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POLS 3953 Minorities in the American Political System (DS) Prerequisites: POLS 1113. Description: Examination of mass and elite level behavior of minorities in the contemporary U.S. political system. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science General Education and other Course Attributes: Diversity, Social & Behavioral Sciences POLS 3963 State Courts and the Bar Description: This course will cover the various constraints that exist within the decision-making outcomes of state courts, as well as the institutional biases found within state run criminal justice systems. It looks at the increasingly partisan nature of state court election cycles and the contemporary status of the legal academy, the Bar, and the economics of law firms. It will be particularly useful to those students thinking about continuing their education with the pursuit of a law degree. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3

POLS 4000 Advanced Topics in American Politics Prerequisites: POLS 1113 and 45 earned hours or consent of instructor. Description: In-depth examination of critical topics and issues in American politics, including American political behavior and political leadership. May be repeated with different topics. Offered for variable credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science POLS 4010 Advanced Topics in International Relations Prerequisites: POLS 2013 or POLS 2113 or consent of instructor. Description: In-depth examination of critical topics and issues in International Relations. May be repeated with different topics. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Political Science POLS 4013 American Foreign Policy

Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture

Description: An introduction to the history of America’s foreign policy (with an emphasis on foreign relations since WWII), the dominant themes and goals of American foreign policy throughout time, contemporary issues that face the United States, and how foreign policy is made and enforced. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science POLS 4020 Advanced Topics in Comparative Politics Prerequisites: POLS 2013 or POLS 2113 or consent of instructor. Description: In-depth examination of critical topics and issues in Comparative Politics. May be repeated with different topics. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture

Department/School: Political Science POLS 3973 Race, Politics and Sports (D) Prerequisites: POLS 1113. Description: Historical, as well as the contemporary relationship, between race, politics and sports in the U.S. political system. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3

Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science General Education and other Course Attributes: Diversity POLS 3983 Courts and Judicial Process (S)

Description: The American judiciary and legal process from a political perspective with particular emphasis on judicial organization and powers, recruitment, fact-finding, decision-making, impact of decisions, the legal profession and relations among courts. Oklahoma judicial organization. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science General Education and other Course Attributes: Social & Behavioral Sciences

Department/School: Political Science POLS 4043 Global Political Economy

Description: An introduction to the major players, challenges, and theories shaping the modern global economy. Topics include economic development, globalization, trade, and foreign investment. May not be used for degree credit with INTL 5043. Previously offered as POLS 3043. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3

POLS 3993 Legal Research And Analysis Prerequisites: POLS 2023 or HONR 2013.

Description: Introduction to legal research methods, including state and federal reported cases, digests, annotated codes, state and federal administrative regulations, and computerized legal research, as well as an introduction to legal reasoning and analysis and the preparation of case briefs and memoranda. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3

Levels: Undergraduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science