Also included is computer training to meet the minimum departmental requirements for computer literacy. This course introduces the student to the study of politics through an analysis of major features of the American polity. Topics to be treated include the politcal self-understanding of Americans, the founding of the political system, the operation of our political institutions, and the forms of political participation. A study of the structure and functions of state and local government in the United States and their relationship within the federal system.
Special consideration is given to contemporary problems.
This course is designed primarily to facilitate the development of a frame of reference which will make it possible for students to organize and interpret political phenomena involving Black people living in the United States. Special emphasis is placed on understanding the Black predicament in this country, causes, and changes. This course is designed to provide the student with basic knowledge of public policy. Students will survey the approaches and methods of policy studies, contemporary policy issues, and future considerations of policies. Comparative Politics A survey of the politics and governmenmts of selected political systems highlighting their commonalities and particularities.