Winter Courses
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POL 102: Intro to American Government
Undergraduate 3 credits
DEC: F&4 SBC: SBS; USA
What the informed citizen and specialist should know about the organization of American government, including the Constitution and what it means today, the Congress, political parties, pressure groups, growth of the Presidency, the Supreme Court, judicial review, federalism, separation of powers, and the Bill of Rights. May not be taken for credit in addition to POL 105.
SessionWinter Class #1058 Section30 InstructorJason Rose ModeOnline Asynchronous DaysFlexible (Online) TimeTBA CampusWest (Main Campus) StatusOpen -
POL 317: American Election Campaigns
Undergraduate 3 credits
DEC: F SBC: SBS+
The politics of presidential nominations through primaries, caucuses, and conventions; the conduct of presidential general election campaigns; mass media coverage and opinion polling; the citizen's involvement in campaign politics; voter attitudes toward parties, candidates, and issues; and the interpretation of electoral outcomes.
SessionWinter Class #1416 Section30 InstructorHarry Applestein ModeOnline Asynchronous DaysFlexible (Online) TimeTBA CampusWest (Main Campus) StatusOpen -
POL 332: Politics of Criminal Due Proc
Undergraduate 3 credits
DEC: F SBC: SBS+
A survey of the procedural steps through which a criminal case passes commencing with the initial investigation of a crime, covering the laws and court rules governing arrest, search and seizure, bail and fair trial, and concluding with the unconditional release of an offender.
SessionWinter Class #1049 Section30 InstructorR. Stephanie Good ModeOnline Asynchronous DaysFlexible (Online) TimeTBA CampusWest (Main Campus) StatusOpen -
POL 344: Amer Pol Ideology & Pub Opinio
Undergraduate 3 credits
DEC: F SBC: SBS+
An examination of the nature of contemporary political ideology and public opinion in the United States. The goal is to understand political conflict and debate in the U.S. and the ways in which the public influences that debate. Major topics in public opinion include political tolerance and trust, attitudes toward women and African Americans, the role of the mass media, and the impact of political values and ideology on political campaigns and elections.
SessionWinter Class #1417 Section30 InstructorAdam Panish ModeOnline Asynchronous DaysFlexible (Online) TimeTBA CampusWest (Main Campus) StatusOpen -
POL 346: Political Psychology
Undergraduate 3 credits
DEC: F SBC: SBS+
Focus on the application of psychological concepts and measures to political behavior. Course topics include attitude measurement, stability and change, obedience to authority, learning theory, attention and problem solving, personality correlates of political activity, and stress and aggression.
SessionWinter Class #1418 Section30 InstructorMaggie Martin ModeOnline Asynchronous DaysFlexible (Online) TimeTBA CampusWest (Main Campus) StatusOpen -
POL 352: Current Political Events
Undergraduate 3 credits
SBC: SBS+
Addresses how political research explains current political events. Attention will be paid to primarily to American national politics. The course will address theories of presidential elections, presidential-congressional relations, and current public opinion. The course will analyze whether those theories apply to current U.S. politics or whether the theories are outdated because of recent developments.
SessionWinter Class #1419 Section30 InstructorRomeo Gray ModeOnline Asynchronous DaysFlexible (Online) TimeTBA CampusWest (Main Campus) StatusOpen -
POL 367: Mass Media in American Politic
Undergraduate 3 credits
DEC: F SBC: SBS+
Competing theories of the power of the press are tested by examining the literature on mass media effects on what the public thinks and what the public thinks about. Various explanations of why news organizations behave as they do are also assessed. Conflicts between freedom of the press and such values as privacy, national security, and the right to fair trial are discussed. The relationships between freedom of the press and the public's right to know are also explored.
SessionWinter Class #1420 Section30 InstructorSrivardhan Jangili ModeOnline Asynchronous DaysFlexible (Online) TimeTBA CampusWest (Main Campus) StatusOpen - Modify search