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Political Science



PS 201 American Government and Politics (F)
3 Semester Hours
Examines the United States federal government system, with emphasis on the constitution, governmental structure, and the political process.

PS 202 State and Local Government (S)
3 Semester Hours
Examines the institutions, processes and significance of state and local government.

PS 205 National Security Decision Making (NSDM) (O)
3 Semester Hours
Prerequisites: PS 201 or HS 231. EN 101 is highly recommended but not required.
This course is an introduction into National Security Decision Making (NSDM) and the international relations context in which those decisions play out. The course presents the major factors, issues, and players found in the literature, emphasizing the role of explanatory theories and the level of analysis as techniques to understand national security decisions. The goals is to assist students to analyze better national security decisions through the use of the levels of analysis approach, critical, and logical thinking, and the application of selected international relations theories and explanatory frameworks.

PS 275 Special Topics in Political Science (O)
1-3 Semester Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of Division Chair.
Presents courses in Political Science which the College expects to offer only once or occasionally in response to specific community needs. The course may consist of seminars, specialized or individual instruction, and/or research in an area related to Political Science.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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