PS 300

Spring 2014 All Classes

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Credit: 3 hours.

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

Prerequisite: May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours if topic varies. Prerequisite: Six hours of political science, or consent of instructor.

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PS 300 class schedule data for spring 2014
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
57684	Lecture-Discussion	A3	2:30PM -3:45PM	TR	Gregory Hall	Leff, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Eastern Eur & EU Integration Section Info: Eastern Europe & EU Integration: Explores the subject of European Union expansion to the east and south from an interdisciplinary, multifocal perspective, examining crucial problems of political enlargement and social integration. Addresses issues of East European domestic and transnational identities in the broader European context, and intersection of these issues with the European integration project, to include representations of Eastern Europe, historical conflict, migration, religious identities, and gendered identities. Examines structures and policies that connect the people and societies of Eastern Europe to the European Union, including democratic consolidation, conflict management, minority rights, environmental policy, and the role of Eastern European leadership in formulating EU policy. Meets with EURO 490 and PS 590. Not intended for freshmen. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.
54781	Lecture-Discussion	C	12:30PM -1:50PM	MW	David Kinley Hall	Cho, W	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Big Data, Math, and Politics Section Info: Big Data, Math, and Politics. Students may not receive more than three hours of credit for PS300. Not intended for students with Freshman class standing. Restricted to political science majors until November 19. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.
54818	Lecture-Discussion	CFP	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	David Kinley Hall	Li, X	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Chinese Foreign Policy Section Info: This course introduces students to competing views and arguments about the implications of China's rise for international security. It focuses on the causes, dynamics, and direction of Chinese foreign policy, which will be analyzed critically and comprehensively. Not intended for students with Freshman class standing. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.
55118	Lecture-Discussion	GS	3:30PM -4:50PM	MW	David Kinley Hall	Sin, G	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Bureaucratic Politics 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 19. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.
57026	Lecture-Discussion	JB	11:00AM -12:20PM	MW	David Kinley Hall	Bowers, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 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.
55783	Lecture-Discussion	W	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	David Kinley Hall	Weir, B	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Terrorism Section Info: Not intended for students with freshman standing. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.
55121	Lecture-Discussion	XD	9:30AM -10:50AM	MW	David Kinley Hall	Dai, X	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/14-05/07/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Pol of Intl Treaties Section Info: Politics of International Treaties. Not available for freshman. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing.