1970-1971 Academic Catalog

114 CEDARVILLE COLLEGE C. GEOGRAPHY 251 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY-WESTERN HEMISPHERE A survey of various regions in the Western world with an emphasis on the cultural, economic, and political developments in relation to the geographical environment. Five credit hours 252 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY-EASTERN HEMISPHERE A survey of various regions in the Eastern world with an emphasis on the cultural, economic, and political developments in relation to the geographical environment. Three credit hours 352 POL1TICAL GEOGRAPHY Prereqttisites: 251-252 A study of the impact of geographical influences upon the establishment and functioning of nation-states. The investigation of national power and international relationships within a spatial context. Three credit hours D. POLITICAL SCIENCE 261 AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT An introductory study of constitutional principles and the three branches of the national government. Five credit hours 262 AMERICAN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT The organization and function of states and their political subdivisions form the basis of study in this course. Four credit hours 362, 363 POLITICAL THEORIES-W, Sp A historical development of political thought from Plato to the present stressing political ideologies as expressed in national states. An examination of representative contemporary ideas on the nature of the state; anarchism, communism, fascism, socialism, and democracy. Three credit hours each quarter 364 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Contemporary world affairs surveyed in relationship to the struggle for power within the nation-state system. Divisive and cohesive factors among nations will be stressed. Five credit hours 365 COMPARATIVE EUROPEAN GOVERNMENT An examination and comparison of the major European governments, such as England, France, and Russia, to that of America. Three credit hours 461 POLITICAL DYNAMICS Prerequisite: 261 A comprehensive analysis of public opm10n, interest groups, political parties, and voting behavior. A study of the formation of political attitudes and their impact on the political process. Three credit hours