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• PLE 4490: Disease Ecology

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course integrates the field of ecology, epidemiology, parasitology and traditional disease biology to better understand the occurrence, dynamics and consequences of diseases. Students will learn how epidemiological and ecological concepts and theories apply to disease systems.
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• PLE 4728: Ornithology

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Deals with the biology of birds. Lectures cover topics such as classification; internal and external adaptations for flight, migration, nesting, feeding habits, behavior, ecology, and physiology. Two lectures and three laboratory or field trip hours per week. Prerequisite: Junior or higher standing in biology or permission from the instructor.
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• PLE 4775: Herpetology

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Students will study the ecology and evolution of amphibians and reptiles. Topics to be studied include behavior, morphology, physiology, taxonomic diversity, systematic practice, evolutionary biology, and conservation biology. Course includes a substantial field component. Taught summer session, Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology
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• POLI 1000: Introduction to Politics

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course introduces students to key ideas, institutions, processes, and actors in politics. Students consider approaches to analyzing and evaluating political issues.
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• POLI 1100: American Politics

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  This course is a comprehensive introduction to American politics and constitutional government.
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• POLI 1210: Civil Discourse

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Explores conversations on controversial subjects with emphasis on recognizing conflict and engaging in constructive modes of interaction. Topics include civil discourse as the foundation for democratic institutions, sustainable relationships and collaborative decision-making. Students will construct, arrange and deliver oral presentations.
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• POLI 3000: Ideas/Issues American Politics

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Students critically examine major political ideas and issues and the shifting ways they impact, and are impacted by, the American political system.
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• POLI 3100: Congress/Legislative Process

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Examines the legislative process in American representative government with primary concern given to the structure, operation, and development of the U.S. Congress.
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• POLI 3110: The American Presidency

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  Examines the evolution, politics, and paradoxes of the American presidency. Special attention will be given to theories of presidential power, the presidency's place within in the constitutional system of separated powers, presidential rhetroric, and a range of historical and contemporary dynamics that shape the office.
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• POLI 3140: Parties/Elections/Media

  3.00 Credits

  Pennsylvania Western University

  
  An examination of parties, electoral behavior, and the news media in U.S. politics. This course follows the history and nature of the two-party system, the mechanics and significance of elections and voter behavior, and the impact of media in influencing citizens' understanding of political participation, insitutions, and elections.
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