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• PLSC 361: Modern Political Thought

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Covers the major representatives of modern political thought since the Renaissance. Follows the development of the specifically modern notion of the state and political action through the works of Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, and Lenin. Emphasis on the "instrumentalist" state and the idea of a political science.
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• PLSC 370: Practice of Public Administrtn

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Examines the environment and structure of public sector organizations, organizational theory, organizational culture, intergovernmental and intra-organizational relations, leadership and ethics, the planning, management and evaluation of programs and services, the administration of human resources, budgeting and finance, and management information. Emphasizes the integration of theory and practice through case studies and projects.
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• PLSC 372: Constitutn Issues/Homeland Sec

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Explores constitutional issues raised by the U.S. government post-9/11 efforts to battle terrorism abroad and domestically. Analyzes the laws and practices used to protect national security in the context of constitutional principles as articulated in the opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court and other published case law.
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• PLSC 375: Crisis Mgmt & Decision Making

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Crisis Management and Decision MakingOffers a broader perspective on the nature of crises, particularly international and national security-related crises from the perspective of policy makers and policy implementers. Examines the ways in which people behave and the decisions they make in crisis situations. Focuses on the ways policy and implementation practitioners can prepare and train for unanticipated events and their consequences. Included as a controlled elective in the Homeland Security major track.
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• PLSC 376: Public Sector Bdgtg & Fin Mgmt

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Addresses budgeting and financial management in public organizations with emphasis on state and local govenment. THeory and practice are integrated in the study of: financial condition assessment, operating budget preparation, process and analysis, capital infrastructure assessment, project planning and budgeting, short and long term debt financing/administration, accounting and auditing as foundations for managerial oversight and control, performance measurement, cash management and investments, and pension.
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• PLSC 383: Political Systems-Asia

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Intensive, comparative study of the government and politics of a selected region. Suggested prerequisite(s): PLSC 280 and/or 285
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• PLSC 384: Political Systems-Middle East

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Intensive, comparative study of the government and politics of a selected region. Suggested prerequisite(s): PLSC 280 and/or 285
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• PLSC 387: Political Systems: Latin Ameri

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  An intensive, comparative study of the government and politics of a selected region.
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• PLSC 388: Dimensions of Nationl Security

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Deals with national security problems including decision making and budgeting, levels of strategy, the utility of force, and the impact of the military on American society. Prerequisite:    PLSC 281 or 283 or MLSC 101-102
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• PLSC 389: International Dev Strategies

  3.00 Credits

  Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus

  
  Suggested Political characteristics of emerging nations; impact of economic and social change upon political structure; evolving patterns of political development; and techniques of nation-building. Suggested Prerequisite:    PLSC 280 and/or 285
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