 |
Registrar's
Office - UW-Whitewater
For comments: registrar@mail.uww.edu. Last revised on May 20, 2002 by MAR URL: http://www.uww.edu/catalog |
POLISCI 217 ETHNIC POLITICS
GS/Diversity 3
u
The central concern of this course is to provide the student an awareness
of the political development of racial and ethnic minorities in today's
political arena. It will compare and contrast the development of the white
ethnic communities of the 19th and 20th centuries with our modern day racial
and ethnic minorities. (Offered jointly with race & ethnic cultures).
Unreq: RACEETH 217
POLISCI 247 ISSUES AND CRISES IN AMERICAN
POLITICS GS
3 u
An examination of selected major issues and crises confronting the
American political system today. Both domestic and foreign policy issues
are analyzed. Attention also will be given the political response to these
issues and crises as reflected in recent policies and policy proposals
of the national government.
Repeatable one time (different topic) for a maximum of 6 units in major/degree,
but not repeatable for general studies credit.
POLISCI 250 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL
THEORY GS
3 u
An introduction to Western political thought, the role of ideology
in politics, and perennial questions in political philosophy.
POLISCI 255 INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE
POLITICS GS
3 u
This course compares the political systems of five or six countries,
reflecting the range of political institutions and political behavior around
the world. Students will learn to develop explanations for similarities
and differences in the political life of countries around the world, e.g.
why are some countries democratic and others authoritarian?
GENERAL STUDIES/PREREQUISITES
The above courses are offered by the department as its contribution to General Studies. Unless otherwise indicated, any of the above will satisfy the prerequisite for the following advanced courses in political science.
POLISCI 301/501 POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
METHODS 3 u
An introduction to basic research methods in political science. Topics
will include various data collection and analysis techniques on the U.S.
Presidency, the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court, political socialization,
political parties, interest groups, civil violence, rebellion, and revolution.
Students will obtain "hands-on" experience with computer software designed
specifically for political science and the social sciences. This is not
a statistics course, and no previous knowledge of statistical methods is
assumed.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 315/515 WOMEN AND AMERICAN
POLITICS (AREA I COURSE) 3 u
This course is designed to acquaint the student with the roles of women
in political life. Topics include effective civic participation, women's
issues and the women's movement.
Prereq: Three units of political science
POLISCI 316/516 POLICE AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
ADMINISTRATION (AREA II COURSE)
3 u
This course examines the administrative process within the criminal
justice setting. Both administrative theories and principles as well as
applications to the criminal justice system will be covered.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 317/517 THE AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE
PROCESS (AREA I COURSE) 3 u
The study of the organization and functioning of the legislative bodies,
with particular attention to Congress: functions, membership, committee
system, executive-legislative relations, pressure groups, lobbying, movement
for reform.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 318/518 THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY
(AREA I COURSE)
3 u
Analysis and discussion of the various roles of the President regarding
his constitutional status and powers, nomination and election, administrative
responsibilities, legislative and political leadership, and his role in
the conduct of foreign relations.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 319/519 AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES
AND ELECTIONS (AREA I COURSE) 3 u
This course will examine the development, organization, and functions
of political parties and elections in the American political system. Topics
include the nature and function of political parties, nominations and elections,
political campaigns and campaign finance, voting behavior and party realignment
issues, and the role of the party in government policy-making. Graduate
students will be required to complete and additional paper.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 320/520 PUBLIC POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION
(AREA II COURSE)
3 u
A course to introduce students to the concepts and problems of public
policy and administration. Emphasis will be given to the role played by
individuals and groups in large organizations; theories of organization
will be set forth and operations of governmental administrative agencies
in the political world will be examined.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 330/530 PUBLIC POLICY ANALYSIS
(AREA II COURSE) 3 u
A systematic introduction to the study of public policy issues through
a public policy/issue analysis and problem solving approach. It will also
examine and explore other analytical models and approaches in the study
of public problems and policy issues.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 340/540 POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT (AREA
III COURSE) 3 u
This course focuses on the comparative analysis and contending interpretations
of development in the developing countries. Emphasis will be given to the
role of the state intervention and the coalitional politics of dominant
class factions in capital accumulation and allocation of surplus for development.
The analysis also includes the influence of international economic system
as exercised through direct foreign investment and commercial lending institutions.
Special attention will also be paid to the impact of militarism on the
Third World countries and the problems of environment and sustainable development.
Prereq: Any introductory Political Science course.
POLISCI 344/544 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
(AREA I COURSE) 3 u
A study of modern American state and local governments, their evolution
from colonial beginnings, their problems and their potential. Topics include
constitutional revision, the role of governors, legislatures and courts,
forms of urban and rural government, and state-local relations.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 350 INTERNATIONAL LAW (AREA
IV COURSE) 3 u
A study of international law, its sources, development and content.
Selected readings on theory, and form decisions and opinions of the Permanent
Court of International Justice and the International Court of Justice.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 351 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
(AREA IV COURSE) 3 u
An introductory survey of political relations among nation-states,
including the topics of war and peace, nationalism, elements of national
power, conventional and nuclear weaponry, diplomacy, economic interdependence,
the Third World, and international and regional organizations.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 352 COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT-EUROPE
(AREA III COURSE) 3 u
Comparative analysis of politics in contemporary Europe. Topics covered
include the political institutions and political cultures of major states
in Europe, nationalism and regionalism in Europe, and the institutions
of the European Union.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 356 POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
3 u
An analysis of the impact of social cleavages and cohesion on the operation
of political institutions; the composition and behavior of power elites;
the social base of political power; the social functions of electoral behavior.
Prereq: Three units of political science. Unreq: SOCIOLGY 356.
POLISCI 357/557 PUBLIC OPINION AND
POLITICAL BEHAVIOR (AREA I COURSE)
3 u
An examination of public opinion in the United States as it concerns
political and social behavior. Major topics are the acquisition of beliefs,
leadership and opinion formation, voting behavior, and propaganda.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 360/560 RESOURCES FOR LEGAL
RESEARCH 1 u
A course to acquaint students with the major resource materials for
the study of law and the legal process with an emphasis on library assignments
utilizing the various resources of the UW-Whitewater legal collection.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 365 BLACK POLITICAL AND SOCIAL
THOUGHT (AREA V COURSE) Diversity
3 u
This course will utilize a Pan-African approach to provide an organized
and systematic pattern of social and political ideologies/thought put forth
by Black publicists and theorists concerning the organization of their
society. As such, it will survey the principal personalities and major
protest movements that have emerged in the Diaspora African Community,
as well as pay special attention to selected African ideologies and personalities
involved in shaping Black political and social thought.
Prereq: AFRIAMR 100 or POLISCI 141 or 610/POLISCI 217 or POLISCI 250.
POLISCI 411/611 MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
(AREA V COURSE) 3 u
An introduction to the principal political concepts and ideas of the
modern period, including the writings of Machiavelli, Luther, Calvin, Locke,
Hobbes, Rousseau, Hegel, Burke and others.
Prereq: Three units of political science
POLISCI 412/612 CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL
THOUGHT (AREA V COURSE) 3 u
A study in depth of certain selected topics of contemporary importance,
such as the resolution of power conflicts, the theory and practice of nonviolence,
and the existentialist dilemma.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 413/613 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
(AREA I COURSE) 3 u
A study of judicial review, its meaning and nature. The development
of constitutional relationships between the national government and the
states as well as among the branches of the national government is considered.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 414/614 THE CONSTITUTION AND
CIVIL LIBERTIES (AREA I COURSE)
3 u
A course focusing on the constitutional development of equal protection
and of the rights and freedoms of individuals and the limitations upon
the powers of government, both state and national.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 415/615 CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND
THE CONSTITUTION (AREA I COURSE)
3 u
This course examines the role of the major participants in the criminal
justice system--defendants, police, prosecutions, courts, and corrections--and
the development of constitutional law regulating their behavior.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 419/619 THE JUDICIAL PROCESS
(AREA I COURSE) 3 u
A study of the American judicial system as a part of the larger framework
of the political, social and economic systems of the nation. Emphasis will
be on topics such as the judicial role, judicial organization and jurisdiction,
judicial power, and the decisional process rather than legal cases.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 420/620 AMERICAN POLITICAL
THOUGHT (AREA V COURSE) 3 u
A study of the fundamental political ideas of America and the political
philosophers who espoused them from colonial times to the present.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 421/621 PUBLIC PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
(AREA II COURSE) 3 u
A critical study of problems of public personnel, with particular emphasis
on the process of recruiting and managing people in the public services.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 430/630 FORMATION OF PUBLIC
POLICY (AREA II COURSE)
3 u
This course will examine the major public policy problems facing the
United States today and the political processes seeking to resolve these
problems. Special emphasis to be given to governmental cooperation in seeking
to resolve these problems. An additional research paper will be required
for the graduate students.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 440/640 THE POLITICS OF GOVERNMENT
BUDGETING (AREA II COURSE) 3 u
A course designed to introduce the students to the study of criteria
for what services or functions should be undertaken by government and in
what amounts; analyzing the effects that government spending and taxes
have on the behavior of the private sector of the economy and on the political
system, and evaluating the problems and solutions for allocating tax burden
equitably among different groups in the society.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 446/646 POLITICS OF THE METROPOLIS
(AREA I COURSE) 3 u
A treatment of social, economic and political forms, structures, processes
and behavior in metropolitan communities. Ideas concerning the power structure
and decision-making process, the role of the citizen, and the complex whole
of metropolitan life will be discussed.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 457/657 AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
(AREA IV COURSE) 3 u
An analysis of the forces and institutions involved in the establishment
of American foreign policies. Emphasis is placed on the effect of the growth
of American power and responsibility upon the development of foreign policies.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 460/660 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
OF ASIA (AREA III COURSE) 3 u
A comparative study of the political structures, institutions, and
processes of the nations of Asia.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 461/661 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
OF AFRICA (AREA III COURSE) 3
u
The course will critically analyze the political events, major problems,
processes and trends in Sub-Saharan African politics and society. It will
also attempt to examine the prospects for economic development and democracy
in contemporary Africa. Some African countries will be selected for special
attention.
Prereq: Three units of political science. Unreq: AFRIAMR 461/661.
POLISCI 462/662 SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY
3 u
Provides students with the analysis and critical understanding of the
policy issues surrounding historical and current social welfare programs,
of new social welfare issues and of policy decisions that lead to changes
in programming. Community organization, as an intervention approach, will
be explored.
Prereq: Three units of political science. Unreq: SOCWORK 462/662.
POLISCI 463/663 PEACE STUDIES: CONFLICT RESOLUTION
AND CRISES MANAGEMENT (AREA IV COURSE)
3 u
The course will critically analyze the political events, major problems,
processes and trends in international and regional conflicts. It will examine
the prospect for peaceful negotiation among states and international organizations
to solve international crises.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 464/664 WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL
RELATIONS 3 u
This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to
study and analyze international relations from a multi-disciplinary perspective.
It will examine current understandings of the causes, processes and structures
of international relations, violent conflict, as well as resolution of
those conflicts and peace within the context of Feminist theories. The
goal is to examine the role of women in international relations, international
security, conflict and peace through different approaches to the study
of conflict and how it is understood. The course will consider both the
strength and limitations of various disciplinary approaches.
The traditional approaches to international relations, international
security, international conflict and peace reflect viewpoints consistent
with masculine perspectives on power and security. The goal is to consider
how the limitations of the approaches can be effectively challenged and
what alternatives might be offered. Themes for discussion will include
gender, race, ethnicity, nationalism, state, community, conflict and peace.
Prereq: Three units of political science or three units of women's
studies
POLISCI 471/671 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN
THE MIDDLE EAST (AREA III COURSE) 3
u
An intense investigation of the social, economic, and political
conditions of Islamic, Arab and non-Arab countries of the Middle East.
Topics include basic tenets of Islam: political culture, formation of nation
states, political systems (monarchies and republics), consequences of political
development and modernization, and the role of the Middle East in international
politics.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 472 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN CHINA
(AREA III COURSE) 3 u
This course exposes students to the breadth of Chinese government and
politics. It briefly overviews the traditional Chinese system, its breakdown,
and the rise of communism. It also overviews a more detailed treatment
of the characteristics and major events of the communist era.
Prereq: Three units of political science.
POLISCI 489/689 SEMINAR IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
(AREA II COURSE) 3 u
A study of the complex aspects of administrative organization, behavior
and decision-making in the area of public policy through the examination
of a variety of pertinent cases.
Prereq: POLISCI 320 or consent of instructor.
SPECIAL COURSES
Courses in this section can be counted in the area which was given
emphasis during the semester the course was taken.
POLISCI 490/690 WORKSHOP
1-6 u
Repeatable for a maximum of 6 units in major/degree. Prereq: Three
units of political science.
POLISCI 493 INTERNSHIP IN POLITICAL
SCIENCE 1-12 u
Study and work with a government unit or in some area of public affairs
under the direction of a faculty supervisor. Students will have the opportunity
to combine academic learning with practical experience in government and
politics.
Repeatable for a maximum of 12 units in major/degree. Prereq:
Three units of political science or consent of department chairperson.
POLISCI 496/696 SPECIAL STUDIES
1-3 u
Repeatable for a maximum of 6 units in major/degree. Prereq: Three
units of political science.
POLISCI 498 INDEPENDENT STUDIES
1-3 u
Repeatable in major/degree. Prereq: Consent of staff member and chairperson.
POLISCI 499 SENIOR HONORS THESIS
3 u
Individual research for majors writing thesis for honors degree; emphasis
upon depth, scope and individual research on approved topics under the
supervision of a member of the faculty.
Prereq: Grade point average of 3.25 and 21 credit hours in political
science.
|
Registrar's
Office - UW-Whitewater
For comments: registrar@mail.uww.edu. Last revised on May 20, 2002 by MAR URL: http://www.uww.edu/catalog |