400
Prior selection required.
4
Credits
4
Prior selection required.
1-12
Credits
1-12
Prior selection required.
3
Credits
3
Prior selection required.
3
Credits
3
Prior selection required.
3
Credits
3
Prior selection required.
3-12
Credits
3-12
Directed Studies courses are taken for individual work not available in regular courses, according to the field to be studied. Topics determined through prior consultation with instructor.
1-3
Prerequisites
POLI 120 and
POLI 311
Credits
1-3
Directed Studies courses are taken for individual work not available in regular courses, according to the field to be studied. Topics determined through prior consultation with instructor.
1-3
Prerequisites
POLI 311 or
POLI 313 or
POLI 321 or
POLI 322 or
POLI 323 or
POLI 324
Credits
1-3
Thes course will prepare students for their senior seminar thesis, which will be written as part of
POLI 450. The class will meet every other week. Each student will choose a research questions, have it approved, choose a faculty member to supervise the thesis, and begin to review the literature relevant to the chosen topic.
1
Credits
1
Directed Studies courses are taken for individual work not available in regular courses, according to the field to be studied. Topics determined through prior consultation with instructor.
1-3
Prerequisites
POLI 120 and
POLI 150 and (
POLI 334 or
POLI 341 or
POLI 344 or
POLI 346 or
POLI 354)
Credits
1-3
A capstone seminar requiring Political Science majors to integrate the theoretical, empirical and methodological skills developed by previous course work in the major. Students will complete a research project and present it to the class. The seminar will emphasize the student's research and presentation skills. The course is required of all Political Science majors.
3
Credits
3
Directed Studies courses are taken for individual work not available in regular courses, according to the field to be studied. Topics determined through prior consultation with instructor.
1-3
Prerequisites
POLI 120 and
POLI 150 and (
POLI 341 or
POLI 346 or
POLI 354 or
POLI 355 or
POLI 356)
Credits
1-3
Directed Studies courses are taken for individual work not available in regular courses, according to the field to be studied. Topics determined through prior consultation with instructor.
1-3
Prerequisites
POLI 120 and
POLI 150 and (
POLI 360 or
POLI 361 or
POLI 363 or
POLI 365)
Credits
1-3
Directed Studies courses are taken for individual work not available in regular courses, according to the field to be studied. Topics determined through prior consultation with instructor.
1-3
Prerequisites
POLI 120 and (
POLI 276 or
POLI 277 or
POLI 370 or
POLI 371 or
POLI 383)
Credits
1-3
Directed Studies courses are taken for individual work not available in regular courses, according to the field to be studied. Topics determined through prior consultation with instructor.
1-3
Prerequisites
POLI 380 or
POLI 381 or
POLI 382 or
POLI 383 or
POLI 387
Credits
1-3
Assignment to office of county, city, or village administrative official, public service agency, legislator, political party, judge, or attorney. Provides opportunities for testing theories and concepts developed in classroom. Involves full-time work during part of semester.
1-9
Credits
1-9
Discussion and reporting on selected readings and experiences encountered in internships at local government level, including assessment of roles and/or power position of particular agencies, offices, or departments to which interns are assigned. Also involves writing a research paper.
3
Prerequisites
POLI 490
Credits
3
Assignment to law-related office. Provides opportunities for testing theories and concepts developed in classroom. Involves full-time work during part of semester.
3-6
Credits
3-6
Discussion and reporting on selected readings and experiences encountered in legal internships. Also involves writing a research paper.
3
Prerequisites
POLI 492
Credits
3
A zero credit course to be taken in the fall of a student's senior year. The purpose of the course is to start a student on a major research paper. It is expected that the student will define their research question, and begin their bibliographic research and/or data collection during the fall semester. Only students admitted by the department to the honors sequence are eligible.
0
Credits
0
To be taken in the spring semester of a student's senior year. The course will allow the student the time to complete the writing of their research paper. The requirement for the course will be an oral presentation of the student's research presented at a joint student-faculty reception, and a major research paper. The length of the research paper will be at least 45 pages for an analytical or case study, and at least 25 pages for a quantitative research paper. Only students admitted by the department to the honors sequence are eligible.
3
Prerequisites
POLI 495
Credits
3
Directed Studies courses are taken for individual work not available in regular courses, according to the field to be studied. Topics determined through prior consultation with instructor.
1-3
Prerequisites
POLI 150 and
POLI 200 and
POLI 210
Credits
1-3