 | | Course ID: | POLS 1101H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | American Government (Honors) | Course
Description: | Fundamentals of the American government, including the philosophical and constitutional foundations, political institutions and main actors, such as Congress and the presidency, democratic practices such as voting, political participation, and civil rights and liberties. Includes a closer look at the State of Georgia, its constitution, and political system. | | Athena Title: | American Government (Honors) | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 1101, POLS 1101E, POLS 1101S | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 1101. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | American Government | Course
Description: | Fundamentals of the American government, including the philosophical and constitutional foundations, political institutions and main actors, such as Congress and the presidency, democratic practices such as voting, political participation, and civil rights and liberties. Includes a closer look at the State of Georgia, its constitution, and political system. | | Athena Title: | American Government | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 1101E, POLS 1101H, POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 1101E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | American Government | Course
Description: | Fundamentals of the American government, including the philosophical and constitutional foundations, political institutions and main actors, such as Congress and the presidency, democratic practices such as voting, political participation, and civil rights and liberties. Includes a closer look at the State of Georgia, its constitution, and political system. | | Athena Title: | American Government | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 1101, POLS 1101H, POLS 1101S | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 1101S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | American Government through Service-Learning | Course
Description: | Fundamentals of the American government, including the philosophical and constitutional foundations, political institutions and main actors, such as Congress and the presidency, democratic practices such as voting, political participation, and civil rights and liberties. Includes a closer look at the State of Georgia, its constitution, and the political system-all practiced through service learning. | | Athena Title: | American Government SL | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 1101, POLS 1101E, POLS 1101H | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 2000H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Political Science (Honors) | Course
Description: | Honors course designed to introduce students to the study of
politics. Focus will be on theoretical perspectives, substantive
areas, and issues in designing political research. | | Athena Title: | INTRO POL SCIENCE | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 2000 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | | Pre or Corequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 2000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Political Science | Course
Description: | Designed to introduce beginning students to political science.
Focus will be on the study of politics, including theoretical
perspectives, substantive areas, and issues in designing
political research. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Political Science | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 2000H | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 2200. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Hot Topics in Political Science | Course
Description: | An examination of emergent and high-interest topics in politics,
specific skills in political science, and novel approaches to the
study of political phenomena. | | Athena Title: | Hot Topics Political Science | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | INTL(POLS) 2200E. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 2 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Hot Topics in Public and International Affairs | Course
Description: | Emergent and high-interest topics in international affairs, specific skills in international affairs, and novel approaches to the study of international affairs phenomena. | | Athena Title: | Hot Topics in Pub and Intl Aff | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in INTL 2200 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 3000E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Political Theory | Course
Description: | The first two-thirds of the course is a selective survey of the
history of Western political thought covering works by Plato,
Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Marx, among others. The
final one-third of the course introduces students to John
Rawls’s A Theory of Justice and other works of contemporary
political theory. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Political Theory | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 3000, POLS 3000H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 3000H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Political Theory (Honors) | Course
Description: | Political theory for students with little or no previous
coursework in the area. Focuses on one or more important
political concepts or phenomena (e.g., power, freedom, or
political ambition) and as entry-point into various approaches
and literatures within the field. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Political Theory Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 3000, POLS 3000E | | Prerequisite: | (POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 3000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Political Theory | Course
Description: | Political theory for students with little or no previous course work in the area. Focuses on one or more important political concepts or phenomena (e.g., power, freedom, or political ambition) and as entry-point into various approaches and literatures within the field. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Political Theory | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 3000E, POLS 3000H | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 3010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Political Ideologies | Course
Description: | This course will focus on political ideology: ideas about what goals governments and society should pursue and how to pursue those goals. Major themes will include liberalism, socialism, communism, fascism, anarchism, and libertarianism. | | Athena Title: | Political Ideologies | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. Offered every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 3100H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Issues in Political Philosophy (Honors) | Course
Description: | Basic questions in political philosophy, e.g., purposes of government, forms of government, relationships of government and the individual, and the limits of political authority. | | Athena Title: | ISSUES POL PHILO H | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 3220. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Modeling in Political Science | Course
Description: | Mathematical models are central to the study of politics and society. This course will introduce students to roughly two dozen of the most important models in the social sciences, equipping them with insights that help explain social phenomena, make better predictions, and thoughtfully analyze data. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Modeling in Pol Sci | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101S | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 3230. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Political Analysis in R | Course
Description: | In this course, students will learn data science using the statistical programming language R, with a focus on political science applications. By the end of the course, students will be able to work with large datasets, build beautiful visualizations, make predictions, and conduct statistical analyses. | | Athena Title: | Political Analysis in R | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 3600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Criminal Justice Administration | Course
Description: | The actors and agencies in the administration of criminal law in the United States. Surveys processes critical to criminal punishment: arrest, bail, prosecution, conviction, sentencing, and corrections. | | Athena Title: | Criminal Justice Admin | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 3600E | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 3600E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Criminal Justice Administration | Course
Description: | The actors and agencies in the administration of criminal law in the United States. Surveys processes critical to criminal punishment: arrest, bail, prosecution, conviction, sentencing, and corrections. | | Athena Title: | Criminal Justice Admin | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 3600 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 3610. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Race and the Law | Course
Description: | Race is a culturally controversial topic, and attempts at
dialogue frequently devolve into “I’m right, you’re wrong”
dichotomies. This course focuses on the Supreme Court’s
jurisprudence and equips students with constitutional law theory
and critical thinking skills required to understand the dynamic
relationship between Court cases and race in education. | | Athena Title: | Race and the Law | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS(SOCI) 3700W. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Research Methods in Criminal Justice | Course
Description: | Fundamental principles of social science research and related
research design. Structured to develop students' abilities to
think clearly, critically, and logically about social science
issues through the scientific evaluation of empirical issues
and evidence. | | Athena Title: | Research Methods Crim Justice | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 3700, SOCI 3700 | | Nontraditional Format: | This version of the course will be taught as writing intensive,
which means that the course will include substantial and
ongoing writing assignments that a) relate clearly to course
learning; b) teach the communication values of a discipline—for
example, its practices of argument, evidence, credibility, and
format; and c) prepare students for further writing in their
academic work, in graduate school, and in professional life.
The written assignments will result in a significant and
diverse body of written work (the equivalent of 6000 words or
25 pages) and the instructor (and/or the teaching assistant
assigned to the course) will be closely involved in student
writing, providing opportunities for feedback and substantive
revision. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H or SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101H | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS(SOCI) 3700. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Research Methods in Criminal Justice | Course
Description: | Fundamental principles of social science research and related research design. Structured to develop students' abilities to think clearly, critically, and logically about social science issues through the scientific evaluation of empirical issues and evidence. | | Athena Title: | Research Methods in Crim Just | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 3700W, SOCI 3700W | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Political Philosophy to Machiavelli | Course
Description: | Selected works of such writers as Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, St. Augustine, and St. Thomas, concluding with the rejection of classical thought by Machiavelli. | | Athena Title: | Political Phil to Machiavelli | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4010E | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4010E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Political Philosophy to Machiavelli | Course
Description: | Selected works of such writers as Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, St. Augustine, and St. Thomas, concluding with the rejection of classical thought by Machiavelli. | | Athena Title: | Political Phil to Machiavelli | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4010 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4020E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Political Philosophy: Hobbes to Nietzsche | Course
Description: | The development of modern political philosophy through the analysis of selected works of such writers as Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, Mill, Marx, and Nietzsche. | | Athena Title: | Hobbes to Nietzsche | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4020 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Political Philosophy: Hobbes to Nietzsche | Course
Description: | The development of modern political philosophy through the analysis of selected works of such writers as Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, Mill, Marx, and Nietzsche. | | Athena Title: | Hobbes to Nietzsche | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4020E | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4030. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Contemporary Political Thought | Course
Description: | Major issues in contemporary political thought with attention to the theoretical roots of major contemporary ideologies. | | Athena Title: | CONTEMP POL THOUGHT | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4040. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | American Political Thought | Course
Description: | The ideas about human nature and government that have shaped political practice and debate in America. The principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, as developed by Jefferson, Madison, and Hamilton, and the interpretation of these principles by such statesmen as Lincoln and Wilson. Other topics include black political thought and current liberal-conservative debates. | | Athena Title: | AMER POL THOUGHT | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4045. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Morality, Markets, and the State | Course
Description: | Investigation of the fundamental institutions of liberal democracy, like the market economy, private property, and elections. The goal is not just to understand these institutions, but also to evaluate them from a moral perspective. | | Athena Title: | Moral Markets State | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | SOCI(LACS)(POLS) 4055/6055. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social Policy Storytelling: In and Around Athens | Course
Description: | Examination of local and national politics through the lived
experience of local Athens area residents, social policymaking
processes, and the role of research and storytelling for policy.
Students will conduct fieldwork and create policy-relevant
digital stories. Students will present their findings to
community stakeholders in the Athens area. | | Athena Title: | Social Policy Storytelling | | Pre or Corequisite: | LACS 1000 or LACS 1000E or LACS 1000H or LACS 2010 or SOCI 1101 or SOCI 1101E or SOCI 1101H or permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4060. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Problems in Democratic Theory | Course
Description: | Major issues in theoretical discussions of democracy, such as the nature of democratic government, its purposes, its justification, its limitations, and the conditions necessary for its maintenance. | | Athena Title: | PROB DEMOCRAT THEOR | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4070. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Game Theory | Course
Description: | Methods for individual choice in the face of political alternatives. The role of individual decision making in orienting political behavior and determining how and when political actors come into conflict or behave cooperatively. | | Athena Title: | Game Theory | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4071E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social Choice and Elections | Course
Description: | Introduces students to the mathematics of social choice theory and its application to elections. Topics include problems with preference aggregation, Arrow's impossibility theorem, Sen's liberal paradox, and the paradox of apportionment. The course helps students understand the pragmatic and philosophical issues related to democratic decision-making and elections. | | Athena Title: | Social Choice and Elections | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4071 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4071. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social Choice and Elections | Course
Description: | Introduces students to the mathematics of social choice theory and its application to elections. Topics include problems with preference aggregation, Arrow's impossibility theorem, Sen's liberal paradox, and the paradox of apportionment. The course helps students understand the pragmatic and philosophical issues related to democratic decision making and elections. | | Athena Title: | Social Choice and Elections | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4071E | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4072. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Political Economy | Course
Description: | An introduction to the relation between government and the economy. Topics include liberal versus conservative approaches to economic policy, the impact of economic conditions on election outcomes, and the balance between markets and the public sector. The course helps students evaluate different ideological conceptions of government's role in society. | | Athena Title: | Political Economy | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4073. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social Choice and Institutions | Course
Description: | Applies the basic models of social choice theory and game
theory to the study of political institutions. Models of
legislative, executive, and judicial structures are covered.
Other institutions studied may include groups, parties, and the
media. | | Athena Title: | Social Choice and Institutions | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4080. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Legal Theory | Course
Description: | The course focuses on the form of reasoning that judges employ in deciding cases and aims to provide students with an understanding of some of the major issues and controversies faced by courts in interpreting and evaluating legal arguments. | | Athena Title: | LEGAL THEORY | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4090. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social Justice | Course
Description: | An exploration of the theoretical basis for claims about social justice. In particular, what kinds of arguments ground persuasive claims about the moral acceptability of the rules and institutions that govern the distribution of social goods? | | Athena Title: | SOCIAL JUSTICE | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4090H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Social Justice (Honors) | Course
Description: | Honors course designed to introduce students to the study of
theories of social justice. Focus will be on introducing the
major theoretical approaches to justice, examining issues
relating to the justice of institutions, and designing research
questions relating to theoretical and practical aspects of the
subject. | | Athena Title: | SOCIAL JUSTICE | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4090 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | | Pre or Corequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 2000 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4105H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | American Political Development (Honors) | Course
Description: | American political development, with emphasis on historical
development, political institutions, and the branches of
government. Political change during the past 200+ years will be
examined in light of theories of development. | | Athena Title: | AMER POL DEV HONORS | | Prerequisite: | (POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4105. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | American Political Development | Course
Description: | American political development, with emphasis on historical
development, political institutions, and the branches of
government. Political change during the past 200+
years will be examined in light of theories of development. | | Athena Title: | AMER POL DEVELOP | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Government Failure? The American Administrative State | Course
Description: | The goal of this class is to gain an understanding of government bureaucracy organizations through the examination of administrative theories and multiple case studies. | | Athena Title: | The American Admin State | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4150H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Research Methods in Political Science (Honors) | Course
Description: | Issues in research design and data analysis in political science.
Focus will be on role of theory, hypothesis testing,
measurement, and statistical applications used to address
political research questions. Recommended for majors, especially
those planning to attend graduate school in political science. | | Athena Title: | Research Methods in Poli Sci H | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4150 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | | Pre or Corequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 2000 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4150. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Research Methods in Political Science | Course
Description: | The qualitative and quantitative techniques for measurement, analysis, and inference of political data. Recommended for majors, especially those planning to attend graduate school. | | Athena Title: | Research Methods in Poli Sci | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4150H | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4190. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Political Theory/Methods | Course
Description: | Selected writers, themes, or methodologies in political theory. | | Athena Title: | SP TOPICS POL THEOR | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4190H. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Political Theory/Methods (Honors) | Course
Description: | Selected writers, themes, or methodologies in political theory. | | Athena Title: | SP TOPICS THEO HNRS | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4400H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Political Psychology (Honors) | Course
Description: | Examination of how psychological processes and concepts can
influence political attitudes and behavior. This includes
various aspects of human psychology, such as personality,
motivation, values, and morality, as well as information
processing, emotions, and group identities. | | Athena Title: | Political Psychology Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4400, POLS 4400E | | Prerequisite: | (POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4400. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Political Psychology | Course
Description: | Examination of how psychological processes and concepts can
influence political attitudes and behavior. This includes
various aspects of human psychology, such as personality,
motivation, values, and morality, as well as information
processing, emotions, and group identities. | | Athena Title: | Political Psychology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4400E, POLS 4400H | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4400E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Political Psychology | Course
Description: | Examination of how psychological processes and concepts can influence political attitudes and behavior. This includes various aspects of human psychology, such as personality, motivation, values, and morality, as well as information processing, emotions, and group identities. | | Athena Title: | Political Psychology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4400, POLS 4400H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Morality and Politics | Course
Description: | Political attitudes get connected to a person’s sense of right
and wrong, and there are consequences for politics. This course
will investigate how moral psychology affects political
attitudes and behavior, covering various theories about how
morality and politics intersect. It will raise important
normative questions about the moralization of politics. | | Athena Title: | Morality and Politics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4410H | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4410H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Morality and Politics (Honors) | Course
Description: | Political attitudes get connected to a person’s sense of right
and wrong, and there are consequences for politics. This course
will investigate how moral psychology affects political
attitudes and behavior, covering various theories about how
morality and politics intersect. It will raise important
normative questions about the moralization of politics. | | Athena Title: | Morality and Politics Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4410 | | Prerequisite: | (POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4420. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Politics and Technology | Course
Description: | Through political theory, political science, and science fiction, this course attempts to understand the role that technology plays in shaping and maintaining the state in democratic and authoritarian nations. | | Athena Title: | Politics and Technology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4420E | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4420E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Politics and Technology | Course
Description: | Through political theory, political science, and science fiction, this course attempts to understand the role that technology plays in shaping and maintaining the state in democratic and authoritarian nations. | | Athena Title: | Politics and Technology | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4420 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Opinion and American Democracy | Course
Description: | Major methods and findings of survey research, with particular attention to attitudes and beliefs and their implications for the role of citizens in a representative democracy. | | Athena Title: | PUB OPIN AMER DEMO | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4520/6520. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Electoral Behavior | Course
Description: | Factors which contribute to electoral choice and the dynamics of voting in the American political system. | | Athena Title: | ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4520H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Electoral Behavior (Honors) | Course
Description: | Factors that contribute to electoral choice and the dynamics of
voting in American presidential and congressional elections. | | Athena Title: | ELECTORAL BEHAVIOR | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4520/6520 | | Prerequisite: | (POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4530H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | American Political Parties: Understanding Their Origin and Development (Honors) | Course
Description: | The origins and development of American political parties from
the colonial period to the 21st century. Focus on determining
why the American party system is distinct relative to other party
systems. Develop a fine understanding of the nature of all
dimensions of contemporary political parties and why they evolved
as they have. | | Athena Title: | AMER POL PARTIES | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4530 | | Prerequisite: | (POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4530. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | American Political Parties | Course
Description: | Political organizations that contest elections and seek to control government in the United States. Particular emphasis will be placed on the two major political parties, as well as the future of the American party system. | | Athena Title: | AMER POL PARTIES | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4540. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Lobbying and Lobbying Influence | Course
Description: | The role of lobbying in United States policy making. Special
attention given to legislative and executive branch lobbying and
the impact of interest groups on legislative behavior in light
of theories of representation. | | Athena Title: | Lobbying and Lobby Influence | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101S or POLS 1105H | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4540H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Interest Group Politics (Honors) | Course
Description: | Focus on the creation, organization, and maintenance of interest
groups; group lobbying activity in Washington, DC; and group
campaign activity throughout the United States. | | Athena Title: | INTEREST GROUPS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4540 | | Prerequisite: | (POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4550. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Government and the Mass Media | Course
Description: | The mass media and its relationship to campaigns and elections, the exercise of political leadership, the formation of public policy, and the development of democratic governance. | | Athena Title: | GOVT AND MASS MEDI | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4560. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | African American Politics | Course
Description: | African American political behavior, including the theoretical underpinnings of political action, the electoral preferences of African Americans, and the role of African Americans in United States political institutions. | | Athena Title: | AFRICAN AMER POL | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4570. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Race, Ethnicity, and Politics | Course
Description: | Students will be introduced to both canonical and contemporary work in the field of race, ethnicity, and politics using a variety of methodological approaches. The course begins by focusing on theoretical conceptions of race and ethnicity and how they inform notions of citizenship and group membership. | | Athena Title: | Race Ethnicity and Politics | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4600H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Legislative Process (Honors) | Course
Description: | The United States Congress with emphasis on leadership,
procedures, and the role of parties and interest groups. Recent
changes in Congress will be examined in light of theories of
representation. | | Athena Title: | LEGIS PROCESS HON | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4600 | | Prerequisite: | (POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4600. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Legislative Process | Course
Description: | The United States Congress with emphasis on leadership, procedures, and the role of parties and interest groups. Recent changes in Congress will be examined in light of theories of representation. | | Athena Title: | LEGISLATIVE PROCESS | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4605. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Politics of Congressional Elections | Course
Description: | Broad survey course of congressional elections. Topics
discussed include the incumbency advantage, the role of
strategic politicians, the impact of money in congressional
elections, the effects of local and national tides on
congressional races, and differences between House and Senate
races. | | Athena Title: | Politics of Congressional Elec | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4605H | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4605H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Politics of Congressional Elections (Honors) | Course
Description: | Broad survey course of congressional elections. Topics
discussed include the incumbency advantage, the role of
strategic politicians, the impact of money in congressional
elections, the effects of local and national tides on
congressional races, and differences between House and Senate
races. | | Athena Title: | Politic Congressional Elec Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4605 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will involve greater levels of participation and
more writing among the students. In particular, the course
will be conducted more like a seminar where the Honors students
are responsible for presenting weekly readings after the
initial weeks of class. Also, the students will be required to
write several shorter papers along with a final research paper
to justify Honors credit for the course. Overall, it will not
involve traditional lectures like the non-Honors version of the
course, but instead more direct participation where the Honors
students will learn from each other in addition to input from
the instructor. | | Prerequisite: | (POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4610H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The United States Presidency (Honors) | Course
Description: | The president of the United States, including the president's
constitutional position, theories of executive dominance and
executive privilege, the president's attempt to control the
executive branch, and presidential-congressional relations. | | Athena Title: | US PRESIDENCY | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4610/6610 | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4610/6610. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The United States Presidency | Course
Description: | The president of the United States, including the president's constitutional position, theories of executive dominance and executive privilege, the president's attempt to control the executive branch, and presidential-congressional relations. | | Athena Title: | US PRESIDENCY | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4620E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The United States Congress: Process and Policy-Making | Course
Description: | Provides students with an advanced understanding of how congressional rules of procedure impact policy-making. This is done by training students to collect data on lawmaking and drafting a detailed legislative history on a landmark law of their choice. | | Athena Title: | Congress: Process and Policy | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in PADP 3000, PADP 3000E | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4640H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Urban Politics (Honors) | Course
Description: | Local politics in the United States, including the development
of cities, local government organization, participation of
individuals and groups in urban politics, and policy making at
the local level. | | Athena Title: | URBAN POLITICS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4640 | | Prerequisite: | (POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4640. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Urban Politics | Course
Description: | Local politics in the United States, including the development of cities, local government organization, participation of individuals and groups in urban politics, and policy making at the local level. | | Athena Title: | URBAN POLITICS | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4650. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | State Politics | Course
Description: | Politics in the American states. Similarities and differences in state constitutions, government structure, political participation, and public policies. | | Athena Title: | STATE POLITICS | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4660. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Southern Politics | Course
Description: | Politics of individual states, emergence of the Republican party, political mobilization, consequences of reapportionment, and selected civil rights topics. | | Athena Title: | SOUTHERN POLITICS | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4690. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Religion and American Politics | Course
Description: | The role of religious groups in the American political system.
Attention given to both mass and elite behavior. Denominational
differences with regard to politics are considered. | | Athena Title: | Religion and American Politics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4690E, POLS 4690H | | Pre or Corequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4690E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Religion and American Politics | Course
Description: | The role of religious groups in the American political system.
Attention given to both mass and elite behavior. Denominational
differences with regard to politics are considered. | | Athena Title: | Religion and American Politics | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4690, POLS 4690H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Pre or Corequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4690H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Religion and American Politics (Honors) | Course
Description: | The role of religious groups in the American political system.
Attention is given to both mass and elite behavior.
Denominational differences with regard to politics are
considered. | | Athena Title: | Religion and Amer Politics Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4690, POLS 4690E | | Prerequisite: | (POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4700E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Constitutional Law: Powers | Course
Description: | Supreme court cases on the separation of powers, national and state regulatory powers, the federal system, and the role of the courts. | | Athena Title: | Constitutional Law Powers | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4700, POLS 4700H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101S or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4700H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Constitutional Law: Powers (Honors) | Course
Description: | Part of a sequence of courses dealing with the theory and
practice of American constitutional law. Focus on separation of
powers within the national government, including the judicial,
legislative, and executive branches and issues of federalism, the
division of power between the national government and the states. | | Athena Title: | Constitutional Law Powers Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4700, POLS 4700E | | Prerequisite: | (POLS 1101 or POLS 1101S or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4700. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Constitutional Law: Powers | Course
Description: | Supreme court cases on the separation of powers, national and state regulatory powers, the federal system, and the role of the courts. | | Athena Title: | Constitutional Law Powers | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4700E, POLS 4700H | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101S or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4705. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Law and Politics of Public Land | Course
Description: | The legal background and political controversies over regulation of public land. Focus on governmental powers/authority, as well as the statutory laws that make up our public land policy. Also consider the role that federalism, public opinion, partisan politics, and interest groups serve in the regulation of public lands. | | Athena Title: | Law Politics of Public Land | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4707R. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Lands Policy Research | Course
Description: | A research course required for students in the U.S. National Parks study away program. Each student will conduct individualized, independent research on the law and politics of U.S. public lands policy, under the supervision of a faculty mentor. Students will produce a significant written assignment as their final product of the course. | | Athena Title: | Public Lands Research | | Nontraditional Format: | The course will include extended field experience (a study away program) combined with seminars, presentations, and/or student projects. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | | Corequisite: | POLS 4705 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. Offered every even-numbered year. Offered every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4710E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Constitutional Law: Rights and Liberties | Course
Description: | Individual rights and liberties, with emphasis on the First Amendment, other parts of the Bill of Rights, and the Fourteenth Amendment. | | Athena Title: | Const Law Rights Liberties | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4710, POLS 4710H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101S or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4710H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Constitutional Law: Rights and Liberties (Honors) | Course
Description: | Part of a sequence of courses dealing with the theory and
practice of American constitutional law. Focus on the
relationship between liberty and authority, civil rights, and
liberties over time with a particular emphasis on First
Amendment and Equal Protection issues. | | Athena Title: | Const Law Rights Liberties Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4710, POLS 4710E | | Prerequisite: | (POLS 1101 or POLS 1101S or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4710. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Constitutional Law: Rights and Liberties | Course
Description: | Individual rights and liberties, with emphasis on the First Amendment, other parts of the Bill of Rights, and the Fourteenth Amendment. | | Athena Title: | Const Law Rights Liberties | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4710E, POLS 4710H | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101S or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4720. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Criminal Procedure | Course
Description: | The Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth Amendments to the United States Constitution, with specific attention to the law governing criminal arrest, trial, and punishment. | | Athena Title: | Criminal Procedure | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4720E | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101S or POLS 1105H | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4720E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Criminal Procedure | Course
Description: | Exploration of the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments
to the United States Constitution, with specific attention to
the law governing criminal arrest, trial, and punishment. | | Athena Title: | Criminal Procedure | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4720 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4730. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Criminal Law | Course
Description: | Substantive criminal law in the United States. State and federal statutes and selected cases, with particular focus on the definition and classification of crime, the elements of crime, types of crime, and justifications and excuses related to criminal liability. | | Athena Title: | CRIMINAL LAW | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4740. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Judicial Process and Behavior | Course
Description: | The relationship between law and society, types of law, and the operation of the judicial branch of government, particularly in the United States. | | Athena Title: | Judicial Process and Behavior | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4740E, POLS 4740H | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4740H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Judicial Process and Behavior (Honors) | Course
Description: | The relationship between law and society, types of law, and the operation of the judicial branch of government, particularly in the United States. | | Athena Title: | Judicial Process Behavior Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4740, POLS 4740E | | Prerequisite: | (POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4740E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Judicial Process and Behavior | Course
Description: | The relationship between law and society, types of law, and the operation of the judicial branch of government, particularly in the United States. | | Athena Title: | Judicial Process and Behavior | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4740, POLS 4740H | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4750. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Gender, Law, and Politics | Course
Description: | Substantive legal principles and political context surrounding
issues of gender in the United States, including those involving
men and women in the workplace, education, domestic relations,
and reproduction. | | Athena Title: | GENDER LAW POLITICS | | Pre or Corequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4760. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Supreme Court Politics: The Institution and Its Justices | Course
Description: | An introduction to the United States Supreme Court as a powerful
political institution and its justices as political actors. Major
topics include Court history, agenda setting, judicial selection,
judicial decision making, lawyers, interest groups, law clerks,
oral arguments, and opinion assignment and writing. | | Athena Title: | Supreme Court Politics | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4770. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Supreme Court: Cases and Controversies | Course
Description: | The U.S. Supreme Court has become an object of intense political
scrutiny. Is the current situation unique? An examination of
historical and present controversies involving the Court in
politics, from attacks on the Marshall Court to recent episodes
involving the nomination process and salient social and economic
issues. | | Athena Title: | Supreme Court Case Controvers | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4780. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Law and Judicial Process | Course
Description: | Selected major issues related to law and/or judicial process. | | Athena Title: | SPEC TOPICS LAW | | Pre or Corequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4780H. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Law and Judicial Processes (Honors) | Course
Description: | Selected major issues related to law and/or judicial processes. | | Athena Title: | SP TOPICS JUD PROCE | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4790. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in American Politics | Course
Description: | Theories and practices of political institutions, behavior, or policy making in the United States. | | Athena Title: | SP TOPICS AMER POL | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4790H. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in American Politics (Honors) | Course
Description: | Theories and practices of political institutions, behavior, or policy making in the United States. | | Athena Title: | Special Topics in Amer Pol Hon | | Prerequisite: | (POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101S or POLS 1105H) and permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | INTL(PADP)(POLS) 4810. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Topics in Public and International Affairs | Course
Description: | A special topics course designed for students in study abroad programs covering topics across several fields of political science, public affairs, and international affairs. | | Athena Title: | Topics Pub Intl Aff | | Nontraditional Format: | Directed study. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4900S. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Law Enforcement Administration through Service-Learning | Course
Description: | The history, development, and function of police agencies in American government and society, and a critical evaluation of administrative policies and practices in police organizations. | | Athena Title: | Law Enforcement Admin SL | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4900 | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4900. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Law Enforcement Administration | Course
Description: | The history, development, and function of police agencies in American government and society, and a critical evaluation of administrative policies and practices in police organizations. | | Athena Title: | Law Enforcement Administration | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4900S | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1101H or POLS 1101S | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS(SOCI) 4905. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Criminal Justice Practice | Course
Description: | Case studies and guest talks are used to examine the work,
culture, and work settings of various criminal justice
practitioners, assess ethical issues in criminal justice
practice, and learn new directions in the field. | | Athena Title: | Criminal Justice Practice | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4960. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Directed Readings and/or Projects | Course
Description: | Individual study, reading, or projects under the supervision of a project director. | | Athena Title: | Dir Readings and/or Projects | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4960R, PADP 4980R | | Nontraditional Format: | Student works independently and meets with project director several times during the semester to monitor progress and discuss requirements for written paper. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 4960, PADP 4980R | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 5010. 3-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Georgia Legislative Internship | Course
Description: | Students are chosen on a competitive basis and work during the annual session of the Georgia General Assembly. | | Athena Title: | GA LEGISLATI INTERN | | Nontraditional Format: | Student works under the supervision of legislators and legislative staff and meets with the faculty supervisor several times during the semester. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 and permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 5030. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Applied Politics | Course
Description: | Introduces students to substantive issues and knowledge to
pursue a career in politics, politically-oriented advertising,
and public relations. Instructor will integrate course
materials with guest lectures by practitioners from politics
and public affairs communication. Course is required for the
Certificate in Applied Politics and Public Affairs
Communications. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Applied Politics | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H or POLS 1101E | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 5100. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Legislative Internship | Course
Description: | Internship related to state or national legislatures that is
specifically designed for political science majors. | | Athena Title: | LEGIS INTERN | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship. Students are responsible for identifying
internships. Students will be expected to work full time over
the course of the period (with exceptions for holidays and dates
to complete academic work). Designated faculty will be
responsible for submitting S/U grades with information on
performance to be provided by designated contacts within the
organization. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H | | Pre or Corequisite: | POLS 4600 or POLS 4660 | | Corequisite: | POLS 5101 or POLS 5102 or POLS 5010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 5101. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Legislative Internship Research | Course
Description: | Research project completed as part of internship related to state
or national legislatures. | | Athena Title: | LEGIS INTERN RESRCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research project conducted in conjunction with internship. This independent research project will require interaction with designated faculty. This faculty will provide feedback to students' research proposals and assistance over the course of the research project. This faculty will be responsible for grading research paper submitted by student. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | | Pre or Corequisite: | POLS 4600 or POLS 4660 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 5102. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Legislative Internship Analytical Essays | Course
Description: | Weekly analytical essays or other papers completed as part of
internship related to state or national legislatures. | | Athena Title: | LEGIS INTERN ESSAYS | | Nontraditional Format: | Weekly analytical essays or other papers completed as part of
internship related to state or national legislatures. Student
will submit a series of essays to designated faculty. In each
essay, the student will apply concepts and theories from required
course work in this area to analyze an observation associated
with the internship. This faculty will provide feedback on essays
to students. This faculty will be responsible for submitting a
final grade for essays submitted by student. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1105H | | Pre or Corequisite: | POLS 4600 or POLS 4660 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 5110. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Lobbying Internship | Course
Description: | Internships for lobbying organizations, including work for
non-profits. | | Athena Title: | LOBBYING INTERN | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship. Students are responsible for identifying
internships. Students will be expected to work full time over
the course of the period (with exceptions for holidays and dates
to complete academic work). Designated faculty will be
responsible for submitting S/U grades with information on
performance to be provided by designated contacts within the
organization. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | | Pre or Corequisite: | POLS 4540 or POLS 4600 or POLS 4650 or POLS 4070 or POLS 4520/6520 | | Corequisite: | POLS 5111 or POLS 5112 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 5120. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Campaign Internship | Course
Description: | Internship for organization involved in political campaign. | | Athena Title: | CAMPAIGN INTERN | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship. Students are responsible for identifying
internships. Students will be expected to work full time over
the course of the period (with exceptions for holidays and dates
to complete academic work). Designated faculty will be
responsible for submitting S/U grades with information on
performance to be provided by designated contacts within the
organization. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | | Pre or Corequisite: | POLS 4530 or POLS 4515 or POLS 4510 or POLS 4520/6520 or POLS 4550 or POLS 4600 or POLS 4660 | | Corequisite: | POLS 5121 or POLS 5122 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 5130. 4 hours. | | Course Title: | Federal, State, or Local Government Internship | Course
Description: | Internship for governmental agency at any level, including
courts, prosecutors, and public defenders. | | Athena Title: | FED ST LOCAL INTERN | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship. Students are responsible for identifying
internships. Students will be expected to work full time over
the course of the period (with exceptions for holidays and dates
to complete academic work). Designated faculty will be
responsible for submitting S/U grades with information on
performance to be provided by designated contacts within the
organization. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 | | Pre or Corequisite: | PADP 4620 or PADP 4630 or POLS 4640 or POLS 4650 or POLS 4720 or POLS 4730 or POLS 4740 | | Corequisite: | POLS 5131 or POLS 5132 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 5140. 1-4 hours. | | Course Title: | Survey Research Internship | Course
Description: | Working at the SPIA Survey Research Center. | | Athena Title: | Survey Research Internship | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship. | | Pre or Corequisite: | POLS 4510 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS(SOCI) 5500. 4-5 hours. | | Course Title: | Criminal Justice Internship | Course
Description: | An internship specifically designed for and required of
students pursuing a degree in criminal justice. Centers on
regular and systematic analysis of experiential learning under
direct faculty supervision. | | Athena Title: | Criminal Justice Internship | | Nontraditional Format: | Student works independently and meets with project director several times during the semester to monitor progress and discuss requirements for written paper. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS(SOCI) 5510. 4-5 hours. | | Course Title: | Criminal Justice Internship | Course
Description: | An internship specifically designed for and required of students pursuing a degree in criminal justice. Centers on the design, execution, and reporting of original research related to the specific placement or internship. | | Athena Title: | Criminal Justice Internship | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS(SOCI) 5520. 4-5 hours. | | Course Title: | Criminal Justice Internship | Course
Description: | An internship specifically designed for and required of students pursuing a degree in criminal justice. Criminal justice students are required to intern in an approved agency full time over the semester. | | Athena Title: | Criminal Justice Internship | | Nontraditional Format: | Internship. | | Prerequisite: | POLS 1101 or POLS 1101E or POLS 1105H | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 6000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | American Political Thought | Course
Description: | Ideas about human nature and government that have shaped political practice and debate in America. The principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution as developed especially by Jefferson, Madison, and Hamilton, and the interpretation of these principles by such statesmen as Lincoln and Wilson. Other topics include Black political thought and current liberal-conservative debate. | | Athena Title: | AMER POLIT THOUGHT | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 6020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Political Philosophy: Hobbes to the Twentieth Century | Course
Description: | Development of modern political philosophy through the analysis of selected works of such writers as Hobbes, Locke, Hume, Rousseau, Mill, Marx, and Nietzsche. | | Athena Title: | HOBBES TO NIETZSCHE | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 6040. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Problems in Democratic Theory | Course
Description: | Major problems that arise in theoretical discussions of democracy, such as the nature of democratic government, its purposes, its justification, its limitations, and the conditions necessary for its maintenance. | | Athena Title: | PROB IN DEM THEORY | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 6080. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Theories of Social Justice | Course
Description: | Introduction to the theoretical and philosophical literature
regarding the nature, justification and practical implications of
distributive justice. The focus is on introducing the major
theoretical approaches to justice and designing research
questions relating to theoretical and practical aspects of the
subject. | | Athena Title: | THEORY SOCIAL JUST | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 6090. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Theories of Equailty | Course
Description: | Examination of the contemporary theoretical and philosophical
literature regarding the nature, justification, and practical
implications of egalitarian justice. The focus is on introducing
graduate students to the major theoretical approaches to
egalitarian justice and designing research questions relating to
theoretical and practical aspects of the subject. | | Athena Title: | THEORY OF EQUALITY | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 6100. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Pre-Seminar in American Politics | Course
Description: | The study of American politics. Recommended for students considering advanced work in the field. | | Athena Title: | PRE-SEM AM POLITICS | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 6440. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Constitutional Law: Powers | Course
Description: | The substantive law of separation of powers; powers among branches of government and between national and state governments defined; historical coverage is emphasized. | | Athena Title: | CONST LAW I: POWERS | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | PADP(POLS) 6490. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Administrative Law | Course
Description: | The legal principles and practical doctrines involved in the work of administrative agencies, vested with quasi-legislative or quasi-judicial powers. | | Athena Title: | ADMINISTRATIVE LAW | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 7000. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 50 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S RESEARCH | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | INTL(POLS) 7001. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Being a Political Scientist | Course
Description: | Course will socialize new Ph.D. students into the discipline of political science and give them tips for success. | | Athena Title: | Being a Political Scientist | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | INTL(POLS) 7002. 1 hour. | | Course Title: | Dissertation Prospectus Workshop | Course
Description: | Course will help students who have recently passed comprehensive exams to successfully create and defend a dissertation prospectus. | | Athena Title: | Prospectus Workshop | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 7005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of
study. | | Athena Title: | GRAD STUDENT SEM | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 7010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Research Design | Course
Description: | Basic scientific methods, broadly defined, to include problems of definition, concept formation, hypothesis testing, explanation and prediction, and theory construction. | | Athena Title: | RESEARCH DESIGN | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 7012. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Political Methodology | Course
Description: | A review of basic math skills and summary statistics such as
measures of central tendency and dispersion, and crosstabs. Also
includes an introduction to probability theory, probability
distributions, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing.
Statistical software and discussion of political science data
sources will also be covered. | | Athena Title: | INTRO POL METHOD | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 7014. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Intermediate Political Methodology | Course
Description: | Thorough coverage of the ordinary least squares regression model.
Focus on assumptions of OLS, remedies for violations of the
assumptions, and applications to political science research.
Topics include interactive specifications, nonlinearities, and
diagnostics. | | Athena Title: | INTERMED POL METHOD | | Prerequisite: | POLS 7012 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 7060. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Writing for Publication in Political Science | Course
Description: | Preparation and revision of manuscripts suitable for publication
in political science journals. | | Athena Title: | PUBLISH IN POL SCI | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 7300. 3-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 18 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Master's Thesis | Course
Description: | Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | MASTER'S THESIS | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and thesis preparation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 7770. 1-3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Graduate Teaching Seminar | Course
Description: | Provides graduate students with knowledge and skills of
pedagogical approaches for teaching various types of courses in
political science and information about the support systems
that are available to support teaching and learning at UGA. | | Athena Title: | Graduate Teaching Seminar | | Nontraditional Format: | Students meet with faculty members on a regular basis. This
course cannot be used to fulfill requirements of the program of
study for a graduate degree. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of school | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8000. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Rational Choice Theory | Course
Description: | Formal analysis of strategic behavior in various political
settings. Factors leading to competition and cooperation. Course
content includes social choice theory, game theory, and other
forms of rational choice analysis. | | Athena Title: | INTRO RAT CHOICE TH | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Game Theory | Course
Description: | Game theoretic analysis of politics. The role of information and uncertainty about preferences and beliefs. | | Athena Title: | GAME THEORY | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8030. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Spatial Voting Models | Course
Description: | Examination of the building blocks of spatial voting theory
and its application to studies of legislative process, judicial
politics, and parliamentary procedure. Topics include the
median voter theorem, properties of the majority preference
relationship, multidimensional voting, and a brief introduction
to empirical estimation of ideal points, among others. | | Athena Title: | SPATIAL VOTING MOD | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8040. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Political Economy | Course
Description: | Various ways of analyzing the interaction between government and the economy. | | Athena Title: | POL ECONOMY | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8060. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Systems of Political Philosophy | Course
Description: | Writings of a leading political philosopher, aimed at seeing how
the elements of his/her thought form a comprehensive and unified
view of political life. Philosophers to be studied will include
Plato, Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes,
Locke, Rousseau, Hegel, Marx and Nietzsche. Classic works in
American thought, such as the Federalist, will also be
considered. | | Athena Title: | SYS IN POL PHIL | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8065. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Seminar in Ancient, Medieval, and Renaissance Political Thought | Course
Description: | Survey of Western political thought from ancient Greece and Rome
to Renaissance Europe. Reading of major texts, as well as
important scholarly literature. | | Athena Title: | ANCIENT POL THOUGHT | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8080. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Problems in Political Philosophy | Course
Description: | Selected problems in political philosophy, including the nature of justice; the functions of government; the ground of legitimate authority; the scope of individual rights; the foundations of democratic government; political obligation, civil disobedience, and revolution; the meaning of responsibility; and views of human nature and their political relevance. | | Athena Title: | PROB IN POL PHIL | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8090. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Recent Political Thought | Course
Description: | Important and influential recent political theories, including ideologies and scientific theories as well as contributions to political philosophy. The aim will be to understand both the approaches to political theory that have emerged in the contemporary period and the alternative interpretations that have been given of contemporary individuals and society. | | Athena Title: | RECENT POL THOUGHT | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8105. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | American Political Development | Course
Description: | Emphasis will be on historical development, political
institutions, and government branches. Political change during
the past 200+ years will be examined in light of theories of
development. Course is principally for PhD-level students
emphasizing advanced material and empirical research. Students
will generate an original research paper during the semester. | | Athena Title: | AMER POL DEVELOP | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Research on Electoral Behavior | Course
Description: | Factors which contribute to electoral choice and the dynamics of voting in the American political system. | | Athena Title: | RSCH ELECT BEHAV | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8120. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Southern Politics | Course
Description: | The politics of individual states, the emergence of the Republican Party, Black mobilization, the consequences of reapportionment, and selected civil rights topics. | | Athena Title: | SOUTHERN POLITICS | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8130. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Government and Interest Groups | Course
Description: | Theories of interest group formation and maintenance. Lobbying and the role of interest groups in the United States governmental process, including traditional literature on pluralism and interest groups as well as modern literature addressing traditional questions and problems. | | Athena Title: | GOVT AND GROUPS | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8140. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Legislative Process | Course
Description: | The United States Congress, with emphasis on recruitment and composition of leadership, procedures, and the role of parties and interest groups. Recent changes in the Congress will be examined in light of theories of representation. | | Athena Title: | LEGISLATIVE PROCESS | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8150. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The United States Presidency | Course
Description: | Powers of the United States Presidency. The President's constitutional position, including theories of executive dominance and executive privilege. Attention will also be given to the President's attempts to control the executive branch, presidential-congressional relations, and the president's leadership over domestic and foreign policy. | | Athena Title: | US PRESIDENCY | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8170. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | American Political Parties | Course
Description: | Research on political parties in the United States, with an emphasis on empirical analysis and theories of parties. | | Athena Title: | AMER POL PARTIES | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8180. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Readings and Research in American Government | Course
Description: | Independent study of selected topics and problems in American government. | | Athena Title: | READ RES AM GOVT | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8190. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Campaign Politics | Course
Description: | Presidential selection processes, including impact of rules, money, media, and voting in primaries. Focus on campaign dynamics and strategy. | | Athena Title: | CAMPAIGN POLITICS | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8240. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Public Opinion and Democratic Institutions | Course
Description: | Exploration of public attitudes towards democratic principles, institutions, and processes, with a primary focus on the United States. The consent of the governed is essential to a properly functioning democracy, so an understanding of public support (e.g., trust, confidence, legitimacy perceptions) of government and political processes provides insight into the health of a democracy. | | Athena Title: | Public Opinion Institutions | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8250. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Political Psychology | Course
Description: | Central to political psychology is information processing, the mental operations that explain how people think, reason, and feel about the political world. Covers a variety of cognitive approaches, focusing on deliberative, automatic, and effective mental processes. Topics such as implicit attitudes, memory, personality, identity, priming, framing, heuristics, and motivated reasoning will be covered. | | Athena Title: | Political Psychology | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8410. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Modern Legal Theory | Course
Description: | Theoretical approaches to analyzing the role of courts in a democracy, including methods for interpreting and applying constitutional and other legal texts. | | Athena Title: | MODLEGAL THEORY | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8430. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Judicial Politics | Course
Description: | Judicial processes, policy-making, and policies, with emphasis on judicial selection, models of judicial decision-making, institutional constraints on judicial choice, and the implementation and impact of judicial decisions. | | Athena Title: | JUDICIAL POLITICS | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8450. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Law, Courts, and Judicial Process | Course
Description: | Special topics relating to law, courts, and the judicial process (such as "Women and the Law," "State Legal Systems," "Comparative Legal Systems," "Research Seminar on Trial Courts," etc.). | | Athena Title: | SPECIAL TOPICS LAW | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8460. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Constitutional Law: Rights and Liberties | Course
Description: | The substantive constitutional law of rights and liberties, with emphasis on political freedom of speech and press, religious freedom, freedom from discrimination, and protection of due process in criminal justice. | | Athena Title: | CONST LAW II:RIGHTS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 6460 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8500. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in Research Methods | Course
Description: | Special topics in advanced research methodology. | | Athena Title: | SPEC TOPICS METHOD | | Prerequisite: | POLS 7050 | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8501. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Advanced Quantitative Methods I | Course
Description: | Maximum likelihood estimation and advanced regression
applications. Topics include models with qualitative or limited
dependent variables (binary, ordered, and unordered logit and
probit; event count models), regression with time series
cross-sectional data, models with missing data and measurement
models. | | Athena Title: | ADV QUANT METHOD I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7050 | | Prerequisite: | POLS 7014 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8505. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Measurement Theory for Political Science | Course
Description: | Methods of estimating latent dimensions of preference and
similarity from individuals' observed choices and judgments.
Factor analysis, multidimensional scaling, and related
techniques are studied both with classical maximum likelihood
and Bayesian methods. | | Athena Title: | MEASUREMENT THEORY | | Prerequisite: | POLS 7012 and POLS 7014 and POLS 8501 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8510. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Applied Bayesian Modeling for the Social Sciences | Course
Description: | Introduction to the basics of Bayesian modeling by focusing
mostly on real world applications. The course highlights the
strengths of the Bayesian modeling paradigm for social science
data. Topics covered include: generalized linear models,
measurement models and IRT, multi-level modeling, and missing
data imputation. | | Athena Title: | APPLIED BAYESIAN | | Prerequisite: | POLS 7014 or POLS 8501 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 8790. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Topics in American Politics | Course
Description: | Seminar focusing on selected topics in American politics. This
course will expose graduate students to extensive scholarly
research using sophisticated econometric techniques. | | Athena Title: | SP TOPICS AMER POL | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 9000. 1-18 hours. Repeatable for maximum 200 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Research | Course
Description: | Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research under the direction of a faculty member. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 9005. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 45 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Graduate Student Seminar | Course
Description: | Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This
course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of
study. | | Athena Title: | DOC GRAD STU SEM | | Nontraditional Format: | Seminar. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 9200. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Special Problems in Political Science | Course
Description: | Research in specialized areas of Political Science. For students with advanced graduate standing. Students must have completed a minimum of four courses in the general area of the specialized topic. | | Athena Title: | PROB IN POL SCI | | Nontraditional Format: | Student works independently and meets with project director several times during the semester to monitor progress and discuss requirements for written paper. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | POLS 9300. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 90 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | Course
Description: | Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor. | | Athena Title: | Doctoral Dissertation | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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