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Course Descriptions

Course Numbering System

The following lists include all courses normally offered at Albion College. However, not all courses are offered every year. When possible, courses offered in alternate years are designated. For details, students should consult the Class Schedule for each semester, available online at: www.albion.edu/registrar. The College reserves the right to add or withdraw courses without prior announcement, as conditions may require.

Unless otherwise stated, 100 level courses are intended for freshmen, 200 level for sophomores, 300 and 400 level for juniors and seniors.

A list of courses which meet the core and category requirements, organized by departments, is available online at www.albion.edu/registrar.

Further information may be obtained at the Registrar’s Office in the Ferguson Student, Technology, and Administrative Services Building.
 

Music: Ensembles
  

  • MUS 127: Woodwind Ensembles

    (1/4 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    Available for woodwind students who are interested in performing chamber music from all periods. Rehearsals are by arrangement. Staff.
  

  • MUS 128: Brass Ensembles

    (1/4 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    Available for brass students who are interested in performing brass chamber music. Rehearsals are by arrangement. Staff.
  

  • MUS 129: Percussion Ensemble

    (1/4 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    Available for percussion students who are interested in playing music for percussion. Rehearsals are by arrangement. Wulff.
  

  • MUS 130: Guitar Ensemble

    (1/4 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    Open to all guitar students who are interested in performing chamber music. Rehearsals are by arrangement. Palmer.
  

  • MUS 131: Concert Choir

    (1/4 Unit)
    Open to all students by audition. Auditions are held during the first four days of classes in the fall. Parr.
  

  • MUS 132: Briton Singers

    (1/4 Unit)
    Members are selected from the Concert Choir by audition during the first week of classes in the fall. Parr.
  

  • MUS 138: Brazilian Drumming

    (.25 unit)
    A study of the origins and development of Brazil’s national rhythm through hands on learning and listening.  The course focuses specifically on the various percussive instruments that make up a standard samba ensemble.  No previous drumming experience is necessary. Staff

Neuroscience
  

  • NEUR 241: Neuroscience I: Brain Structure and Function

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: PSYC 101  or permission of instructor.
    An introduction to brain structure and function. Emphasis on the way the nervous system is organized to process information, construct representation of the world and generate adaptive behavior. Lecture, discussion, dissection. Same as PSYC 241 . Jechura, Keyes, Schmitter, Wilson.
  

  • NEUR 242: Neuroscience II: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: NEUR 241  and BIOL 195 , or permission of instructor.
    An introduction to neuroscience with emphasis at the cellular and molecular levels. Covers structure and function of neurons and glial cells, electrical and chemical synapses, neurotransmitters, aspects of vision, axon guidance and outgrowth, energy metabolism in the brain, and the hormones and brain regions that affect eating activity and behavior. Schmitter.
  

  • NEUR 391: Internship

    (1/2 Unit)
    Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  

  • NEUR 392: Internship

    (1 Unit)
    Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  

  • NEUR 401: Seminar

    (1/2 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor.
    Staff.
  

  • NEUR 402: Seminar

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor.
    Staff.
  

  • NEUR 411: Directed Study

    (1/2 Unit)
    Staff.
  

  • NEUR 412: Directed Study

    (1 Unit)
    Staff.

Philosophy
  

  • PHIL 101: Introduction to Philosophy

    (1 Unit)
    A study of the basic methods, controversial problems and philosophical systems, with special consideration given to the relation of philosophy to other disciplines. Because of the central role of argument and evidence in philosophical inquiry, this course is an introduction to conceptual clarification, logical analysis and general critical thinking. Examines topics such as knowledge and skepticism, the mind-body problem, personal identity, moral relativism, moral responsibility, free will and determinism, power, social justice, racism, sexism, violence, war, the existence of God, the existence of theoretical entities. Kirby, Mittag.
  

  • PHIL 102: Philosophy East and West

    (1 Unit)
    Compares different schools of eastern philosophy with those of western philosophy in their approaches to important epistemological, metaphysical and ethical issues. These issues include, for example, the nature of the self and its relation to the external world; personal identity; and determinism, free will and moral responsibility. Covers similarities and differences in the philosophical questions asked, arguments given and methodologies adopted by both eastern and western philosophers. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 107: Logic and Critical Reasoning

    (1 Unit)
    A study of the basic conceptual tools used to recognize, evaluate and express arguments. Designed for the student who wishes to reason more effectively and critically. Topics: inductive and deductive standards, truth, validity, fallacies, paradoxes, regresses, counterexamples, analogies, reductios, definitions, sophistries. Mittag.
  

  • PHIL 187: Selected Topics

    (1/4 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 188: Selected Topics

    (1/2 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 189: Selected Topics

    (1 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 201: Ethics

    (1 Unit)
    An examination and evaluation of the major ethical theories, both classical and contemporary, and the application of these theories to a current moral problem. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 202: Social Philosophy

    (1 Unit)
    An issues and historically oriented introduction to a broad range of philosophical subject matter and methodologies through a clarification and analysis of argumentation used to justify selected social and political institutions and practices—e.g., individual liberties, properties of personhood, the nature of the state, obligations and rights, etc. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 206: Contemporary Moral Problems

    (1 Unit)
    An introduction to a broad range of philosophical subjects and methodologies through an examination and analysis of contemporary moral problems—e.g., abortion, euthanasia, genetic engineering, sexual morality, gender and racial discrimination, corporate crime, pornography and censorship, the death penalty, ecology, world hunger, etc. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 207: Symbolic Logic

    (1 Unit)
    A study of the formal conceptual tools used by modern deductive logic to express and evaluate arguments. Emphasizes the use of propositional and quantifier logic to clarify and evaluate arguments. Mittag.
  

  • PHIL 211: Ancient Philosophy

    (1 Unit)
    A survey of the beginnings of western philosophical thought focusing on the writings of the Presocratics, Plato, Aristotle and others. Kirby.
  

  • PHIL 212: Modern Philosophy

    (1 Unit)
    Philosophical thought in the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, focusing on the writings of such philosophers as Descartes, Leibnitz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Hegel, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche. Kirby.
  

  • PHIL 214: Twentieth Century Philosophy

    (1 Unit)
    Major movements in and methods of contemporary philosophical thinking with special attention to the analytic and existential thinkers. Offered in alternate years. Kirby.
  

  • PHIL 220: Philosophy and History of Science

    (1 Unit)
    Considers the following questions: What is science? What is scientific explanation? What are the ontological commitments of a scientist? To what extent does the culture of a scientific community affect results of that community? Kirby.
  

  • PHIL 234: Philosophy of Religion

    (1 Unit)
    Same as RS 234 . Staff.
  

  • PHIL 287: Selected Topics

    (1/4 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 288: Selected Topics

    (1/2 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 289: Selected Topics

    (1 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 301: Environmental Ethics

    (1 Unit)
    Examines theoretical and practical perspectives on ethical issues in relation to the environment. The theoretical issues range from whether we should assign moral value to species other than the human (and if so, on the basis of what criteria) to whether we have moral obligations to preserve the environment for future generations (and if so, what this would imply for the present generations). The practical issues range from creating incentives for restricting population growth without abdicating responsibilities toward the world’s hungry, to the issue of what short-and long-term policies and practices need to be adopted to deal effectively with reducing pollution and hazardous waste while working toward a recycling, sustainable global society. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 302: Leadership Ethics

    (1 Unit)
    Examines the ethical foundations of leadership. Involves an in-depth discussion of foremost leadership theories and their applications to different contexts; critically examines the morally distinct aspects of leadership by looking at the relationships among power, self-interest, and morality; and analyzes leadership from within the ethical frameworks of virtue, duty, and utility along with discussing the ethical challenges of diversity (culture relativism, race, and gender) to traditional leadership ethics. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 303: Business Ethics

    (1 Unit)
    An examination of selected moral problems posed by corporate conduct—e.g., profit-maximization vs. social responsibility, corporate crime and the criminal justice system, business vs. environmental concerns, preferential hiring vs. reverse discrimination, employee autonomy vs. corporate loyalty, deception vs. honesty in advertising, corporate vs. government regulation. Clarification and critical examination of different ethical perspectives for resolving these moral dilemmas. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 304: Ethics and Public Policy

    (1 Unit)
    Emphasizes the ethical foundations of public policy. Rights, obligations, justice, autonomy, the nature of the good life: should these play a role in determining public policy, and if so, how? Focuses on the interaction between ethical values and public policy in areas such as health care, law, government, foreign policy, citizenship, education and media. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 306: Neuroscience and Ethics

    (1 Unit)
    An introduction to the dialogue that has developed between cognitive neuroscientists and moral philosophers. Cognitive neuroscience brings to the study of ethics an interest in the way the brain processes information and in the kinds of brain states that subserve thought and action—in short, it is answering the question of what kind of information-processing creatures we are. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 308: Biomedical Ethics

    (1 Unit)
    The application of major ethical theories to some of the moral problems raised by recent developments in medical technology. Does increased medical knowledge (the end) justify experimentation with human subjects (the means)? How much should a patient be told and who decides? Do parents have the right to give birth to a defective infant and thereby apparently pollute the gene pool? To whom is the genetic counselor responsible—fetus, parent, future generations? Is there a right to die? Who should be the ultimate decision-maker—physician, patient, pastor? Is health care a right or a privilege? In answering these dilemmas, are there any moral rules to follow or does each person decide what is best in the situation? Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 309: International Ethics and Global Development

    (1 Unit)
    Explores the ethics of development in an international context. What should development be? Who should play a role in bringing about development? Examines multiple answers to these questions via an understanding of global development ethical theories and approaches such as the basic human needs approach, the human rights approach, the theory of development as freedom, the capabilities approach, theories of justice, as well as utilitarianism and deontological approaches. Applies these development ethics frameworks to important international issues such as poverty, gender inequality, violence and insecurity, over-consumption and globalization. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 310: Metaphysics

    (1 Unit)
    Explores what kinds of things exist. Do abstract entities exist? Is there such a thing as free agency in a world that is deterministic (or, for that matter, in a world that is not deterministic)? Is time something that is mind-dependent or mind-independent? Are we committed to the existence of electrons? Is causation anything above and beyond regularity? Kirby.
  

  • PHIL 315: Knowledge, Truth and Reason

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: One prior course in philosophy.
    A critical examination of recent work in the theory of knowledge, i.e., of classic contemporary papers on skepticism, knowledge and the justification of belief. Mittag.
  

  • PHIL 318: Philosophy of Mind

    (1 Unit)
    An introduction to the philosophy of mind. Explores the relation of the mind to the physical world and evaluates prominent competing theories about the nature of the mind, including the identity theory, dualism, behaviorism, functionalism and eliminative materialism. Also covers artificial intelligence, phenomenal consciousness, the adequacy of folk psychological explanation and theories of mental content. Mittag.
  

  • PHIL 325: Philosophy of Language

    (1 Unit)
    Words and sentences of a language have meanings, thereby allowing us to use sentences to communicate our thoughts, some of which are true. But how do words and sentences get their referents and meanings? What are meanings? This course focuses on central developments in the philosophy of language throughout the twentieth century. Topics include theories of meaning and reference, speech acts, pragmatics, and conversational implicature. Mittag.
  

  • PHIL 335: Philosophical Issues in the Law

    (1 Unit)
    Designed both for students interested in philosophy and for those interested in political science, history, economics, or sociology. Provides an explanation of legal concepts and institutions from the philosophical perspective. Develops in the student: (1) an understanding of some of the major philosophical issues in the law and (2) the ability to reflect critically upon them. Madhok.
  

  • PHIL 380: Aristotle: A Western Foundation

    (1 Unit)
    Considers how Aristotle’s philosophy continues to exercise influence today, especially concerning controversies over the nature of existence, identity, the soul and the way one should live. Explores and evaluates the arguments of a philosopher who was the finest pupil in Plato’s Academy, the personal instructor of Alexander the Great, and the founder of the Lyceum. Kirby.
  

  • PHIL 381: Readings in Philosophy

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    Recommended for advanced students. Careful and critical study of one or more of the outstanding works in philosophy. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 382: Readings in Philosophy

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    Recommended for advanced students. Careful and critical study of one or more of the outstanding works in philosophy. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 387: Selected Topics

    (1/4 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 388: Selected Topics

    (1/2 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 389: Selected Topics

    (1 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 391: Internship

    (1/2 Unit)
    Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 392: Internship

    (1 Unit)
    Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  

  • PHIL 401: Seminar

    (1/2 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    Recommended for advanced students. Topics of special interest including “Justice,” “Metaphysics,” “Moral Realism,” “Russell.” Staff.
  

  • PHIL 402: Seminar

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    Recommended for advanced students. Topics of special interest including “Justice,” “Metaphysics,” “Moral Realism,” “Russell.” Staff.
  

  • PHIL 411: Directed Study

    (1/2 Unit)
    Staff.
  

  • PHIL 412: Directed Study

    (1 Unit)
    Staff.

Physics
  

  • PHYS 101: Basic Concepts of Physics

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: High school algebra.
    The basic ideas of physics in a historical and philosophical framework to give the student insight and appreciation of physics of this century and how physics relates to our contemporary society. Not intended for science majors. Lecture and laboratory. Offered in alternate years. Staff
  

  • PHYS 102: The Physics of Urban and Environmental Problems

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: High school algebra.
    The physics of modern urban and environmental problems with respect to their causes, effects and possible cures. Topics include transportation, energy generation and transmission, pollution and resources. Not intended for science majors. Offered in alternate years. Seely, Zellner.
  

  • PHYS 105: Introductory Astronomy

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: High school algebra.
    A study of the night sky, planets, stars, galaxies, cosmology, and our place in the universe, along with discussion of observational techniques and space missions. Not intended for science and mathematics majors or minors or students who have taken physics or calculus in high school. Lecture and laboratory, with additional multiple observing sessions required. Zellner.
  

  • PHYS 115: General Physics

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: High school algebra. First-year students need permission of instructor.
    First semester of an algebra-based survey of general physics.  Topics include kinematics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, wave motion, and sound.  Includes analytical, historical and philosophical aspects.  Studio format.  Course is equivalent to a traditional lecture and laboratory course. Studio Seely.
  

  • PHYS 116: General Physics

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: PHYS 115 .
    Second semester of an algebra-based survey of general physics.  Topics include electricity and magnetism, light and optics, and atomic and nuclear physics.  Includes analytical, historical and philosophical aspects.  Studio format.  Course is equivalent to a traditional lecture and laboratory course.  Studio. Staff
  

  • PHYS 167: Analytical Physics I

    (1 Unit)
    Corequisite: MATH 141 , or permission of instructor.
    First semester of a calculus-based survey of general physics. Topics include kinematics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, wave motion, sound.  Includes analytical, historical and philosophical aspects.  Studio format. Course is equivalent to a traditional lecture and laboratory course. Studio. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 168: Analytical Physics II

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: PHYS 167 . Corequisite: MATH 143  or permission of instructor.
    Second semester of a calculus-based survey of general physics. Topics include electricity and magnetism, light and optics, and selected topics in modern physics. Studio format. Course is equivalent to a traditional lecture and laboratory course. Studio. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 187: Selected Topics

    (1/4 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 188: Selected Topics

    (1/2 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 189: Selected Topics

    (1 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 191: Colloquium in Physics and Astronomy I

    (.25 Unit)
    Discussion of selected topics in physics and astronomy as determined by student and staff interest. Led by departmental faculty, visiting speakers and students. Students are required to read selected scientific papers, attend presentations and actively participate in discussions. Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 205: Planetary Astronomy

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: High school algebra or permission of instructor.
    Covers our solar system’s origin and evolution, including Newton’s and Kepler’s Laws, planetary motion, planet characteristics, and detection of extrasolar planets. Investigates planetary and other images and data returned by solar system spacecraft. Considers recent developments in biochemistry and whether or not life could exist on other worlds. Zellner.
  

  • PHYS 206: Astrophysics I: Stars, Galaxies and Cosmology

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: MATH 141  and/or a previous physics course, or permission of instructor.
    Provides an understanding of stars and how they work, and examines our galaxy. Covers topics related to cosmology, including our expanding universe. Intended for mathematics and science majors and minors and for students pursuing teacher certification in science. Zellner.
  

  • PHYS 243: Introduction to Mathematical Methods in Physics I

    (.5 Unit)
    Prerequisite: PHYS 168 , or permission of instructor.
    An introduction to the mathematical methods in Physics. Topics include statistical interpretation of data and distribution functions, functions of a complex variable, and Fourier analysis. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 244: Introduction to Mathematical Methods in Physics II

    (.5 Unit)
    Prerequisites: PHYS 168  and PHYS 243 , or permission of instructor.
    A continuation of PHYS 243 . Topics include Coordinate transformations and curvilinear coordinates, partial differential equations, matrices and linear algebra. Seely.
  

  • PHYS 245: Electronics

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: PHYS 168 , or PHYS 116  with MATH 143 , or permission of instructor.
    The use of linear and integrated circuits, discrete devices, amplifiers, power supplies, oscillators and digital logic in experimental design and data acquisition. Applications of measurement instrumentation. Lecture and laboratory. Miller.
  

  • PHYS 250: Introductory Modern Physics

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: MATH 245  and PHYS 243 , or permission of instructor. Corequisites: PHYS 244  and MATH 247 , or permission of instructor (may also be taken as prerequisites).
    A survey of modern physics. Topics include special relativity, the quantum theory of light and quantum mechanics of matter with applications in atomic, nuclear and elementary particle physics. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 287: Selected Topics

    (1/4 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 288: Selected Topics

    (1/2 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 289: Selected Topics

    (1 Unit)
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 291: Colloquium in Physics and Astronomy II

    (1/4 Unit)
    Prerequisite: PHYS 191 , junior or senior standing.
    Discussion of selected topics in physics and astronomy as determined by student and staff interest. Led by departmental faculty, visiting speakers and students. Students are required to read selected scientific papers, attend presentations, actively participate in discussions, and give a presentation on a scientific paper of their choice. Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 308: Optics

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: PHYS 250 , or permission of instructor.
    An introduction to geometrical and physical optics which includes paraxial theory, polarization, interference and diffraction phenomena, and optical instruments. Topics in contemporary optics, including lasers, holography and Fourier optics will also be discussed. Lecture and laboratory. Offered in alternate years. Seely.
  

  • PHYS 322: Solid State and Nuclear Physics

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: PHYS 250 .
    An introduction to the modern quantum mechanical description of solids and the atomic nucleus. Lecture. Offered in alternate years. Moreau.
  

  • PHYS 325: Theoretical Mechanics

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: PHYS 244 , MATH 247 .
    Review of elementary mechanics, one-dimensional motion, harmonic oscillator, motion in two and three dimensions, central force motion and orbital mechanics, many-particle systems, rotational motion, gravitation, moving coordinate systems and Lagrangian mechanics. Zellner.
  

  • PHYS 336: Electricity and Magnetism

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: PHYS 244 , MATH 247 .
    A thorough discussion of Maxwell’s electromagnetic field equations in differential form. Major topics are electrostatics, magnetostatics, electromagnetic induction and electromagnetic waves. Moreau.
  

  • PHYS 350: Advanced Laboratory

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: PHYS 245  and PHYS 250 , or permission of instructor.
    A junior-level laboratory designed to give students experience in independent research in experimental physics. Experiments include topics in optics, electricity and magnetism, atomic physics, and quantum physics. Strong emphasis is given to statistical analysis of data, error analysis, interpretation of measurements, techniques of measurement, and experimental design. Computer control of apparatus and computational analysis is also emphasized. Seely.
  

  • PHYS 380: Mathematical Physics

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: MATH 247 , or permission of instructor.
    Mathematical methods in physics including vector calculus, transform calculus, tensor analysis and special functions (viz. Fourier series, Gamma functions, Hermite polynomials, Bessel functions, spherical harmonics and Laguerre polynomials). Same as MATH 380 . Miller.
  

  • PHYS 384: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisites: PHYS 250 , MATH 247 .
    Classical thermodynamics, including kinetic theory and an introduction to statistical mechanics. Moreau.
  

  • PHYS 387: Quantum Mechanics

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: PHYS 250 , or permission of instructor.
    Non-relativistic quantum interpretation of matter and energy, employing both the wave mechanics of Schroedinger and the matrix mechanics of Heisenberg. Miller.
  

  • PHYS 388: Selected Topics

    (1/4 Unit), (1/2 Unit), 1)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 389: Selected Topics

    (1/4 Unit), (1/2 Unit), 1)
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
    An examination of subjects or areas not included in other courses. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 391: Internship

    (1/2 Unit)
    Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 392: Internship

    (1 Unit)
    Offered on a credit/no credit basis. Staff.
  

  • PHYS 401: Seminar

    (1/2 Unit)
    Staff.
  

  • PHYS 402: Seminar

    (1 Unit)
    Staff.
  

  • PHYS 411: Directed Study

    (1/2 Unit)
    Staff.
  

  • PHYS 412: Directed Study

    (1 Unit)
    Staff.

Political Science: American Politics and Policy
  

  • PLSC 101: Politics of American Democracy

    (1 Unit)
    An overview of the dynamics and structure of the American political system: the Constitution, civil liberties, Congress, the Presidency, bureaucracy, interest groups, political parties, and voting behavior. Contrasts the principles of democratic action with a behind-the-scenes examination of how public policy is actually made. Dabney, Grossman, Rose.
  

  • PLSC 214: Congress and the Presidency

    (1 Unit)
    An examination of the changing roles and responsibilities of Congress and the presidency with a focus on the changing political environment and the potential for leadership. Grossman.
  

  • PLSC 216: Public Policy Analysis

    (1 Unit)
    Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.
    An examination as to how government decides to address problems. The stages of the policy-making process. Special attention is paid to the methods of program evaluation. Substantive policy areas are discussed, with an emphasis on social welfare, health, education, urban, and environmental protection policies. First-year students are not allowed to enroll in this course. Dabney, Grossman, Rose.
  

  • PLSC 220: Interest Groups and Political Action

    (1 Unit)
    An examination of the increasing power of interest groups in the governmental process, including case studies of successful and unsuccessful efforts by business, labor, women’s groups, ideological groups and various citizens’ groups to influence public opinion and public policy. Offered in alternate years. Dabney.
  

  • PLSC 225: American Citizenship in Theory and Practice

    (1 Unit)
    Focuses on the ways in which the concept of American citizenship has changed over time in response to various historical events such as the founding of the American republic, the abolition of slavery, the expansion of suffrage rights, the waves of immigration from Europe and Asia, and other circumstances. Grossman, Rose.
  

  • PLSC 229: Film Images of World War II

    (1 Unit)
    The history of the Second World War and world films made about the war from 1939 to the present. (Film fee.) Offered in alternate years. Same as HIST 229 . Cocks, Grossman.
 

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