American Politics Concentration - Sub-Plan Option

Core Courses - Take All

POL 111Introduction to American Government

3

POL 112Introduction to Comparative Politics

3

POL 211Introduction to Political Theory

3

American Politics Concentration - Take Four to Six

POL 220Introduction to Law and Politics

3

POL 230Politics & The Media: An American-Global Perspective

3

POL 260Introduction to American Intelligence

3

POL 301Introduction to Public Administration, Governance, and Public Service

3

POL 302Contemporary Issues of Public Policy

3

POL 309Politics in the Age of Trump

3

POL 310The US Presidency

3

POL 312The Civil Rights Movement

3.00

POL 313Urban Government & Politics

3

POL 314American Ethnic Politics

3

POL 316The Congress

3

POL 317American Public Opinion

3

POL 321/MDIA 321Mass Media Law and Ethics

3

POL 322Federalists and Anti-Federalists

3

POL 323Constitutional Law I

3

POL 324Constitutional Law II

3

POL 333Democracy and Democratization

3

POL 337ACybersecurity

3.00

POL 328Catholic Social Teaching and Global Politics

3

POL 339/HIST 342AContending Views on US Intelligence From Truman to Reagan

3

POL 361American Politics in Film

3

POL 363Politics of the 60's

3

POL 366Democracy in Elections in France & US

3

POL 369Politics of the '80s

3

POL 372Politics and Culture in France and the United States

3.00

POL 400American Political Parties

3

POL 401Mass Media and American Politics

3

POL 402The Values Divide: American Politics & Culture in Transition

3

POL 405National Elections

3

POL 405A/POL 505AConstitutional Democracy in Theory and Practice

3

POL 407U.S. Political Leadership to 1912

3.00

POL 407A/POL 507The Supreme Court

3

POL 408Congressional Leadership

3

POL 410American Political Thought I

3.00

POL 411/POL 648American Political Thought II

3

POL 412AHomeland Security

3

POL 414APower in American Politics

3.00

POL 416/POL 616AAmerican Federalism

3

POL 419Interest Groups & American Politics

3

POL 420Contemporary Issues in Congress

3

POL 421U.S. Midterm Elections

3

POL 424Contemporary Issues in State and Local Government

3

POL 427U.S. Political Leadership Since 1912

3.00

POL 428Conservatism and American Politics

3

POL 445US Foreign Policy

3

POL 453/POL 553Constitutional Theory and Interpretation

3

POL 455American Political Development

3

POL 456Congress and Foreign Policy

3

POL 463/POL 624Advanced Studies in Congress

3

POL 465American Political Culture

3

POL 468/SOC 468US Counterintelligence Operations and Controversies

3

POL 471Issues in Contemporary U.S. Intelligence

3.00

POL 472National Security Processes

3

POL 477Political Theory of the American Framing

3.00

POL 478Environmental Politics and Policy

3.00

POL 479Advanced Topics in Public Law

3

Political Electives in other Concentrations - Take Three to Five

HSSS 101The Concept of the Person in the Social Sciences

3

HSSS 102Economic Reasoning and Social Issues

3

HSEV 204Environmental Politics and Policy

3.00

POL 202European Politics

3.00

POL 212Introduction to International Relations

3

POL 226Introduction to Peace Studies

3

POL 230Politics & The Media: An American-Global Perspective

3

POL 260Introduction to American Intelligence

3

POL 303The Politics of China

3

POL 304Religion, Politics, and Globalization in China

3.00

POL 307Global Issues

3

POL 307ARefugees and Political Crises

3

POL 308Transnational Politics

POL 310AIslam and the Modern World

POL 312The Civil Rights Movement

3.00

POL 319/CLAS 319Democracy and Politics in Classical Athens

3

POL 325The Future of Europe

POL 326Politics of the Middle East

3

POL 327Nationalism and Islam: Post-Colonial Movements

3

POL 328Catholic Social Teaching and Global Politics

3

POL 329Israel and World Politics

3

POL 331Islam and Politics in the Modern World

3.00

POL 332Republic or Empire: Ideas and Practice in American Foreign Policy

3

POL 333Democracy and Democratization

3

POL 337Security Studies

3

POL 337ACybersecurity

3.00

POL 339/HIST 342AContending Views on US Intelligence From Truman to Reagan

3

POL 342British Government and Politics

3

POL 343Italian Politics (Rome)

3

POL 344Brazil in World Affairs

3

POL 350Latin American Politics

3

POL 351The French Colonial Project and the "Civilizing Mission"

3

POL 356Contemporary Islamic Political Theory

POL 359Ancient & Medieval Political Thought

3

POL 360Modern Political Thought

3

POL 365Post-Cold War Interventionism in U.S. Foreign Policy

POL 366Democracy in Elections in France & US

3

POL 367France, Germany, and the EU

3

POL 372Politics and Culture in France and the United States

3.00

POL 376U.S. Foreign Policy Perspectives in the 21st Century

POL 400AU.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East

3.00

POL 400BComparative Politics of the Middle East

POL 403/POL 603Person and Common Good

3

POL 403ATocqueville's Political Thought: Hope, Religion, and Democracy

POL 404Law and Morality

3

POL 405A/POL 505AConstitutional Democracy in Theory and Practice

3

POL 406Environment & Development

3

POL 406A/POL 706Seminar: Voegelin

3

POL 409Foundations of Christian Political Thought (Bible to Middle Ages)

3.00

POL 410American Political Thought I

3.00

POL 410A/POL 644Modern Christian Political Thought

3

POL 411/POL 648American Political Thought II

3

POL 412AHomeland Security

3

POL 414/POL 619The Arab-Israeli Conflict

3

POL 415Security in the Information Age

3.00

POL 417/POL 645Classic Political Thought

3

POL 42220th-CenturyFrench Political Thought

3.00

POL 423Politics & Military Strategy

3

POL 425Liberalism and Its Critics

3.00

POL 428Conservatism and American Politics

3

POL 429/POL 655Native Peoples, Environment and Religions

3

POL 431Classics of International Relations

3.00

POL 431AEast Asian Security

3

POL 433/POL 654Russian Foreign Policy

3

POL 435Cyber Intelligence and US Policy

3

POL 436United States, China and International Relations of East Asia

3

POL 437Countering Terrorists and Radicals

3

POL 441Britain and Europe in a Global Perspective

3

POL 442French Liberal Thought and Politics

3.00

POL 442ABritish Politics

3

POL 443Politics of Overseas Bases and American Empire

3

POL 445US Foreign Policy

3

POL 445AContemporary Issues in the UK

3

POL 446European Integration

3

POL 448Religion and World Politics

3.00

POL 450Public International Law

3

POL 451Legislating Heritage: Domestic Law and International Conventions

3.00

POL 453/POL 553Constitutional Theory and Interpretation

3

POL 454Comparative Foreign Policy

3

POL 457War in the Modern World

3

POL 458The Media and Foreign Policy

3.00

POL 459Human Rights Politics in Asia

3

POL 460A/POL 660AGrand Strategies of War and Peace

3

POL 461Advanced International Relations Seminar

3

POL 468/SOC 468US Counterintelligence Operations and Controversies

3

POL 469Terrorism, Counterterrorism and Civil Liberties after 9/11: European and U.S. Approaches

POL 470/POL 670Korea in World Politics

3

POL 471Issues in Contemporary U.S. Intelligence

3.00

POL 473International Political Economy

3.00

POL 474Classics of Political Economy

3.00

POL 476Politics and Literature

3

POL 477Political Theory of the American Framing

3.00

POL 480/POL 580Critical Political Theory

3

POL 495London Parliament Internship

3

POL 495CBritish Parliamentary Internship

6