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Political Science (POLS)
POLS 4993 Political Science Honors Thesis Prerequisites: Departmental invitation, senior standing, Honors Program participation. Description: A guided reading and research program ending with an honors thesis under the direction of a faculty member, with second faculty reader and oral examination. Required for graduation with departmental honors in political science. Credit hours: 3
POLS 5033 Current Issues in Fire Administration Description: The purpose of the course is to discuss those common challenges and topics in managing fire services. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science POLS 5040 Readings in Politics, Public Policy or Public Administration Prerequisites: Consent of supervising professor. Description: Readings in the student's major area of study. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-6 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Political Science POLS 5100 Directed Study Description: Directed study for master's level students. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-3 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate
Contact hours: Other: 3 Levels: Undergraduate
Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Political Science General Education and other Course Attributes: Honors Credit POLS 5000 Thesis Description: Thesis. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum
of 6 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-6 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Political Science POLS 5013 Quantitative Methods Prerequisites: POLS 5103. Description: Required of all graduate students. Fundamental
Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Political Science POLS 5103 Research Design Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
methodological issues in the scientific study of politics. Logic of science, principles of research design and computer data manipulation and analysis. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science POLS 5020 Creative Component Description: Individually supervised research. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Other: 3 Levels: Graduate
Description: Overview of research design, including conceptualization and operationalization, literature review, deductive and inductive theorizing, hypothesis testing, quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science POLS 5113 Seminar in Public Program Evaluation Description: Methodology of evaluation research in public programs. Emphasis will be placed on designing and interpreting evaluative studies rather than the mastery of particular mathematical, statistical or computer skills. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science POLS 5133 Politics and Political Economy in the European Union Description: The institutions and policy-making process of the European Union (EU) and the theoretical traditions in the study of European integration. The institutional form of the EU and the type of European policy that is emerging. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science
Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Political Science POLS 5023 Foundation of Political Science
Description: Overview of the foundational works, theories and approaches that define the discipline of political science and serve as bridges across its subfields. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science POLS 5030 Internship in Public Administration and Government Description: Individually supervised internships in administrative and governmental career areas. Paper required. Offered for variable credit, 1-6 credit hours, maximum of 6 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-6 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate
Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Political Science
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