Current version - Indiana University South Bend

3803 IU SOUTH BEND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
pols-Y 214
POLS-Y 221
POLS-Y 222
COMPUTER-aided legal research (2 cr.)
This course is designed to introduce
students to legal research online. It will
give students hands-on experience in
Internet research of legal data bases and
secondary sources.
Legal Research and Writing for
PARAlegal studies (3 cr.)
P: POLS-Y 211. Development of research
and communication skills special to
the area of law. Includes methods of
organizing and conducting legal research,
resources available for legal research,
presentation of findings in memoranda
and briefs, and other forms of legal
writing.
lITIGATION for Paralegal studies I
(3 cr.)
P: ENG-W 131, ENG-W 233, POLS-Y
211, POLS-Y 214, POLS-Y 234. An
overview of pre-trial case preparation,
the right of subrogation, the duty to
defend and insurance coverage disputes;
an examination of the various discovery
procedures, including depositions and
interrogatories; summons and notice
requirements; collection of judgments;
and an overview of divorce and adoption
proceedings, residency and jurisdiction.
POLS-Y 311
POLS-Y 316
POLS-Y 317
DEMOCRACY and National Security
(3 cr.)
Exploration of a basic dilemma of a
democratic polity; how can demands
for national security be reconciled with
democratic practices and values? The war
powers of the United States government:
roles of the presidency, Congress and
public opinion. American national
security policy since World War II.
PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL
PARTICIPATION (3 cr.)
The nature of public opinion on major
domestic and foreign policy issues, mass
political ideology, voting behavior and
other forms of political participation,
political culture, and the impact of public
opinion on political systems.
VOTING, ELECTIONS, AND PUBLIC
OPINION (3 cr.)
Determinants of voting behavior in
elections. The nature of public opinion
regarding major domestic and foreign
policy issues; development of political
ideology; other influences on the voting
choices of individuals and the outcomes
of elections; relationships among public
opinion, elections, and the development
of public policy.
pols-y 234
legal research (2 cr.)
This course will focus on legal research
using printed texts. It will also focus on
how to find answers to legal questions
within the context of using printed
materials.
POLS-Y 318
The American Presidency (3 cr.)
Development of the presidency and
its relationship to the political system;
problems of the contemporary presidency;
personality and presidential roles, with
emphasis on political leadership.
POLS-Y 235
POLS-Y 301
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC MANAGEMENT
(3 cr.)
The management process in public
organizations. Focus is especially on external
influences on public managers, the effects
of the intergovernmental environment and
problems of management in a democratic,
limited government system.
POLITICAL PARTIES AND INTEREST
GROUPS (3 cr.)
Theories of American party activity;
behavior of political parties, interest
groups, and social movements;
membership in groups; organization and
structure; evaluation and relationship to
the process of representation.
POLS-Y 319
POLS-Y 324
The United States Congress (3 cr.)
Origins and development of Congress and
its place in modern American politics;
congressional committees, parties,
leadership, and policies; congressionalexecutive
relations; members’
relationships with their constituencies;
voters and elections; public opinion
and interest groups; international
comparisons of legislatures.
Women and Politics (3 cr.)
An analysis of women and power.
Feminist critiques of the state, power,
and citizenship. Diverse cultural
understandings of gender roles are
explored.
POLS-Y 304
Constitutional Law (3 cr.)
Nature and function of law and judicial
process; selected Supreme Court
decisions interpreting the American
constitutional system.
POLS-Y 327
Gender Politics in the United States
(3 cr.)
This course seeks to analyze issues of
power and politics from the perspective of
gender within the United States cultural
P = Prerequisite, R = Recommended, C = Concomitant, VT = Variable Title
I = fall semester, II = spring semester, S = summer session(s)