Winter 07/Spring 08 Course Descriptions

All courses below are approved to be taught in Winter 2007 and Spring 2008; however, some (or all) may not be offered in either term.  The courses that are offered in Spring link to the Schedule of Classes.  Classes with alternative delivery modes (Web based, cable TV, correspondence, etc) are noted in the Schedule at the section level.  The complete list below is a good indicator of what may be offered over the next few years (contact department about offerings).  For explanations of course elements see the Key to Course Descriptions.

Political Science (POL )  Department Info

POL 199 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 201 -- American National Government  (3 units)
Description:  General survey of the constitutional bases, organization, and functioning of the American national government; recent and current trends.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 202 -- International Relations  (3 units)
Description:  Study of the international system, its actors and their capabilities; ends and means of foreign policy; international tension, conflict, and cooperation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 203 -- Political Ideas  (3 units)
Description:  Basic issues in political thought, with emphasis on contemporary problems of democracy, liberty, authority, obligation, and ideology.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 204 -- Comparative Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the major political systems and analysis of comparative political concepts, with a view to preparation for more advanced study.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104).
Approved as:  General Education Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 205 -- The American Presidency  (3 units)
Description:  Political dynamics of the executive office and its relationship to the competitive branches of government within the American political system.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 201.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 206 -- Public Policy and Administration  (3 units)
Description:  Theory and practice of executive agencies, including policy making and other functions, processes, personnel and fiscal management, and administrative law.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Identical to:  PA 206; PA is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 210 -- U.S. and Arizona Constitution  (3 units)
Description:  This course will review the U.S. and Arizona Constituion, and will MEET STATE TEACHERS CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 214 -- Arizona Government  (1 unit)
Description:  Arizona constitution. Offered through correspondence only.

POL 230 -- American State and Local Government  (3 units)
Description:  General survey of state and local government; recent and current trends.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 231 -- American Political Parties  (3 units)
Description:  American two-party system; history of political parties; role of parties in nominations, campaigns and elections; functions of parties in government; discussion of party organization and party activists; speculation on the future of party politics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 201.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 247 -- Introduction to Latin-American Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the political forces and social groups important in shaping contemporary Latin America; examination of Indians, slaves, peasants, landlords, labor, the middle sectors, and the military; discussion of theories of instability.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 204.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 248 -- Latin American Politics Through Film  (3 units)
Description:  In this course we will view a variety of films and television programs that portray central features of Latin American political life. The films will address a variety of contemporary political issues across Latin America. The goal when studying each film will be to address a series of questions as political scientists.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LA S 248.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 293 -- Internship  (1-6 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 297A -- United Nations  (3 units)
Description:  The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  open to participants in Model U.N. program only.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 299 -- Independent Study  (1-4 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 299H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 301 -- Methods of Political Inquiry  (3 units)
Description:  The primary goal of this course will be to understand the proper use and interpretation of quantitative analyses of political problems.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 309 -- The Judicial Process  (3 units)
Description:  Structure, function, and processes of the "third branch" of the American government.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Equivalent to:  POLV309
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 309 or POLV 309
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 201.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 315 -- Political Sociology  (3 units)
Description:  Current competing theories of socio-political institutions.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  SOC 315; SOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 323 -- Modern Political Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Western political theory from the Utilitarians through the 1930s.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV323
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 323 or POLV 323
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 201, POL 203 or PHIL 110, PHIL 113.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 326 -- American Political Thought  (3 units)
Description:  American political ideas from colonial times to the present.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 201, POL 203 or PHIL 110, PHIL 113.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 330 -- Minority Groups and American Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Political problems of the poor; analysis of systematic poverty in the U.S. and theories of causation; selected policy problems: education, housing, job training, enforcement of anti-discrimination statutes; future of "power" movements.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  AFAS 330, MAS 330.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 332 -- Politics of the Mexican-American Community  (3 units)
Description:  Political structure and processes of the Mexican-American community, with emphasis on history, schooling, political behavior, and class; future trends; bibliography.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  MAS 332.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 335 -- Gender and Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of politics through the lens of gender hierarchy. Emphasis on how constrictions of masculinity and femininity shape and are shaped by interacting economic, political and ideological practices.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  W S 335.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 340 -- Politics in Advanced Industrialized States  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of how variations in social structures and political configurations influence governmental policy and determine international competitiveness of states. Industrial sectors in five major economies are examined to determine how political systems differ, what kinds of policies enhance competitiveness, and where countries rank in terms of innovation of key industrial sectors.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 204.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 341 -- Comparative Public Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of social and economic policies and policy making, using examples from Western Europe, Scandinavia, and North America. Special attention to how global and regional political and economic forces are leading to significant changes in the "what" and "how" of government action.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 204.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 342 -- West European Politics  (3 units)
Description:  This is a survey course on the political changes and economic transformation of Europe. The course will examine in depth the evolution of the postwar social and political structures and their adjustments during the past decade in four different countries: Britain, France, Germany, and Italy.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 345 -- Caribbean Politics  (3 units)
Description:  This course provides an introduction to the politics of Caribbean states, from 1960 to the present. It will discuss major issues that effect the Caribbean region, namely, migration, poverty, regional economic cooperation and political integration, democratic institutions, and U. S. foreign policy towards the region.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  AFAS 345; AFAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 360 -- International Political Economy  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of politics of international economics and, to a lesser extent, of the economic determinants of international politics. Survey of the history of international political economy and theories that seek to explain it.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 202.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 361 -- International Organizations  (3 units)
Description:  Basic acquaintance with the United Nations and other major international organizations. One of the fundamental trends in the present and future world is the increasing and ever more complex interdependence between nations. To cope with that, conventional unilateral and bilateral means are insufficient. Multilateral approach - cooperative and competitive simultaneously - proves indispensable.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV361
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 361 or POLV 361
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 363 -- Games of Strategy  (3 units)
Description:  People engage in games of strategy any time they consider how their actions will affect the actions of others. We interact strategically with friends, enemies, families bosses, employees, fellow students, and professors. This course develops your strategic skills, helps you to use them more methodically, and applies them to situations in politics. We will consider real world dilemmas such as labor arbitration, legislative activities, voting behavior, and international security crises.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 365 -- Contemporary International Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of conflicts of national interests; decision making in the present international system; role-playing and simulation experience.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV365
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 365 or POLV 365
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 373 -- Political Geography  (3 units)
Description:  Explores links between global economic and political processes, national affairs and local politics. Designed to foster participation; assessment is via essays and assignments.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  GEOG 373; GEOG is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 377 -- Modern Israel  (3 units)
Description:  Evolution of the State of Israel from the rise of Zionism in 19th Century Europe to the present. Survey of the origins of the State of Israel from the rise of Zionism in 19th Century Europe to the Declaration of the State of Israel in 1948. Evolution of the State of Israel from 1949 to the present. Emphasis on interactive generative processes and understanding of the interplay between past processes and present socio-political realities.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  JUS 377; JUS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 386 -- Race/Gender: Genealogies, Formations, Politics  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the gendered constitution of race in the U.S., beginning in the 21st century and working backward to 1800. It explores analytic tools for understanding race/gender, as well as its role in public policy, neoconservatism, feminism and literature.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  INDV 102, satisfied mid-career writing proficiency requirements.
Identical to:  W S 386; W S is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 388 -- Immigration and Refugee Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of constitutional, legal, historical and political consequences of U.S. immigration and refugee policy. Recent trends. Foreign and domestic policy effects of migration.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LA S 388.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 392 -- Directed Research  (1-6 units)
Description:  Individual or small group research under the guidance of faculty.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 393 -- Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 393A -- Public Interest Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV393A
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 393A or POLV 393A
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 393B -- Administrative Staff Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV393B
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 393B or POLV 393B
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 393C -- Executive Staff Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV393C
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 393C or POLV 393C
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 393D -- Justice System Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV393D
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 393D or POLV 393D
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 393E -- Congressional Staff Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV393E
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 393E or POLV 393E
Prerequisite(s):  open to majors only.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Identical to:  LING 393E, MAS 393E, MUS 393E, SOC 393E.
Usually offered:  Summer.

POL 393F -- Political Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 393G -- Internship Project - Vote Smart  (1-12 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis for Project Vote Smart, a non-profit political research organization. Through their work researching and compiling both the voting records and special interest group evaluations of state and federal legislators, interns will gain valuable experience in political research and an understanding of both the U.S. political system and the election process.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Summer.

POL 396H -- Honors Proseminar  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 397A -- Advanced Model United Nations Workshop  (3 units)
Description:  This course has two principal objectives: 1) to prepare students for the annual Arizona Model UN Conference, and 2) to provide a broad introduction to the institutional structure and activities of the United Nations.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 399 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV399
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 399H -- Honors Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV399H
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 399H or POLV 399H
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 401 -- The Politics and Governance of Water  (3 units)
Description:  Water is a necessary resource, but also a scarce one. It is this scarcity that produces the conditions for the emergence of conflict among potential users, hence requiring the creation of institutional structures that establish rules that seek to accomplish an efficient utilization of water. This class examines such structures in a variety of levels –state, federal, and international- and analyzes how they affect issues of quality and quantity of provision, ecological balance and biodiversity, and conflict and cooperation among users. In particular, we will focus mainly on the rules governing how water is used, the politics of water decision-making, and whether or not the rules are effective at providing adequate amounts of clean water for human consumption and ecosystem maintenance.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 406 -- Bureaucracy, Politics, and Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Description and analysis of the executive branch of government: how federal agencies capture policy-making; why bureaucracy develops; the rules of bureaucratic culture; who controls the administrative branch.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 201.
Identical to:  PA 406; PA is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 506.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 407 -- Congress and American Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of election politics, personalities, and career patterns of congressional members, the organization and structure of Congress, and the role of Congress in policy leadership and representation of the public.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Equivalent to:  POLV407
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 407 or POLV 407
Prerequisite(s):  POL 201.
May be convened with:  POL 507.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 410 -- Struggle for the Presidency  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of the campaign strategies and tactics of those seeking the nation's most powerful office from 1960 to the present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  COMM 410; COMM is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 510.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 412 -- Local Government and Administration  (3 units)
Description:  Examination and analysis of local decision-making structures and their policy outputs.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Equivalent to:  POLV412
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 412 or POLV 412
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 201, POL 230.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 424A -- Political Ecology  (3 units)
Description:  This course introduces a variety of environmental thought linking the political sphere and the biosphere. It examines ecological economics, environmental history and ethics, theoretical ecology, ecofeminism, political ecology in anthropology and intellectual property law.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 424A; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 524A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 425 -- Liberalism and Its Critics  (3 units)
Description:  Recent theories of liberalism and the major criticisms of liberal ideas, such as communitarianism and feminism.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 203 or PHIL 110.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 427 -- Continental Political Theory  (3 units)
Description:  A critical survey of the main currents of Marxism from Marx to the present.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 203 or PHIL 110, PHIL 113; junior status.
May be convened with:  POL 527.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 428 -- Problems in Contemporary Political Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Intensive examination of selected problems and concepts in political theory.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 203 or PHIL 110, PHIL 113.
May be convened with:  POL 528.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 429 -- The U.S.-Mexican Borderlands in Comparative Perspective  (3 units)
Description:  Describes and analyzes the Mexican-United States Borderlands emphasizing several elements of the Borderlands culture, society, economy, and policy, as well as the evolution of borderlands in comparative perspective.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV429
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 429 or POLV 429
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 204.
Identical to:  LA S 429, MAS 429.
May be convened with:  POL 529.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 431 -- Political Culture and the Dynamics of Change in American Society  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of the manner in which attitudes about politics and political problems are acquired from exposure to music and television, and the manner in which such attitudes lead to political action.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 201.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 432 -- Pressure Groups  (3 units)
Description:  Formation, structure, and place of pressure groups in the democratic society; the function of interest groups in the political process; problems of leadership, internal organization, and membership loyalties.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 201.
May be convened with:  POL 532.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 433 -- Feminist Political Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the tradition of Western political theory through a gender-sensitive lens and surveys the development of feminist political theory.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 203.
Identical to:  W S 433.
May be convened with:  POL 533.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 434 -- Quantitative Analysis of Political Problems  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to the use of statistics on political data, with emphasis on statistical manipulation; evaluation and interpretation of statistical explanations of political phenomena.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 201.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 435 -- Public Opinion and Voting Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  Attitude and opinion formation and socialization; public opinion in the political process; the relationship between attitudes, opinion, and voting behavior in American politics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 201.
May be convened with:  POL 535.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 436 -- Violent Crime and Political Order  (3 units)
Description:  Description and analysis of how and why people wield, and respond to, authority. Based on presumption that people's reactions to the public order are influenced by the private order-or disorder-of their minds and the way they learned to respond to the private authorities of their childhoods.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 201, introductory level course in psychology, sociology, or anthropology.
May be convened with:  POL 536.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 437 -- Democracies, Emerging and Evolving  (3 units)
Description:  Causal analysis of conditions of stability and breakdown of democratic regimes with particular emphasis on the developing democracies of the third world.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 204.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 438A -- Philosophy of Law  (3 units)
Description:  Nature and validity of law; law and morality, judicial reasoning, law and liberty.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Identical to:  PHIL 438A; PHIL is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 538A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 439 -- Applied Representation  (3 units)
Description:  Representation is a core concept of modern democracy and is present in many significant political debates. Frequently, however, political debates do not recognize the core theoretical foundations on which they rest. In this course, we will examine a number of controversial political conflicts and consider their basis in the core concept of representation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 539.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 441 -- Arab-Israeli Conflict  (3 units)
Description:  Traces the birth and growth of the Arab-Israeli conflict since 1948 with particular attention to the internal impediments to conflict resolution on both the Arab and Israeli sides. Also surveys the role of the Great Powers in Middle East politics generally.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 202 or POL 204.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  NES 441.
May be convened with:  POL 541.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 443 -- Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Surveys the Leninist system and the transition to post-Soviet institutions and norms. Focus on decision-making and models of autocracy and pluralism. Particular attention to Russia, but overview of other post-Soviet successor states.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 202.
Identical to:  R SS 443.
May be convened with:  POL 543.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 445 -- Comparative Political Revolution  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of the causes and consequences of 20th-century revolutions and the revolutionary process, with emphasis on contemporary events.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV445
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 445 or POLV 445
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 204.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 446 -- Comparative Political Elites  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of political elite studies, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary, with linkage to world and domestic politics. National case studies will vary by instructor.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 204 or POL 202 or consent of instructor.
May be convened with:  POL 546.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 447 -- Latin-American Political Development  (3 units)
Description:  Presentation of strategies for development in Latin America; examination of case studies from Cuba, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, and other countries.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 204.
Identical to:  LA S 447.
May be convened with:  POL 547.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 448 -- Government and Politics of Mexico  (3 units)
Description:  Description and analysis of Mexico's political economy, its political system, and its foreign policy, with emphasis on Mexican-U.S. relations.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV448
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 448 or POLV 448
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 204.
Identical to:  MAS 448, LA S 448.
May be convened with:  POL 548.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 449 -- The Politics of Cultural Conflict  (3 units)
Description:  Comparative examination of the approaches of different types of political systems to domestic conflict of a racial, religious, lingual, and/or ethnic nature.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 204.
May be convened with:  POL 549.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 451 -- Soviet and Post-Soviet Foreign Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Surveys traditional Soviet foreign policy, Gorbachevian "new thinking," and post-Soviet policy directions. Attention to decision-making process and Soviet and post-Soviet relations with European, North American, and Third World countries. Focus on Russia, but overview of other post-Soviet successor states' foreign policies.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 202.
Identical to:  R SS 451.
May be convened with:  POL 551.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 452 -- Politics in the European Union  (3 units)
Description:  Offers a comprehensive survey of the history, institutions, and functioning of the European Union.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 204.
May be convened with:  POL 552.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 454 -- Theories of International Relations  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to theories of international relations on the levels of man, the nation-state, and the international system, with a logical and empirical evaluation of approaches and theories.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 202.
May be convened with:  POL 554.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 455 -- American Foreign Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of the Cold War; Congressional-Executive clashes over foreign policy control; approaches to policy analysis.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV455
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 455 or POLV 455
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 202.
May be convened with:  POL 555.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 456 -- International Law  (3 units)
Description:  The international state system; legal-political problems, including territory, environment, seas.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV456
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 202.
May be convened with:  POL 556.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 457 -- Inter-American Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Survey and analysis of the leading political and economic issues at controversy between the United States and Latin America.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 204.
Identical to:  LA S 457.
May be convened with:  POL 557.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 460 -- Modern Chinese Foreign Relations  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the developments and trends in Chinese foreign relations in the modern period, focusing mainly on the relationship between the theoretical and actual objectives of China's foreign policies from 1949 to the present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 202.
Identical to:  CHN 460.
May be convened with:  POL 560.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 461 -- Feminist and IR Theories  (3 units)
Description:  Issues in epistemology; survey and integration of feminist and IR theories; application of feminist theories to IR.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 202.
Identical to:  W S 461.
May be convened with:  POL 561.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 462 -- Armed Conflict and Conflict Management  (3 units)
Description:  This course will survey the many issues surrounding the management and resolution of international and domestic conflicts.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV462
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 462 or POLV 462
Prerequisite(s):  POL 202 and POL 204 are mandatory prior to enrolling in this course.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 464 -- International Relations of East Asia  (3 units)
Description:  National interests, issues and conflicts, relations, and influence of domestic politics in interstate relations in East Asia.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 202.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  EAS 464.
May be convened with:  POL 564.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 465 -- International Politics of the Middle East  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to introduce you to the international politics of the Middle East and therefore, provides a general overview of some of the main issues of contemporary Middle Eastern Politics.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  NES 465.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 468 -- Government and Politics of Africa  (3 units)
Description:  Government and politics of African nations south of the Sahara; emphasis on processes of political and economic development.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 204.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
Identical to:  AFAS 468.
May be convened with:  POL 568.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 469 -- Law & Social Change  (3 units)
Description:  The motivating question for this course is whether or not significant social, political, and/or economic change can be achieved through the courts.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 470 -- Constitutional Law: Federalism  (3 units)
Description:  Development and analysis of constitutional law of the U.S.; problems of distribution of powers.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV470
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 470 or POLV 470
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 201.
May be convened with:  POL 570.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 471 -- Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of the constitutional guarantees of civil liberties in the U.S.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Available to qualified students for Pass/Fail Option.
Equivalent to:  POLV471
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 471 or POLV 471
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 201.
May be convened with:  POL 571.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 472 -- Health Care Systems and Policy  (3 units)
Description:  This course treats health care systems both as a complex set of societal institutions, and as an object of public policy. The elements of a health care system are elaborated, major issues in health policy are analyzed, and systematic approaches to understanding health care policy are presented. Special attention is given to the reasons why the "reform" of health care systems is an essentially universal phenomenon today, and to the apparent results of different reform strategies.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 572.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 473 -- Government and Economic Well-being  (3 units)
Description:  The impact of government and governmental intervention on the economic livelihoods and quality of life of Americans.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 201.
Identical to:  PA 473.
May be convened with:  POL 573.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 474 -- Administrative Law  (3 units)
Description:  Law governing the organization, powers, and procedures of the executive and administrative establishment, with emphasis on the limitations imposed by the American constitutional system.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 201.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 476 -- Women and the Law  (3 units)
Description:  Legal status of women in America, including constitutional protections, marriage and family relationships, educational and vocational opportunities, political rights, criminal law.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV476
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 476 or POLV 476
Prerequisite(s):  POL 201.
Approved as:  General Education Diversity Emphasis.
May be convened with:  POL 576.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 477 -- Comparative History of World Revolutions  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the historical context against the theoretical, cultural, political, social, and economic elements of sudden revolutionary upheaval. Revolutions from the French Revolution of 1789 to the Cuban Revolution of 1959 will be studied.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 477; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 577.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 479 -- Intelligence and US National Security  (3 units)
Description:  Overview of the role of intelligence in the formulation and execution of US national security policy. Will include a detailed look at challenges facing both the analysis of intelligence information and the introduction of that analysis into the national security policy process. Will also entail close reading and discussion of selected declassified intelligence documents.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Identical to:  PA 479; PA is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 579.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 480 -- Formation of Public Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Needs and demands for public action on policy issues; organization and nature of political support; processes and problems of decision making in the formation of public policy at the national, state, and local levels.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 201.
Identical to:  PA 480; PA is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 481 -- Environmental Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Role of government in management of energy, natural resources and environment; process and policy alternatives; special attention to the Southwest.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 201.
Identical to:  PA 481; PA is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 581.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 482 -- African Americans & U.S. Foreign Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to African American involvement in shaping U.S. foreign policy from 1850 to the present. The objective is to show how African Americans organized to change both U.S. foreign policy toward Africa and the Caribbean as well as domestic racial policies by appealing to the international community. The course will highlight how U. S. foreign policy was reformulated by ruling elites to stave off international criticism of unjust domestic racial policies.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  AFAS 482; AFAS is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 483 -- Urban Public Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis and discussion of social, economic, and political problems and proposed solutions in changing urban environments.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE); POL 201.
May be convened with:  POL 583.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 484 -- History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1800 to Present  (3 units)
Description:  Origins of Zionism, and Palestinian and other Arab nationalisms from the nineteenth century and the post-1948 Arab-Israel state conflict in the Cold War era.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  NES 484; NES is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 485 -- National Security Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Decision-making structures, processes, and outcomes relevant to American security policy; comparison with major foreign powers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV485
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 485 or POLV 485
Prerequisite(s):  POL 201.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 488 -- Governing Science and Technology  (3 units)
Description:  Historical, cross-cultural, and geographical assessment of strategies societies have deployed to govern science and technology; effects of particular strategies in terms of impacts (both positive and negative) of science and technology on people, their lives, and the environment.  This is a Writing Emphasis Course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  satisfaction of the Mid-Career Writing Assessment (MCWA) or the former upper-division writing proficiency requirement (UDWPE).
Identical to:  GEOG 488; GEOG is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 491 -- Preceptorship  (1-4 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Teaching formats may include seminars, in-depth studies, laboratory work and patient study.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV491
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 491 or POLV 491
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 492 -- Directed Research  (1-6 units)
Description:  Individual or small group research under the guidance of faculty.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 493 -- Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for a total of 12 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 493L -- Legislative Internship  (1-12 units)
Description:  Working experience at the Arizona State Legislature; responsibilities draw upon student's area of major expertise and include preparing written and oral reports, summarizing legislative proposals, and providing information to legislators and legislative committees.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 496F -- European Study Group: Special Topics on Europe  (3 units)
Description:  Students study Europe, transatlantic relations, and an explicit European perspective will be introduced to their research. Seminars focus on topics which include the recent enlargements, foreign and security policies, corporate governance, and economic, social, and environmental policies.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  Senior standing.
Identical to:  GEOG 496F; GEOG is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 596F.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 496H -- Interamerican Trade Public Policy Relations  (3 units)
Description:  This course is designed to analyze the effects of trade policies in Latin American countries on Social and Economic aspects, as well as their interaction with the US in the International arena.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Identical to:  PA 496H; PA is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 496L -- Governance and Security, and the Response to Terrorism  (3 units)
Description:  Course integrates security issues into study of policy, public administration, and governance.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Special course fee required:  Students will be assessed a $20 per unit fee when registering for this course for Winter or any Summer Session.
Identical to:  PA 496L; PA is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 596L.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 498 -- Senior Capstone  (1-3 units)
Description:  A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 498H -- Honors Thesis  (3 units)
Description:  An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Equivalent to:  POLV498H
Mutually Exclusive: Credit allowed for only one of these courses: POL 498H or POLV 498H
May be repeated:  for a total of 9 units of credit.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 499 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 499H -- Honors Independent Study  (3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 506 -- Bureaucracy, Politics, and Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Description and analysis of the executive branch of government: how federal agencies capture policy-making; why bureaucracy develops; the rules of bureaucratic culture; who controls the administrative branch. Graduate-level requirements include an additional research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PA 506; PA is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 406.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 507 -- Congress and American Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of election politics, personalities, and career patterns of congressional members, the organization and structure of Congress, and the role of Congress in policy leadership and representation of the public. Graduate-level requirements include a much higher level of performance on term paper or research paper, and/or an additional paper of 8-10 pages.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 407.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 510 -- Struggle for the Presidency  (3 units)
Description:  Examination of the campaign strategies and tactics of those seeking the nation's most powerful office from 1960 to the present. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  COMM 510; COMM is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 410.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 524A -- Political Ecology  (3 units)
Description:  This course introduces a variety of environmental thought linking the political sphere and the biosphere. It examines ecological economics, environmental history and ethics, theoretical ecology, ecofeminism, political ecology in anthropology and intellectual property law. Graduate-level requirements include a longer research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  ANTH 524A; ANTH is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 424A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 527 -- Continental Political Theory  (3 units)
Description:  A critical survey of the main currents of Marxism from Marx to the present. Graduate-level requirements include a research term paper of 15-25 pages with a bibliography, as well as a beginning research bibliography.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 427.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 528 -- Problems in Contemporary Political Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Intensive examination of selected problems and concepts in political theory. Graduate-level requirements include an additional research paper and readings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 428.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 529 -- The U.S.-Mexican Borderlands in Comparative Perspective  (3 units)
Description:  Describes and analyzes the Mexican-United States Borderlands emphasizing several elements of the Borderlands culture, society, economy, and policy, as well as the evolution of borderlands in comparative perspective. Graduate-level students are required to do an additional research paper and reading.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LA S 529, MAS 529.
May be convened with:  POL 429.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 532 -- Pressure Groups  (3 units)
Description:  Formation, structure, and place of pressure groups in the democratic society; the function of interest groups in the political process; problems of leadership, internal organization, and membership loyalties. Graduate-level requirements include a much higher level of performance of term paper or research paper. Additional readings and essays on those readings may also be required.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 432.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 533 -- Feminist Political Theory  (3 units)
Description:  Examines the tradition of Western political theory through a gender-sensitive lens and surveys the development of feminist political theory. Graduate-level requirements include an additional research paper and readings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  W S 533.
May be convened with:  POL 433.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 535 -- Public Opinion and Voting Behavior  (3 units)
Description:  Attitude and opinion formation and socialization; public opinion in the political process; the relationship between attitudes, opinion, and voting behavior in American politics. Graduate-level requirements include additional research, readings, and paper(s).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 435.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 536 -- Violent Crime and Political Order  (3 units)
Description:  Description and analysis of how and why people wield, and respond to, authority. Based on presumption that people's reactions to the public order are influenced by the private order-or disorder-of their minds and the way they learned to respond to the private authorities of their childhoods. Graduate-level requirements include an extensive research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 436.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 538A -- Philosophy of Law  (3 units)
Description:  Nature and validity of law; law and morality, judicial reasoning, law and liberty. Graduate-level requirements include an in-depth research project on a central theme or topic of the course.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PHIL 538A; PHIL is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 438A.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 539 -- Applied Representation  (3 units)
Description:  Representation is a core concept of modern democracy and is present in many significant political debates. Frequently, however, political debates do not recognize the core theoretical foundations on which they rest. In this course, we will examine a number of controversial political conflicts and consider their basis in the core concept of representation. Graduate-level requirements include a longer and more comprehensive analysis of 15-25 pages.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 439.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 541 -- Arab-Israeli Conflict  (3 units)
Description:  Traces the birth and growth of the Arab-Israeli conflict since 1948 with particular attention to the internal impediments to conflict resolution on both the Arab and Israeli sides. Also surveys the role of the Great Powers in Middle East politics generally. Graduate-level requirements include an additional research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  NES 541.
May be convened with:  POL 441.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 543 -- Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Surveys the Leninist system and the transition to post-Soviet institutions and norms. Focus on decision-making and models of autocracy and pluralism. Particular attention to Russia, but overview of other post-Soviet successor states. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings, research, and paper(s).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  R SS 543.
May be convened with:  POL 443.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 546 -- Comparative Political Elites  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of political elite studies, cross-cultural and interdisciplinary, with linkage to world and domestic politics. National case studies will vary by instructor. Graduate-level requirements include class presentations and additional readings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 446.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 547 -- Latin-American Political Development  (3 units)
Description:  Presentation of strategies for development in Latin America; examination of case studies from Cuba, Brazil, Chile, Guatemala, and other countries. Graduate-level requirements include additional course readings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LA S 547.
May be convened with:  POL 447.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 548 -- Government and Politics of Mexico  (3 units)
Description:  Description and analysis of Mexico's political economy, its political system, and its foreign policy, with emphasis on Mexican-U.S. relations. Graduate-level requirements include a book review and related discussion with the instructor.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LA S 548.
May be convened with:  POL 448.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 549 -- The Politics of Cultural Conflict  (3 units)
Description:  Comparative examination of the approaches of different types of political systems to domestic conflict of a racial, religious, lingual, and/or ethnic nature. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings, research, and paper(s).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 449.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 551 -- Soviet and Post-Soviet Foreign Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Surveys traditional Soviet foreign policy, Gorbachevian "new thinking," and post-Soviet policy directions. Attention to decision-making process and Soviet and post-Soviet relations with European, North American, and Third World countries. Focus on Russia, but overview of other post-Soviet successor states' foreign policies. Graduate-level requirements include extensive reading plus a research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 451.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 552 -- Politics in the European Union  (3 units)
Description:  Offers a comprehensive survey of the history, institutions, and functioning of the European Union. Graduate-level requirements include extra readings and a seminar-length paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 452.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 554 -- Theories of International Relations  (3 units)
Description:  Introduction to theories of international relations on the levels of man, the nation-state, and the international system, with a logical and empirical evaluation of approaches and theories. Graduate-level requirements include additional assignment/paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 454.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 555 -- American Foreign Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of the Cold War; Congressional-Executive clashes over foreign policy control; approaches to policy analysis. Graduate-level requirements include additional assignment/paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 455.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 556 -- International Law  (3 units)
Description:  The international state system; legal-political problems, including territory, environment, seas. Graduate-level requirements include research readings and paper(s).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 456.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 557 -- Inter-American Politics  (3 units)
Description:  Survey and analysis of the leading political and economic issues at controversy between the United States and Latin America. Graduate-level requirements include a book review and related discussion with the instructor.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  LA S 557.
May be convened with:  POL 457.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 560 -- Modern Chinese Foreign Relations  (3 units)
Description:  Survey of the developments and trends in Chinese foreign relations in the modern period, focusing mainly on the relationship between the theoretical and actual objectives of China's foreign policies from 1949 to the present. Graduate-level requirements include an additional research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  CHN 560.
May be convened with:  POL 460.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 561 -- Feminist and IR Theories  (3 units)
Description:  Issues in epistemology; survey and integration of feminist and IR theories; application of feminist theories to IR. Graduate-level requirements include a classroom presentation, an additional paper, or more extensive writing on papers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  W S 561.
May be convened with:  POL 461.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 564 -- International Relations of East Asia  (3 units)
Description:  National interests, issues and conflicts, relations, and influence of domestic politics in interstate relations in East Asia. Graduate-level requirements include an additional research paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  EAS 564.
May be convened with:  POL 464.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 568 -- Government and Politics of Africa  (3 units)
Description:  Government and politics of African nations south of the Sahara; emphasis on processes of political and economic development. Graduate-level requirements include an additional paper and readings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 468.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 570 -- Constitutional Law: Federalism  (3 units)
Description:  Development and analysis of constitutional law of the U.S.; problems of distribution of powers. Graduate-level requirements include an additional paper and readings.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 470.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 571 -- Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis of the constitutional guarantees of civil liberties in the U.S. Graduate-level requirements include an additional paper and reading.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 471.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 572 -- Health Care Systems and Policy  (3 units)
Description:  This course treats health care systems both as a complex set of societal institutions, and as an object of public policy. The elements of a health care system are elaborated, major issues in health policy are analyzed, and systematic approaches to understanding health care policy are presented. Special attention is given to the reasons why the "reform" of health care systems is an essentially universal phenomenon today, and to the apparent results of different reform strategies. Graduate-level requirements include extensive reading assignments and extensive research paper assignment.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 472.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 573 -- Government and Economic Well-being  (3 units)
Description:  The impact of government and governmental intervention on the economic livelihoods and quality of life of Americans. Graduate-level requirements include additional reading assignments and a more detailed paper.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PA 573.
May be convened with:  POL 473.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 576 -- Women and the Law  (3 units)
Description:  Legal status of women in America, including constitutional protections, marriage and family relationships, educational and vocational opportunities, political rights, criminal law. Graduate-level requirements include additional research, readings, and paper(s).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 476.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 577 -- Comparative History of World Revolutions  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the historical context against the theoretical, cultural, political, social, and economic elements of sudden revolutionary upheaval. Revolutions from the French Revolution of 1789 to the Cuban Revolution of 1959 will be studied. Graduate-level requirements include additional reading material, some in the original language; additional writing; meeting separately with the instructor for more level appropriate discussion and analysis.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  HIST 577; HIST is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 477.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 578 -- Comparative Methodology  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced introduction to the logic of comparative methods in the social sciences. Emphasis on analytic tools for linking case- and variable-oriented discourse, contrasts with other analytic logics, and comparative designs for different types of investigation.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  SOC 578; SOC is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 579 -- Intelligence and US National Security  (3 units)
Description:  Overview of the role of intelligence in the formulation and execution of US national security policy. Will include a detailed look at challenges facing both the analysis of intelligence information and the introduction of that analysis into the national security policy process. Will also entail close reading and discussion of selected declassified intelligence documents. Graduate-level requirements include Huerer, Richards J. 1999. Psychology of Intelligence Analysis, CSI. Selected articles and declassified intelligence documents: TBD
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PA 579; PA is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 479.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 580 -- Methods of Political Inquiry  (3 units)
Description:  Systematic examination of problems of scope and methods of inquiry in the discipline of political science; intended to acquaint students with the discipline and to prepare them for scholarly research in the field.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 581 -- Environmental Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Role of government in management of energy, natural resources and environment; process and policy alternatives; special attention to the Southwest. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings and a substantial research paper of at least 25 pages in length.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  PA 581; PA is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 481.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 582 -- Research and Methodology  (4 units)
Description:  Quantitative techniques and computer applications in political science.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 583 -- Urban Public Policy  (3 units)
Description:  Analysis and discussion of social, economic, and political problems and proposed solutions in changing urban environments. Graduate-level requirements include additional readings, research, and paper(s).
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be convened with:  POL 483.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 584 -- Development of Federal Indian Policy  (3 units)
Description:  European colonial precedents through the treaty-making period; federal policy from treaty-making to the present.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Identical to:  AIS 584; AIS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 593 -- Internship  (1-9 units)
Description:  Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in actual service in a technical, business, or governmental establishment.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 593L -- Legislative Internship  (1-9 units)
Description:  Working experience at the Arizona State Legislature; responsibilities draw upon student's area of major expertise and include preparing written and oral reports, summarizing legislative proposals, and providing information to legislators and legislative committees.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 595A -- American Politics  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 595C -- Political Theory  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 595D -- Comparative Politics  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 595E -- International Relations  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 595G -- Public Policy  (3 units)
Description:  The exchange of scholarly information and/or secondary research, usually in a small group setting. Instruction often includes lectures by several different persons. Research projects may or may not be required of course registrants.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  PA 595G; PA is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 595I -- Environmental Activism in Latin America  (3 units)
Description:  This course examines the problems that have prompted environmental activism in Latin America, and the political contexts in which the movement operates. It is based on two literatures, political ecology and social movement theory, and covers indigenous environmental activism, concepts of nature, comparative environmental organizations, urban environmental issues, alliances and coalitions, the state and environmentalism, and mobilization on the US-Mexico border.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  LA S 595I; LA S is home department.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 596A -- American Politics  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 596C -- Political Theory  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 596D -- Comparative Politics  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 596E -- International Relations  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 2 times (maximum 3 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 596F -- European Study Group: Special Topics on Europe  (3 units)
Description:  Students study Europe, transatlantic relations, and an explicit European perspective will be introduced to their research. Seminars focus on topics which include the recent enlargements, foreign and security policies, corporate governance, and economic, social, and environmental policies. Students study Europe, transatlantic relations, and an explicit European perspective will be introduced to their research. Seminars focus on topics which include the recent enlargements, foreign and security policies, corporate governance, and economic, social, and environmental policies.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  GEOG 596F; GEOG is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 496F.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 596H -- American Indian Law and Policy  (3 units)
Description:  The development and exchange of scholarly information on critical theoretical and practical issues in American Indian law, policy and government, usually in a small group setting. The scope of work shall consist of research by course registrants, with the exchange of the results of such research through discussion, reports, and/or papers.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  AIS 596H; AIS is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 596L -- Governance and Security, and the Response to Terrorism  (3 units)
Description:  Course integrates security issues into study of policy, public administration, and governance. Graduate-level requirements include a 20 minute presentation, a 10 page single spaced paper with a 10 page annotated bibiliography.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Identical to:  PA 596L; PA is home department.
May be convened with:  POL 496L.
Usually offered:  Spring.

POL 599 -- Independent Study  (1-5 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 601 -- Profession of Political Science  (1 unit)
Description:  This course is designed for the first-year graduate student in political science. Students will be introduced to the norms and expectations of the political science profession. Included in the topics covered will be the importance of teaching, research, and service to a well-rounded professional career. Students will be introduced to the history of research within political science and current controversies within subfields of the discipline. Procedures for obtaining grants and fellowships, participating in academic conferences, and publishing will be outlined.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 602 -- Teaching Political Science  (2 units)
Description:  Methods and problems involved with college teaching in general, and specifically in Political Science. Students are required to take this course as early as possible in their curriculum. Students must teach in the classroom under the supervision of a faculty member.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 603 -- Writing Political Science  (2 units)
Description:  This graduate course is designed to assist students in turning graduate research papers into published articles. As secondary purposes it is also intended to assist students in: developing their critical skills, polishing their presentational styles, and otherwise acquiring and improving the practical skills necessary to be an effective professional political scientist. The course will focus on taking a student's 900 paper or other graduate research paper and turning that paper into a publishable manuscript. Students and the professor will collaborate in providing constructive criticism of each paper's style and substance. Students will rewrite their papers at least twice during the semester. They also will be assigned to serve as a principal critic of two other papers in the course and will be responsible for proving extensive written critiques of each draft of those papers.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  completion and successful defense of the 900 paper in Political Science or approval by the instructor.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 681 -- Intermediate Research Methods  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced quantitative techniques and computer applications in political science.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 682 -- Advanced Research Methods  (3 units)
Description:  Advanced quantitative techniques and computer applications in political science.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  POL 582.
May be repeated:  for credit 1 time (maximum 2 enrollments).
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 696F -- Ph.D. Seminar in Public Management  (3 units)
Description:  Course focuses on a review and discussion of major works and streams of thought that have guided the evolution of the study of public administration and management. Introductory seminar for all new doctoral students entering the department's Ph.D. program.
Grading:  Regular or alternative grades can be awarded for this course: A B C D E or S P C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  open only to Ph.D. students or consent of department.
Identical to:  PA 696F; PA is home department.
Usually offered:  Fall.

POL 697M -- Systematic Analysis of Political, Military & Intelligence Problems  (3 units)
Description:  Directed and independent academic research designed to supplement training in the Military Intelligence Captains Career Course (MICCC) at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
Grading:  Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E.
Prerequisite(s):  course enrollment restricted to MICCC participants only.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 699 -- Independent Study  (1-3 units)
Description:  Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work. Graduate students doing independent work which cannot be classified as actual research will register for credit under course number 599, 699, or 799.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring.

POL 900 -- Research  (2-4 units)
Description:  Individual research, not related to thesis or dissertation preparation, by graduate students.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P C D E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 910 -- Thesis  (2-6 units)
Description:  Research for the master's thesis (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or thesis writing). Maximum total credit permitted varies with the major department.
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 920 -- Dissertation  (1-9 units)
Description:  Research for the doctoral dissertation (whether library research, laboratory or field observation or research, artistic creation, or dissertation writing).
Grading:  Alternative grades are awarded for this course: S P E K.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.

POL 930 -- Supplementary Registration  (1-9 units)
Description:  For students who have completed all course requirements for their advanced degree programs. May be used concurrently with other enrollments to bring to total number of units to the required minimum.
Grading:  Grade of K is awarded for this course except for the final term.
May be repeated:  an unlimited number of times, consult your department for details and possible restrictions.
Usually offered:  Fall, Spring, Summer.