While students are not limited to the following list of courses and are not limited to classes offered by either the Department of Political Science at Clemson University or the Department of Government and International Studies at the University of South Carolina, the following list constitutes the courses that are offered by the faculty of both departments. Elective courses should be discussed with the student's advisor prior to enrollment. The five electives should constitute a coherent set of courses that further the development of administrative competence in a particular area. The scope and nature of public planning in American government -federal, state, and local. Types of planning agencies, their organization, functions, and authority.
Special emphasis is given to the history and future of urban areas.
Federal, state and local division of responsibility for public services will be emphasized along with the emerging devolution of those responsibilities from the federal government to states and localities. Focuses on the works of W. Edwards Deming and other leaders. A study of the problems in formulating policies of national defense, examination of alternatives, consequences and effectiveness of current techniques in nuclear weaponry, guerrilla and conventional warfare. A brief introduction to the judicial process followed by a detailed examination of leading cases pertaining to the judiciary, the Congress, the Presidency, and the federal system. Parties are examined as formal organizations, coalitions of voters and interest groups, coordinators of nomination and election processes, and managers of policy-making institutions.