1998-1999 - The University of Scranton

PS 329 Dr. VanDyke
The American Presidency 3 credits
(Prerequisite: PS 131) This course will focus on
the American Presidency — historical development,
powers of the office, elections, models of
the presidency and, to a lesser extent, the relations
between the President and congress, and the
President and the judiciary.
PS 330 Dr. Van Dyke
Western Europe in World Affairs 3 credits
(Prerequisites: PS 212 OR PS 217). This seminar
provides an historical, political, and analytical
foundation for understanding the profound political
and economic changes facing Europeans today.
This involves studying the two world wars, the
formation of Cold War alliances and security systems,
the European integration movement, the foreign
policies of major European states, and organization
of post-Cold War Europe.
PS 331 Dr. Van Dyke
The European Union 3 credits
(Enrollment only by permission from the professor).
Provides an in-depth study of the European Union
and its fifteen member states in order to prepare
students for an intercollegiate simulation of the
EU, which is held in Washington, DC each
December. Students examine the EU’s theoretical
and historical foundations, its institutions and policy
procedures, and the ongoing challenges for
European integration.
PS 332 Dr. Parente
Modern Japan 3 credits
(Formerly H/PS 327) The history and politics of
Japan. The period of the shoguns, the reforms of
the modernizing Meiji era at the end of the nineteenth
century. The Japanese effort to conquer
Asia. The postwar political structure. Is Japan a
democracy? The economic miracle of the present.
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PS 338 Dr. Parente
Politics of Islam 3 credits
(Formerly H/PS 338)The political ideology of
Islam; the political content of the Koran; the effort
to establish theocracies in a number of states from
Iran to Egypt to Malaysia and Indonesia; Islam as
a political opposition in such countries as the
Philippines, Russia, and China; Shiite versus Sunni
sects; the politics of Israel and the Islamic states of
the Middle East; OPEC; the Palestinian question;
political terrorism; Islam as an expansionist ideology.
PS 384 Staff
Special Topics in Political Science 3 credits
Study and analysis of selected topics in the field of
Political Science. The particular topic or topics
will vary from year to year depending on the
instructor and changing student needs.
PS 480 Dr. Champney
Public Administration Internship I 3 credits
Permission of faculty advisor and Dr. Champney
required for internship registration.
PS 481 Dr. Champney
Public Administration Internship II 3 credits
Permission of faculty advisor and Dr. Champney
required for internship registration.
SPAN/PS 295 Drs. Kocis, Parsons
Contemporary Mexican 3 credits
Culture and Language
A six-credit intersession travel course to
Guadalajara, Mexico for three credits in
Humanities (foreign language area, intermediate
and/or advanced level), three credits in the social
sciences (political science), as well as cultural
diversity credit. The course is team-taught by
University of Scranton faculty from the
Departments of Foreign Languages and Political
Science with assistance from Mexican faculty at
UNIVA.