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

Course Schedule