Courses

Examines West European politics in terms of general theories of comparative politics, including institutional, behavioral and political economy approaches. Restricted to graduate students or instructor consent required. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Discusses current literature on comparative politics including theoretical and methodological issues. Restricted to graduate students or instructor consent. required.

Covers domestic political and economic development in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, as well as interactions with the global economy. Includes defining, explaining, and prescribing policies for successful development, and comparing the experiences of developing and industrialized countries. Restricted to graduate students or instructor consent required.

Stresses intensive study of the political process in Latin America with special emphasis on democratization. Restricted to graduate students orinstructor consent required.

Examine differences between democracies and authoritarian regimes; the choices and the consequences of democratic institutions in authoritarian regimes; and the causes of authoritarian survival and demise and the subsequent political choice. Recommended prereq., PSCI 7012. Restricted to graduate students or instructor consent required. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Explores the political aspects of pluralism, ethnonationalism, separatism, and related phenomena. Examines theories of ethnic mobilization, conflict,and accommodation in the context of political development and nation building. Includes cross-polity comparisons and case studies of multiethnic societies in the developed and developing world. Prereq., at least one course in comparative politics. Restricted to graduate students or instructor consent required.

Critically examines topics relating to social forces, parties, and interest groups. Analyzes concepts, theories, and case studies with particular emphasis on Western political systems. Also examines party systems in comparison and the role of groups and the determinants of group politics. Restricted to graduate students or instructor consent required.

Explores the relationship between economics and politics in developed and developing countries. Gives students an historical overview of 20th century economic trends and covers scholarly approaches totopics such as political and economic institutions, economic ideas and interests, the political causes of growth and equality, globalization and the welfare state, and varieties of capitalism. Recommended prereq., PSCI 7012. Restricted to graduate students. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Not a free option; must be approved by the student's advisor and program chair. Does not count as seminar. Not more than 6 hours of independent study may be credited toward PhD degree in political science. Special independent study approval agreement form must be completed by student and signed by faculty advisor. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prerequisites: Restricted to Graduate Students only.

Provides an opportunity for independent research in a topic of special interest. Arrangements are made to suit the needs of each particular student. Not a free option; must be approved by student's advisor and department chair. Does not count as a seminar. May be repeated up to 7 total credit hours. Same as PSCI 6902.

All doctoral students must register for not fewer than 30 hours of dissertation credit as part of the requirements for the degree. For a detailed discussion of doctoral dissertation credit, refer to the Graduate School section.