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• POLS 445: International Law and Organization

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course introduces students to the historic development and current state of the law of nations, key cases are studied to illustrate rules. Certain international institutions are also surveyed, focusing on their independent powers and how they affect state interactions. Prerequisite:    POLS101 AND POLS111 AND POLS211
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• POLS 450: Campaigns and Elections

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to introduce students to the rules, resources, strategies, and structures of American campaigns and elections. The course will examine how political campaigns target specific groups to get their desired outcome. Prerequisite:    POLS111
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• POLS 452: American Political Ideas

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  The course will examine and analyze the theoretical foundations and evolution of the American political tradition from the colonial, revolutionary and constitutional periods to the end of the 20th century. Students will read and discuss the writings and thinking of political leaders and important commentators on American politics.
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• POLS 453: Modern Western Political Theor

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course examines the origins and development of the major intellectual traditions of the Western world and their rule in shaping the course of history. Emphasis is placed on the scientific and intellectual revolutions of the 17th and 18th centuries and the rise of ideologies in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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• POLS 454: Legislative Process

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course concentrates on the United States Congress: its role in the evolution of the American political process, the internal workings of the Congress, and environment in which Congress functions, and an assessment of Congressional effectiveness.
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• POLS 462: Political Behavior

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course examines citizen behavior in the American polity. Voting behavior, political activism, and partisanship are examined within the framework of socialization theory, stratification theory, and the psychology of politics. Prerequisite:    POLS111 OR POLS211 OR POLS222
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• POLS 466: Budgeting & Finance

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course treats the budget as a policy instrument that sets priorities for government. Students study the politics of the budget process as well as its procedures. Attention is also given to fiscal and monetary policies and to using computer simulations in budgeting.
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• POLS 467: Public Personnel Administration

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Examine career systems, classification and salary administration, staffing, training, evaluation, rights and duties of employees, equal employment, and labor relations.
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• POLS 468: Strat Pol Analysis

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Public Policy Analysis is designed to acquaint students with the background, content, purposes, and impacts of public policy decisions. It introduces the qualitative and quantitative techniques that are used to analyze these governmental outputs. Students in the class will be taught to use computerized statistical packages to analyze data relating to one specific policy area.
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• POLS 470: Contemporary Europe I

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Public Policy Analysis is designed to acquaint students with the background, content, purposes, and impacts of public policy decisions. It introduces the qualitative and quantitative techniques that are used to analyze these governmental outputs. Students in the class will be taught to use computerized statistical packages to analyze data relating to one specific policy area.
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