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• POLS 367: Foreign Policy and International Security

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course explores the major security threats facing the United States and the global community, and the foreign policy tools available to manage them. Students will study the coercive and diplomatic strategies used by states and non-state actors when it comes to security threats, as well as the efficacy of these strategies. Topics include the proliferation and use of nuclear weapons, cyber warfare, biotechnology and disease, displacement from artificial intelligence, climate change, and cryptocurrencies.
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• POLS 369: Politics of Developing Areas

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  A developmental approach to the comparative study of the primary functions, structures and capabilities of various industrializing political systems such as India, China, Mexico, Brazil, Tanzania.
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• POLS 370: Latin American Politics and Development

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This is an interdisciplinary course designed to give students a broad understanding of the historical, contemporary social (including gender, race, ethnicity, religion, etc.), economic, and in particular, political forces that shape Latin America. A number of different perspectives will be utilized to understand and explain the current state of Latin American political and economic development.
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• POLS 372: Campaign Management & Strategy

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will provide a very practical, hands-on blueprint for students who wish to run effectively and successfully for public office, or for students who hope to be effective and successful campaign managers or staffers. This course will consider campaigning from the perspective of both the candidate and the campaign manager, with a focus on developing and implementing a comprehensive campaign strategy.
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• POLS 375: Women and Politics

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  The course will examine the effect of socialization and the impact of culture on women, gender differences in patterns of political participation; legal, political and social rights of women; and the effects of the political system upon the lives of women and their families.
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• POLS 385: War and Political Violence

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course surveys the multidisciplinary factors that give rise to acts of political violence, including inter-state war, civil war, genocide, and terrorism. Students will study theoretical perspectives, real-world examples, and a broad range of methodologies used to understand, evaluate, and respond to contemporary conflicts. There are no prerequisites.
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• POLS 390: Experimental

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  A unique and specifically focused course within the general purview of a department which intends to offer it on a "one time only" basis and not as a permanent part of the department's curriculum.
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• POLS 395: workshop

  1.00 - 6.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  Special topics of interest to undergraduates and selected members of the community. A workshop is a program which is usually of short duration, narrow in scope, often non-traditional in content and format, and on a timely topic.
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• POLS 398: Selected Topics

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  A Selected Topics course is a normal, departmental offering which is directly related to the discipline, but because of its specialized nature, may not be able to be offered on a yearly basis by the department.
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• POLS 403: Constitutional Law

  3.00 Credits

  Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  
  The case study and analysis of the development and growth of constitutions through judicial interpretation.
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