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Summer I Sem 2024
Jun 12, 2025 |
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| POLS 1131 - Federal & Texas Constitutions |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of American and Texas government and approval of the departmental chair. This course provides a detailed examination of the United States and Texas Constitutions in order to ensure compliance with the state requirement for the study of Texas and the United States Constitutions. 1.000 Credit hours 1.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee |
| POLS 1333 - American & Texas Government I |
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This course, together with Political Science 1433, fulfills the legislative requirement of six semester hours of American government. A study of the American national and Texas governmental system. The American experiment in federalism and democracy; origin and development of the United States Constitution; federal state relations; the individual as a citizen; political parties and electoral campaigns.
3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: Political Science (Chart I), Government/Political Science, COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee |
| POLS 1433 - American & Texas Government II |
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Legislative, executive, and judicial functions in the United States and Texas governments; foreign policy; the conduct of foreign relations; civil liberties and rights; national defense; government and the economy; governmental services. Special attention given to Texas.
3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: Political Science (Chart I), Government/Political Science, COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee |
| POLS 2523 - Found Govern & Politics |
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Study of major concepts, theories, and principles of government and politics. Designed to provide a basic understanding of the institutions and processes of government. (TCCNS = GOVT 2304)
3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: CAO-Cultural & Global Understd, COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee |
| POLS 3213 - Research Methods |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. Introduction to legal and social science research methods with emphasis on practical application. Includes basic procedures of survey research, quantitative analysis, and research design development. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science |
| POLS 3313 - Intro to Political Theory |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. A basic survey and evaluation of the major classical and contemporary theories of politics. Special emphasis on the influence of classical political philosophy on modern democratic theory. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science |
| POLS 3443 - Municipal Gov & Metropltn Prob |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. Study of the structure, functions, and politics of local government with special emphasis on the problems of governing metropolitan areas. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science |
| POLS 3523 - Global Development and NGOs |
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Prerequisite(s): Six hours of courses in political science and/or global studies. Description: This course examines the major theories regarding political modernization and economic development. The work of states and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) when promoting development serve as cases, allowing students to critique to the effectiveness of the major theories in predicting developmental change across a number of diverse regions.
3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, POLS-International Relations |
| POLS 3533 - European Politics |
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Prerequisite(s): Six hours of political science. Description: A comparative study of modern political institutions and processes of Europe. Examines contemporary politics of western and eastern European countries as well as the European Union.
3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Global Studies-Govrnc & Conflc |
| POLS 3553 - Govt & Politics Cent Eurasia |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. A comparative study of the political institutions and processes of the former Soviet republics with particular attention to the Russian Federation. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science, Global Studies-Govrnc & Conflc |
| POLS 3563 - Govt & Politics Middle East |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. A comparative study of the political institutions and processes with particular attention to Middle East nation states. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science, Global Studies-Govrnc & Conflc |
| POLS 3583 - Latin American Politics |
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Prerequisite(s): Six hours of political science. Description: A comparative study of the political institutions and processes of eight Latin American countries. Special attention is given to contemporary topics that affect the region such as populism, bureaucratic authoritarianism, drug trafficking, human rights, and neo-Liberal reform.
3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Global Studies-Govrnc & Conflc |
| POLS 3593 - Asian Politics |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. Political institutions and structures of China, India, and Southeast Asia, including intrastate conflicts, dictatorships, economic booms and recessions, corruptions, and regime transitions. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science, Global Studies-Govrnc & Conflc |
| POLS 3653 - International Relations |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. A study of the nation-state systems; critical analysis of principles, problems, and factors involved in the foreign policies and relations of the various states. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science, Global Studies-Govrnc & Conflc |
| POLS 3753 - Campaigns and Elections |
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This class will examine the electoral system and election campaigns to better understand democratic practice in the United States and to consider criticisms frequently made about it. We will explore campaigns and elections at the national and local levels and the various arguments about why election processes work as they do.
3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee |
| POLS 3843 - The Presidency |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. A study of the Presidency and the executive branch in the American system. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science |
| POLS 3923 - Human Rights |
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Prerequisite(s): Six hours of courses in political science and/or global studies. Description: This course examines the major theories of human rights, including the origins of human rights and conflicts between rights, as well as human rights protection and advocacy around the world. It examines the legal and political challenges of protecting global human rights by states, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee |
| POLS 3933 - Law and Politics |
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Prerequisite(s): Six hours of political science. Description: An introduction to law and politics in the working of the American judicial system. It considers how actors, institutions, and societal forces shape the legal and policy debates, as well as explores the perception of law and politics from society as a whole.
3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee |
| POLS 4043 - Congress |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. United States Congress: Using lectures and a student run congressional simulation, the course is a discussion of the policies and procedures of the US Congress, the main theories aimed at explaining Congressional decision-making and legislative outcomes, and the relationship between the US Congress and the other two branches of government. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee |
| POLS 4133 - Public Administration |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. Examination of the basic principles involved in the administration and execution of public policy. Includes such topics as organizational theory, personnel management, budgetary procedures, and the politics of administration. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science |
| POLS 4173 - Organiz Beh & Decision Making |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. Examines individual, interpersonal, and group behavior in the organizational context utilizing both theoretical and quantitative approaches in the study of these concepts. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science |
| POLS 4233 - American Constitutional Law |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. An examination of the power and authority of the federal and state governments as derived from the US Constitution. The course explores the scope of the powers of the major institutions of the federal government, as well as the interplay between the federal and state governments in cases coming before the US Supreme Court. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee |
| POLS 4243 - Civil Rights & Civil Liberties |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. Examines historical and contemporary constitutional debates over civil rights and liberties through interpretations of the US Supreme Court, as well as explores the socio-political forces influencing constitutional development in the United States. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee |
| POLS 4333 - International Law |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. The role of the law of nations in world politics, with emphasis on the history, theories, sources, and enforcement of international law. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science, Global Studies-Govrnc & Conflc |
| POLS 4453 - Political Protest & Revolution |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. An examination of the study of political protest concentrating on the dynamics of the interaction between the regime and the dissidents. This course provides students with both a factual background of modern political revolutions and protest movements as well as examining such theoretical issues as the collective action problem, relative depravation and resource mobilization theory. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science, Global Studies-Govrnc & Conflc |
| POLS 4463 - American Public Opinion |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. This course explores the origins of American public attitudes of political issues, how we measure them, and their effects on public policy. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science, POLS-American Politics |
| POLS 4543 - Feminist Political Theory |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. This course examines women and gender in society through the lens of feminist political theories and movements. It explores the connection between social movements and theory and critically analyzes the intersection of systems of inequality in the lives of women and the feminist project. It examines the complexities of patriarchy and uses feminist theories to explore the conceptions of equality and dismantling systems of discrimination and oppression that feminist theories produce. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, POLS-Political Theory |
| POLS 4553 - Contemporary Political Theory |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. An analysis of recent trends in political thought. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science |
| POLS 4653 - International Political Econ |
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Prerequisites: Three hours of economics and six hours of political science. An examination of the interaction of economics and politics with specific attention to issues in international trade, international finance, and international economic and political development. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science |
| POLS 4773 - International Conflict |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. Major theories behind the study of interstate and intrastate war, terrorism, and other non-state conflicts. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science, Global Studies-Govrnc & Conflc |
| POLS 4853 - Contemp Amer Foreign Policy |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. Study of policies and problems in United States foreign relations since World War II. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science, Global Studies-Govrnc & Conflc |
| POLS 4901 - Ind Study in Govt & Politics |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science and consent of the department chair. Supervised reading and research in the field of government and politics. 1.000 Credit hours 1.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Studies Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science, Course Exempt from 3-peat rule |
| POLS 4903 - Ind Study in Govt & Politics |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science and consent of the department chair. Supervised reading and research in the field of government and politics. May be repeated for credit when topics vary. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Independent Studies Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science, Course Exempt from 3-peat rule |
| POLS 4933 - Spec Topics in Govt & Politics |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. Topics vary. May be repeated with different content. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science, Course Exempt from 3-peat rule, Global Studies-Engagement, Global Studies-Govrnc & Conflc |
| POLS 4953 - Public Personnel Admin |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science. An intensive examination of personnel administration in the public service including such topics as recruitment procedures, classification systems, promotion policies, and collective bargaining in a public merit system. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science |
| POLS 4973 - Internship in Political Sci |
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Prerequisites: 12 hours of political science and approval of the department chair. Field experience in selected government agencies. May be repeated with different content. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Practicum Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science, Course Exempt from 3-peat rule, Global Studies-Engagement |
| POLS 4983 - Model United Nations |
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Prerequisites: Six hours of political science and permission of the chair. This course is designed to prepare students for participation in intercollegiate Model United Nations competitions. The course orients students with the history, structure, and functions of the United Nations as well as a selected country. This preparation will include an examination of current events, international law, as well as the basic protocol and procedure for diplomacy. Students will be required to conduct independent research, display college level writing skills, and public speaking skills as well as work within a group setting. 3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Other hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Practicum Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Global Studies-Engagement |
| POLS 6023 - Grad Sem in Comparative Govt |
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Topics vary. May be repeated with different topic.
3.000 Credit hours 3.000 Other hours Levels: Graduate Schedule Types: Seminar Political Science Department Course Attributes: COHSS Instructnal Enhance Fee, Course Fee - Political Science, Course Exempt from 3-peat rule |
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