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Prerequisite: POLS 2101 with a grade of C or better. An overview of the writing process and research methodologies in political science.

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.

An introduction to the nonprofit sector and the complex social, political, legal and economic environments in which they operate. Specific attention is given to the operationalization of concepts as this is a community based engaged learning course with direct involvement with several local nonprofit organizations.

Prerequisite: POLS 3340. Continued study of the nonprofit sector with emphasis on case studies and specific application of nonprofit management including the complex social, political, legal and economic environments in which they operate. Students complete a grant proposal over the course of the semester as this is a community based engaged learning course with direct involvement with several local nonprofit organizations.

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 the ways in which people structure their societies, with emphasis on the defining characteristics of democracies and autocracies. Other topics include different models of the welfare state, causes of nationalism, and types of political party systems.

Prerequisite: POLS 2401. An in-depth examination of the causes of conflict between countries. Covers the democratic peace, bargaining theory, and diversionary theory. Emphasis on the scientific study of war.

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 provides an overview of the dominant threats to international security today. International security threats covered in this course include cyber warfare, nuclear proliferation, drone warfare, and private security firms.

This course is repeatable for credit.