PSCE - Secondary Education Political Science Course Descriptions
Political parties in relation to the electoral process, pressure politics, and democratic theory. Emphasis will be given to both the theory and dynamics of party politics.
3 hr./wk.
Open to qualified graduate students in the School of Education interested in the study of special problems. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
Credits
Variable 1-3 cr./sem.
Requires sponsorship by an appropriate faculty member and approval of the Advisory Committee.
Hours to be arranged.
Government and administration of the central city and suburban communities. Emergence of regional forms of metropolitan government (e.g., the Port Authority) and of metropolitan planning as a means of metropolitan integration. Relation of local to state authority.
3 hr./wk.
This course focuses on how youth develop civic identities and engage in civic life. Class readings and assignments will help students consider the history of civic education, current models of youth civic participation, and the value of various civic competencies.
3 hr./wk.
The nature of executive and legislative power in American national government, with particular focus upon constitutional bases, politics, and contemporary operation of the elective branches.
3 hr./wk.
Development of political ideas in the United States, with particular relation to the forces and events that have influenced liberal and conservative theory.
3 hr./wk.