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political science major The Political Science major offers a course of studies tailored to the needs of prospective Air Force officers by providing a comprehensive understanding of both the substance and process of politics and public policy. The major is uniquely capable of preparing future Air Force officers to comprehend the political events, both domestic and international, that will shape their careers. It accomplishes this by examining topics such as political theories and ideologies, comparative politics, international relations, American politics, international security, defense decision-making, the politics of foreign governments, organizational behavior, and political economy. The Political Science major is very flexible. The major allows cadets to study areas in-depth or to examine a variety of political topics. In addition, cadets who wish to earn a Foreign Language minor may take all four required upper-level language courses within the Political Science major. A Philosophy minor can be earned with minimal extra classes, as well. The major offers four areas of concentration: American politics, international politics, comparative politics and area studies, and national security policy. Cadets can also work with their advisors to tailor an academic program to meet their individual needs. Suggested Course Sequence 3rd-Class Year 2nd-Class Year 1st-Class Year Chem 200 Aero Engr 315 Academy Opt Econ 201 Beh Sci 310 Astro Engr 410 English 211 Biology 315 English 411 Engr Mech 220 El Engr 315 Mgt 400 For Lang 3 Math 300 MSS 400 For Lang 4 Philos 310 Pol Sci 491 History 302 Pol Sci 300 Pol Sci Basket 3 Law 220 Pol Sci 301 Pol Sci Opt MSS 200 Pol Sci 302 Pol Sci Opt Physics 215 Pol Sci Basket 1 Pol Sci Opt Pol Sci 211 Pol Sci Basket 2 Pol Sci Opt Soc Sci 212 Sys Opt Soc Sci/Hum Opt POLITICAL SCIENCE (Pol Sci) Offered by the Department of Political Science. Pol Sci 211. Politics, American Government and National Security. Introduces students to the study of politics and government and examines the basic ideological, structural, and procedural choices faced by any political system. Special emphasis is given to an understanding of the foundations and traditions of American democracy and the structure, decision processes and policy outcomes, especially defense policy outputs, of the American political system. Students examine current policy issues that affect the military. Pol Sci 300. Introduction to Political Science: Overview and Methods. Provides an introduction to the discipline. Introduces students to the methods used in political science, placing emphasis on the process of research design—from coming up with a hypothesis, to determining how to test that hypothesis, to how to present the conclusions of the research. Research approaches presented in this class are essential to the political science major, and of great benefit to students in other majors that require the systematic examination of research questions. Pol Sci 301. Political Theory. An overview of political thought from the ancient Greeks to the present. Philosophers studied include Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Marx, and Nietzsche. Examines debates important for airman-scholars and the political science major; human nature, the best regime, justice, equality, freedom, community, natural rights, religion, and comparative and national security politics. 140 United States Air Force Academy Catalog
Pol Sci 302. Politics of National Security. Explores concepts formulated by great thinkers in response to security challenges, from the wars of Ancient Greece through the Cold War to September 11th, to shape our assessment of the way in which the U.S. employs its power. Applies all the subfields and methods of political science to the study of national security. Prepares students for advanced electives in international relations, American and comparative politics, and complements professionally oriented courses on contemporary security problems in the context of American grand strategy. Pol Sci 390. International Relations Theory. Introduces the basic concepts of international relations. Major theoretical approaches to the analysis of international politics (realism, liberalism, and globalism) are used to explore the nature of the international system and various aspects of state behavior in their historical and contemporary settings. Among the subjects examined within this framework: the formulation of foreign policy, mechanisms of conflict and cooperation, the origins of war, issues of international interdependence, international political economy, and questions of international ethics. Pol Sci 392. American Political System and Theory. Explores the origin and development of American political ideas and institutions. Examines the notion of American exceptionalism and the design and operation of the American system. Topics include: American constitutional design and its consequences; the expression of preferences; the analysis of institutional behavior; and the policy process. Pol Sci 394. Comparative Government and Politics. Introduces major theoretical approaches to the comparative study of politics. Applies these approaches to topics like government institutions, political participation, and social change as they relate to various state and nonstate actors. Pol Sci 421. International Security: Political Violence and Terrorism. Applies theories of international security to the roots and forms of political violence in a globalized era. Examines the sub-national and transnational sources of conflict as well as the impact of globalization on the character of collective violence. Investigates the emergence, motivations and strategies of violent nonstate actors with emphasis on ethno-political groups, militant religious movements, transnational criminal organizations, warlords and insurgencies. Focuses on the use of terrorism to achieve political objectives. Pol Sci 423. War Crimes, Genocide, and Human Rights. Explores historical, legal, and political perspectives on the law of armed conflict and the development of human rights law. The Nuremberg Tribunals, the Holocaust, the Cambodian and Rwandan genocides, the My Lai incident, and experiences of prisoners of war are used as case studies within this framework. Resistance movements are also examined. Course is team taught by members of the Political Science, Law, and History departments, and can be used as a social science elective or an elective in any of these three departments. Pol Sci 444. International Political Economy. Explores the theory and practice of how economic motives affect political decisions and how most political decisions have economic repercussions, both domestically and internationally. Specific topics include the development of the international monetary system, international trade policy, the effects of multinational corporations, foreign direct investment, development of the Global South, and contemporary issues such as the recent Asian financial crisis. Pol Sci 445. International Organizations and Global Issues. Examines the role and interrelationships of international organizations, nation states, and nonstate actors in the global system. North-South and East-West relations are discussed in terms of pertinent global issues: crisis management, conflict resolution, human rights, refugee problems, international finance, world trade, and economic aid programs. Pol Sci 451. American Political Thought. Surveys basic themes in American political thought beginning with the seventeenth century European origins of American political thought and extending to modern attempts to strike a balance between individual rights and social needs. Focuses on the difficulties of translating principles into practice. Pol Sci 460. Comparative Security Policy and Civil-Military Relations. Studies the security policies and policy-making processes of various world regions as well as the national and regional implications of both traditional and nontraditional security issues. Examines the relationship between civilian authorities and the military establishment and the implications for governance. Specific cases help develop individual skills in analyzing national security priorities in the post-Cold War world. United States Air Force Academy Catalog 141
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Astro Engr 446. Space Navigation. I
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