Political Science

Courses

PSC 230: Political and Geo-Political Studies

Class Program
Political Science
Credits 3
This course presents an introduction to the responsibilities of citizenship at the local, national and international levels. Emphasis in the course is oriented toward understanding and making critical judgments on political and geopolitical issues from the local to the international arena. Fall.

PSC 331: International Relations

Class Program
Political Science
Credits 3
This course is an introductory survey of basic principles and forces in international relations. Emphasis is placed on the modern state system, diplomacy, national power, nationalism, balance of power, international economics, and world organization.

PSC 332: The United States Constitution

Class Program
Political Science
Credits 3
This course is an upper-level course concerning the ideas behind and structure of the U.S. Constitution. Also covered are important Supreme Court decisions that established constitutional precedents: Marbury v. Madison, Dartmouth College v. Woodard, Texas v. White, Plessy v. Ferguson, etc.

PSC 333: Contemporary Africa

Class Program
Political Science
Credits 3
This course presents an analysis of contemporary political developments throughout Africa with special emphasis on West Africa. Concepts such as “dependent economics,” “self sufficiency,” regional organization, and nationalism will be considered.

PSC 335: American Political Theory

Class Program
Political Science
Credits 3
This course offers the principal movements in American Political thought from the colonial period to the present. Special emphasis is placed on the liberal-democratic ideas of the American constitutional system.

PSC 336: State and Local Government

Class Program
Political Science
Credits 3
This course presents a thorough study of the structure and functions of state and local governments in the United States. Topics included are vertical relationships between state, local, and federal governments, state constitutions, legal systems, horizontal distributions of power on state and local levels, and current issues influencing state and local governmental decisions.
Prerequisites

PSC 239.

PSC 337: American Political Parties and Politics

Class Program
Political Science
Credits 3
This course presents the study of the activities of political parties and pressure groups in American politics. Attention is given to party organization and finance, to the electorate, nominating procedures, elections, and campaign techniques.

PSC 432: Introduction to Foreign Governments

Class Program
Political Science
Credits 3
This course introduces a comparative study of major ideologies a political institution of selected foreign countries. Students will be required to undertake an in-depth comparative analysis of at least two contemporary political systems.

PSC 437: Politics of the Caribbean Basin

Class Program
Political Science
Credits 3
This course presents an analysis of contemporary political developments throughout the Caribbean Basin. The course also emphasizes traditional political and economic structures as contrasted with progressive and revolutionary movements for change. Also considered will be the role of the U.S. and other “outside” influences in shaping the contemporary politics and economics of the region.

PSC 438: The U.S. and Developing Countries

Class Program
Political Science
Credits 3
This course examines the changing relationship of the United States with the emerging nations in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Emphasis will be placed on the role of third world nations in the world economy and politics and on American policy as it has related to developing countries since the Second World War.