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• POL 311: CONST LAW: INST & FUNC

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  A study of the development of the Constitution through the interpretations of the Supreme Court. The course emphasizes the institutional aspects of the federal system and also economic regulation within the federal system.
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• POL 312: CONST LAW:CIVIL LIBERT & RIGHT

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  An analytical study of the U.S. Supreme Court cases interpreting clauses of the Constitution guaranteeing the rights of individuals: the meaning of the Bill of Rights and the Fourteenth Amendment. Attention is focused on recent decisions and their impact on the governmental system and society.
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• POL 313: AMERICAN PRESIDENCY

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  A study of the development, dynamics, politics, and impact of the American Presidency.
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• POL 314: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY & LAW

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  Designed to introduce students to the legal, administrative and political dimensions that pervade national environmental disputes, laws, and regulations. The course will employ both a legal and administrative process orientation. Through the use of legal case material and legal, political, statutory and regulatory analysis, students are taught about the different ways statutes and regulations attempt to address environmental problems, including the strengths and weaknesses of each generic statutory and regulatory type. No prerequisites, although it is preferred Introduction to ENV 100 Environmental Science or POL 010 American Government be taken first.
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• POL 316: POLITICS, SEX, AND GENDER

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  An extensive examination of the constitutional and legal bases of sex-based discrimination in the United States. The course will focus specifically on statutory law and judicial decisions relating to discrimination of both men and women.
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• POL 321: INTER LAW & ORGANIZATIONS

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  An analytical study of the legal framework, principles, and practices of the nation-state includes the forms and functions of international organizations with special reference to the role of the United Nations in contemporary international politics with a focus on selected legal problems.
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• POL 322: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  International Relations Theory examines the competing theoretical models that explain the fundamental issues in world politics. Utilizing an applied theoretical approach, the course examines and deconstructs the dominant international relations theories and tests their explanatory power with both historical and modern issues. Major theories considered in this course are realism, liberalism, constructivism, critical theories (e.g. feminist and Marxist approaches), and decision-making theories. Inter alia, topics considered are alliance formation, strategic choice and conflict, international institutions and their role in facilitating cooperation and trade, arms control, globalization, and morality.
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• POL 325: AMER LEGIS PROC:NAT & STA

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  A study of legislative institutions, process and behavior at the national and state legislative levels. Particular emphasis is given to a description and analysis of the vast quantity of legal, historical, normative and behavioral literature available in this field. Legislative processes are analyzed with emphasis on their relation to the larger environment and inclusive political systems.
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• POL 332: POLITICS OF LATIN AMERICA

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  An examination of the major forces which determine the politics of the Latin American states. A problem-centered approach is emphasized, designed to highlight the most important contemporary issues confronting these countries in both their domestic and external relations.
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• POL 341: AMER POLITICAL THOUGHT

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  A critical examination of the essence and development of the American political culture. Contemporary trends in American political thought will be considered.
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