Political Science

Origins, principles, structures, processes, and practices of American national government. Stresses different perspectives on democratic theory and practice, and the adequacy of governmental institutions.

Credit Hours

3

GER

SS

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Introduction to select perennial themes in the history of political philosophy.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HA

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Introduction to analytical concepts, nature of the interstate system, the assumptions and ideas of diplomacy, the determinants of foreign policy.

Credit Hours

3

GER

SS

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

The course is organized around the following questions: What is politics, and what is political science? How do political groups form? How do groups make decisions? How are group decisions implemented? We approach these questions using ideas that are found across the sub-fields of political science.

Credit Hours

3

GER

SS

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Political systems of major nations in comparative perspective.

Credit Hours

3

GER

SS

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Discussion based course on the foundational ideas that underlie American democracy and other major American political debates from the revolutionary era to the present. Readings drawn from classic texts and original documents, speeches and writings of leading American political figures.This course is part of Emory's Voluntary Core Curriculum program.

Credit Hours

4

GER

SS

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

For first-year students only. Entry level seminar focusing on a specific topic. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

Credit Hours

3

GER

FS

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This intermediate course in American politics examines how the public, elected officials and political institutions interact to govern and make public policy.

Credit Hours

3

GER

SS

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Beginnings of the Western political heritage as shaped by such great political thinkers as Plato, Aristotle, Thucydides, and Xenophon.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HA

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Political thought in the early modern period, from Machiavelli through the nineteenth century.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HA

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Fundamental concepts and quantitative techniques of empirical political inquiry. Introduction to concepts of measurement, parametric, and non-parametric statistics. Basic bivariate and univariate statistics used in political science.

Credit Hours

4

GER

SS

Requisites

QTM 100 or QTM_OX 100 or MATH_OX 117 or MATH_OX 117Q or QTM 220 or ECON 220 or ECON_OX 220 or POLS 310 or POLS 310W or ISOM 350 or BUS 350 or BUS_OX 350 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Intermediate course in international politics and relations, building on analytical concepts and applying them to the interstate system, as well as further examining assumptions and ideas of diplomacy, the determinants of foreign policy, causes and cessation of conflicts, etc.

Credit Hours

3

GER

SS

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This intermediate course in comparative politics examines two core challenges of democratic and autocratic governance- how power is constructed and maintained, and how public policy is constructed and implemented.

Credit Hours

3

GER

SS

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This course introduces students to the many political institutions, ideological visions, and demographic divisions that have driven Israeli politics from 1948 through the present day. It also gives students a broad understanding of how political institutions operate in Israel and beyond.

Credit Hours

3

GER

SS

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• MESAS 223
• JS 223

This course introduces students to the many political institutions, ideological visions, and demographic divisions that have driven Israeli politics from 1948 through the present day. It also gives students a broad understanding of how political institutions operate in Israel and beyond.

Credit Hours

4

GER

SSW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• MESAS 223W
• JS 223W

Introduction to basic concepts of American environmental policy. Topics include: history of federal environmental policymaking, environmental policy tools, controversies in environmental policy, and U.S. environmental policy in the age of globalization. Field trips required.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

POLS 100 or POLS_OX 100 or ENVS 120 or ENVS 130 or ENVS 131 or ENVS_OX 131 or ENVS 140 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

• ENVS 227

Introduction to basic concepts of American environmental policy. Topics include: history of federal environmental policymaking, environmental policy tools, controversies in environmental policy, and U.S. environmental policy in the age of globalization. Field trips required.

Credit Hours

4

GER

HSCW

Requisites

POLS 100 or POLS_OX 100 or ENVS 120 or ENVS 130 or ENVS 131 or ENVS_OX 131 or ENVS 140 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

• ENVS 227W

Prerequisite: ENVS 131, POLS 100 or permission. An introduction to basic concepts of American environmental policy in the age of globalization. Topics include the history of federal policymaking, policy tools and controversies in environmental policy. Field trips and weekly lab required.

Credit Hours

4

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• ENVS 228

Prerequisite: ENVS 131, POLS 100 or permission. An introduction to basic concepts of American environmental policy in the age of globalization. Topics include the history of federal policymaking, policy tools and controversies in environmental policy. Field trips and weekly lab required.

Credit Hours

5

GER

HSCW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• ENVS 228W

Covers the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from the 1880s to today. It will introduce students to early Zionist debates and the late Ottoman context before discussing the British Mandate period, the State of Israel, and the Palestinian cause on the world stage after the 1967 war.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HAE

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• JS 268
• HIST 268
• MESAS 268

Selected topics and problems in political science. Content will vary in successive offerings of this course. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

Credit Hours

1 - 4

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Selected topics and problems in political science. Content will vary in successive offerings of this course. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

Credit Hours

1 - 5

GER

CW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This course takes a mathematical approach to the study of voting procedures by considering the axiomatic properties procedures satisfy. Topics include apportionment, how agendas are optimally constructed, and how systems can (or can't!) reconcile individual liberty with the collective good.

Credit Hours

3

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

The course examines the intersection of policing and politics. It addresses how politics influences the police and policing (e.g., stop-and-frisk) and how the police and policing influence politics (e.g., rhetoric of political campaigns, protests in response to killings of civilians, etc.).

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Intensive analysis of one or more texts of political philosophy or political science, with an emphasis on developing skills of close reading, textual analysis, and independent interpretation.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HAP

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

An introduction to classical and contemporary political theories of justice, with application to several specific contemporary questions of public policy.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HAP

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

An introduction to the various approaches to using statistics to study social phenomena.

Credit Hours

3

GER

MQR

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

An introduction to the various approaches to using statistics to study social phenomena.

Credit Hours

4

GER

MQRW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 110. Examines general principles and problems of international conflict resolution, including strategic bargaining, issue linkage, third party involvement, and coalition formation.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 110. Procedures and practices regarded by states as constituting international law, with major emphasis on contemporary problems and probable trends.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 110. Nature and development of international organization, with emphasis on the interaction between international systems and organizations.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

POLS 208 or POLS_OX 208 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 110. Nature and development of international organization, with emphasis on the interaction between international systems and organizations.

Credit Hours

4

GER

HSCW

Requisites

POLS 208 or POLS_OX 208 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 110. Organizations and processes involved in the formulation and execution of United States national security policy. Topics include nuclear strategy, bureaucratic politics, and the programming and budgeting process.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Comparison of post-World War II foreign policies of selected states. Primary focus on developing an understanding of the impact of internal influences on external behavior.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Traditions and assumptions of American foreign policy; analysis of post-World War II policy, including nuclear deterrence, foreign aid, and alliance policies.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 110. This course delves into the philosophical and contextual underpinnings of human rights in order to create a framework for understanding the increasing importance of human rights in the international system.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Examines interactions between economic developments (domestic and external) and political changes (domestic and external). Begins with general views and then examines particular issues (e.g., trade, monetary, development, environmental).

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 110 or 120. Reviews several theories of the causes and dynamics of political violence. Includes an exploration of the ethical and moral issues concerning the proper role of government, the question of ends versus means, and the value of human existence.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 120. Examination of the theoretical and substantive relationships between politics and economics from a comparative perspective, including macroeconomic policy, economic influence on the vote, and political control of economic behavior.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Suggested prerequisite: POLS 110 or 120. Intro to the contemporary politics of SE Asia. Focus on capitalist developing countries of the region - Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore. Approach is comparative, with focus on democratization, economic growth, and environmental issues.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• EAS 322

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 120. This course looks at the role of political parties for democracies and at ways parties represent interests in democracies. It combines general literature on parties and detailed study of a few countries.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Examines the contemporary political systems of Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Greece, including the topics of authoritarian rule, transition to democracy, reform of government institutions, and other issues.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 110 or 120. An introduction to the politics and governments of Eastern Europe from World War I to the present.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 120. Comparative examination of the contemporary political systems of democratic Europe.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 110 or 120. Examines politics of contemporary Japan, with stress on political bases of Japanese economic growth and in comparison with other East Asian economic successes (e.g., Taiwan, South Korea).

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• EAS 328

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 120. Provides a survey and analysis of ways states undergo transitions from authoritarian to democratic regimes. Emphasizes interplay of elite and social factors, and addresses relationship between political and economic reform.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Overview of the major political systems in Latin America; emphasis on patterns of authority; development of groups; the nature of institutions; political culture; forces of change; and the role of the state.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 120. Institutions and processes of the European Union including issues of membership, federalism, regional cohesion, effectiveness, accountability, and identity.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Politics of sub-Saharan Africa are examined, with emphasis on the major issues of social and political analysis as well as the African economic predicament and its political implications.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSCE

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• AAS 334
• AFS 334

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 120. Surveys the main contemporary theories of ethnic mobilization and nation building. Discusses the relationship between ethnicity and nationalism, and examines ethnic conflict and ways of resolving and preventing it.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 120. This course discusses the contemporary Russian political system, including major institutions and processes. Reviews development and collapse of the U.S.S.R. and briefly examines developments in other newly independent successor states.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

A broad introduction to the relationship between Islam and politics in twentieth-century Iran, the Middle East, and North Africa.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Political Science 120 is recommended but not required. Introduces students to critical issues in Middle East politics. Central themes include the colonial encounter, the rise of the authoritarian state, Israel and Palestine, and the rise of political Islam.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Examines the connection between political activity and environmental management. Focus ranges from regulatory activity to the environmental consequences of particular electoral forms of democratic governance.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

The course studies extralegal violence - violence that takes place outside of the legal and criminal justice system - with a particular focus on its impact on Black people and Black communities in the United States.

Credit Hours

3

GER

ETHN

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

An introduction to the structure and behavior of the American presidency. Examines presidential elections, the organization of the office, and its relations with the other national political institutions.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Constitutional responsibilities of the federal legislature. Effects of internal procedures and organization, external links, and member goals on congressional decisions.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Examination of how and why national, state, and local governments in the American federal system interact (or fail to interact) to resolve important public policy problems.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Party organization, candidate recruitment, political campaigning, and legislative parties as facets of the total political system. Effect of parties in differing national and cultural contexts in fostering or inhibiting democratic values and practices.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Comprehensive examination of African American politics and its critical influence upon the American political system. Civil rights and black power movements; the voting rights act and redistricting; African American political participation, attitudes, and governance.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSCE

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• AAS 346

Examination of the past, present, and future of Latino politics in the U.S. Analyzes historical and contemporary political preferences, voting, and representation of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, and other Latino populations, and how Latinos shape U.S.politics broadly.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSCE

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Voter and candidate decision-making during primary and general elections, patterns of partisan support in the electorate, and factors affecting campaign strategy in American elections.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Comprehensive examination of the significance of race in the development of the American political system. Topics include Reconstruction, the civil rights movement, and the contemporary political attitudes and behavior of black and white Americans.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 100. Basic concepts of American law, judicial selection, the legal profession, court systems, and judicial behavior.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Course focuses on the Supreme Court as an institution. Legal, attitudinal, and strategic models are employed to examine the court's history and processes, and its role in the political system.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 100. Basic principles of the Constitution and powers of the national and state governments, examined through Supreme Court decisions and secondary works.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Personal liberties guaranteed by the United States Constitution, including freedom of speech, religion, assembly, petition; the right of privacy; the right against age, sex, race, or economic discrimination.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Examination of the various stages of the criminal justice process in the United States and the constitutional rights accorded to the criminally accused.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Identifies and examines the ways in which the nonprofit sector has and continues to organize communities for political action, foster citizen participation, promote social responsibility, influence local elections, inform public policy, and critique government decisions.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Overview of the role of gender in defining and shaping politics, political systems, political beliefs, political behavior, and public policy in the American and/or international context.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• WGS 357

Comprehensive analysis of legal issues relevant to women's status in society. Constitutional and statutory law addressed.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• WGS 358

How national public policies develop. Focus on who American governing actors and elites are, what they control, how they work together, and how issues thereby develop, recur, and evolve into policy.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• SOC 377

Examines how American executive branch agencies behave as organizations and how they relate in practice to the rest of the people in government and the nation.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

The nature, sources, and consequences of Americans' political preferences and beliefs. Topics include public opinion research methods, political socialization, self interest, reference groups, and voting behavior.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Focusing primarily on politics in the United States, this course examines the important roles played by organized interest groups and broader social movements in democratic politics.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Structures and political processes of state and local governments. Emphasis on the roles of state and local governments in the American federal system.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Three fundamental questions about poverty in America will be assessed: Who are the poor and how has the composition of the poverty population changed recently? What role do politics and ideology play in assessing the needs of the poor? What has been the effect of government programs and policies?

Credit Hours

3

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Introduction and overview to the politics and governance of American cities. Emphasis is on understanding the relationships among governing structures, decision-making processes, and policy outcomes.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Overview of major public policy problems confronting American urban areas today and the responses city, state, and national governments have made to address these problems. Policy areas covered include poverty, education, crime, housing, and community development.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Overview of the quantitative and qualitative methodologies employed by analysts in determining whether public programs and policies work. Attention is also given to research utilization and the role of analysis in the policymaking process.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Open only to undergraduate students by permission of the instructor. Additionally, this course is required for all students seeking to apply for the fellowship in Community Building and Social Change.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• CBSC 370A
• SOC 370A
• ENVS 370A

Open only to students admitted as fellows in the program in Community Building and Social Change.

Credit Hours

4

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• CBSC 370B
• SOC 370B
• ENVS 370B

Open only to students admitted as fellows in the program in Community Building and Social Change.

Credit Hours

5

GER

HSCW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• CBSC 370BW
• SOC 370BW
• ENVS 370BW

Open only to students admitted as fellows in the program in Community Building and Social Change.

Credit Hours

1

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• SOC 370L
• ENVS 370L
• CBSC 370L

Practical, applied course on how to express political ideas using the video medium. This course is appropriate for students with no prior experience in video production. This course also addresses the theory of political television advertising, political documentaries and commentaries.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HAP

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This course examines the science, history, politics and policy of nuclear weapons.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 110 or 120. Describes the manifold consequences of war to the individual, the state, and the international system; reviews a variety of theories of war consequences and explores the possible political and moral implications.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This class covers a variety of topics regarding the nature, causes, prosecution, and consequences of war. Specific topics discussed include counterinsurgency, deterrence, public opinion and war, economic development and war, democracy and war, civil-military relations, civil war, ethnicity and war.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

POLS 110 or POLS_OX 110 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

This class covers a variety of topics regarding the nature, causes, prosecution, and consequences of war. Specific topics discussed include counterinsurgency, deterrence, public opinion and war, economic development and war, democracy and war, civil-military relations, civil war, ethnicity and war.

Credit Hours

4

GER

HSCW

Requisites

POLS 110 or POLS_OX 110 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Examines contemporary Chinese politics, covering regime institutions and processes, policies and their effects, and the dynamics of political development, including Chinese Communist party and central government, as well as the role of subnational government.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• EAS 375

Introduction to game theory and strategic thinking. Foundational building blocks of non-cooperative games including normal and strategic form games, Nash equilibrium concept, various equilibrium concept refinements including backwards induction, sub-game perfection, and perfect Bayesian equilibrium.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• QTM 315

Suggested prerequisite: Political Science 120. Analysis of the contemporary Spanish political system, including its transition to democracy, political institutions, and governmental processes.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

An examination of political information as it is conveyed through music and music video/film art forms. Course fulfills an elective requirement for the political science major.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This course analyzes current theoretical approaches to development and evaluates real-world policies that aim to improve human welfare in lower- and middle-income countries around the world. Topics include low state capacity, policing, election quality, migration, and displacement.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This course examines the logic and exercise of violence in contemporary Asia, including insurgency, terrorism, intervention, political violence during decolonization, conflict between regional powers, & social mobilization in e.g. Afghanistan, Philippines, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, and North Korea.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Course focuses on economic development in post-World War II dictatorships, emphasizing conceptual issues, typologies of dictatorships, dynamics of dictatorships, and benefits of democracy vs. dictatorship for development.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Progression of the conflict from the 19th century to the present is reviewed in a multidisciplinary manner. Topics include political history, communal disparities, and the various wars and their diplomatic outcomes.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• HIST 383
• JS 383

Focuses on the complexity of policy problems surrounding international environmental issues, the fragility of international environmental institutions, and specific policy problems such as free trade, sustainable development, population growth, climate change, and endangered species.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

POLS 110 or POLS_OX 110 or ENVS 120 or ENVS 130 or ENVS 131 or ENVS_OX 131 or ENVS 140 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

• ENVS 377

Focuses on the complexity of policy problems surrounding international environmental issues, the fragility of international environmental institutions, and specific policy problems such as free trade, sustainable development, population growth, climate change, and endangered species.

Credit Hours

4

GER

HSCW

Requisites

POLS 110 or POLS_OX 110 or ENVS 120 or ENVS 130 or ENVS 131 or ENVS_OX 131 or ENVS 140 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

• ENVS 377W

Selected topics and problems in political science. Content will vary in successive offerings of this course. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

Credit Hours

1 - 4

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Selected topics and problems in political science. Content will vary in successive offerings of this course. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

Credit Hours

1 - 5

GER

CW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This is a variable credit course; special topics in Political Science.

Credit Hours

1 - 4

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This is a variable credit course; special topics in Political Science.

Credit Hours

1 - 5

GER

CW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This course offers independent research study credit. Participating students are matched with a member of the Emory faculty (or advanced graduate student) and conduct independent research under the faculty member's supervision.

Credit Hours

3

GER

XA

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Research on selected topics and problems in political science. Class will fulfill the "research" requirement for the political science major. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.

Credit Hours

3

GER

None

Requisites

POLS 208 or POLS_OX 208 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Research on selected topics and problems in political science. Class will fulfill the "research" requirement for the political science major. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.

Credit Hours

4

GER

CW

Requisites

POLS 208 or POLS_OX 208 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

The basic internship course provides students with an opportunity to earn 1 to 4 hours of S/U academic credit while gaining practical workplace experience. Unlike the advanced internship course (POLS 496RW), this course has no prerequisites. May be repeated up to a total of 8 credit hours.

Credit Hours

1 - 4

GER

XA

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This course offers 3 hours of independent research study credit. Participating students are matched with a member of the Emory faculty (or an advanced graduate student) and conduct independent research under the faculty member's supervision. May be repeated up to a total of 12 credit hours.

Credit Hours

3

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Credit sixteen hours, satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Special course for students selected by the department to study for one semester in the nation's capital, with an occasional abroad component.

Credit Hours

16

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Credit sixteen hours, satisfactory/unsatisfactory.Special course for students selected by the department to study for one semester in New York City.

Credit Hours

16

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Open only to senior and junior majors and others by permission of instructor. Selected topics in political science.

Credit Hours

3

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Open only to senior and junior majors and others by permission of instructor. Selected topics in political science.

Credit Hours

4

GER

CW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This is a variable credit course; special topics class in Political Science that will be a variation of a senior seminar.

Credit Hours

1 - 4

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

This is a variable credit course; special topics class in Political Science that will be a variation of a senior seminar.

Credit Hours

1 - 5

GER

CW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Open only to students admitted as fellows in the program in Community Building and Social Change.

Credit Hours

2

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

• CBSC 492R
• SOC 492R
• ENVS 492R

Research Seminar on selected topics and problems in political science. Class will fulfill the "research" requirement for the political science major. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.

Credit Hours

3

GER

HSC

Requisites

POLS 208 or POLS_OX 208 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Research Seminar on selected topics and problems in political science. Class will fulfill the "research" requirement for the political science major. May be repeated for credit when the topic varies.

Credit Hours

4

GER

HSCW

Requisites

POLS 208 or POLS_OX 208 or equivalent transfer credit as prerequisite.

Cross-Listed

None

Open only to students selected to participate in the department's Honors Program. Basic social science research methods and preparation of an honors thesis on some previously uninvestigated or insufficiently investigated area of political science. This course is required for completion of the Honors Program in political science.

Credit Hours

3

GER

XA

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Open only to students selected to participate in the department's Honors Program. Basic social science research methods and preparation of an honors thesis on some previously uninvestigated or insufficiently investigated area of political science. This course is required for completion of the Honors Program in political science.

Credit Hours

4

GER

CW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Credit, four to twelve hours. Supervised participation in a government/political internship approved by the department.

Credit Hours

4 - 12

GER

XA

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Credit, four to twelve hours. Supervised participation in a government/political internship approved by the department.

Credit Hours

4 - 12

GER

XAW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Credit, one to twelve hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Independent reading and research under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit.

Credit Hours

1 - 12

GER

None

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Credit, one to twelve hours. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Independent reading and research under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit.

Credit Hours

1 - 12

GER

CW

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None

Credit, one to eight hours. Independent research course for students selected to participate in the department's Honors Program. This course is required for completion of the Honors Program in political science.

Credit Hours

1 - 8

GER

XA

Requisites

None

Cross-Listed

None