1981-1982 Academic Catalog

POLITICAL SCIENCE 91-160 Introduction to Political Science -A 3 hours Focus on the nature, significance, and function of politics and political systems; why people engage in politics, what people in politics do, and the relationship between the individual and the political system. 91-260 Methods of Research in Political Science - Sp 5 hours A study of the scope and methods of field research, question– naire design, and the scientific method applied to political phe– nomena. (Alternate, even years) 91-261 American National Government-A 5 hours An introductory study of the development and structure of the Constitution and the operation of our national political institu– tions. 91-262 American State and Local Government- W 4 hours The organization and function of states and their political sub– divisions form the basis of study in this course. 91-266 International Relations - Sp 5 hours A survey of contemporary world affairs in relationship to the struggle for power within the nation-state system. Divisive and cohesive factors among nations are stressed. 91-361 The American Presidency -A 4 hours An overview of the office of the American president, the vari– ous responsibilites which he holds, the contrasting theories held in regard to the execution of his office, and a consideration of the increasingly important influence his actions have upon the nation and the rest of the world. (Alternate, odd years) 91-362 The Supreme Court - W 4 hours An introductory course to the United States Supreme Court as an institution of lasting permanence within the American govern– mental structure. 91-363 The Legislative Process - 4 hours An in-depth analysis of the real mechanisms which undergird the role of the Congress of the United States as shown by the cur– rent literature and exemplified by present members. (Alternate, even years) 111 91-336 The Judicial Process - Sp 3 hours A study of American judicial system, its development, contem– porary character, and the effect of the legal system on the Amer– ican citizen. Actual observations of the judicial process. 91-460 Seminar in Political Science - Sp 5 hours Students carry out individual research projects dealing with the study of government and politics from a normative and/or an em– pirical perspective. 91-461 Political Dynamics - A 3 hours An analysis of public opinion, interest groups, political parties, voting behavior; a study of the formation of political attitudes and their impact on the political process. Prerequisite: 91-261 Amer– ican National Government. (Alternate, odd years) 91-463 American Constitutional Law - Sp 4 hours Some of the most important "landmark" decisions handed down by the United States Supreme Comi.(Alternate, odd years) 91-465 Comparative European Government- W 3 hours An examination and comparison of the major European governments, such as those of England, France, and Russia, with that of the United States. (Alternate, even years) 91-468 History of Political Thought-Ancient - W 3 hours A study of early political theory with special attention to Plato, Aristotle, and Augustine. Stress is on the reading and analysis of original texts. (Alternate, odd years) 91-469 History of Political Thought-Modem - Sp 3 hours A historical development of political thought from Machiavelli to the present. An examination of representative contemporary ideas on the nature of the state, anarchism, communism, facism, socialism, conservatism, and democracy. (Alternate, odd years) ANTHROPOLOGY 91-180 Cultural Anthropology 5 hours An analysis of the concept of culture and its importance for the study of man; an examination of various cultures of the world as they relate to technological, economic, social, political, and reli– gious aspects of these cultures.