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Illinois Institute of Technology PHYS 574 Dosimetry PHYS 575 Case Studies in Health Physics Political Science PS 200 American Government Surveys American politics and government. The informal political institutions, such as parties and interest groups, are analyzed and related to the formal governmental institutions, such as the presidency and the Congress. Emphasis is placed on how the American political culture shapes these institutions and how public policies are produced. (3-0-3) (S) (C) PS 201 Politics and Public Policy Analyzes how social problems become public problems and how the government develops public policies and with what effect. Emphasizes the characteristics of the American policy-making process. Case studies are used to clarify the process. (3-0-3) (S) (C) PS 256 Law in American Society Examines the nature of law and the legal system in American society. Special attention will be paid to the institutions of the legal system, how they are supposed to function, and how they actually function. Topics for study may include the police, prosecutors, lawyers, judges, juries, grand juries and public defenders. The courts, ranging from the U.S. Supreme Court to local trial courts, are studied. The impact of U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the system of justice in America is explored. (3-0-3) (S) (C) PS 273 Great Political Thinkers Introduces students to the ideas of the world’s great political philosophers. Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx and others will be covered. (3-0-3) (S) (C) NOTE: All political science courses numbered above 300 require as prerequisites successful completion of at least Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. 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PS 300 Introduction to the Social Sciences The course introduces the foundations of the social science disciplines, notably economics, history, political science, psychology and sociology. Primary emphasis will be placed on how the disciplines employ distinctive assumptions and perspectives, which are used to generate understanding, form explanations, and construct theories. (3-0-3) (S) PS 303 Politics and the Media Analyzes the media’s role in contemporary American politics and government. Emphasis is placed on how the media, both newspapers and television, manufacture the news and how the news influences political and government agenda, decision making and public policies. (3-0-3) (S) PS 309 Research Methods in Social and Political Science Introduces students to explanation in the social sciences and both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Topics covered include formulation of research questions, measurement, data collection, survey research, significance tests, experimental and quasi-experimental design, sampling, and various techniques of qualitative research. Prerequisite: A statistics course approved by the department. Same as SOC 309. (3-0-3) (S) (C) PS 310 Social and Political Thought Examines central social and political theories and their ideas concerning such things as the relationship between individual and society, social harmony and conflict, social equality and the role of the state. Same as SOC 310. (3-0-3) (S) (C) PS 315 Urban Politics Examines city and metropolitan politics and government. Emphasizes how economic and demographic changes influence local politics, how local poli Course Descriptions tics work, and how state and national policies influence local politics. Special attention is devoted to Chicago politics. (3-0-3) (S) PS 317 Chicago Politics The study of Chicago’s politics and government from both historical and contemporary perspectives. Emphasis is placed on changes that have significantly shaped the direction of Chicago’s politics. Special attention is devoted to social class, ethnicity, race and ideology as factors that have influenced the Democratic political machine and its opposition. (3-0-3) (S) PS 318 Contemporary Constitutional Issues The course examines how decisions about some of our basic rights are made. Emphasizes U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the areas of criminal law, desegregation, education, welfare, housing and consumer law. Related topics of special interest to students in the class can be added to the syllabus. Supreme Court decisions are read and supplemented by textual material. (3-0-3) (S) (C) PS 330 International Relations Examines the relations among nations from the perspective of both the international system and the nation state. Emphasizes the transformation in the international system caused by weapons, production and communications technologies. Compares the nature, function and purpose of modern warfare and other forms of conflict with the prospects for international order through law, organization, communications and arms control. Gives special attention to the international policies of the United States toward various regions and its role in international organizations. (3-0-3) (S) (C) PS 332 Politics of Science and Technology Explores the complex interrelationships among science, technology and politics, with emphasis on the political issues created by contemporary scientific advances. Gives roughly equal attention to the politics of scientific discovery; the development of government organi- IIT Undergraduate Bulletin 1999-2001 161
Course Descriptions zation for science and scientific advice to government; the impact of industrialized science and advanced technology on the economy and society; and the growing debate over the social implications of science and technology and how they can be predicted, measured and controlled. Same as SOC 304. (3-0-3) (S) (C) PS 333 National Defense Policy Examines the formulation and implementation of national security and military policy in the United States. Surveys the emergence and growth of military strategy and the defense establishment, with primary emphasis on contemporary issues, institutions and policies, and prospects for the future. Emphasizes the impact of nuclear weapons on military strategy and security and the post Cold war struggle over forces and missions. (3-0-3) (S) (C) PS 338 Energy and Environmental Policy Places energy and environmental policy in domestic and global contexts. Traces the economic and political implications of dependence on fossil fuels and the attempt to develop alternate energy sources and promote conservation. Assesses the environmental effects of resource consumption and the effort to control these effects by increased efficiency and regulation of pollution. Explores such problems as nuclear waste, acid rain, global warming and deforestation. Examines national and international attempts at economic, political and technological solutions. (3-0-3) (S) (C) PS 339 Nuclear Energy and Society Explores the relationship between nuclear energy-science, technology, and products, and society--national, local, and global. Gives detailed attention to the discovery of nuclear fission and its exploitation during World War II and after, culminating in the global nuclear arms race. Examines the emergence and growth of nuclear power and the rise of the controversy over its safety, security, and economy. Considers the risks of continued proliferation, the prospects for arms control and the “peaceful atom,” Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. and the chances for survival in a nuclear world. Uses films, case studies, guest lectures, and simulations where appropriate. (3-0-3) (S) (C) PS 345 The American Presidency Surveys the evolution of the office and powers of the presidency as a result of historical forces, institutional factors, and the actions of those who have served as president. Studies the relationships of presidents with political parties, Congress, the bureaucracy, media, and the public, emphasizing both domestic and foreign policy, Gives major attention to changes in the presidential selection process and their implications for those who run and win the office. Examines the alleged crisis of the contemporary presidency and the proposals for overcoming it. (3-0-3) (S) (C) PS 351 Public Administration Examines the nature of administrative organization, decision making in organization, and organization structure and processes: division of work, authority communications and planning. Considers the role of the government executive. Analyzes relation of fiscal procedures and personnel management to organization. (3-0-3) (S) (C) PS 355 Political Sociology Surveys major issues and problems in the field of political sociology. Topics include the forms of political power structures, elitist approaches to politics, community and national power structure, and political socialization. (3-0-3) (S) PS 408 Methods of Policy Analysis Introduces students to the field of Policy Analysis and acquaints students with basic methods policy analysis and urban planning. Course covers methods of analyzing and resolving policy issues relating to a broad range of public sector problems. Emphasis is on methods of analysis and problem solving rather than on politics or political process. Topics include decision theory, benefit/ cost analysis, problem simulation, population projection, problem formulation and definition. Course will be IIT Undergraduate Bulletin 1999-2001 taught using the case method. The course is of particular interest to students interested in applications of quantitative models to solve public sector problems. (3-0-3) (S) (C) PS 452 Bureaucracy Analyzes bureaucracy in its social context. The evolution of the theory and practice of bureaucracy as a form of control, coordination, and social order are considered. Emphasizes government bureaucracies, with selected examples from other organizations. (3-0-3) (S) (C) PS 453 Regulatory Policy and Politics Examines the changing role of government regulation of private and public activities from a political and administrative perspective. Explores reasons for the growth of government regulation from the Progressive era through the New Deal to the social regulation of the 1970s and for the subsequent controversy over economic and social deregulation. Investigates the regulatory process, including administrative law, standards for rule-making, and the involvement of organized groups and the courts. Studies specific cases from such areas as transportation, environment, energy, public health and research and development. (3-0-3) (S) (C) PS 452 American Governmental Institutions An advanced course in American government intended to develop knowledge and analytical skills to assess how well our government works and how it might work better. The course focuses on the operation of federal executive, legislative and judicial institutions, the policymaking process (including the role of administrators), and the power exercised by organized groups, experts and the media. (3-0-3) (S) (C) PS 477 Topics in the Study of Politics Provides students a reading and seminar course on a selected topic of politics. Subject matter will change in successive offerings of the course. (3-0-3) (S) (C)
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<strong>Illinois</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Technology</strong><br />
PHYS 574<br />
Dosimetry<br />
PHYS 575<br />
Case Studies in Health Physics<br />
Political Science<br />
PS 200<br />
American Government<br />
Surveys American politics and government.<br />
The informal political institutions,<br />
such as parties and interest groups,<br />
are analyzed and related to the formal<br />
governmental institutions, such as the<br />
presidency and the Congress. Emphasis<br />
is placed on how the American political<br />
culture shapes these institutions and<br />
how public policies are produced.<br />
(3-0-3) (S) (C)<br />
PS 201<br />
Politics and Public Policy<br />
Analyzes how social problems become<br />
public problems and how the government<br />
develops public policies and with<br />
what effect. Emphasizes the characteristics<br />
<strong>of</strong> the American policy-making<br />
process. Case studies are used to clarify<br />
the process. (3-0-3) (S) (C)<br />
PS 256<br />
Law in American Society<br />
Examines the nature <strong>of</strong> law and the legal<br />
system in American society. Special attention<br />
will be paid to the institutions <strong>of</strong><br />
the legal system, how they are supposed<br />
to function, and how they actually function.<br />
Topics for study may include<br />
the police, prosecutors, lawyers, judges,<br />
juries, grand juries and public defenders.<br />
The courts, ranging from the U.S.<br />
Supreme Court to local trial courts,<br />
are studied. The impact <strong>of</strong> U.S. Supreme<br />
Court decisions on the system <strong>of</strong> justice<br />
in America is explored. (3-0-3) (S) (C)<br />
PS 273<br />
Great Political Thinkers<br />
Introduces students to the ideas <strong>of</strong><br />
the world’s great political philosophers.<br />
Plato, Aristotle, Hobbes, Locke,<br />
Rousseau, Marx and others will be<br />
covered. (3-0-3) (S) (C)<br />
NOTE: All political science courses<br />
numbered above 300 require as prerequisites<br />
successful completion <strong>of</strong> at least<br />
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<strong>Copyright</strong> & <strong>Disclaimer</strong> <strong>Information</strong>: <strong>Copyright</strong> © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs.<br />
one other course marked with an (S)<br />
and satisfaction <strong>of</strong> IIT’s Basic Writing<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>iciency Requirement.<br />
PS 300<br />
Introduction to the Social Sciences<br />
The course introduces the foundations<br />
<strong>of</strong> the social science disciplines, notably<br />
economics, history, political science,<br />
psychology and sociology. Primary<br />
emphasis will be placed on how the disciplines<br />
employ distinctive assumptions<br />
and perspectives, which are used to generate<br />
understanding, form explanations,<br />
and construct theories. (3-0-3) (S)<br />
PS 303<br />
Politics and the Media<br />
Analyzes the media’s role in contemporary<br />
American politics and government.<br />
Emphasis is placed on how the media,<br />
both newspapers and television,<br />
manufacture the news and how the news<br />
influences political and government<br />
agenda, decision making and public<br />
policies. (3-0-3) (S)<br />
PS 309<br />
Research Methods in Social and<br />
Political Science<br />
Introduces students to explanation in<br />
the social sciences and both qualitative<br />
and quantitative research methods.<br />
Topics covered include formulation<br />
<strong>of</strong> research questions, measurement,<br />
data collection, survey research,<br />
significance tests, experimental and<br />
quasi-experimental design, sampling,<br />
and various techniques <strong>of</strong> qualitative<br />
research. Prerequisite: A statistics course<br />
approved by the department. Same<br />
as SOC 309. (3-0-3) (S) (C)<br />
PS 310<br />
Social and Political Thought<br />
Examines central social and political<br />
theories and their ideas concerning<br />
such things as the relationship between<br />
individual and society, social harmony<br />
and conflict, social equality and the role<br />
<strong>of</strong> the state. Same as SOC 310.<br />
(3-0-3) (S) (C)<br />
PS 315<br />
Urban Politics<br />
Examines city and metropolitan politics<br />
and government. Emphasizes how<br />
economic and demographic changes<br />
influence local politics, how local poli<br />
Course Descriptions<br />
tics work, and how state and national<br />
policies influence local politics. Special<br />
attention is devoted to Chicago politics.<br />
(3-0-3) (S)<br />
PS 317<br />
Chicago Politics<br />
The study <strong>of</strong> Chicago’s politics and<br />
government from both historical and<br />
contemporary perspectives. Emphasis<br />
is placed on changes that have significantly<br />
shaped the direction <strong>of</strong> Chicago’s<br />
politics. Special attention is devoted to<br />
social class, ethnicity, race and ideology<br />
as factors that have influenced the<br />
Democratic political machine and its<br />
opposition. (3-0-3) (S)<br />
PS 318<br />
Contemporary Constitutional Issues<br />
The course examines how decisions<br />
about some <strong>of</strong> our basic rights are made.<br />
Emphasizes U.S. Supreme Court<br />
decisions in the areas <strong>of</strong> criminal law,<br />
desegregation, education, welfare,<br />
housing and consumer law. Related<br />
topics <strong>of</strong> special interest to students<br />
in the class can be added to the syllabus.<br />
Supreme Court decisions are read<br />
and supplemented by textual material.<br />
(3-0-3) (S) (C)<br />
PS 330<br />
International Relations<br />
Examines the relations among nations<br />
from the perspective <strong>of</strong> both the international<br />
system and the nation state.<br />
Emphasizes the transformation in the<br />
international system caused by<br />
weapons, production and communications<br />
technologies. Compares the<br />
nature, function and purpose <strong>of</strong> modern<br />
warfare and other forms <strong>of</strong> conflict<br />
with the prospects for international<br />
order through law, organization, communications<br />
and arms control. Gives<br />
special attention to the international<br />
policies <strong>of</strong> the United States toward<br />
various regions and its role in international<br />
organizations. (3-0-3) (S) (C)<br />
PS 332<br />
Politics <strong>of</strong> Science and <strong>Technology</strong><br />
Explores the complex interrelationships<br />
among science, technology and politics,<br />
with emphasis on the political issues<br />
created by contemporary scientific<br />
advances. Gives roughly equal attention<br />
to the politics <strong>of</strong> scientific discovery;<br />
the development <strong>of</strong> government organi-<br />
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