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emphasizing the aspects of their thought most relevant to thedevelopment ofWestern
political institutions.
Prerequisite(s): POLS 1101
POLS 4421 - AmericanPolitical Thought 1620 to thePresent (3-0-3)
AmericanPolitical Thought 1620 to thePresent concentrates on the development and
explication of Americanpolitical ideas and eras from the colonial era to thepresent.
Prerequisite(s): POLS 1101
POLS 4422 - AfricanAmericanPolitical Thought (3-0-3)
AfricanAmericanPolitical Thought examines major AfricanAmerican Political thinkers
and activists. Historical and contemporary thinkers will be included.
Prerequisite(s): POLS 1101
POLS 4424 - Judicial Process (3-0-3)
Judicial Process examines courts and judges as agents in the political system; focus
is on the judicial decision-making process, with attention to psychological and other
variables in that process. Relation of judicial process to legislative, administrative and
electoral processes emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): POLS 1101
POLS 4425 - Constitutional Law (3-0-3)
Constitutional Law is the study of the constitutional divisions of power among the
branches of the national government and between the national and state
governments, and the application and interpretation of constitutional protections by the
American courts.
Prerequisite(s): POLS 1101
POLS 4426 - Civil Liberties (3-0-3)
Civil Liberties is an intensive study of the rights of Americans as guaranteed by the
Constitution. The changing character of civil liberties problems in theUnitedStates will
be stressed with attention given to the legal, historical and political context of the
cases studied.
Prerequisite(s): POLS 1101
POLS 4427 - Equal Rights inAmerica (3-0-3)
Equal Rights in America provides an in-depth investigation into the major
accomplishments and shortfalls of the Civil Rights Movement from 1954-1968. It will
also cover current equality issues that arose from and after this movement. These
would include: gender, sexual orientation, immigration and economic inequalities.
Prerequisite(s): POLS 1101
POLS 4428 – Jurisprudence (3-0-3)
The study of major topics in the philosophy of law concerning the relationship of law to
morality, justice and social structure, the nature of law in general, the importance of
the rule of law and limits to the rule of law; relevant legal theory, an examination of
fundamental principles in specific areas of law and the application of legal concepts to
contemporaryAmerican society.
POLS 4430 – International Political Economy (3-0-3)
This course introduces students to the study of international political economy, an
interdisciplinary field that examines the interaction between the state and the
economy. Key issues which will be addressed include: the role of states, international
and domestic institutions in shaping trade, monetary and fiscal policies, foreign direct
investments (FDI), and development.
POLS 4450 - AmericanForeignPolicy (3-0-3)
AmericanForeignPolicy explores theconduct, substantive policy issues andproblems
associated with American foreign policy. The contemporary aspects and problems
evolving out of and confronted byAmerican foreign policy.
Prerequisite(s): POLS 1101
