1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

.244. Administrative Law and Regulation. II. 3 hr. PR: Pol. S. 140 or consent. Study ofstructure and politics of administrative process, focusing primarily on regulatoryagencies. Covers law and administration, rulemaking, adjudication, judicial review,legislative oversight, discretion, access to administrative process, administrativeresponsibilities and liabilities, and deregulation.246. Comparative Public Administration. II. 3 hr. Theory and practice of publicadministration in diverse cultures and national political systems.250. Government of Japan. II. 3 hr. Survey of political institutions and governmentalprocess of Japan with special emphasis on the analysis of political problems in thepost-war period.251 Governments of Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. II. 3 hr. PR: Junior- Seniorstanding or consent. Survey of the political nondemocratic governments of the SovietUnion and its Eastern European satellites, with special reference to the guiding roleand development of Marxism-Leninism.253. Western Democratic Governments. 3 hr. Examination of the government andpolitics of Canada, Great Britain, France, and Germany.254. Government of China. I. 3 hr. Survey of political institutions and governmentalprocess of the People's Republic of China with special emphasis on the analysis ofpolitical problems since 1949.255. Governments of Latin America. I. 3 hr. Comparative study of the major nations ofLatin America.256. Governments of the Middle East. II. 3 hr. PR: Junior-Senior standing or consent.Governments and political forces of the Middle East.258. Politics of Africa. II. 3 hr. Historical legacies and current political processes oftropical African countries.261War II.International Organization. II. 3 hr. Agencies created since the close of WorldSome reference to the development of international law and United Nations.262. Nuclear War. I, II. 3 hr. PR: Pol. S. 160 or consent. A study of the currentbalance of terror and the potential threat of a nuclear war. This course addresses thesociopolitical and technological dimensions of this issue from 1945 to present.263. Public International Law. I. 3 hr. Law governing relations among nations,including development of rules, means of enforcement, and conflicts between theoryand practice.264. Conduct of American Foreign Relations. I. 3 hr. PR: Junior-Senior standing orconsent. Factors influencing the formation and execution of United States foreignrelations; analysis of past policies and current issue areas in relations with majordeveloped and developing nations and international organizations.265. Politics, Ethics and War. II. 3 hr. PR: Pol. S. 160 or consent. An examination ofthe relationship between politics, ethics and war with special reference to nuclearweapons and strategies. Emphasis on the causes of the nuclear dilemma.266. Soviet Foreign Policy. II. 3 hr. PR: Junior-Senior standing or consent. Factorsinfluencing the formulation and execution of Soviet foreign relations; analysis of pastpolicies and current issue areas in relations with major developed and developingnations and international organizations.418 Political Science Courses