Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

204 / POLITICAL SCIENCE
POLS 540
Education Policy
3 Semester Hours
A senior seminar examining selected dimensions of
education policy in the United States.
Prerequisites: POLS 210 and senior standing.
POLS 594
Special Studies in Public Administration and Policy
Analysis
1-3 Semester Hours
Prerequisites: POLS 201 and senior standing.
Group 5: Comparative Politics
POLS 351
Politics of Western Europe
3 Semester Hours
An analysis of the political structures and processes of
Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and other
Western European nations.
POLS 352
Russia and Eastern Europe
3 Semester Hours
An analysis of political processes and recent changes in
Eastern Europe and in the republics that made up the
former USSR.
POLS 353
Politics in the Middle East
3 Semester Hours
An overview and analysis of the major patterns and
problems in political development and life in the Middle
East and North Africa from a cross-national perspective.
POLS 354
Politics of Latin America
3 Semester Hours
Analyzes political institutions and processes in Latin
America. Emphasizes current political and economic
challenges to democratic consolidation in the region.
POLS 355
Politics of Asia
3 Semester Hours
An analysis of political institutions and political processes
in Asian political systems, with special emphasis on
China, Japan, and India.
POLS 356
Politics of Africa
3 Semester Hours
An analysis of the problems and prospects for political,
economic, and social development in Africa south of the
Sahara.
POLS 357
U.S.-British Politics
3 Semester Hours
A comparative study of political systems of the United
States and Great Britain.
POLS 358
Politics of Development
3 Semester Hours
An analysis of the various theoretical approaches to
understanding the political economy of developing nations
and the empirical consequences of development
strategies.
POLS 395
Special Studies in Comparative Politics
1-3 Semester Hours
POLS 458
Political Leadership
3 Semester Hours
A study of the sources and uses, limits, and possibilities
of leadership in the political arena. The course focuses on
leadership and followership in political systems across
cultures and systems but focuses on the United States.
POLS 495
Special Studies in Comparative Politics
1-3 Semester Hours
POLS 595
Special Studies in Comparative Politics
1-3 Semester Hours
Prerequisites: POLS 201 and senior standing.
Group 6: International and World
Politics
POLS 360
World Politics
3 Semester Hours
An analysis of how nations behave and why. International
conflict and cooperation, with an emphasis on nationstate
interaction.
Prerequisite: Political Science majors and minors only.