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Political Science (POLS)
POLS 5810 Seminar in Women and Politics Prerequisites: Graduate standing.
POLS 6000 Doctoral Dissertation Research Prerequisites: Consent of major professor. Description: Research for PhD dissertation. Offered for variable credit, 1-12 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-12 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Political Science POLS 6003 Proseminar in Fire and Emergency Management Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Description: Examines scope of the fire and emergency management field as an area of academic inquiry. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science POLS 6013 Qualitative Methods Prerequisites: POLS 5103. Description: Qualitative methods for collecting and analyzing data from the social sciences. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science POLS 6040 Directed Readings in Fire and Emergency Management Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Description: Directed readings for doctoral students in specialized areas of fire and emergency management. Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours. Credit hours: 1-3 Contact hours: Other: 1 Levels: Graduate
Description: Research on a variety of topics concerning women and politics, including women's movements, women and elections, and public opinion. Offered for fixed credit, 3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Other: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Political Science POLS 5903 Practicum in Fire and Emergency Management Administration Prerequisites: Consent of instructor. Description: Supervised practicum in fire and emergency management
administration. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture
Department/School: Political Science POLS 5923 Preparedness And Planning
Prerequisites: Graduate standing and POLS 5303 or consent of instructor. Description: Planning and training for hazards and disaster management at the organizational level; review of public education and preparedness efforts at the household and community level, review of research on disaster planning. Previously offered as POLS 6323. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science POLS 5933 Disaster Response Prerequisites: Graduate standing and POLS 5303 or consent of instructor. Description: Review of scientific literature on human and organizational behavior in response to disasters. Identification of actors involved in emergency response, their roles and responsibilities. Examination of human response in context of organizational structures and resources including emergency operating centers. Review of local and national government response policies. Previously offered as POLS 6333. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture
Schedule types: Independent Study Department/School: Political Science
POLS 6123 Quantitative Methods for Fire and Emergency Managers Prerequisites: Graduate standing and POLS 5013 or consent of instructor. Description: Descriptive, inferential, and non-parametric statistics with collection and analysis of data from fire and emergency management field. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science POLS 6133 Seminar in Fire and Emergency Management Research Survey Prerequisites: Graduate standing and POLS 5103, POLS 6013, and POLS 6123. Description: Survey of the academic literature in the fields of fire and emergency management. Development of a research article for submission to a professional journal or conference. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science
Department/School: Political Science POLS 5943 Complex Emergencies Prerequisites: Graduate Standing.
Description: This course examines complex emergencies from an emergency management perspective. We will look at the collapse of governance, the causes of armed conflict, food insecurity, infectious disease, natural disasters, and so on and examine specific cases in detail. Furthermore, we will look at how the international community responds to these crises, and which agencies are involved in relief efforts. We will apply the traditional four phases of disaster management these situations. Credit hours: 3 Contact hours: Lecture: 3 Levels: Graduate Schedule types: Lecture Department/School: Political Science
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