Offered every semester. An introduction to conventional macroeconomic theory, including the determination of national income, government taxing and spending policy, money and banking, unemployment, inflation, economic growth and international trade. Required for all PES majors. Offered every semester. Covers the U.S. Constitution, political parties and elections and the institutions of Congress, the Presidency and the Supreme Court.
Emphasis is placed on the history of political reform and issues of democratization.
Current political events are used as a politics laboratory. Offered every semester. Studies the development of social theory from Adam Smith to Sigmund Freud. Special attention is given to examining the interaction between economic, social and political change and the development of ideas. Students explore the ways in which different social theories shaped contemporary politics and society.