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| POLI 100 - INDEPENDENT STUDY: POLITICAL SCIENCE |
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Limited opportunities to enroll for course work on an Independent Study basis are available. A student interested in this option should obtain an Independent Study Registration Form from the Registrar, have it completed by the Instructor and school dean involved, and return it to the Registrar's Office. Consult the current Schedule of Classes for policies concerning Independent Study.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department |
| POLI 107 - INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE |
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An introduction to the basic concepts, terminology, and problems of contemporary political science. This course will emphasize the systematic investigation of the functions and structures of political systems and will include readings from a variety of political ideologies in the modern world.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department |
| POLI 130 - THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE COMMUNITY |
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This course will explore the nature of the bonds and responsibilities that exist between and among individuals in a democratic society. This exploration will be both empirical and normative. This course will also include a service learning component that will allow students individual as well as group placements in non-profit organizations and various community based organizations.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department |
| POLI 198 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE |
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This course designation describes a transfer course from another institution where an equivalency to a Ramapo College course has not been determined. Upon convener evaluation, this course ID may be changed to an equivalent of a Ramapo College course or may fulfill a requirement.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department |
| POLI 199 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE |
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This course designation is used to describe a transfer course from another institution which has been evaluated by the convener. A course with this course number has no equivalent Ramapo course. It may fulfill a requirement or may count as a free elective.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department |
| POLI 200 - INDEPENDENT STUDY: POLITICAL SCIENCE |
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Limited opportunities to enroll for course work on an Independent Study basis are available. A student interested in this option should obtain an Independent Study Registration Form from the Registrar, have it completed by the instructor and school dean involved, and return it to the Registrar's Office. Consult the current Schedule of Classes for policies concerning Independent Study.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study, Lecture Political Science Department |
| POLI 205 - COMPARATIVE POLITICS |
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This course examines selected major political systems in the world today. The institutions and domestic politics of industrialized democracies, post-Communist, and developing countries will be analyzed.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Global Issues Conc, WRITING INTENSIVE |
| POLI 206 - POLITICAL THEORY |
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An examination of the traditional concerns expressed by political theorists from the Greeks to the Enlightenment. The course will analyze the changes in notions regarding political authority and legitimacy and the function of the state as they have developed through history. The theories of Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau will constitute the bulk of the subject matter of the course.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE, MJ-LAWS-Law & Society Elective |
| POLI 211 - RUSSIAN POLITICAL HISTORY |
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A history of Russia from the 19th century through the Soviet period and into the post 1991 Russian Federation. The course will examine in historical and political perspective the reforms of Alexander II, the Russian revolutionary movement of the 19th century, the age of Nicholas and Alexandra, Lenin and the rise of Bolshevism, Stalin's dictatorship, Khrushchev's reforms, Brezhnev's consolidation of Societ society, Gorbachev's perestroika, and Post-Communist Russia of Yeltsin, Putin and Medvedev.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Area Studies-Europe, MJ-INTL-Intl Comparative 'West |
| POLI 214 - ISLAM, POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS |
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In this couse we study Islam as a religion and an ideology, the political dynamics in Muslim World, Islamic governments and movements, Muslims' perceptions of and encounters with the West, and the impact of these perceptions and interactions on the international system. This course is cross-listed with INTL 214.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES |
| POLI 215 - POLITICS AND FILM |
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This course explores political themes through films. Students will analyze how political actors, institutions and concepts are represented and sometimes distorted on the big screen. We live in a world where the line between reality and representation has blurred, and where representations shape public perceptions. We will try to separate representation and reality and determine whether specific films deepen, problematize or undermine the viewer's sense of how politics work.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-Amer-Artistic Expression, OLD GE-TOPICS ARTS&HUMANATIES |
| POLI 221 - CHINESE ECONOMY IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE |
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This course is designed for students of economics/international
business who would like to understand China and students of China who would
like to understand the Chinese economy from a global perspective. In addition
to a general profile of the Chinese economy, the course will focus on the role
of China as an important market for foreign trade and investment and as an
economic giant for the 21st century. It deals with the following issues: the
economic environment of China; China's economic performance and ranking in the
world; market liberalisation and the reform of state-owned enterprises; the
emergence of town and village enterprises; China's trade and external economic
relations; recent trends and outlook in investment; accession to the World
Trade Organization and its impact on different sectors; China's business
relations with the Pacific Rim nations; foreign market entry modes; exporting
and importing; licensing and franchising; wholly owned subsidiaries and joint
ventures; managing foreign business, contract negotiations and approval;
transaction costs; and culture and business networks. At the completion of
the course, students will have a good understanding of how the Chinese economy
runs and how to do business with China.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Area Studies-Asia |
| POLI 223 - AMERICAN GOVERNMENT |
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A comprehensive examination of American government. Political culture, constitutional evolution, federalism, public opinion, interest groups, parties, and the congressional, Presidential, and bureaucratic processes will be studied. The course will emphasize major problems confronting American society and will enable students to proceed from general to specific inquiry in the study of American government.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-AMER-Amer Politics & Soc., MJ-AMER-Amer Politics, OLD GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE, MJ-LAWS-Law & Society Elective |
| POLI 225 - AMERICAN DIPLOMACY |
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As the 21st century unfolds the United States is the world's most powerful state. This course studies the growth of that power from the American Revolution to the early 20th century by examining the variables influencing the formulation of foreign policy. We will seek to comprehend the basic issues, principles, objectives, means, and outcomes of American foreign policy. Attention will be directed to: the constraints and opportunities emanating from the external environment; the principled ends of American foreign policy; the role of ideology (the interplay of principle, mythologizing, and conceptions of self interest), and, of course, domestic politics.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-AMER-Amer Politics & Soc., MJ-Amer-Amer in the World |
| POLI 227 - POLITICS OF DEVELOPING NATIONS |
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A study of the problems, processes, and prospects for development in Third World countries. Types of regimes and leadership, political parties, and differing patterns of political behavior will be emphasized.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Global Issues Conc |
| POLI 228 - POLITICS IN AFRICA |
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The goal of this course is to provide students with an introduction to contemporary African politics. In addition to current events, we will address foundational issues in African studies including pre- and post-colonial regime types, the African state, political economy, and conflict in Africa. Throughout the course, we will evaluate the ways in which the common legacy of colonialism affects present-day Africa, while examining the diversity of the over 50 countries that share the continent. You will be evaluated and graded based on your knowledge of these foundational issues, individual research on a topic of your choice, and participation in a simulation that will require you to apply what you have learned to a real-world situation relevant to African politics.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MN-AFR AMR STD-Hist & Pol Tht, MJ-Africana Studies, MN-Africana Studies, OLD GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES |
| POLI 233 - EAST ASIA: HISTORY AND POLITICS |
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An examination of the historical evolution of China, Japan, and Korea. The course will analyze the contemporary societies and politics of these countries and their relationship with the other countries of East and Southeast Asia as well as with the United States.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Area Studies-Asia |
| POLI 235 - INTERNATIONAL POLITICS |
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This course introduces students to the field of international politics within the discipline of political science. It focuses on the nature of the international system in general by examining the levels of analysis and leading international relations (IR) theories, including realism, liberalism, constructivism, critical theories, and decision-making. In addition, we will survey a range of contemporary international issues such as security, terrorism, conflict management, economic globalization and development, international law and organizations, U.S. foreign policy and grand strategies, and transnational issues pertaining to human rights, poverty, and environment.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Global Issues Conc, WRITING INTENSIVE |
| POLI 236 - POLITICS OF GLOBALIZATION |
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A study of the major forces shaping the global marketplace. Topics include the major participants, interest groups, multinational corporations, and governments, domestic and international. Current issues impacting trade, the economy, and environmental impacts will include a focus on public policies, their processes and the substance of issues. Case studies will include the debate over free trade, the impact on national sovereignty, culture, and the policies of the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the European Union and the United Nations.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-INTL-Area Studies-Europe |
| POLI 253 - ASIA-PACIFIC POLITCAL SYTEMS |
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A survey of the political systems of the Asian Pacific countries including Southeast Asia, the Pacific island countries, and Australia-New Zealand. This course will examine the political institutions and the political processes of the Pacific countries, analyze the major policy agendas confronting them, and assess the emerging patterns of a Pacific community. United States' involvement in the area will be a concurrent theme.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-INTL-Area Studies-Asia |
| POLI 257 - ETHNIC POLITICS IN AMERICA |
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This course will deal with the question of the role of ethnic groups in American politics. There will be an assessment of the various theories that attempt to describe the role of the ethnic in American society and the impact of ethnic groups on American politics. The latter part of the course will deal with specific ethnic groups such as Jews, Irish-Catholics, Italians and Blacks, and their particular input into the American system.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-AMER-Amer Politics & Soc., MJ-Amer-Race & Ethnicity, MJ-AMER-Amer Politics, MJ-AMER-Multicultural Studies |
| POLI 290 - TOPICS: |
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The descriptions and topics of this course change from semester-to-semester, as well as from instructor-to-instructor. Prerequisite: varies with the topic offered.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department |
| POLI 298 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE |
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This course designation describes a transfer course from another institution where an equivalency to a Ramapo College course has not been determined. Upon convener evaluation, this course ID may be changed to an equivalent of a Ramapo College course or may fulfill a requirement.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department |
| POLI 299 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE |
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This course designation is used to describe a transfer course from another institution which has been evaluated by the convener. A course with this course number has no equivalent Ramapo course. It may fulfill a requirement or may count as a free elective.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department |
| POLI 300 - INDEPENDENT STUDY: POLITICAL SCIENCE |
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Limited opportunities to enroll for course work on an Independent Study basis are available. A student interested in this option should obtain an Independent Study Registration Form from the Registrar, have it completed by the instructor and school dean involved, and return it to the Registrar's Office. Consult the current Schedule of Classes for policies concerning Independent Study.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study, Lecture Political Science Department |
| POLI 301 - CHINA: HISTORY, POLITICS, AND CULTURE |
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This course is designed as an introduction to China emphasizing the major themes and issues in its historical, political, and cultural development. Particular emphasis will be placed on China's experiences with modernization and reform in the 20th century along with its interactions with the West.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES |
| POLI 302 - EUROPEAN POLITICS |
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A study of the governmental institutions, practices, and current politics of major European political systems. Countries to be studied include England, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and the European union, with emphasis on their modes of operation, their political cultures and political parties, their leaders, and the issues that confront them.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department |
| POLI 304 - POLITICAL MOVEMENTS AND INTEREST GROUPS |
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Conflict is a normal part of social life. People share feelings and interests. They want to change a situation, or conserve it. The emergence of shared identities and interests generates a sense of community. Activists and leaders emerge. They try to build a movement. Goals are sought by engaging in politics, i.e., interest groups are organized to represent the community/movement. This class examines these processes using case studies of actual movements, successful or not.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE |
| POLI 305 - JAPAN: HISTORY, POLITICS, AND CULTURE |
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An in-depth examination of Japan's historical legacy, its evolving political system, and its cultural foundations. This course will look at Japan, past and present, from the perspectives of history, politics, and culture. It is especially recommended for Political Science, History, and Social Science majors.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Area Studies-Asia |
| POLI 306 - RUSSIAN SOCIETY AND POLITICS |
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An examination of the Russian Federation today. Areas covered include its political system: political parties, government, and personalities. Contemporary society is also included: workers, farmers, middle class, intellectuals, women, youth, consumers, nationalities, religion, public health, criminal justice, foreign policy and others. What is life like in a post-community society? Future trends?
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES |
| POLI 308 - CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN AMERICAN POLITICS |
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This course is organized around current controversies in American society such as those involving affirmative action, taxation, welfare to workfare, and abortion. Through an analysis of these issues, students will become familiar with some of the major texts and ideas in contemporary political theory, as well as develop the concepts necessary to participate intelligently in current debates.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-AMER-Amer Politics & Soc., MJ-AMER- Amer Thought & Value, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective, MJ-LAWS-Law & Society Elective |
| POLI 309 - CIVIL RIGHTS |
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The purposes of this course are to acquaint students with three modern civil rights movements in America--Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation--from three different perspectives--normative, empirical, and doctrinal development of Supreme Court cases. It will also address voting and representation as civil rights issues. The course is organized around two central questions--what are the major developments in civil rights in the 20th century and to what extent can the US Supreme Court drive social change? To address these questions, we will examine relevant Court cases, the actions of other political actors (e.g., President, Congress, state and local officials, and interest groups), and assess the impact of Court cases on the development of civil rights. The course is organized into four sections--an overview of civil rights, discrimination, privacy and voting rights. The readings for each substantive sections of the course (race, gender, sexual orientation, and voting rights) begin with doctrinal analysis of relevant Supreme Court cases in the issue area, which is followed by normative and empirical arguments about whether the Court has played a role in bringing about social change. The topics and readings reflect the interdisciplinary nature of studying civil rights and political science more broadly by drawing on work from legal studies, history, economics and philosophy. The authors are generally considered experts in the field and employ various research methods. The point of this course is not to convince students that one research method is the best way to understand civil rights, but to approach the subject from different angles.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MN-AFR AMR STD-Hist & Pol Tht, MJ-Africana Studies, MN-Africana Studies, MJ-AMER-African-Amer Stds., MJ-AMER- Amer Thought & Value, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective, OLD GE-INTERCULT NORTH AMERICA, WRITING INTENSIVE |
| POLI 310 - THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS |
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This course deals with the United States Congress. This class will examine the institutional development of Congress, elections, the legislative process and how Congress interacts with other political institutions and actors including the president, the judiciary, political parties, interest groups and the public.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-AMER-Amer Politics & Soc., MJ-AMER-Amer Politics, OLD GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE |
| POLI 312 - UNITED NATIONS: WORLD POLITICS |
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This course will explore the nature and role of the United Nations as it affects and is affected by world politics. Issues to be covered will include conflict resolution, economic development, peacekeeping, and human rights. Special features of this course will include classroom simulations of UN organizations and possible participation at the National Model UN organizations and possible participation at the National Model UN Conference in New York. There will be a final exam, a country position paper and a research project (20 pages). Participation will be a major part of the grade.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-Amer-Amer in the World, MJ-AMER-America in the World, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective, OLD GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Global Issues Conc |
| POLI 315 - AMERICA'S VIETNAM EXPERIENCE |
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An analysis of the historical roots of U.S. involvement in post-World War II Vietnam. The source of strength and weakness manifested by our American foes and friends in the region and, most importantly, the dynamics of U.S. policy and performance in both their military and political dimensions will be studied.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-Amer-Amer in the World, MJ-AMER-America in the World, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective, OLD GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES |
| POLI 316 - POLITICAL SCIENCE METHODOLOGY |
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The endeavor of posting and answering political questions is the heart of political science, but the types of questions and methods of investigation are many. Political science as a field has liberally borrowed research methods from sociology, psychology, economics, geography, history, and others. This course, a requirement for the major, is an overview and introduction to political inquiry and its presentation generally, and the main methods used by contemporary and previous generations of political scientists in analyzing political phenomena in many contexts.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE, WRITING INTENSIVE |
| POLI 317 - AMERICAN PARTY POLITICS |
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Examination of the major characteristics of American political parties and interest groups. Particular emphasis will be placed on American electoral behavior and on determining the effectiveness of various party functions including socialization, structuring, and moderation of conflict; recruitment of political leadership; and the running of government.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-AMER-Amer Politics & Soc., MJ-AMER- Amer Thought & Value, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective |
| POLI 318 - POLITICS OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
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An examination of the structures and processes of state and local government. Particular attention will be paid to the shaping of public policy in New Jersey and the roles played by the different branches of government in such issues as housing, taxation, and business-related matters. Guest speakers.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-AMER-Amer Politics & Soc., MJ-AMER- Amer Thought & Value, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective |
| POLI 319 - U.N. SEMINAR |
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This seminar will provide Ramapo students with a unique opportunity to study the United Nations and contemporary issues in world affairs through a series of high-level briefings, workshops, and simulations and seminar sessions in New York and at the United Nations. Diplomats, UN officials, and representatives of non-governmental organizations will be guest speakers on topics including human rights, war and peace issues, economic development and the global environment. Ramapo students will also get an opportunity to interact with university students from across the United States and around the world who will also participate in this seminar. Daily sessions in New York. Because of the unique nature of this program, an additional fee of approximately $400 will be charged.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department |
| POLI 320 - TERRORISM IN THE MODERN WORLD |
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This course is designed as an upper level seminar to explore the critical complex and timely topic of contemporary terrorism. The theoretical and conceptual aspects of terrorism as well as its historical context and evolution will be examined as well as the focus on its current manifestations. Issues on terrorism's causes, solutions, security and civil rights implications will also be considered. Students will be expected to participate fully in class discussions, lead class discussions on assigned readings, and complete a research paper in some aspect of the topic.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Global Issues Conc |
| POLI 321 - THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT |
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The purposes of this course are to acquaint students with the breadth of scholarship concerning the United States Supreme Court and produce original research. The topics and readings reflect the interdisciplinary nature of public law and studying the Court including work in political science, legal studies (e.g. law professors), and history. The authors are generally considered experts in the field and employ various research methods. The course is organized into four sections--evolution of the Court including its powers and place within the broader political context, staffing the Court and case selection, judicial decision-making, and the impact of Court cases. Throughout the course, we will discuss the basic contours of the literature, the implications of the research, and the research methods used by the authors. We will also apply the course material to the current Court and its cases.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-AMER-Amer Politics & Soc., MJ-AMER- Amer Thought & Value, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective, OLD GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE, MJ-LAWS-Law & Society Elective |
| POLI 322 - VOTING AND PUBLIC OPINION |
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This course studies how political actors within the electorate behave within democratic contexts and elections, focusing upon public opinion, political attitudes, political participation, and voting behavior, as well as related topics including socialization, political psychology, and analyzing polling data. If democracy is rule by the masses, this course studies the political nature of these people and the implications and complications of their role
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department |
| POLI 323 - CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS |
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This advanced course studies electoral forces, candidate behavior, campaign dynamics, presidential and congressional elections, campaign finance, and the media. The focus of the course centers on American elections, specifically presidential, state-wide, and congressional elections, but other electoral systems receive comparative treatment.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-AMER-Amer Politics & Soc., MJ-AMER- Amer Thought & Value, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective |
| POLI 327 - POLITICAL PSYCHOLOGY |
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This course focuses on the construction of political reality through the deeper underlying psychological processes as they are applied to politics. Special attention is given to the constructing of reality through the news media (including the "manufacture of consent"), the creation and use of political enemies, the changing contemporary influence of religion on politics, leadership and the U.S. election process. Political psychology also focuses on questions of values and morality, human needs, and the political/psychological "facts" that stand in the center of our view of reality. This course includes mainly U.S. and Asian sources.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE, SS-Sch Core-Consc & Society |
| POLI 328 - LAW AND POLITICS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT |
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This course is designed for students in political science, environmental studies, international studies, business, and law and society among others who are interested in current international environmental issues and problems. These issues and problems, (i.e., global warming, sustainable development, resource depletion, biodiversity of the sea, etc.) will be analyzed in the context of existing international law and political conditions including the role of governments and non-governmental organizations, international organizations and multi-national corporations. This course may serve as an elective for political science, international studies and environmental studies.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-INTL-Global Issues Conc, TS-Sch Core- SCP Category |
| POLI 340 - AMERICAN PRESIDENCY |
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This course is a study of the evolution powers, and limitations of the presidency. Emphasis will be placed on presidential power, the selection process, presidential interaction with other institutions and the public, and evaluating presidents. The course will include an analysis of the president's roles as Commander-in-Chief, foreign policymaker, "chief legislator," chief executive, and party leader. The course reflects the interdisciplinary nature of presidential studies including schlarship from political science, psychology, law, political communication, and history. The readings blend some classics with current research and are authored by the leading scholars in the field. Throughout the course, we will apply course material to the current president and political events.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-AMER-Amer Politics & Soc., MJ-AMER- Amer Thought & Value, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective, WRITING INTENSIVE |
| POLI 349 - AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY |
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This class will study the substantive problems that comprise the foreign policy of the United States and the process by which that policy is formulated and implemented. The evolution of the U.S. to a position of global power will provide the framework within which to understand the relationship(s) between: domestic and international politics (the actors and elements comprising the decision process); idealism and "realpolitik"; and to identify emerging issues that along with traditional security concern are now integral components of foreign policy, e.g. terrorism, economic and environmental issues, and human rights. Recommended prerequisite: POLI 223 and/or POLI 225.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-Amer-Amer in the World, MJ-AMER-America in the World, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective |
| POLI 355 - NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY |
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The capabilities that together serve as the foundation for a nation's security are always relative to the capabilities of other nations. An understanding of the elements of national security begins with an examination of the international context within which national security must be shaped. This setting determines the security problems and prospects that face any nation and also limits the choices available. The internal structure of a nation must also be considered. The class will provide a foundation for students entering the unfamiliar terrain of questions about why, how, when, and where the U.S. should use its power to protect its values and interests. This includes, but is not limited to, the use of force or the threat to use force. The institutions, procedures, actors and elements that shape the formulation and implementation of security policy will be analyzed and evaluated.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-AMER-Amer Politics & Soc., MJ-AMER- Amer Thought & Value, MJ-AMER-Advanced Cat Elective |
| POLI 357 - INTERNATIONAL LAW |
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This course is designed to study the origins and evolution of international law and to critically examine some of the key practices, norms, cases, judicial opinions, statutes, and international conventions and treaties that together constitute the foundation of the contemporary international law. Topics selected for reading, research, and class report include customary and treaty law, state sovereignty and responsibility, domestic and international subjects and jurisdictions, state recognition, immunity, extradition, environmental law, humanitarian law, and laws governing conducts during warfare. The course is also designed to examine the role of some of the key institutions responsible for adjudicating disputes, maintaining order, and promoting compliance with international law. These include International Court of Justice (ICJ), International Criminal Court (ICC), International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), several pioneering courts and tribunal of the early- and mid-20th century, and selected regional and newly created hybrid courts.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES, MJ-INTL-Global Issues Conc, MJ-LAWS-Law & Society Elective |
| POLI 360 - CONFLICT RESOLUTION |
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This course focuses on the phenomenon of armed conflict. We will explore the causes, nature and patterns of armed conflict, as well as examining how such conflicts are resolved. Students will examine the politics of conflict prevention, response, and negotiation. To answer these questions, we will examine case studies of armed conflict and engage in simulations of negotiations for conflict resolution.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE TOPICS SOCIAL SCIENCE, MJ-INTL-Global Issues Conc, MJ-LAWS-Law & Society Elective, SS-Sch Core-Consc & Society |
| POLI 361 - THE MILITARY, POLITICS, AND SOCIETY |
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This advanced course studies the tensions and relationship between civilian elites, military elites, and mass society in a variety of political contexts. This examination of the political role of the military takes a broad view as well as focuses specifically on germane case studies: Russia and the former Soviet context, Israel, China, Latin America, and the United States.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: OLD GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES |
| POLI 366 - U.S. - CHINA RELATIONS |
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This course examines the past and present relations between the United States and China. The first part introduces important theoretical approaches to the study of U.S-China relations. We then turn to an exploration of its historical development. In the last part of the course, we will analyze today's central issues in U.S.-China relations.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department Course Attributes: MJ-Amer-Amer in the World, OLD GE-INTERNATIONAL ISSUES |
| POLI 388 - COOP/INTERNSHIP POLI SCIENCE |
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An academic program in which students are placed in work positions relevant to their academic majors and career goals. The program integrates academic work on-campus with supervised off-campus work experience in both the public and private sectors. Students may take up to two Co-ops in their academic career at Ramapo College. Students must be at least a Sophomore and have a 2.0 or better average to be eligible. Transfer students must have completed at least 16 credits at Ramapo.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Co-Op Political Science Department |
| POLI 390 - TOPICS: |
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The descriptions and topics of this course change from semester-to-semester as well as from instructor-to-instructor. Prerequisite: varies with the topic offered.
POLI 390 POLITICS AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN AFRICA. This course critically examines Africa's increasing influence and importance in the context of its many challenges of democratic governance, human rights, armed conflicts, poverty and development, and how it manages and utilizes its vast resources. Students will analyze how Africa and its leading states such as South Africa and Nigeria, addresses contemporary political and human rights challenges. The analyhsis reflects the context of relevant pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial developments that have influenced and continue to influence how Africa deals with its political and human rights challenges.
POLI 390 POLITICAL VIOLENCE IN AFRICA. This course is designed to provide students with an in-depth analysis of political violence on the African continent. Students will explore the following questions: What makes violence political? What motivates people to use violence? Why do some regions of the world seem more violent-prone than others? The course will cover theories of political violence, as well as several specific cases of political violence in African countries. The cases will examine different types of political violence including genocide, separatist movements, and natural resource wars.
POLI 390 OPERATION IRAQUI FREEDOM. The class will examine how and why the United States decided to invade Iraq. The policies, programs, strategies and tactics utilized to realize its goals will also be analyzed. We will evaluate the current situation, and prospects for near term success or failure.
POLI 390 RELIGION AND POLITICS. This course will review the history of one of the founding principles of the United States: separation of church and state. We will explore the relationship between religion and politics in the US from the time of the Puritans through the rise of the Christian Right.
POLI 390 TERRORISM AND COUNTER-TERRORISM. This course will critically examine the causes and characteristics of terrorism today as well as counter-terrorist strategies. Themes to be explored will include: terrorists and weapons of mass destruction, religion and terrorism, the media and terrorism, domestic terrorists in the US, and future terrorists scenarios. Each student will do a case study of a specific terrorist group.
POLI 390 POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS. This course will examine the organization, strategy and outcomes of political campaigns on the national, state and local level. Practical as well as theoretical and historical aspects of campaigns will be emphasized. Guest speakers will include campaign managers as well as former and current political officials.
POLI 390 CIVIC ACTION. Grassroots democracy as practiced by civic groups; this course will focus on how voluntary associations of citizens address issues at the community to international levels, with emphasis on developing research, communication, organizing, and advocacy skills.
POLI 390 CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS. This course focuses upon the dynamics, processes, and actors involved with democratic elections, particularly in US Presidential elections. The first half deals largely with individual voters (psychology, partisanship, turnout, etc.) while the second concentrates on campaigns, candidates, interest groups, fund raising and spending, and the media.
POLI 390 THE POLITICS OF IMPEACHMENT. To what extent is the impeachment trial of William Jefferson Clinton a reflection of long-standing historical forces which have been characterized as the "puritan legacy" and to what extent does it reflect unique modern currents of American politics? What are the political, moral and institutional/constitutional challenges raised by this crisis? This course will focus on these questions and utilize both historical and social scientific texts to analyze these issues.
POLI 390 SELF AND OTHERS. Through readings and discussion we will explore the complexity of individual and group identity in order to better understand group relationships in American society. We will also evaluate the role identity should play in politics and possible resolutions of inter-group conflict.
POLI 390 POLITICAL BEHAVIOR. This course investigates the actions and attitudes of individuals within the American political system: How potential voters act and think, and why. Part one focuses on the political stimuli facing citizens, including topics such as political psychology, decision-making, political attitudes, partisanship and ideology. The second part shifts to the sources of political stimuli (media, issues, campaigns, and social setting) resulting in electoral turnout, campaign contributions, vote choices, etc. This course has relevance to the study of democracies in general.
POLI 390: GENDER, PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW -- This course will focus on gender, as it appears in US public policies and laws. This course sets out to address the following questions: how do policy and law construct and/or reflect gender norms? How do legal decisions impact policy? How has judicial and public policy contributed to greater gender equality? Do U.S. policies adequately provide equality to all citizens? What does equality mean? As the U.S. Supreme Court has taken a particularly prominent role in gender-related cases, this course also encourages a familiarity with landmark Supreme Court decisions on such issues as reproductive rights, sexuality, workplace equality, military service, bodily integrity, pornography, sex work, and violence. Additionally, this course applies an intersectional analysis to expose underlying constructions of gender, race, class, and sexuality in the cases and policies studied. The course consists of readings and discussions, and culminates with a series of academic panels on contemporary gender issues.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department |
| POLI 398 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE |
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This course designation describes a transfer course from another institution where an equivalency to a Ramapo College course has not been determined. Upon convener evaluation, this course ID may be changed to an equivalent of a Ramapo College course or may fulfill a requirement.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department |
| POLI 399 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE |
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This course designation is used to describe a transfer course from another institution which has been evaluated by the convener. A course with this course number has no equivalent Ramapo course. It may fulfill a requirement or may count as a free elective.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department |
| POLI 400 - INDEPENDENT STUDY: POLITICAL SCIENCE |
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Limited opportunities to enroll for course work on an Independent Study basis are available. A student interested in this option should obtain an Independent Study Registration Form from the Registrar, have it completed by the instructor and school dean involved, and return it to the Registrar's Office. Consult the current Schedule of Classes for policies concerning Independent Study.
0.000 TO 5.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 5.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Study, Lecture Political Science Department |
| POLI 401 - POLITICAL INTERNSHIP |
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A program offering political internships on a flexible, part-time basis for a semester. Students will be placed in education/work experience settings that include, but are not limited to, legislative offices, public interest organizations, political campaign offices, international corporations, foundations, and agencies. The internships will be evaluated by the instructor, students, and the person or agency to which the students are assigned.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department |
| POLI 405 - POLITICAL SCIENCE SEMINAR |
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This class is designed as a capstone experience for the major and its goal is to help students reflect on their experiences as students of political science and to explore the possibilities for careers as well as advanced work in the field after graduation. The topics for this seminar are the tough ones in politics: recurring and seemingly intractable political problems, and we will explore these concepts in both its theory and practice. We will also explore their significance historically and globally.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Seminar Political Science Department Course Attributes: WRITING INTENSIVE |
| POLI 490 - TOPICS: |
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The descriptions and topics of this course change from semester-to-semester, as well as from instructor-to-instructor. Prerequisite: varies with the topic offered.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Political Science Department |
| POLI 498 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE |
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This course designation describes a transfer course from another institution where an equivalency to a Ramapo College course has not been determined. Upon convener evaluation, this course ID may be changed to an equivalent of a Ramapo College course or may fulfill a requirement.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department |
| POLI 499 - TRANSFER ELECTIVE |
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This course designation is used to describe a transfer course from another institution which has been evaluated by the convener. A course with this course number has no equivalent Ramapo course. It may fulfill a requirement or may count as a free elective.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department |
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