PS 300

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Credit: 3 hours.

Selected readings and research in political science. See Class Schedule for current topics.

Prerequisite: Six hours of political science, or consent of instructor.

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PS 300 class schedule data for spring 2012
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
54780	Lecture-Discussion	B	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	312 David Kinley Hall	Malekafzali, F	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Section Title: Human Rights Section Info: This course will be an exploration of the meaning, basis, historical roots, and practical significance of human rights, with special attention given to the questions of their universality. Not intended for students with Freshman class standing. Students may receive only three hours of credit for PS 300. International relations subfield. Restricted to political science majors until November 15. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.
54781	Lecture-Discussion	C	4:00PM -6:50PM	W	310 David Kinley Hall	Malekafzali, F	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Arab-Israeli Conflict Section Info: Arab-Israeli Conflict. This course is designed to help ssist students re-examine conventional wisdom through the use of evidence, analysis, and compassion. The Arab-Israeli Conflict will be examined on three levels. 1. Nationalism: the Israeli-Palestinian struggle for statehood on the same land. 2. Conflict: the inter-state conflict between Israel and its neighboring Arab states. 3. Systematic: the regional and international implications of the Arab-Israeli conflict. International Politics subfield. Students may not receive more than three hours of credit for PS300. Not intended for students with Freshman class standing. International relations subfield. Restricted to political science majors until November 15. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.
55118	Lecture-Discussion	CH	11:00AM -12:20PM	TR	119 Materials Science & Eng Bld	Cho, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Law and Representation Section Info: This course will cover various legal issues related to public policy generally and to electoral representation specifically. We will begin by discussing Constitutional Law, with a focus on equal protection rights. We will then move to the right to vote and examine our equal protection rights in the political realm where we will cover topics such as gerrymandering, the Voting Rights Act, majority minority districts, and vote counting. Not intended for students with freshman standing. Students may receive only three credit hours for PS 300. American Politics subfield. Restricted to political science majors until November 15. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.
55049	Lecture-Discussion	D	9:30AM -10:50AM	TR	307 David Kinley Hall	Wong, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Immigration Section Info: This course examines the conceptual issues associated with citizenship and immigration, considering current political debates from a variety of perspectives, empirical, historical, and normative. The majority of the course will focus on the United States, but we will also examine the immigration and citizenship practices of other nations as well. Among the topics to be considered include why people migrate; consequences of migration; efforts to integrate immigrants--socially, culturally, and politically--into their host societies; public opinion about immigration and immigrants; various citizenship traditions and rationales; membership, belonging, and national identity; and postnational citizenship. Not intended for students with Freshman class standing. Students may not receive more than three hours of credit for PS 300. This special topics course lies within the Comparative Politics subfield. Restricted to political science majors until November 15. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.
57684	Lecture-Discussion	EU	3:30PM -4:50PM	MW	215B David Kinley Hall	Kourtikakis, K	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Europe and the Mediterranean Section Info: Topic: Europe and the Mediterranean: Transnational Spaces and Integration. An interdisciplinary course designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The course presents Europe and the Mediterranean as interdependent, multicultural, and multinational spaces historically connected by cultural, economic, and migratory networks. It pays special attention to the role fo the European Union and its policies in the Mediterranean. By exploring these economic, social, and cultural bridges, the course introduces students to the complexities of an area to often represented in terms of mere opposition to the West. This course is a Jean Monnet Module, funded in part by the European Union. Students may receive only three credit hours for PS 300. Not intended for students with Freshman class standing. Restricted to PS Majors unti November 15. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.
55173	Lecture-Discussion	H	9:30AM -10:50AM	TR	104 English Building	Hastings, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Intl Org & Regionalism Section Info: Since the post-war period, regional economic institutions such as the European Union, the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement and the Organization of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation have become increasingly important as international players. Will their presence erode the multilateral system, promoting protectionism and conflict, or will regional institutions foster openness and bolster international cooperation? This course explores the political underpinnings of regionalism. Students may receive only three hours of credit for PS 300. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.
57026	Lecture-Discussion	JB	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	222 David Kinley Hall	Bowers, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Future Politics Section Info: What can political science learn from science fiction? How can we use what we currently know about politics, society, and economics to more create plausible and compelling visions of the future? In this course we will read social science together with science fiction in an attempt to enhance the currently impoverished political, social and economic imagination of the social sciences. Political Theory subfield. Not intended for students with Freshman class standing. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.
55121	Lecture-Discussion	TD	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	115 David Kinley Hall	Dai, X	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Pol of Intl Treaties Section Info: Not available for freshman. Restricted to Political Science majors until November 15. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.
54819	Lecture-Discussion	U1	11:00AM -12:15PM	TR	211 Davenport Hall	Byrd, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Indigenous Governance Section Info: Meets with AIS 430.
55783	Lecture-Discussion	W	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	223 David Kinley Hall	Weir, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/17/12-05/02/12 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Terrorism Section Info: Restricted to Political Science majors until November 15. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.