This course introduces the various models, theories, and concepts commonly employed in the study of public policy. Prerequisite: Completion of 56 credit hours at the undergraduate level or graduate standing.

Techniques of cross-national and other comparative policy analysis applied to social and economic policies of industrialized nations, especially Western Europe. Prerequisite: Completion of 56 credit hours at the undergraduate level or graduate standing.

Analysis of relationships between politics and public policy in the environmental arena. Emphasis upon policy making process, political strategies, and alternative decision modes. Prerequisite: Completion of 56 credit hours or graduate standing.

This course will examine the major theoretical frameworks used in the study of American national government and politics and survey current research in the area. Prerequisite: PSC 105 and a minimum of 12 hours of political science coursework at the 200-level or above, or graduate standing.

This course is about the work of administrative agencies, the politics of regulation, and the role of administrative law in shaping policy. Prerequisite: 56 credit hours of undergraduate coursework or graduate standing.

Processes of international law; role in international relations and organizations; effects on individual rights in peacetime through cases, treaties, customs, and legal rules. 

Explorations of special problems in Political Science agreed upon by student and instructor. May be repeated for a maximum of six hours. Prerequisite: At least 12 hours of undergraduate PSC coursework and instructor approval.

Subject matter not included in courses currently listed in Bulletin.