using the case study method. Among topics covered are the Supreme Court, federal jurisdiction, commerce power, taxation, and spending powers. This course is highly recommended for students planning to attend law school.

Political and personal freedoms under the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution are examined. Sound analysis of the principles underlying civil and human rights is stressed. This course is especially recommended for students planning to attend law school. Prerequisite: PSC 374 or permission of the instructor.

This course provides a formal introduction to concepts, theories and major subfields of political science, and essential social science research method and skills students will need to conduct qualitative and normative research on political and social issues. Students learn how to select and apply appropriate social science research techniques methods to a particular problem. Course limited to first-semester juniors and seniors.

Review of current trends in modern political science. Students research the most recent research in the fields of public policy, historical and behavioral methods, political theory, international affairs, and American politics.

This course provides an overview of government and politics of modern Africa. It examines the ongoing dynamic relationship between modern and traditional political beliefs and institutions and identifies major issues, problems, and proposed solutions.

The senior, in consultation with her/his advisor, selects a thesis topic, and devotes a full semester to research design, and implementation, the results of which are submitted to the advisor and the Department in the form of a Senior Thesis written report and oral presentation. Prerequisites: CPSC 361, CPSC 362, and CPSC 387.

Students pursue a program of selected reading, research, and writing and engage in a critical examination of one or more selected topics under the guidance of an instructor. Prerequisite: Permission of the Department Chairperson.

Students pursue a program of selected reading, research, and writing and engage in a critical examination of one or more selected topics under the guidance of an instructor. Prerequisite: Permission of the Department Chairperson.

Varied internship placement programs are made available to juniors and seniors majoring in Political Science at all levels of government and in public interest organizations. Activities include attending seminars and completing research papers. Prerequisite: Approval by the Department Chairperson.

This is an opportunity for a one-semester internship placement in a Washington, D.C.¿based agency or organization. Students attend seminars, work in a Congressional office, and produce a significant research paper documenting experiences and new learning. The internship is open to students in all majors who have outstanding academic records and are interested in careers in the public sector or current issues confronting the disadvantaged.

A weekly meeting of all members of the Department set aside for exchange of ideas among the participants; guest lecturers are frequently invited. Required of all majors.

Explores the types, the nature and the different structures of political parties in America and abroad; theories about political parties are also explored.

Examination of Southern politics in state, nation, and the international arena; the approach is systematic and comprehensive, with focus on blacks in the region.

Analysis of the powers and organization of the U.S. presidency, with attention to power-gathering, domination of the legislative branch, and manipulation of the people.

Survey of the origins, institutions and operation of federalism in the United States; the nature of this structure and its consequences are examined in relationship to minorities.

Comparative assessment of the impact of the ascendancy of black elected officials in specified American cities; analyses of the mechanics which brought blacks to power, problems blacks experience in exercising power, and impact of black leadership on the delivery and quality of city services.

Analysis of factors, institutions and actors in the American political arena; study of access to various structures and political organizations from the view of all groups within a pluralistic society.

Survey of the role of women as political activists and office holders on the international, national and local levels, with emphasis on the participation of minority women in U.S. politics.

A rotating topic seminar involving in-depth exploration of problems common to major urban centers; topic will be announced each semester.

Survey of dilemmas, limitations and potentialities of urban political activity in America exposes students to various approaches to the study of urban politics and assessment of impact of blacks upon political activity of contemporary urban centers.

Examination of political organizations seeking to create basic changes in public policy of various urban centers and review of goals, strategies and methods of these organizations and their impact upon the urban landscape.

Survey of the political system in Atlanta with focus on resources, strategies and tactics of black and white actors in shaping Atlanta¿s politics, programs and developing political institutions.

Analysis of impact of population shifts and other demographic factors upon urban change; special emphasis upon black migration patterns and resulting public policy.

Examination and critique of various conceptual schemes as tools for analyzing urban political development and review of major theoretical works purporting to explain urban political phenomena.

Survey of political structures, institutions, ideologies, interest groups and governmental systems; analysis of decision-making processes, political conflicts and change, and group interaction; examination of models of political systems.

Examination of Latin American political institutions and political forces, with special attention to role of the military and the church and the legacy of European and U.S. exploitation.

Examination of political processes in developing countries; problems arising in transition from traditional societies to modern industrial states examined to describe typical patterns of political change.

Analysis of ideas which generate fundamental change, leadership and move¬ments which organize change and examination of their successes and/or failures.

Examination of political processes in Caribbean states with special emphasis on political problems arising in transition from colonial status to independence.

History, status and role of Third-World women in development, governmental policies and practices toward women as well as movements and activities of Third-World women examined.

Study of impact of MNCs on the international system and national politics and economics, particularly in the Third-World; special emphasis on the issue of development, dependency, sovereignty and control.

Examination of role of education in creation and maintenance of a political culture and role of politics in the creation and philosophy of education structures; the relationship between political education and political participation.

Designed for advanced students concentrating in Comparative Politics; focus on readings and research on selected topics and problems in comparative politics.

In-depth analysis of major schools of thought in the field of political theory from the classical period to the present.

Study of the law of the United States Constitution through an analysis of federal court cases, Supreme Court cases, and other primary and secondary material.

Explores contemporary issues and problems in American government and politics.

Assessment of the position of blacks in the political system of the United States, with special attention to alternative political strategies for the present political epoch.

Analysis of categories of black political thought; emphasis on meaning of theory related to black political thinking.

Analysis of interlocking factors of geography, population, race, nationalism, and economics as fundamental forces in national power; study of diplomatic, ideological, imperialistic and military rivalries in the contest for world power.

Examination of relations among African states and their role in Third World and International politics.

Analysis of formation and execution of foreign policy; focus on role of domestic forces and governmental institutions in policy making and contrasting interpretations of U.S. foreign relations.

Role of policies, actions and techniques of Third-World nations in the international area analyzed for trends and continuities.

Military power as a technique to achieve goals in the international arena; special attention to contemporary warfare and wars of liberation.

General development of world organizations; principles, structures, methods, and operation of international governmental institutions; special attention to the United Nations and related agencies.

Identification and analysis of the political forces which influence commerce among nations; special attention to trade relations between industrial and nonindustrial nations.

Contemporary government and politics of the states of Africa, providing exposure to African political culture and its historical background, and to political trends and ideologies.

In-depth study of one or more important issues in contemporary African political analysis, with either a one-country focus or a comparative perspective; topics vary from semester to semester. Prerequisites: CPSC 591 and consent of instructor; may be taken twice for academic credit.

Analysis of the social basis and the orientation of the politics and administration of economic and social change in postcolonial Africa, with emphasis on the ideologies of socialism and the realities of neocolonialism, dependence, and capitalist development. Prerequisite: CPSC 591.

Sociological analysis of the cleavages in African social structure and their impact on political conflict and change, with particular emphasis on the role of ethnoregional groups and social classes. Prerequisite: CPSC 591.

Survey course and resource mechanism designed to (1) identify political thinkers on the African continent and research their ideas, and (2) analyze works of major continental political thinkers of the contemporary era.

Problems involved in scientific study of political society; epistemological consideration of ¿approaches¿ to the study of politics, and consideration of outstanding problems confronted by political scientists in their efforts to explain and predict.

Study of concepts and methods of social science, especially of political science; philosophy of science; presuppositions, aims and history of procedures and methods; research techniques, sources, bibliography and presentation and publication of investigative results; required of all majors.

Problems of black political theory that have developed since the end of the civil rights era; evaluation of new concepts in black political theory and links between these con¬cepts and historical problems considered in African-American political theory.

Examines and analyzes various theoretical, strategic and political positions which characterize the literature and study of women, related issues; special emphasis on study of black feminist theory.

Intensive examination of problems of conceptualization, design and experimen¬tation in political science research.

Designed to give students opportunity for advanced research in such fields and on such topics as may be agreed upon between the individual and the instructor. Students are permitted to take only one (1) Independent Research.