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A study of the origins, development and contemporary roles, structures, and problems of parties. The recruitment of candidates and the conduct of campaigns and elections are examined.

Prerequisites: POLS 2201 or permission of instructor. A study of political structures, processes, and trends in American urban life and local government. Attention is given to those factors shaping political issues and governmental response in the metropolis.

Prerequisite: POLS 2350 or permission of instructor. A study of the federal process concentrating on the role of the Supreme Court as the judicial policy making institution in the American political system. Required for the legal studies concentration. (Cross-listed with CRJU 3315.)

Prerequisite: POLS 1150 or permission of instructor. A general survey of the field of Public Administration, including coverage of the executive branch, executive-legislative interactions, administrative procedures, and classical and contemporary bureaucratic problems. Required for the public administration concentration.

Prerequisite: POLS 2350 or permission of instructor. The source and technique of legal research, its application to specific legal problems, and the use of legal authority to construct a written legal argument. Required for the legal studies concentration.

Prerequisite: POLS 2350 or permission of instructor. The legal foundation and practice of civil law, including torts, real estate, and family law.

Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. A study of major issues confronting the study and practice of law.

A study of democratic and autocratic political systems, with emphasis upon comparing and contrasting political structures, institutions, leadership elites, mass behavior, and cultures.

Prerequisite: POLS 2401 or permission of instructor. A study in the causes of international conflict and war focusing in on the levels of analysis approach to understanding the topic. In addition, the course will cover a number of more specialized topics including genocide and "just war theory" as well as examine a series of case studies on the topic.

A study of contemporary American defense policy. Emphasis is placed on how and why national military policy is generated and its employment in international relationships.

This course is repeatable for credit.