M POS 598 Special Topics.
(1-4)
selected semesters
Topics may include the
following:
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American Politics. (3)
once a year
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Comparative Politics. (3)
once a
year
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Global Politics. (3)
once a year
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Political Theory. (3)
once a year
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Schedule
of Classes
M POS 599 Thesis.
(1-12)
selected semesters
Schedule
of Classes
M POS 601 Advanced
Experimental Research. (3)
selected semesters
Introduces
experimental and quasi-experimental research designs in political research,
including laboratory techniques and topics in the analysis of variance.
Prerequisite: POS 503 (or its equivalent).
Schedule
of Classes
M POS 602 Advanced Survey
Research. (3)
selected semesters
Presents design and
conduct of political surveys, including sampling, instrument design, scaling,
and statistical and graphical analysis of survey data. Prerequisite: POS 503 (or
its equivalent).
Schedule
of Classes
M POS 603 Polimetrics I.
(3)
once a year
Introduces theory and practice of linear
regression analysis. Provides skills to read, understand, and evaluate
professional literature using regression analysis. Prerequisites: both POS 401
and 503 or only instructor approval.
Schedule
of Classes
M POS 604 Polimetrics II.
(3)
once a year
Applies quantitative techniques to
research topics producing publishable papers through exposure to time-series,
logit and probit, and simultaneous equations. Prerequisites: a combination of
POS 401 and 503 and 603 or only instructor approval.
Schedule
of Classes
M POS 606 Qualitative and
Textual Analysis. (3)
spring in odd years
Method and
theory for the analysis of qualitative materials, systematic approaches for case
studies, content analysis, critical analysis of texts. Discussion, seminar.
Schedule
of Classes
M POS 635 State Politics
and Public Policy. (3)
selected semesters
Introduces
comparative state policy emphasizing policy or performance differences among the
states and the reasons for these differences. Seminar. Prerequisites: both POS
530 and 603 or only instructor approval.
Schedule
of Classes
M POS 636 Electoral
Behavior. (3)
selected semesters
Introduces fundamental
concepts of electoral behavior. Emphasizes presidential elections and examines
why people vote and how their votes are determined. Seminar. Prerequisites: both
POS 530 and 603 or only instructor approval.
Schedule
of Classes
M POS 638 Law and
Politics. (3)
selected semesters
Emphasizes research into
such topics as constitutional law, women and the law, American legal system,
judicial process, and judicial selection. Seminar. Prerequisite: instructor
approval.
Schedule
of Classes
M POS 651 Politics of
Change and Development. (3)
selected semesters
Examines
contending approaches to national, social, and political change. Seminar.
Prerequisite: instructor approval.
Schedule
of Classes
M POS 660 The Modern World
System. (3)
selected semesters
Theoretically driven,
historical analysis of the organization and operation of the international
political economy since the 16th century. Seminar. Prerequisite: instructor
approval.
Schedule
of Classes
M POS 661 The State.
(3)
selected semesters
Examines theories of state,
state-society relations, and interstate politics emphasizing questions of
sovereignty, territoriality, violence, representation, democracy, and change.
Seminar. Prerequisite: instructor approval.
Schedule
of Classes
M POS 662 International
Organization. (3)
selected semesters
History, practical
political significance, and future of international institutions, transnational
regimes, and other approaches to international organization. Seminar.
Prerequisite: instructor approval.
Schedule
of Classes
M POS 664 War, Peace, and
Conflict Processes. (3)
selected semesters
Systematic
analysis of the causes of war, the preconditions for peace, and approaches to
the resolution of conflict. Seminar. Prerequisite: instructor approval.
Schedule
of Classes
M POS 665 Foreign Policy
Theory. (3)
selected semesters
Examines foreign policy
theory and methods. Development and critique of research designs analyzing
foreign policy processes within and among nations. Seminar. Prerequisite:
instructor approval.
Schedule
of Classes
M POS 691 Seminar.
(1-12)
selected semesters
Schedule
of Classes
M POS 790 Reading and
Conference. (1-12)
selected semesters
Schedule
of Classes
M POS 792 Research.
(3)
fall and spring
Projects in various areas of
political science. Prerequisite: doctoral student.
Schedule
of Classes
