PSCI - Political Science

The relationship of the individual to government. The political situation in the United States.

Prerequisite: Permission of the department. The theory and history underlying civil liberties in contemporary American culture. Cases and readings. Freedom of expression and association, freedom of religion, fair trial, rights of the accused.

The powers of the state and national governments as interpreted by leading decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States. The development of modern constitutional doctrines.

This is a comparative course on the making and implementing of environmental policies in developed and developing countries. The focus is on the evolution of environmental policy making and on the problems associated with implementing environmental policies in different political and institutional contexts.

Prerequisite: Permission of the chair of the department. A maximum of 6 credits may be applied to a degree program. Reading and/or research in a selected field. An approved title for the independent study must be submitted with the registration forms. 

Supervision of the master’s field work project. Required of all degree candidates who select the field work project option.

A basic or applied research project. A written report of the project results is required to be submitted to the instructor at the end of the project. Evidence of an approved topic with a signed Permission to Enroll Form must be submitted to the Graduate School at the time of registration.