PLS 100 Introduction to American Politics
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
The policymaking process in national government, with emphasis on political participation, the presidency, Congress, Supreme Court, bureaucracy, and civil rights and civil liberties.
Effective Dates:
FS15 - Open
PLS 120 Introduction to Law
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Understanding the American legal system. Sources and interpretation of law in the United States.
Effective Dates:
US26 - Open
PLS 140 Introduction to Comparative Politics
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Comparative analysis of political systems in first, second, and third-world countries. Alternative methods for comparative cross-cultural analyses of political systems.
Effective Dates:
FS15 - Open
PLS 160 Introduction to International Relations
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Not open to students with credit in:
MC 220 or MC 221
Description:
Dynamics of conflict and cooperation. Processes of foreign policy decision making. Major international economic issues. Basic future trends. Primary analytical approaches for studying world politics.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PLS 170 Introduction to Political Philosophy
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Basic questions of political philosophy as considered from ancient to modern times. Primary focus on the origins, defense, and radical critiques of modern liberal democracy.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PLS 200 Introduction to Political Science
Semester:
Fall of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
The scientific study of politics. Examples from American, international, and comparative politics subfields.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open
PLS 201 Introduction to Methods of Political Analysis
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Philosophy of social science. Principles of research design, measurement, hypothesis testing, measures of association, cross tabulations, and regression analysis.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open
PLS 202 Introduction to Data Analytics and the Social Sciences
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Approaches to data analysis in the social sciences. Computational tools for data collection and visualization across various digital sources, including text or social media.
Effective Dates:
FS18 - Open
PLS 301 American State Government
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Structure and processes of American state government. Interstate differences. Constitutions, elections, political parties, interest groups, and intergovernmental relations. Policy focus on education, welfare, and criminal justice.
Effective Dates:
SS21 - Open
PLS 302 Urban Politics
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Structure and processes of American urban politics. Relationship of cities to U.S. federal system. Interstate variations. Policy focus on public education, crime, social welfare, and economic development.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PLS 304 Minority Politics
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Minority groups and the political process in the United States. Civil rights movements, political organizations, legal decisions, political participation, and legislative politics.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PLS 310 Public Administration and Policy Making
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Role of public bureaucracy in the U.S. Theories of administrative behavior and the impact of hierarchy on policymaking. Relations with the president, Congress, interest groups, and the public. Administrative functions, responsiveness, and ethics.
Effective Dates:
FS20 - Open
PLS 313 American Public Policy
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Political and economic concepts for evaluating the consequences of government decision making. Issues of problem identification, policy adoption, and implementation affecting program evaluation.
Effective Dates:
FS15 - Open
PLS 320 Judicial Politics
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Not open to freshmen or sophomores.
Description:
Analysis of the structure and functions of judicial systems. Organization, administration, and politics of judicial bureaucracies. Roles of judges, juries, counsel, litigants, and interest groups in the adjudication process.
Effective Dates:
FS15 - Open
PLS 321 Constitutional Law
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Not open to freshmen or sophomores.
Description:
U.S. Supreme Court policy making and its effect on issues of current importance, including First Amendment freedoms, due process, race relations, sex discrimination, and privacy.
Effective Dates:
FS15 - Open
PLS 322 Comparative Legal Systems
Semester:
Fall of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Cross-national study of common law and civil law systems. Judicial review and selection of judges. Models of judicial decision-making. High court-low court relations. Role of courts in society.
Effective Dates:
FS20 - Open
PLS 324 Congress
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
The design of Congress. Rules, structures, and procedures affecting policy making. Impact of regular elections on legislative behavior.
Effective Dates:
FS15 - Open
PLS 325 The Presidency
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Role of the president in the U.S. political system. Constitutional questions, presidential selection, presidential power, interbranch relations, and presidential policy making.
Effective Dates:
FS15 - Open
PLS 333 Public Opinion and Political Behavior
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Role of public opinion in political systems and its impact on the political process. Group differences, political socialization, development and change of political attitudes and behavior patterns. Methods of studying public opinion.
Effective Dates:
FS15 - Open
PLS 334 Campaigns and Elections
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
The nominating process. Recruitment of candidates and the formation of electoral coalitions. Analysis of election results. Trends in electoral support for officeholders and parties.
Effective Dates:
FS20 - Open
PLS 342 Comparative Political Economy
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Prerequisite:
EC 201 or EC 202
Description:
Democratic politics and the linkages among political, social, and economic conceptions of equality in developed and developing countries.
Effective Dates:
FS20 - Open
PLS 344 Politics of Developing Areas
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Politics of modernization, democratic and authoritarian regimes, and class and ethnicity in developing countries.
Effective Dates:
FS15 - Open
PLS 345 Religion and World Politics
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Comparative analysis of the role of religion in politics across world regions. Discussion of major theories and topics in relation to religion-state relations.
Effective Dates:
FS15 - Open
PLS 346 Middle East Politics
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Political history, political institutions, political actors, and political culture in the Arab countries of North Africa and the Middle East, as well as Turkey, Israel, and Iran.
Effective Dates:
FS15 - Open
PLS 347 Democratic Regimes
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Democratization, democratic consolidation, political institutions, and economic development in Africa, Latin America, Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East.
Effective Dates:
FS15 - Open
PLS 351 African Politics
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Political institutions and governmental processes in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Effective Dates:
FS20 - Open
PLS 352 Latin American Politics
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
The political process in Latin America from a comparative perspective. Development, democratization and the role of democratic institutions in the political life.
Effective Dates:
SS22 - Open
PLS 354 Politics of Asia
Semester:
Fall of even years, Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Political institutions, political actors, and policy-making processes in selected Asian countries.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PLS 356 Politics of Europe and the European Union
Semester:
Fall of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Governmental institutions and processes, political socialization, and political culture in Western Europe and the European Union.
Effective Dates:
FS15 - Open
PLS 357 Politics of English Speaking Democracies
Semester:
Summer of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Political institutions, political actors, and political culture in Britain, Australia, or Canada.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PLS 358 Politics of the U.S.S.R. and Its Successor States
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Political history, communist ideology, state institutions, and political processes in the Soviet Union and its successor states.
Interdepartmental With:
James Madison College
Administered By:
Political Science
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PLS 363 International and Domestic Political Conflict
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Civil war, conflict, and conflict resolution in the international system.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
PLS 364 Politics of the United Nations and International Organizations
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
History and evolution. League of Nations, United Nations. Growth and role of regional, specialized, and non-governmental organizations. Impact of new states. Politics, functions, and problems.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open
PLS 371 Classical Political Philosophy
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Examination of major themes in classical political philosophy as represented by such Greek and Roman philosophers as Plato, Aristotle, or Cicero.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PLS 372 Modern Political Philosophy
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Major themes of modern political philosophy as represented by such thinkers as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau, Marx, and Nietzsche.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PLS 377 American Political Thought
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Major themes of American political thought. Topics may include the founding of the U.S., naturalism, race relations, or progressivism.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PLS 392 Special Topics in Political Science
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 8 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
Completion of Tier I writing requirement.
Restrictions:
Open to juniors or seniors in the Department of Political Science or in the College of Social Science or in the Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Science Major or in the Political Science Major or in the Political Science-Prelaw Major or in the Public Policy Major or in the World Politics Major or approval of department.
Description:
Issues and problems in contemporary political science.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PLS 397 Analyzing and Visualizing Data in Politics
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Exploration and evaluation of political science theories or public policies through empirical analysis; approaches to data and graphical analysis in the political sciences; studies of prominent or emerging political science and policy data sources.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
PLS 422 Seminar in Political Science (W)
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Prerequisite:
(PLS 201 or PLS 202) and completion of Tier I writing requirement
Recommended Background:
Political Science major or student with background in political science or international studies.
Description:
Variable topics including legislative behavior, policy analysis, political development, human rights, international conflict, foreign policy, international political economy, and constitutionalism.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
PLS 441 Islam and World Politics
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 4 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:4
Prerequisite:
Completion of Tier I Writing Requirement
Not open to students with credit in:
MC 420
Description:
Manifestations of political Islam within key Muslim countries such as Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Pakistan. Use of political Islam by states and groups as an instrument to advance their international goals.
Interdepartmental With:
James Madison College
Administered By:
James Madison College
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PLS 481 Undergraduate Research Seminar (W)
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Prerequisite:
(PLS 201 or PLS 202) and completion of Tier I writing requirement
Recommended Background:
Political Science major or student with background in political science or international studies.
Restrictions:
Open to undergraduate students in the College of Social Science or in the Department of Political Science or in the Political Science Major.
Description:
Advanced research seminar for students in the political science program.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
PLS 490 Guided Research
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 3 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Prerequisite:
(PLS 201 or concurrently) or (PLS 202 or concurrently) or approval of department
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Not open to students with credit in:
PLS 490H
Description:
Guided research on selected topics for students in the political science program.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
PLS 494 Field Experience in Political Science
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 12
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Supervised field work in several areas of study. It may involve internships with non-profit organizations or public agencies, or participation in survey research, political campaigns, or petition drives.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PLS 495 Independent Study
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 6
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Individual research and reading supervised by a faculty member.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open
PLS 800 Proseminar: Political Theory and Research Methods
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Issues in the accumulation of knowledge about political phenomena. Approaches to the verification of hypotheses. Alternative theoretical conceptions in study of politics.
Effective Dates:
FS92 - Open
PLS 801 Quantitative Techniques in Public Policy and Political Science I
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open only to graduate students in the Department of Political Science or approval of department.
Description:
Foundations of research methodology. Applications of data in public policy and political science. Individual research projects.
Effective Dates:
FS92 - Open
PLS 802 Quantitative Techniques in Public Policy and Political Science II
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
PLS 801
Restrictions:
Open only to graduate students in the Department of Political Science or approval of department.
Description:
Linear and nonlinear models applied to public policy and political science data. Individualized research projects.
Effective Dates:
FS95 - Open
PLS 809 Proseminar in Formal Theory
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to doctoral students in the Political Science Major or approval of department.
Not open to students with credit in:
PLS 880
Description:
Formal models in understanding politics. Topics may include game theory, spatial modeling, social choice theory, public choice theory, and dynamic modeling. Theoretical issues and research applications.
Effective Dates:
US18 - Open
PLS 811 Proseminar in Policy Analysis
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students.
Description:
Economic and political techniques for analyzing public policies. Utility and limitations of these techniques and their use and abuse in public policy analysis.
Effective Dates:
FS06 - Open
PLS 820 Proseminar in American Politics
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
The major subfields of American politics. Political behavior within institutions and mass political behavior.
Effective Dates:
FS92 - Open
PLS 822 Urban Government and Politics
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Research literature on urban government. Structure, process, and policy issues. Intergovernmental relations and fiscal interdependencies.
Effective Dates:
SS93 - Open
PLS 826 International Development: Theory and Practice
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Not open to students with credit in:
ACR 826, RD 826
Description:
Evolution of international development theory across disciplines. Changing conceptualizations, measurements, processes and effects of development and poverty. Ethnicity, social class, gender, and community influences on socioeconomic processes. Current issues, concerns, and strategic alternatives.
Interdepartmental With:
Anthropology, Community Sustainability, Forestry, Social Science
Administered By:
Community Sustainability
Effective Dates:
FS22 - Open
PLS 828 Public Opinion and Political Behavior
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Recommended Background:
(PLS 801 and PLS 802) or approval of department.
Description:
The acquisition and change of political attitudes. The relationship between political attitudes and political behavior. Methods and problems of measuring political attitudes.
Effective Dates:
FS97 - Open
PLS 850 Proseminar in Comparative Politics
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Research literature in a subfield of comparative politics. Methods, approaches, and purposes.
Effective Dates:
SS93 - Open
PLS 854 Comparative Political Institutions
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Political institutions from a comparative perspective. Topics may include electoral systems, political parties, presidential vs. parliamentary systems, representation, federalism, and constitutional engineering.
Effective Dates:
SS97 - Open
PLS 857 Parties and Elections
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Origin, organization, and behavior of political parties in advanced industrial societies. Structure and transformation of party systems. Role of issues and elections in party systems. Parties in developing societies.
Effective Dates:
FS97 - Open
PLS 860 Proseminar in International Relations
Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Theoretical perspectives and analytical approaches to a subfield of international relations.
Effective Dates:
FS92 - Open
PLS 870 Proseminar in Political Thought
Semester:
Spring of even years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Survey of major issues or themes in political philosophy.
Effective Dates:
US99 - Open
PLS 871 Classical Political Philosophy
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Study of one or more major figures or thinkers in ancient or medieval political philosophy.
Effective Dates:
US18 - Open
PLS 872 Modern Political Philosophy
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Study of one or more major figures or thinkers in modern political philosophy.
Effective Dates:
US99 - Open
PLS 884 Proseminar on Political Institutions and Public Choice
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 6 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Theories of political institutions, with particular emphasis on the U.S. Possible topics include models of rational action in electoral, legislative, and bureaucratic institutions and problems of majority rule, collective action, and social welfare.
Effective Dates:
FS96 - Open
PLS 900 Research Seminar in Political Methodology
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 15 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
PLS 802
Description:
Advanced topics in political methodology. Individual research projects.
Effective Dates:
FS07 - Open
PLS 910 Research Seminar in Public Policy and Public Administration
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
PLS 810 or PLS 811
Description:
Specialized topics in public administration or public policy.
Effective Dates:
SS95 - Open
PLS 920 Research Seminar in American Politics
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 15 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Description:
Intensive study of one subfield of American politics. Critical evaluation of the literature.
Effective Dates:
FS25 - Open
PLS 932 Education Policy Implementation
Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Process and politics of policy implementation in education.
Interdepartmental With:
Educational Administration
Administered By:
Educational Administration
Effective Dates:
FS21 - Open
PLS 933 Evaluation of Education Policy Implementation
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Description:
Methodological tools for evaluating policy design and implementation.
Interdepartmental With:
Educational Administration
Administered By:
Educational Administration
Effective Dates:
FS21 - Open
PLS 950 Research Seminar in Comparative Politics
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
PLS 850
Description:
Intensive study of one subfield of comparative politics. Critical evaluation of the literature.
Effective Dates:
FS02 - Open
PLS 960 Research Seminar in International Politics
Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
PLS 860
Description:
Intensive study of one subfield of international politics. Critical evaluation of the literature.
Effective Dates:
SS95 - Open
PLS 970 Research Seminar in Political Thought
Semester:
Spring of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
PLS 870
Description:
Intensive study of one subfield of political philosophy.
Effective Dates:
SS95 - Open
PLS 980 Research Seminar in Formal Theory
Semester:
Fall of odd years
Credits:
Total Credits:
Credits: 3 Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours:3
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 9 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Recommended Background:
PLS 880
Description:
Intensive study of one formal modeling technique used in political science research.
Effective Dates:
FS99 - Open
PLS 990 Topics in Professional Development
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 4
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to doctoral students in the Department of Political Science.
Description:
Professionalization for Ph.D. students, including seminars on dissertation writing, graduate student teaching, and other aspects of professional development.
Effective Dates:
FS11 - Open
PLS 993 Readings in Political Science
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 6
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 12 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Approval of department.
Description:
Supervised reading in a subfield of political science, public administration, or public policy.
Effective Dates:
FS07 - Open
PLS 999 Doctoral Dissertation Research
Semester:
Fall of every year, Spring of every year, Summer of every year
Credits:
Variable from 1 to 12
Reenrollment Information:
A student may earn a maximum of 36 credits in all enrollments for this course.
Restrictions:
Open to doctoral students in the Political Science major.
Description:
Doctoral dissertation research.
Effective Dates:
FS14 - Open