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• POLS 548: The Politics of Developing Nations

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is a comparative analysis of political development in the Third World with particular focus upon the role of revolutionary warfare and politics, charismatic leaders, military elites and ideology.
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• POLS 554: 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, the environment in which Congress functions, and an assessment of Congressional effectiveness.
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• POLS 560: Seminar on Campaigns & Elections

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This graduate seminar is designed to introduce students to the theories, issues and methodological approaches to the study of campaigns and elections. This course will explore the rules, resources, strategies, and structures of American campaigns and elections.
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• POLS 562: Political Behavior

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is an examination of the formation and causes of cleavages and consensus in the American political system; the study of political attitude formation and political partisanship, and how these phenomena affect voting behavior and political activism. Students will have an opportunity to develop simple statistical skills and apply statistical analysis to survey research data using SPSS..
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• POLS 566: Budgeting & Finance

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course treats 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. This course provides graduates with an overview of the budgeting process from revenue sources to expenditure controls. Special emphasis is placed on systematic budgeting techniques such as ZBB and MBO. It requires each student to become acquainted with accounting techniques used in public agencies.
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• POLS 567: Public Personnel Admin

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course explores the policies, programs, and techniques used in managing human resources in the public and non-profit sectors. It addresses issues of personnel leadership, neutrality, and accountability. It includes challenges resulting from legislation, collective bargaining, and changing demographics in the workforce.
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• POLS 570: Intro To Research

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is an orientation to graduate study and research. This seminar is designed to acquaint the graduate student with the methods and materials of graduate study and scientific inquiry in Political Science. The course is required of all graduate students in the degree programs.
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• POLS 571: Independent Research

  1.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course utilizes selected social science research techniques to attack a specific problem. A formal report is prepared and presented. The course is required for all students in the non-thesis program. Requires prior or concurrent completion of POLS 570.
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• POLS 572: Thesis I

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  Under the direction of a thesis adviser, this course consists of the development of a thesis topic, gathering data, organization of material, evaluation of data, and writing a formal thesis report.
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• POLS 573: Thesis II

  3.00 Credits

  East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

  
  See POLS 572 Completion of Thesis. (Under the direction of a thesis adviser, this course consists of the development of a thesis topic, gathering data, organization of material, evaluation of data, and writing a formal thesis report).
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