Political Science (POL)

POL 210. American International Relations. 3 Credits.

The impact of United States foreign policy decisions on political, economic, and military environments is discussed. Special emphasis is placed on defining and safeguarding the national interest in a rapidly changing world. Prerequisites: ENG 098, FYE 101, RDG 098, or placement.

POL 211. Introduction to American Government and Politics. 3 Credits.

This course examines the structure of the national government including the major political institutions of the Presidency, the Congress and the Judiciary. Theory and function of the interaction between these institutions and their constitutional origins and scope will be analyzed. This course will examine the jurisdiction and interplay of both the Federal and State governmental authority under our American system of Federalism. The political process, elections and political party involvement in the function and form of our constitutional government on the federal, state and local level will be examined. Prerequisites: ENG 098, FYE 101, RDG 098, or placement.

POL 250. Political Thought In America. 3 Credits.

Students survey significant ideas in America's political culture from colonial times to the present. Figures to be discussed include John Winthrop, Roger Williams, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Webster, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Oliver W. Holmes, Jr. Prerequisite: permission of division dean. Spring.