Political Science Capstone Seminar
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Overview
Subject area
POL
Catalog Number
4900
Course Title
Political Science Capstone Seminar
Department(s)
Description
This course is designed to enable students to develop a sophisticated understanding of the concepts and theories employed in political science. The seminar combines extensive reading, in-depth research, oral student presentations, and intensive class discussion. Topics will be drawn from one of the following areas: American politics, urban politics, political theory, public policy, comparative politics, or international politics. Students will prepare class presentations and a substantial research paper as part of the course requirements. (POL 4900 may be repeated once for credit as an area elective within the major, provided the two courses cover different topics.)
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
No
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
Yes
Total Completions Allowed
2
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Course Topic ID
1
Formal Description
Democratic Theory
Course Topic ID
2
Formal Description
Nuclear Weapons in International Relations
Course Topic ID
3
Formal Description
Research in Comparative Politics
Course Topic ID
4
Formal Description
The Federalist Papers
Course Topic ID
5
Formal Description
Democratic Theory
Course Topic ID
6
Formal Description
Research Comparative Politics
Course Topic ID
7
Formal Description
Politics, Immigration, and Citizenship in the US
Course Topic ID
8
Formal Description
Urban Politics
Course Topic ID
9
Formal Description
Nuclear Weapons
Course Topic ID
10
Formal Description
Democracy and Private Property
Course Topic ID
11
Formal Description
Global Governance and International Law
Course Topic ID
12
Formal Description
Essentially Contested Concepts in Political Scienc
Course Topic ID
13
Formal Description
American Conservatism
Course Topic ID
14
Formal Description
African Political Economy: Social Theory and Prac
Course Topic ID
15
Formal Description
Collective Action and Contentious Politics
Course Topic ID
16
Formal Description
Women and Politics
Course Topic ID
17
Formal Description
Social Movements in the United States
Course Topic ID
18
Formal Description
Women in Politics
Course Topic ID
19
Formal Description
Civil Wars and Peacebuilding
Course Topic ID
20
Formal Description
The Supreme Court and Religion
Course Topic ID
21
Formal Description
Populism
Course Topic ID
22
Formal Description
Science,Technology& The State
Course Topic ID
23
Formal Description
The Federalist Papers
Course Topic ID
24
Formal Description
Civil Wars
Course Topic ID
25
Formal Description
Intn’l Orgs in the World System
Course Topic ID
26
Formal Description
Immigrant Cities
Course Topic ID
27
Formal Description
The Asian International Order after World War II
Course Topic ID
28
Formal Description
Contestable Concepts in Pol Sci
Course Topic ID
29
Formal Description
Theories of Democracy
Course Topic ID
30
Formal Description
Politics of Inequality
Course Topic ID
31
Formal Description
Transitional Justice
Course Topic ID
32
Formal Description
Asia in Global Political Economy
Course Topic ID
33
Formal Description
Women and Politics
Course Topic ID
34
Formal Description
Machiavelli: Democracy and Dictatorship.
Course Topic ID
35
Formal Description
US Foreign Policy towards East Asia
Course Topic ID
36
Formal Description
U.S. Grand Strategy Toward Asia Since WWII
Course Topic ID
37
Formal Description
US-China Strategic Rivalary and Its Global Impact
Course Topic ID
38
Formal Description
Global Social Movements
Course Topic ID
39
Formal Description
International Relations and Human Rights
Course Topic ID
40
Formal Description
Labor History, Policy, and Culture in the U.S
Course Topic ID
41
Formal Description
Chinese Politics in a Globalizing World
Course Topic ID
42
Formal Description
Gender and International Relations
Course Topic ID
43
Formal Description
Democratic Transformations
Requisites
025603