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POL 101: World Politics
Undergraduate 3 credits
DEC: F SBC: GLO; SBS
Analysis of the basic concepts and issues of international relations in the contemporary international system. The behaviors of states and their decision makers are considered according to various models of national and international conflict. The relationship between the characteristics of nations and their foreign policies is studied on a comparative basis.
Session Class # Section Instructor Mode Days Time Campus Status Winter 1478 30 Jason Rose Online Asynchronous Flexible (Online) TBA West (Main Campus) Open -
POL 103: Intro to Comparative Politics
Undergraduate 3 credits
DEC: F SBC: SBS
Analysis of political institutions and processes in the contemporary world, emphasizing the interaction of political structures and processes in a variety of political settings.
Session Class # Section Instructor Mode Days Time Campus Status Winter 1479 30 Vitoria Sgorlon Online Asynchronous Flexible (Online) TBA West (Main Campus) Open -
POL 201: Intro to Stat Methods/Pol Sci
Undergraduate 3 credits
DEC: C SBC: QPS
Elementary statistical methods in empirical political science, focusing on the analysis of public opinion, survey research designs, sampling, and probability. The course considers the application of descriptive and inferential statistics to testing hypotheses on various political issues. May not be taken for credit after any other course that satisfies the major's methodology requirement. This course has been designated as a High Demand/Controlled Access (HD/CA) course. Students registering for HD/CA courses for the first time will have priority to do so.
Session Class # Section Instructor Mode Days Time Campus Status Winter 1480 30 Ignacio Urbina Online Asynchronous Flexible (Online) TBA West (Main Campus) Open -
POL 214: Modern Latin America
Undergraduate 3 credits
DEC: J SBC: GLO; SBS
An introduction to the major themes in the history of modern Latin America, from the early nineteenth century to the present. Students will gain a deeper understanding of some of the central historical themes that have shaped Latin American society and politics since achieving independence, thus providing the basis for making sound observations and judgments about the political, economic, social, and cultural realities affecting Latin America today. The class advances chronologically as well as thematically, covering topics such as nationalism, political economy, U.S.-Latin American relations, revolutionary & counterrevolutionary struggle, and cultural practices. Lectures approach the hemisphere comparatively, drawing similarities and differences between different nation-states and regions. This course is offered as both HIS 214 and POL 214.
Session Class # Section Instructor Mode Days Time Campus Status Winter 1522 30 Nicolas Allen Online Asynchronous Flexible (Online) TBA West (Main Campus) Open -
POL 332: Politics of Criminal Due Proc
Undergraduate 3 credits
DEC: F SBC: SBS+
A survey of the procedural steps through which a criminal case passes commencing with the initial investigation of a crime, covering the laws and court rules governing arrest, search and seizure, bail and fair trial, and concluding with the unconditional release of an offender.
Session Class # Section Instructor Mode Days Time Campus Status Winter 1044 30 R. Stephanie Good Online Asynchronous Flexible (Online) TBA West (Main Campus) Open -
POL 367: Mass Media in American Politic
Undergraduate 3 credits
DEC: F SBC: SBS+
Competing theories of the power of the press are tested by examining the literature on mass media effects on what the public thinks and what the public thinks about. Various explanations of why news organizations behave as they do are also assessed. Conflicts between freedom of the press and such values as privacy, national security, and the right to fair trial are discussed. The relationships between freedom of the press and the public's right to know are also explored.
Session Class # Section Instructor Mode Days Time Campus Status Winter 1352 30 Srivardhan Jangili Online Asynchronous Flexible (Online) TBA West (Main Campus) Open - Modify search