Emphasis is placed upon the political, economic, and historical variables as they affect contemporary public policy output. An examination of the perennial political questions as they arise in current political issues and the arguments supporting different positions on the issues. An overview of state and local government systems. An analysis of administration and politics within states and localities and an examination of state and local governmental action. PSC 250 Comparative Politics 3 cr Introduction into the basic differences and similarities of the major political systems of the world.
Emphasis is placed upon governmental structures and processes.
3 cr Examines the concepts and techniques of systematic political analyses. An examination of the central themes of classical Western political thought through the reading and discussing of the primary works of such thinkers as Plato, Aristole, Augustine, and Aquinas. An examination of the seminal themes of modern Western political thought through the reading and discussing of the primary works of such thinkers as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau. An examination of the developing themes of modern Western political thought through the reading and discussing of the primary works of such thinkers as Burke, Mill, Marx, and Nietzsche. 3 cr A study of the basic documents and cases that undergird the unique aspects of American law and its legal system.