2020-21 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

INTL-4800 Seminar in International Studies –Fa 3 hours A seminar/readings course intended to prepare senior students for graduate study. Through readings and discussion, students explore classical writings on international relations and international issues that are shaping our contemporary and future world. Crosslisted as INTL or POLS. INTL-4900 Senior Research –Sp 3 hours Senior capstone thesis course in which students engage in original research and writing for the completion and defense of thesis before a committee of professors. Course emphasizes substantive cross-disciplinary and biblical integration within research topic. Crosslisted with GSS. Prerequisite: GSS-3640 Qualitative Methodology and Reasoning; or permission of instructor. (Fee: $80) INTL-4980 1–3 hours Independent Study in International Studies Provides the means whereby gifted and interested students may explore, in a more in-depth and intensive manner, general information acquired in the major courses. Further, independent study provides a logical way to complete required hours not obtained in normal sequencing. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. Political Science (POLS) POLS-2100 Topics –Fa, Sp 2 hours Culturally oriented, topical classes designed to introduce students to political thinking from an academic perspective. Possible topics could include: Politics and Film, Politics & Sport, Politics & Music, The War on Terror, Jane Austen, From Media to Social Media, Dictators & Demagogues, Scalia v. Ginsburg, Campaign 2020. POLS-2620 American State and Local Government –Sp 3 hours The organization and function of states and their political subdivisions form the basis of study in this course. POLS-3040 3 hours History and Politics of the British Isles and Canada –Sp This course examines three countries: the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, and Canada. After an extensive topical history along with a discussion of major prime ministers who served in the 19th and 20th Centuries, this course also investigates contemporary issues including foreign policy, recent political debates, secessionist problems in Scotland and Quebec, membership in the EU, and the ongoing structural changes to government. Crosslisted as GEO, HIST, and INTL. (odd years) POLS-3080 3 hours History of Russia and Eastern Europe –Fa See course description for GEO-3080 History of Russia and Eastern Europe. (even years) POLS-3100 Public Budgeting –Fa 3 hours See course description for PUAD-3100 Public Budgeting. (odd years) POLS-3200 History and Politics of Latin America –Fa 3 hours See course description for GEO-3200 History and Politics of Latin America. (odd years) POLS-3210 History and Politics of East Asia –Fa 3 hours See course description for GEO-3210 History and Politics of East Asia. (even years) POLS-3220 3 hours History and Politics of the Middle East –Sp See course description for GEO-3220 History and Politics of the Middle East. POLS-3230 3 hours History and Politics of Western Europe –Sp See course description for GEO-3230 History and Politics of Western Europe. (even years) POLS-3360 American Judicial System –Fa 3 hours Federal and state court systems, duties and responsibilities of the prosecutor, defense counsel, jury, and judge including related topics ranging from plea bargaining to sentencing. Crosslisted as CRJU. Prerequisite: CRJU-1310 Introduction to Criminal Justice. POLS-3400 History of American Foreign Policy –Fa 3 hours American statesmen have defended the principles of their government and the rights of American citizens in a world of empires and nation-states. This course provides an overview of controversies over independence and imperialism, modern tyranny and regime change, which have marked U.S. foreign policy from the founding to the present day. Crosslisted as HIST or INTL. Prerequisite: GSS-1100 Politics in American Culture. (even years) POLS-3600 Public Administration –Fa 3 hours See course description for PUAD-3600 Public Administration. POLS-3650 International Relations –Fa 3 hours A survey of contemporary international affairs and principles of interstate relations, focusing on forces that unite and divide our world. Crosslisted as INTL or POLS. POLS-3690 Public Policy –Sp 3 hours See course description for PUAD-3690 Public Policy. Prerequisite: GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture POLS-3710 3 hours History of Political Thought I: Ancient Through Medieval –Fa See course description for HIST-3710 History of Political Thought I: Ancient Through Medieval. POLS-3720 3 hours History of Political Thought II:Modern andContemporary –Sp See course description for HIST-3720 History of Political Thought II: Modern and Contemporary. POLS-3730 American Political Thought –Sp 3 hours Survey and examination of the course of political thought in the American colonies and the United States from the 1600s to current times. Includes special attention to American founders and the rise of political liberalism in the thought of Woodrow Wilson. Crosslisted as POLS or HIST. Prerequisites: GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture. (even years) POLS-3760 Jurisprudence –Fa 3 hours A survey of historical and contemporary theories of law, including natural law, Yoderian theories, Theonomy, positivism, critical legal studies, historical jurisprudence, and others, as well as crucial legal concepts such as justice, due process, and current issues. Prerequisite: GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture. (even years) POLS-3790 Comparative Politics –Fa 3 hours This course will familiarize students with major historical developments, political debates, and scholarly research in the subfield of comparative politics. Particular emphasis will be placed on topics of the modern state, nationalism, economic development, political culture and ideology, identity structure, regime types, regime transitions, and comparative political economy. Crosslisted as POLS or INTL. POLS-4050 3 hours Diplomacy of the Major Powers –Sp See course description for HIST-4050 Diplomacy of the Major Powers. Crosslisted as HIST, INTL, or POLS. POLS-4440 Special Topics-Political Science 1–3 hours Investigation of specific topics in Social Science and History that have intrinsic worth and engage student interest. POLS-4500 Seminar –Fa,Sp 3 hours This course exposes students to the literature in a political science field or subject in a seminar setting. The topic will vary by the professor’s expertise, but will be in some area of American politics, international studies, or political thought. 2020–21 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 283 Course Descriptions INTL-4800 – POLS-4500 HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT