1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

.1 10. Law and the Legal System. I. 3 hr. Introductory course on the role of law Inpolitical processes. Includes a survey of subfields in United States law and anexamination of participants and processes in the United States legal system.111. Political Parties and Electoral Processes. II. 3 hr. Nature of political parties.Public regulation of parties and electoral processes. A close examination of suffrage,nominating devices, campaign procedures, and the conduct of elections.120. State and Local Government. I, II. 3 hr. The legal basis, structure, politics andoperation of state and local governments, their relations with each other, and theirplace in the federal system.130. Introduction to Policy Analysis. I, II, S. 3 hr. Examination of the causes andconsequences of public policies. Substantive policies examined include: civil rights,housing and urban renewal, environment, health, welfare, law enforcement, education,and taxation.137. Women and Politics, Policy, and Law. II. 3 hr. The public policy process as itrelates to gender-related issues. Formation of women's interest groups; women'spolitical participation and office-holding; national policies as formulated in executiveorders, congressional legislation, and court cases; policy implementation and impact.140. Introduction to Public Administration. I, II. 3 hr. The development, organization,procedures, processes, and human relation factors of governmental administration inAmerican democracy.150. Introduction to Comparative Politics. I, II. 3 hr. An introduction to the political andgovernmental systems of industrialized and Third World countries. Focuses onapproaches to comparative political study, political cultures and participation, andgovernment structures, processes, and policy performance.160. International Relations. I, II. 3 hr. Contemporary world politics. Background tomake present-day international affairs more understandable.170. History of Political Thought 1. 1. 3 hr. Major political philosophers and ideas fromthe Greeks to the 1 7th century.1 71 History of Political Thought 2. II. 3 hr. Examination of the leading politicalphilosophers and ideas of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, including Hobbes,Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Burke, Bentham, Mill, Hegel, and Marx.188. Honors Seminar. I, II. 3 hr.189. Selected Topics (Honors.) I, II. 3 hr.191. Special Topics. I, II, S. 3 hr. Course topics change. Students may enroll morethan once.194. Field Experience. I, II, S. 1-18 hr. (Total credit applicable toward any Arts andSciences degree may not exceed the maximum of 18 hours.) PR: Consent for thosewho wish to work with faculty and field supervisors to design field experience withplanned learning objectives and credit goals.196. Seminar. I, II, S. 1-6 hr.200. Quantitative Political Analysis. I, II. 3 hr. PR: Upper-division standing. Coursestresses the understanding of methods, theories, and substantive interests identifiedwith behavioral approach to the study of politics. Descriptive statistics and the use ofthe University of Chicago's Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) areincluded.416 Political Science Courses