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Department of Social Sciences<br />
POLITICAL SCIENCE<br />
POL 101 Introduction to Politics [3 credits]<br />
A general introduction to the principal<br />
concepts of political science. In presenting the<br />
major political ideas, political behaviors, and<br />
governing institutions, the course investigates<br />
how political power is developed, preserved,<br />
and challenged.<br />
POL201 Introduction to Political Science [3-0,<br />
3 cr.]<br />
This course covers politics as a social science.<br />
It deals with the basic concepts in political<br />
science: power, authority, leadership, decision<br />
making, etc., as well as the relevant political<br />
ideologies, and contemporary political systems<br />
and their modes and functions.<br />
POL202 <strong>Lebanese</strong> Politics and<br />
Administration [3-0, 3 cr.]<br />
This course is a comprehensive survey of the<br />
political system in Lebanon, from independence<br />
to the present. It entails a detailed coverage of<br />
<strong>Lebanese</strong> administrative and constitutional law.<br />
Prerequisite: POL201 Introduction to Political<br />
Science.<br />
POL211 History of Political Thought I [3-0, 3 cr.]<br />
This course surveys the history of political<br />
ideas from the Greeks to the 18th Century. It<br />
discusses political ideas related to the general<br />
philosophy of politics, state, and society. The<br />
readings are from original sources.<br />
Prerequisite: POL201 Introduction to Political<br />
Science.<br />
POL212 History of Political Thought II [3-0,<br />
3 cr.]<br />
This course is a follow-up to POL211 History of<br />
Political Thought I, covering political ideas from<br />
the Renaissance to the present. The readings<br />
are from original sources.<br />
Prerequisite: POL201 Introduction to Political<br />
Science.<br />
POL221 Comparative Governments of the<br />
Major Powers [3-0, 3 cr.]<br />
This course deals with comparative history<br />
and the development of governments, and<br />
the new approaches to studying them. It also<br />
covers the “whys” and “wherefores” of various<br />
political systems, as well as comparisons<br />
between them.<br />
Prerequisite: POL201 Introduction to Political<br />
Science.<br />
POL231 Introduction to Human Rights [3-0,<br />
3 cr.]<br />
This course deals with international human<br />
rights’ policies and the moral and political<br />
issues to which they give rise. The course<br />
poses questions such as: What are human<br />
rights Are some rights more fundamental<br />
than others, and what compelling interests, if<br />
any, justify their violation<br />
POL311 Methodology and Political Analysis<br />
[3-0, 3 cr.]<br />
This course covers the scope and methods of<br />
political science and alternative approaches<br />
to political science research. It also covers the<br />
techniques of using data and the mechanics<br />
of research.<br />
Prerequisite: POL201 Introduction to Political<br />
Science.<br />
POL312 Politics of the Developing Areas [3-0,<br />
3 cr.]<br />
This course is a thorough study of the functional<br />
systems approach to the politics of developing<br />
areas. Aspects of political development such<br />
as: participation, leadership, organization,<br />
legitimacy, and integration, as affected by the<br />
analysis of culture and social organization,<br />
are covered. The course focuses on the role<br />
of the military of developing nations, and the<br />
phenomena of one-party systems.<br />
Prerequisite: POL201 Introduction to Political<br />
Science.<br />
POL313 Concepts of International Relations<br />
[3-0, 3 cr.]<br />
This course deals with the nature of the<br />
international system, and the states as units<br />
of it. It covers nationalism, the theory and<br />
reality of sovereignty, national power and<br />
resources, the balance of power, and foreign<br />
policy and its making. Objectives and interests<br />
of states, diplomacy, propaganda, political<br />
warfare, international law, pacific settlement<br />
of disputes, and international organizations<br />
are covered. The course involves case studies,<br />
and individual, or collective, research by<br />
students to substantiate the concepts.<br />
Prerequisite: POL201 Introduction to Political<br />
Science.<br />
POL321 <strong>American</strong> Government and Politics<br />
[3-0, 3 cr.]<br />
This course covers the structure and process<br />
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