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Advice, Forms, Outlines, Questions,
Requirements, Schedules,
Syllabi, & Timetables
By Jeremy
Lewis. revised 14 June '10, with lecture links
Fall '10: 201
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302 | 311 | 499
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Full course
list | Scores|
Speakers
Extra
materials|
Election
'08 | YouTube
Celebrating thirty
years of college teaching, since 1980,
& living
in the USA, 1976-.
|
 _ With Catie Malone, April
'07, from HC web masthead.
HC viewbook, about 1997
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Step 1: We use
Odd year / Even year alternation of courses, or two year rotation.
Consult
Political
Science Course Rotation, in case
you have transfer credits and are not a regular freshman. This is
simple; it shows when the political science courses are offered over 8
semesters.
Step 3: Fill
in your card.
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Personal data on left
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courses, times and days on right (almost all
courses are 3 credits each).
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a few alternates, usually for college core requirements
Step 4: come
in for advising and a signature.
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how did your midterm grades go this term?
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does your plan fit your intended career?
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when do you need to fit in an internship?
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where would you like to go for law school or
grad school?
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are there any leadership roles this term that
should be added to our web page list?
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Optional: head the for the Dean of Faculty's
office -- if you need signatures on extra forms, such as individual study
or a waiver.
Step 5: head
the for the Business office clearance -- then the Registrar's office.
Get there early
on your appointed day -- don't get closed out of a class!
Political Science Course List
201 | 207
| 212 | 302 | 303
| 305 | 306 | 307
| 311 | 314 | 321
| 371 | 372 | 481
| 483 | 491| 499
201:
American Government, Syllabus |
TimeTable|
Questions|
Scores|
Discussion Notes |
Janda
Student Outlines | Election
links |
Serow:
4/e
Contents | Publisher's
web | Outlines: Parts: [01]
[02] [03]
[04] [05]
[06] [07]
[08] [09][10]
[11] [12]
[13] [14]
Janda
Website | US politics |
Idealog
(Web,
needs Flash plug-in) [are you liberal,
conservative?] [Print or
capture graphs] ['06]
['07] ['08]['09]NEW
Abby Grace Chandler
'11, US Senate page, 2006-2007, when majority reversed [show
PPT]
Aarendy
Gomez '12, on Ethnic Youth Summer program
Lecture on British and US Constitution, for
US Constitution Day [show PPT]
JusticeLearning.org
[notes] explains US constitution
& justice issues
http://www.constitutionday.us/
has useful links.
Cornell.edu also has a fine, more advanced,
US constitution site.
Match
your policy choices to a (surprising) candidate for president in 2008
New Faces | Old Homework
questions
Politics
on YouTube, links added in 2007-
Election
materials and links have moved
Johns Hopkins page on President-Elect
Obama's policy statements
Concept
slides on Introductory American politics have moved
Obituary
of Sen. Kennedy, Aug. 2009 NEW
207:
Public Administration, Syllabus |
Timetable|
Questions|
Scores
| Homework|
212:
American Policy System, Syllabus |
TimeTable
|
Policy Lectures |
Questions
|
Scores |
302:
Comparative Government, Syllabus |
TimeTable|
Questions|
Scores|
MAPS
Index |
Questions
on European readings (from Master's level course, summer '05).
Country
Briefings from Economist
Comparative
and International supplementary links have moved here
Lectures:
303:
International
Relations, Syllabus| TimeTable|
Lectures|
Questions|
Scores|
Rourke,
Contents [Rourke, Outlines]
| Thucydides | Speakers,
'05 | Newcomers, '05 |
McCormick, 2005 notes: [1-3]
[4-6] [7-9]
[10-12] |
FA,
Agenda | Rwanda Genocide lecture: Maps
| Links
Wray
Johnson, PhD, Essay on Just War Theory.
Written specially for HC's Liberal Arts Symposium by a Lt. Col. of special
forces, who is also a lecturer on human rights in warfare, and a professor.
David
Bosco, PhD, "Moral Principle vs Military Necessity," American Scholar,
Winter 2008. Discusses the first US military code of conduct, developed
during the civil war.
[British]
"Army Doesn't Know How to Treat Prisoners" [in first days of Iraq war,
2003].
305:
Presidency and Congress, Syllabus |
Timetable
|
LecturesNEW
|
Questions
|
Scores
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306:
Public Organizations, Syllabus |
Timetable|
Questions
|
Scores|
Stillmanreadings, student outlines:
Concepts
| Cases 7/e | Cases
8/e
Kettl & Fesler student
outlines, 3/e | Slides, 3/e
| Publisher's
page, 3/e | Companion
pages, 3/e | Workbook, 2/e
|
Nivola& Rosenbloom (eds), Bureaucracy
section outlines.
Films: PBS, Excellence in the Public Sector;
Inside
the FBIseries;
Waco, Inside Story; and Teambuilding.
Barton Gellman, "Recruits
Sought for Porn Squad", Washington Post article '05 on FBI priorities.
Organizational Culture booklist
|
Humor:
Rumsfeld's
hand gestures video, '07
Course for SPS
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307:
Public Policy Analysis, Syllabus | Timetable
|
Lectures |
Questions
|
Scores|
311:
Voters, Parties & Elections, Syllabus |TimeTable|
Questions|
Scores|
New
Faces |
314: Political
Theory & Constitutional Law, Syllabus |
TimeTable|
Questions
| additional resources
in law |
Scores
321
British Politics, Syllabus |
Timetable
|
Questions |
Scores
|
Maps
Index|
371, 372 Seminar in Politics
Seminars vary in topics each term in which
they are offered. Past topics have included civil rights.
Likely topics include World Politics; Terrorism;
Secrecy and Openness; and Southern Politics.
PSC 371A for Fall '05, '07 & '09:
Seminar in Third World Politics & Terrorism,
Syllabus
| Timetable | Questions
| Scores |MAPS
Index |
Course Description: Types
of regime, politics and conflict in global regions. Nation states,
non state actors and international organizations. The breeding grounds,
motivation and methods of international terrorist groups, and the means
of counter terrorism. Seminar with guest speakers likely.
Non-political science majors welcome,
especially those in history, international business and global leadership.
Students' outlines:
9/11
Commission Report | 9/11
Rept. Summary |
Badey,
Violence
and Terrorism, '07-08 | Badey,
new readings, '08-09 NEW
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Howard,
Terrorism
& CT| Slide
|
Hauss,
Comparative Politics: Domestic
Responses to Global Challenges
Discussion
Notes on Developing World
Book
Contents | Book Prices |
Timetable
of readings, '05 |
Outlines of discontinued books:
Badey,
Annual Editions '05-06 | Kettl,
Homeland
Security | Sterba,
Theories
of Justice |
Joseph (ed), Politics
of the Developing World: China
| India | Mexico
| Brazil | Nigeria
| Iran | Iran
3-5 PPT | [some chapters noted by previous students, others not]
Additional
Resources on Third World & Terrorism Terrorism
371 Seminar in Law, Fall
2009: Syllabus '09 | Timetable
'09 |
additional resources
in law
The course Timetable holds links to cases
on Findlaw.com. Signing up for a FindLaw account is free and easy.
At the link below, plug in the volume and page number in the "Citation
Search" function. http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
see also resources for PSC
314 Constitutional Law
371 Seminar in Law, Fall 2007: Syllabus
'07 | Timetable '07 |
371 Seminar in criminal law, Law and
Order: CSI, Fall 2008, Syllabus
| Timetable | additional
resources in law Cancelled,
2008
CSI = College Students Investigating.
The course is organized, like the TV drama series, around the tasks of
police and prosecutors.
The course Timetable holds links to cases
on Findlaw.com, and to Alabama criminal code pages.
Signing up for a FindLaw account is free
and easy. At the link below, plug in the volume and page number in
the "Citation Search" function. http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
see also resources for PSC
314 Constitutional Law
PSC 372 Seminar in International Studies
(annual, but topic varies with each iteration)
PSC 372 Seminar in International Studies:
Globalization, Spring 2010, with Dr. Amit Gupta, (3 Cr.), M 1800-2030,
syllabus
|
Timetable
(To be taught by Dr. Amit Gupta, Air War
College, an expert and a lively speaker.)
Description:
This
seminar will consider globalization from political, economic and military
perspectives.
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The course will welcome upper level students from any discipline with an
international perspective. It might be particularly attractive to those
in international business, economics, politics and history.
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Dr. Gupta has won several teaching awards, an excellence in research award,
and has been a brilliant and popular speaker at Alabama World Affairs Council.
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He has taught at the Air War College as well as a liberal arts college.
He holds degrees from India, Australia, and the PhD from the University
of Illinois. He has edited three anthologies, and has written one book,
multiple articles and reviews in scholarly journals, and newspapers. His
research and teaching topics have included globalization; strategy; security;
the second Bush presidency; South Asian politics; and India/Pakistan relations.
He has also taught area studies, such as Latin American politics. Among
his other talents, he has coached a soccer team and has written about the
globalization of sports (he controversially claims cricket is dominated
by South Asian sides).
Booklist:
Ian Buruma,
Murder in Amsterdam: Liberal Europe, Islam, and the Limits of Tolerance,
Penguin (Non-Classics) (August 28, 2007)
ISBN-10: 0143112368 ISBN-13: 978-0143112365
Frank J. Lechner and John Boli, eds., The
Globalization Reader, Wiley-Blackwell; 3 edition (November 27, 2007)
ISBN-10: 1405155531 | ISBN-13: 978-1405155533
Martin Wolf, Why Globalization Works.
Yale
University Press; 2nd edition (June 10, 2005) ISBN-10: 0300107773 | ISBN-13:
978-0300107777
Bill Emmott, Rivals: How the Power Struggle
Between China, India, and Japan Will Shape Our Next Decade. Mariner
Books (June 16, 2009) ISBN-10: 0156033623 | ISBN-13: 978-0156033626
Course Title: "Cultures of Violence: Failed
States, Ungoverned Areas and Armed Groups", syllabus|
Timetable,
Spring 2009 (3 Cr.), M 1800-2030
(To be taught by Dr. Chris Carr of Air War
College, an expert and a lively speaker.)
Description: This
course will concentrate on those parts of the world which are beset by
high levels of political and social violence and which pose a threat to
regions and to US interests. These places will include parts of Africa,
the tribal lands of Pakistan, Yemen, Papua New Guinea, Jamaica, and the
slums of Rio de Janeiro. Topics in the course will include child soldiers,
the spread of small arms around the world, gang warfare in the developing
world, the theft of precious metals and other resources in war zones and
the environmental impact of long-term militia warfare. This course
will also consider the safe havens that such cultures of violence provide
to terrorist groups.
PSC
372 Seminar in International studies, syllabus | Timetable,
Spring 2008 (3 Cr.), MW 1800-1915
(Taught by Dr. Chris Carr of Air War College,
an expert and a lively speaker.)
Course Title: "America's Wars -- Iraq
and Afghanistan"
Description:
This course will investigate
the origins and conduct of the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
It will cover the decision-making process that led to the US interventions,
the preparations behind the military commitment, how the conflicts have
been fought, the distinct nature of the two different cultures of Iraq
and Afghanistan and finally what are the long-term implications for US
security policy and for the US global presence. The course will identify
the key actors and agencies that participated in planning and executing
US policy, it will look at how the United States has managed the process
of politically and economically re-habilitating Iraq and Afghanistan and
the course will encourage critical analysis of decisions made at the strategic
and operational levels of the conflicts. The course will use a combination
of lecture and seminar, with books and articles designed to provoke debate
and encourage analysis.
The books required are the following :
Record, Jeffrey, Dark Victory: America’s
Second War Against Iraq, ISBN-10: 1591147115/ISBN-13: 978-1591147114
Ricks, Thomas, Fiasco : The American Military
Adventure in Iraq, ISBN-10: 159420103X/ISBN-13: 978-1594201035
Packer, George, The Assassins’
Gate, ISBN-10: 0374530556/ISBN-13: 978-0374530556
Stewart, Rory, The Prince of the Marshes,
ISBN-10: 0156032791/ISBN-13: 978-0156032797
Dr. Carr will also be providing handouts
and directing students to on-line material.
481: Internship
in Politics or Law, Syllabus |
Application
Form | Evaluation
Form
[Ungraded
internship, 1-3 Cr., not in major.]
483: Fieldworkin
Politics or Law, similar but is graded, and requires a substantial position,
permission of faculty, and a more developed report. Same forms.
Examples have been working in the White House, a Capitol Internship in
the Governor's office, and organizing large events across the country as
national vice chief of the Boy Scouts of America.
New in Fall 2009, Hawks on the Hillprovides
a broader channel for internships in public life. Consult the career
officer, Blake Gore.
491: Honors, Syllabus | not offered
499: Senior
Capstone, Syllabus | TimeTable|
Scores|
Capstone
presentations '09 | Grading Criteria
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Catalog, Majors &
Minors:
In case of discrepancies, registrar's
data and college catalog hold the definitive information.
Which
Major field should I take?
Catalog changes for Political Science
program, for 2005-06, from 8 April 2005 Faculty Meeting.
1. Eliminated the minor in International
Studies.
2. Eliminated the MATH 171 Statistics
requirement in the Political Science
major.
Political
Science Major & Minor|(2005- catalogs)
Majors' Requirements
Tables, Fall 2001- Fall 2004 Catalogs:
Political
Science Major & Minor (Fall 2001-2004 catalogs)
Public
Administration (only
Fall 2001-2004 Catalogs)
Public
Affairs Tri-Subject (only
Fall 2001-2004 Catalogs)
Sam
Mosier's PATS major course of study plan, 2004-08.
International
Studies Major & Minor| (only
Fall 2001-2004 catalogs)
Revisions
May 2001: majors & minors.
Majors' Requirements Tables, Fall 1999-2001
Catalogs:
Top of page.
Brief
Course Level Descriptions
(consult the current catalog for exact
text.)
Introductory Courses
You should begin with 201 American Government
(every Fall), 212 American Policy System (every Spring) or 207 Public Administration
(Fall of odd numbered years). PSC 201 is in the college Core, 2004-
and required in the History and Political Science majors. While 201
discusses theory, public opinion and institutions, 212 includes policymaking,
some major policy issues, and state government.
With twelve to thirty students, these classes
still use a seminar format but are able to take advantage of guest speakers
from politics, government and law -- and (in spring) occasional visits
to the legislature. For example, we observed the powerful AL House
Ways and Means Education Committee hearing on a topic close to our own
interests -- the Alabama state student grant bill. We have also observed
cases in federal and state courts, with recess discussions led by the judges
and lawyers involved.
Field trips, like speakers, cannot be guaranteed
in any future course. They depend on college policy, timetables,
and availability.
Upper Level
American Government Courses
Expect to present and discuss readings among
ten to twenty four students. These include 311 Voters, Parties &
Elections (even Fall terms), and 305 Presidency & Congress (even Spring
terms). Both these courses are timed to take advantage of presidential
campaigns, and include discussion of current politics. 314 Political
Theory & Constitutional Law (odd Spring terms) benefits from the preparation
of having political theory excerpts spread throughout the curriculum.
By the time you take 314, you will likely have encountered many of the
classics in other courses. We have found that constitutional law
cases are surprisingly popular with our budding lawyers.
Upper Level Public Administration Courses
These include 306 Public Organizations (MWF,
odd Spring terms) and 307 Public Policy Analysis (TTh, even Spring terms).
Some of the most interesting recent reforms such as "reinvention" in government
have occurred in these fields. We tend to explore the reforms and
ask whether they have really improved government.
Upper Level International Studies Courses
We offer 302 Comparative Government (TTh,
even Fall semesters) and 303 International Relations (TTh, odd Spring
terms), plus 321 British Politics (MWF, even spring terms). We also
periodically travel abroad under the Huntingdon Plan. Dr. Lewis regularly
takes students to the excellent AL World Affairs Council's monthly speaker
meetings. A new seminar, PSC 371 [Third] World Politics and Terrorism,
is offered Fall 2005 and may become a regular offering.
Internships (ungraded)
or Fieldwork (graded) Form
For advanced students, an internship or Fieldwork
will offer academic credit for supervised work in an office of politics,
government or law. The internship may be not only in Montgomery, but also
in Washington or London. Recently one Huntingdon student worked as a Capitol
Intern in the Governor's Legislative Office, assessing bills; several in
the Governor's offices such as the legislative affairs (managing progress
of bills) or Press Office (handling relations with numerous weekly newspapers);
several in law firms or Representatives offices in Montgomery; and others
in Washington, for example in Senator Jeff Session's office. (Did you know
Senator Sessions himself is a Huntingdon graduate in History and Political
Science?)
Individual Study, Honors and Topical Seminars
These are offered occasionally where time
permits. They typically involve weekly tutorials or group seminars
with extensive reading and deeper research.
499 Senior Capstone
This rounds out your experience as a major
in a spring before graduation. Expect to take a standardized test
or jury-judged written exam. Expect also to read some classics in
the field and to present to faculty and students the findings of a major
research project. Bon Voyage!
Index of Course Descriptions.
Top of page.