Students attend political rallies and conduct surveys. Taught in election years. Students attend governmental meetings and meet with public officials. Specific attention given to theoretical framework, historical development, contemporary structure, legislative process, and public policy development. Designed to deepen the student's work in political science, international relations, or Asian studies.
Specific topics vary, from Southwest Asia to the Vietnam War to the politics of Japan.
May be repeated if different topics are selected. Designed to deepen the student's previous political studies. May focus on either domestic or international topics. May be repeated if different topics are selected. The emphasis is on original texts by authors such as Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Rousseau, Machiavelli, and Marx.