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Courses

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Physics
  

  • PHYS 66200 - Quantum Field Theory I

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to relativistic quantum field theory. Representations of the Lorentz and Poincare groups. Noether’s theorem: symmetries and conservation laws. Canonical quantization of free Klein-Gordon, Dirac, Maxwell fields. Interacting field theory: Lehmann-Kallen representations. LSZ reduction formula. Schwinger action principle. Quantum Electrodynamics (QED): Gell-Mann Low expansion, Wick’s theorem, Feynman rules for Green functions and S-matrix elements. Scattering processes in QED: cross sections in low orders of perturbation theory. Prerequisite: PHYS 66100 . Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • PHYS 66300 - Quantum Field Theory II

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Concepts and techniques of relativistic quantum field theory. Quantum Electrodynamics: radiative corrections, renormalization program, infrared divergences, external field problem. Feynman path integral quantization. Global symmetries and Ward identities. Quantum effective action: effective potential, loop expansion. Non-Abelian gauge theories: quantization via Faddeev-Popov prescription, Feynman rules, BRS invariance. Quantum Chromodynamics. Callen-Symanzik equation and renormalization group. Prerequisite: PHYS 66200 . Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • PHYS 66400 - Quantum Theory Of Many-Body Systems

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Practical introduction to modern quantum field theory techniques as applied to the study of many-body phenomena occurring in solid state systems. Standard perturbative-theoretic results based on zero- and finite-temperature Green’s functions, with application to specific physical situations. Introduction to nonperturbative methods. PHYS 64500  and PHYS 64600  are recommended. Prerequisites: PHYS 61700 , PHYS 66000 , PHYS 66100 . Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall.
  

  • PHYS 67000 - Selected Topics In Physics

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Specialized topics in physics, varied from time to time. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • PHYS 67200 - Advanced Physics Laboratory

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Provides modern laboratory experience for graduate students in physics. Emphasis is on student initiative in accomplishing difficult but meaningful results. The course is intended to fill the gap between undergraduate-level laboratory, with detailed description of each experiment, and real-life experimental work. Students will share in the responsibility of determining how to conduct many of these experiments, learn how to use original equipment manuals, redesign experiments, and redefine goals depending on the progress. Prerequisite: graduate level E & M and QM courses, undergraduate level laboratory course. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • PHYS 67500 - General Relativity

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Theoretical and experimental general relativity. The equivalence principle and its experimental basis. The Einstein field equations; classical tests of general relativity; gravitational radiation, cosmological considerations; topics to be chosen. Prerequisite: PHYS 60000 , PHYS 61000 , PHYS 63000 . Typically offered Spring.
  

  • PHYS 69600 - Introduction To Physics Research

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Seminar designed to acquaint first-year physics graduate students with the research programs of the department. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • PHYS 69800 - Research MS Thesis

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research MS Thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • PHYS 69900 - Research PhD Thesis

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research PhD Thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

Political Science
  

  • POL 10100 - American Government And Politics

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the nature of democratic government, the U.S. Constitution, federalism, civil rights, political dynamics, the presidency, Congress, and the judiciary. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. CTL:ISH 1002 American Government
  

  • POL 12000 - Introduction To Public Policy And Public Administration

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the fields of public policy and public administration. Processes of policy formation and administration are examined. Different approaches to evaluating and improving public policies are discussed. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 13000 - Introduction To International Relations

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An analysis of the fundamentals of international law, organization, and politics, particularly as relevant to contemporary international relations. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. CTL:ISH 1003 Introduction To World Politics
  

  • POL 14100 - Governments Of The World

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the politics and government in selected foreign countries. The course presents the tools and background needed to understand contemporary events in the world beyond the United States. Readings and discussions pay special attention to democratization and development. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 15000 - Introduction To Political Thought

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to basic concepts in political philosophy, such as conflict and community, justice and the good society, the origins of democracy, and the intersections of class, race, gender, and sexuality. Selected classical and contemporary political thinks covered. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 20000 - Introduction To The Study Of Political Science

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to basic concepts and methods of political science. Basic concepts including, among others, power, justice, authority, ideology, and democracy, and a variety of quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis will be explored. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 22200 - Women, Politics, And Public Policy

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to women’s participation in politics, with an emphasis on America. Structural and attitudinal conditions limiting women’s political roles and contemporary efforts to change women’s status in society through politics. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 22300 - Introduction To Environmental Policy

    Credit Hours: 3.00. (FNR 22310 ) Study of decision making as modern societies attempt to cope with environmental and natural resources problems. Focuses on the American political system, with some attention to the international dimension. Current policies and issues will be examined. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 23000 - Introduction To The Study Of Peace

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to peace studies including an examination of war and violence, forms of exploitation and discrimination, and how to create a peaceful and just world. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 23100 - Introduction To United States Foreign Policy

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Designed to introduce students to the major themes and issues in contemporary U.S. foreign policy. Lectures, discussion, and readings will examine such areas as U.S. relationships with the major powers, the Third World, and international organizations. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 23200 - Contemporary Crises In International Relations

    Credit Hours: 3.00. The focus of this course will be on major world crises, such as in the Middle East and Southern Africa, and ways in which these crises may be analyzed. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 23500 - International Relations Among Rich And Poor Nations

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the major themes in the contemporary international relations among rich and poor nations. Examines such areas as North-South relations, interdependence, international organizations, and global development. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 23700 - Modern Weapons And International Relations

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course introduces the student to the roles that modern weapons systems play in contemporary international relations. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 30000 - Introduction To Political Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the study of politics, its basic concepts and major areas of concern; also review of important research techniques, including methods of data collection and analysis. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 31400 - The President And Policy Process

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of presidential leadership as the embodiment of social forces and as reflective of the personality of the incumbent; the president as national leader reflecting national myths and ideologies; the growth of the presidency; issues and forces affecting the continuity of presidential leadership; the degree of institutionalization of the presidency. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 32300 - Comparative Environmental Policy

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Comparative study of environmental policy development and processes in industrialized democracies, former and current communist states, and developing nations. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 32600 - Black Political Participation In America

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of African American political participation in the United States. Analyzes political culture and socialization, with a focus on the interaction between African Americans and actors, institutions, processes, and policies of the American system of politics and governance. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 32700 - Global Green Politics

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Analysis and assessment of the nature of global environmentalism, its connections with other new social movements, and its impact on domestic and international politics worldwide, with particular attention to green political parties and nongovernmental organizations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 34500 - West European Democracies In The Post-Industrial Era

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the political institutions and processes in West European democracies. The course focuses on the ability of Western democracy to survive the transition to the post-industrial era. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 34700 - Introduction To Latin American Politics

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Major aspects of Latin American politics and development. Questions such as the impact of the military on political development, the dynamics of Latin American industrialization, and Latin America’s changing international role will be explored. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 34800 - East Asian Politics

    Credit Hours: 3.00. The course will examine East Asian politics and society, with special emphasis on Japan. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 35000 - Foundations Of Western Political Theory: From The Renaissance To Marx

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of modern political thought from Machiavelli through Marx. Major writers studied include Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, the Utilitarians, and Marx. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 35100 - Foundations Of Western Political Theory: From Plato To The Reformation

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of ancient and medieval political theory in the West. Major writers include Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, and St. Thomas Aquinas. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 35200 - Selected Topics In Political Theory

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is intended to provide a more narrowly focused analysis of selected problems and topics that are briefly presented in POL 35000  and POL 35100 , giving special emphasis to their conceptual frameworks and their significance in the history of political philosophy. This course also will allow students to see the practical role of the political theorist by stressing the methods and criteria used in the selection, formulation, and solution of problems in political philosophy. Course topics will be different each semester. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 35300 - Current Political Ideologies

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Liberalism, conservatism, socialism, fascism, communism, and other political ideologies. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 36000 - Women And The Law

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introductory survey of women’s legal status in America. Topics include constitutional law, marriage and divorce, reproductive rights, employment discrimination, and crimes of violence. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 36400 - Law, Ethics, And Public Policy

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is divided into three sections. Justice as liberty examines the notion of a right to privacy. Justice as equality focuses on economic rights. Finally, justice as community addresses the notion of duties. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 37000 - Introduction To Comparative State Politics

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the structure and process of state government, including the legal and political relationships between the state and local units of government. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 37200 - Indiana Government And Politics

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of the political and governmental organization of the state of Indiana. Includes the political and historical development of Indiana state government and comparison of policies and institutions with those of other states. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 37300 - Campaigns And Elections

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course analyzes the role of political parties, issues, candidates, media, funding, and electoral and campaign strategies in presidential, congressional, and state campaigns. Contemporary election examples will be utilized. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 38000 - The Politics Of Bureaucracy

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of bureaucratic organization in government. Organization theory and internal politics, foundations of bureaucratic power, and the relationship between bureaucracies and political culture, parties, pressure groups, and other structures of government. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 40300 - Field Experience In Political Science

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Students are able to earn credit for internships in federal, state, and local government offices as well as with political parties, campaign organizations, nonprofit organizations, legislative bodies, and interest groups. Credit and course requirements to be arranged with the instructor. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 41000 - Political Parties And Politics

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An analysis of the nature and functioning of U.S. political parties in terms of social and economic forces that shape our political system. Interactions among political parties, pressure groups, and formal government structures are emphasized throughout. Special attention is devoted to political leadership, nominating processes, campaign management, voting behavior, and other important aspects of American politics. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 41100 - Congress: Structure And Functioning

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of how Congress actually operates. Formal and informal power structures within both chambers and roles of the individual members of Congress are analyzed. Attention is directed to latent, as well as manifest, functions of legislative, investigative, and other major activities of Congress. The problem of bringing expertise to bear on the legislative process is considered throughout. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 41300 - The Human Basis Of Politics

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A broad-based survey of human political behavior and the forces that underlie it, organized around the concept of political power. Examines how people think and communicate about politics, political symbols they employ, roles they occupy, and their political interactions with other individuals, groups, and nations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 41500 - US Politics And The Media

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines the roles and influences of the mass media on American politics generally and with particular emphasis on election campaigns and the evolving political culture of the United States. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 41900 - The Politics Of Intergovernmental Relations

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A behavioral analysis of the dynamics of the American federal system. The interaction among local, state, and federal governmental units will be analyzed. Existing and future political relationships between the various levels of government will be stressed. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 42300 - International Environmental Policy

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Environmental policy development in the international arena, with attention to international law, international organizations, and transboundary environmental problems. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 42500 - Environmental Law And Politics

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an introduction to statutory and case law relating to environmental policy. Regulatory schemes in environmental policy and the legal framework for environmental regulation are presented. Market alternatives to various regulatory mechanisms will also be treated. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 42700 - Comparative Public Policy

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of public policy determinants, processes, and outputs in both advanced industrial and less-developed countries and in both democratic and nondemocratic countries. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 42800 - The Politics Of Regulation

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Politics and policies of federal and state regulatory agencies. Explanations of regulatory agency behavior, arguments for and against government regulation, and alternatives to government regulation. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 42900 - Contemporary Political Problems

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Contemporary political problems in the United States affecting the interpretation of democracy, human rights and welfare, social pressures, and intergovernmental relations. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 43000 - Selected Problems In International Relations

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An in-depth analysis of selected problems in international relations. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 43100 - Selected Problems In International Law

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An in-depth analysis of the role international law plays in resolving selected problems in international relations. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 43200 - Selected Problems In World Order

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An in-depth analysis of how selected problems in international relations are treated within international organizations. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 43300 - International Organization

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the structure and functions of the United Nations and associated agencies, with an emphasis on the role of this system in contemporary international relations. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 43400 - United States Foreign Policy, Central America And The Caribbean

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines United States foreign policy toward Central America and the Caribbean and the impacts of the policy on the region. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 43500 - International Law

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of international legal theories, principles, and practices, with an emphasis on the role and utility of law in contemporary international relations. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 43900 - United States Foreign Policy Making

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An analysis of the decision-making process in United States foreign policy. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 44100 - Violence And Politics

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A cross-national approach to the problem of violence in politics. Primarily devoted to the study of collective political violence. Special attention will be given to theoretical explanations of the causes of violence and contemporary patterns. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 45300 - Marxism And Its Critics

    Credit Hours: 3.00. The Marxian tradition of political thought. The Marxian system (materialism, the state, ideology, the revolution, etc.), its development into Soviet Marxism, and critiques of Marx by Bakunin, Bernstein, Weber, Mosca, and Freud, among others. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 46000 - Judicial Politics

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of judicial processes as they operate in America. Both trial courts and appellate courts will be examined in light of the procedures with which they operate. The external social, economic, and political pressures surrounding courts and the impact courts have on society will be considered. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 46100 - Constitutional Law I

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of selected areas of constitutional law, considering the political and social influences as well as the doctrinal forces that have produced these policies and interpretations. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 46200 - Constitutional Law II

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of the development of individual rights and civil liberties through constitutional law and interpretation of the Bill of Rights and Civil War Amendments. Both doctrinal and political pressures will be discussed to illustrate the evolution of these rights. Typically offered Spring.
  

  • POL 49100 - Political Science Senior Seminar

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This is a variable-title seminar focusing on contemporary issues in political science at the senior level. It is part of the “capstone” experience for political science majors. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 49300 - Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Seminar

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. An undergraduate seminar devoted to an interdisciplinary examination of social, economic, political, and intellectual movements, using the faculty resources of the participating departments. Subject matter will vary. Each offering of the seminar will be approved by a committee of department heads from the sponsoring departments. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 49500 - Undergraduate Research Experience

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Students are able to earn credit by working on a research project with a faculty member. Students will become familiar with all phases of the research process. Credit and course requirements are arranged with the instructor. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 50100 - Political Science: Methodology

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the basic techniques of statistical analysis applicable to political science data. Elementary descriptive statistics and statistical inference. Introduction to multivariate analysis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 51700 - The Politics Of Capital And Labor In The United States

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of conflicts between capital and labor in the political process, with emphasis upon labor organization, the state and labor policy, and the political economy of capital-labor relations since World War II. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 52000 - Special Topics In Public Policy

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This is a course focused on a specific current public policy topic, chosen for its contemporary political relevance, which varies from semester to semester. In general, each topic will be examined in terms of its historical roots, past policy initiatives, present policy proposals, and its enduring political and social challenges. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 52300 - Environmental Politics And Public Policy

    Credit Hours: 3.00. The political problems of natural resource use and environmental quality. Theoretical foundations for environmental policy and its evaluation, the political context of environmental policy, principles of administering environmental policies, and the significance of international law and institutions for environmental policies. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 52400 - Public Policy And The Family

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An intensive examination of the interrelationships between public policy making and the structure and quality of life of families. The primary focus is the United States, but consideration is given to family policies in other capitalist nations. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 59000 - Directed Reading In Political Science

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. A reading course directed by the instructor in whose field of specialization the content of the reading falls. Approval of each reading project must be secured from the department. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 60000 - Political Science: Discipline And Profession

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An exploration of the scope of political science and of its development as a profession, with a focus on what American political scientists do as disciplinary professionals. Analysis of major approaches to the study of politics and of current developments. Prerequisite: 6 credit hours in Political Science. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 60500 - Research Design And Methods

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Selection of research problems involving political phenomena; formulation of concepts and hypotheses; research design; data collection techniques; data processing, analysis, and interpretation, with attention to uses of high-speed facilities. Students will design a research project and, as appropriate, carry out the project in the laboratory or in the field. Prerequisite: POL 50100 . Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 60600 - Advanced Quantitative Techniques In Political Science

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course deals with advanced quantitative techniques useful in political science research. These include multiple correlation and regression, causal modeling, dynamic (time series) analysis, dimensional analysis (Coombsean scaling, Shepard-Kruskal scaling, and factor analysis), and cross-level inference techniques. Prerequisite: POL 50100 , POL 60500 . Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 61000 - Proseminar In American Political Systems, Processes, And Behavi

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to American political systems, processes, and behavior as a field of graduate study with an emphasis on literature. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 61100 - Research Seminar In American Government And Politics

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics vary. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 61500 - Proseminar In Electoral Behavior And Political Socialization

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A reading and lecture course acquainting the student with the general literature in the field. Traces the descriptive aspects, causes, and consequences of electoral behavior and political socialization in the American polity and selected European countries. Emphasis on the processes of citizen integration into the larger political system. Both historical and comparative approaches to the material will be used. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 61600 - Research Seminar In Political Behavi

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Extends the work of POL 51600 (Group Politics) to the empirical study of primary groups, cliques, social groups, voluntary associations, experimental and occupational groups (insofar as they have political impacts) and of political clubs and associations, paraparties, and inchoate political movements and parties. Training will be given in the use of phenomenological observation, interaction analysis, content analysis, personality inventories, and other instruments that reveal the social structure and dynamics of groups. Students will conduct field studies of politically-relevant groups, or will conduct or participate in conducting laboratory experiments. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 62000 - Proseminar In Public Policy And Processes

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to public policy and processes as a field of graduate study with an emphasis on the literature. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 62200 - Research Seminar In Public Policy And Public Administration

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Investigation in depth of a substantive aspect of public policy such as energy policy or social policy, or of a theoretical topic, for example, policy formulation, enactment, implementation, impact, or evaluation. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 62300 - Research Seminar In Environmental Policy

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Investigation in depth of a substantive aspect of environmental policy or a theoretical approach to environmental policy, with emphasis on student research. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 63000 - Proseminar In International Relations

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to international relations as a field of graduate study with an emphasis on literature. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 63100 - Research Seminar In International Relations

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics vary. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 63200 - Research Seminar In Peace And World Order Studies

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of some of the forces which endanger the planet, the related political problems, and prospective strategies to overcome these problems. Particular attention will be directed to problems such as war, population pressure, resource shortages, and environmental deterioration. Students will examine a variety of ideas that might contribute to the elimination or control of these problems, and their overarching objective will be to conceptualize a “world order model” in conformity with basic canons of scientific inquiry. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 64000 - Proseminar In Comparative Political Systems

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to comparative political systems, processes, and behavior as a field of graduate study with an emphasis on literature. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 64100 - Research Seminar On Comparative Politics

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics vary. Prerequisite: POL 64000 . Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 65000 - Proseminar In Political Theory

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to political theory as a field of graduate study with special emphasis on the literature of great political thinkers. Prerequisite: Master’s student standing. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 65100 - Research Seminar In Political Theory

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Investigation in depth into a selected area of political thought. Intensive study and close analysis of the selected topic, school, or theoretic system. Development of historic and philosophic methods applicable to the study of political thought. Prerequisite: POL 35000 , POL 35100 . Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 66200 - Proseminar In Political Economy

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to political economy as a field of graduate study with an emphasis on literature. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 69300 - Interdisciplinary Seminar

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics vary - Interdisciplinary Seminar. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 69500 - Directed Reading And Research Topics

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Individual topics involving research by the student other than on a thesis topic. Admission and hours require the consent of instructor who will supervise the research. Approval of each topic must be secured from the department. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring.
  

  • POL 69800 - Research MA Thesis

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research MA Thesis. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • POL 69900 - Research PhD Thesis

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research PhD Thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

Portuguese
  

  • PTGS 10100 - Portuguese Level I

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A beginning course in Portuguese. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • PTGS 10200 - Portuguese Level II

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Continuation of PTGS 10100 . Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • PTGS 10500 - Accelerated Portuguese

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Accelerated acquisition of basic Portuguese for speakers of Spanish or another romance language. Capitalizes on students’ backgrounds in related languages to build skills in listening comprehension, reading comprehension, basic writing, and conversation. Knowledge of a romance language. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.
  

  • PTGS 11200 - Elementary Portuguese Conversation I

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Development of oral skills for self-expression. Guided practice in conversation to enhance communicative competence. Small group (enrollment limited to 10 per section) discussions in Portuguese on practical topics. May be taken concurrently with PTGS 10200 . Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • PTGS 20100 - Portuguese Level III

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An intermediate Portuguese course with emphasis on communicative skills (listening and speaking), literacy skills (reading and writing) and culture. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
  

  • PTGS 20200 - Portuguese Level IV

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Continuation of PTGS 20100 . Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
 

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