ART - Catalog - University of Oklahoma

Political Science (P SC)
The Uni ver sity of Oklahoma 2006-2008 Gen eral Cat a log
program. The topics will cover materials not usually presented in the
regular courses. (F, Sp, Su)
3970 Honors Seminar. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to Honors
Program. May be repeated: maximum credit six hours. The projects
covered will vary. The content will deal with concepts not usually
presented in regular coursework. (F, Sp)
3980 Honors Research. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: admission to Honors
Program. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Will provide an
opportunity for the gifted honors candidate to work at a special project in
the student’s field. (F, Sp, Su)
3990 Independent Study. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: one course in general
area to be studied; junior standing; permission of instructor and
department. May be repeated; maximum credit six hours. Through a
written contract, independent study may be arranged for a topic not
currently offered in regularly scheduled courses. Independent study may
include library and/or laboratory research and field projects. (F, Sp, Su)
Unless otherwise noted, the prerequisite for courses in political science
numbered 4000–4999 is eight hours of political science, or 1113 and
six upper-division hours of another social science, or junior standing
and permission of instructor.
4013 Public Opinion and Survey Research. Prerequisite: 1113 and junior
standing. Introduces students to the theory and practice of public opinion
through a combination of traditional lecture format with a lab. The division
of work is approximately 60% public opinion and 40% survey research, but
both components benefit from the incorporation of the other. Students
cannot take both P SC 3423 and 4013 for credit. (F)
4023 Political Psychology and Survey Experiments. Prerequisite: 1113
and junior standing. Introduction to theories of political psychology,
including information processing, persuasion, opinion formation and the
role of emotions in political evaluation. The course also introduces the
methodology of survey experiments. The substance and method will be
interwoven. (Sp)
4033 Capitol and Community Scholars: A Service Learning Course.
Prerequisite: 1113 and permission of instructor. May be repeated with
change of content; maximum credit six hours. The course uses
service-learning and weekly seminars to focus on institutions, policy-making
and politics in legislative and community settings. (F, Sp, Su)
4043 Public Policy Implementation (Slashlisted with 5043). Prerequisite:
2223. This course examines how public laws are implemented. It
investigates actors, institutions and processes influential in decisions and
actions regarding public program delivery. No student may earn credit for
both 4043 and 5043. (Irreg.)
4093 Capstone Seminar in Political Science. Prerequisite: senior
standing, completion of four of the following courses: 2103, 2173, 2223,
2503, 2603, 2703; and permission of department. Capstone seminar for
major in political science. Explore topics in political science for students
with substantial background in the discipline and includes a significant
writing component. Specific subtitles will vary. (F, Sp) [V]
G4113 American Foreign Policy from World War II to the Present.
Prerequisite: 1113 or permission of instructor. An analysis of American
foreign policy in the twentieth century. Covers the emergence of the
United States as a great power, abandonment of isolation, World War II
and the development of internationalism, the Cold War and policies of
containment, the American involvement in the Far East, Middle East and
Latin America. (Irreg.) [IV-WC]
4143 Policy/Program Evaluation. Prerequisite: 2223. Introduces the
planning and implementation of a variety of evaluation types and methods.
Considers the utilization of findings in a political environment. (Irreg.)
4193 The Profession of Public Management. Prerequisite: 1113 or
permission of instructor. Open to undergraduate students only. Focuses on
the internal administrative processes of public agencies, concentrating on
the generic management functions of planning, directing and controlling as
they relate to the development and implementation of public policy
programs. (Irreg.)
4203 Capstone Seminar in Public Affairs and Administration.
Prerequisite: senior standing and permission of instructor. May be repeated
once with change of content. The focus and subtitle will vary. Develops the
ability to analyze and interpret the subject matter; contains a substantial
writing component. (F, Sp) [V]
4213 Regulatory Policy. Prerequisite: junior standing or permission of
instructor. Examines the topic of administration and the agencies that are
responsible for these government activities. Emphasizes the constitutional,
legal, administrative, and political issues raised by the growth and nature of
regulatory activities. (F)
4220 Problems in Public Policy. 1 to 3 hours. Prerequisite: 1113 or
permission of instructor. May be repeated with change of content;
maximum credit nine hours. Research and investigation on selected
problems in the field of public policy. (Irreg.)
4223 Public Policy Analysis. Prerequisite: 2223. Introduces students to
public policy theories and analytical methods. Public policy is placed
within the context of similar disciplines and practical applications. (Irreg.)
4233 Science, Technology and Public Policy. Prerequisite: 1113 or
permission of instructor. An examination of the impact of science and
technology on the American political system; the responses of the national
government to the technological society. An effort is made to project the
consequences of new technologies and define alternative public policy
responses. (Sp)
G4273 Constitutional Interpretation. Prerequisite: 1113 or permission of
instructor. Asks basic questions about the nation’s fundamental law: What
is the Constitution? Who is authorized to interpret it? How might one
authoritatively interpret it? Why should anyone try to interpret it? (F) [IV-WC]
G4283 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. Prerequisite: 1113 or permission
of instructor. Investigates the character, function, and enforcement of civil
rights and civil liberties in the American constitutional system. (Sp) [IV-WC]
4293 American Constitutionalism. Prerequisite: 1113 or permission of
instructor. This course focuses on the nature and meaning of constitutional
government in America . It is particularly concerned with what is often
described as our “unwritten” constitution, how constitutionalism shapes us
as citizens, how we are obligated toward it, and how it may legitimately
change. (Irreg.)
4323 Political Communication (Crosslisted with Communication 4323).
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in Communication 2713,
Communication 3023, and Communication 3113. Considers the role of
communication in political settings. Major topics include political
persuasion, public speaking in political campaigns, political debating,
political advertising, bias in news coverage of campaigns. (F, Sp)
G4420 Topics in Electoral Behavior. 1 to 3 hours. May be repeated with
change of topic; maximum credit nine hours. Topics include voting
behavior of the American mass public; cross-cultural research; the
methodology of aggregate and survey analysis; computer applications;
political attitudes, political socialization and attitude change; sociological,
psychological, and cultural dimensions of electoral behavior; resultant
behavior in the form of vote direction, registration, turnout, and
participation; and theoretical consideration and implications for public
policy. (Irreg.)
G4523 International Organizations and Regimes. Prerequisite: 1113 or
permission of instructor. The course focuses on the organization of
international politics via formal multilateral arrangements (international
organizations) and informal multilateral agreements (international regimes). (F)
G4543 The United Nations. The history, purposes, and politics of the
United Nations organization; its strengths and weaknesses in regulating the
relations of states; current problems of the United Nations and the Western
European institutions. (Irreg.)
4553 The International Political System. Prerequisite: 1113 or
permission. Sources of continuity and change in the contemporary system
of nation states, with an emphasis on theories of war and diplomacy,
balance of power, collective security, conflicting values, integration, and
political economy. (Irreg.) [IV-WC]
4603 Comparative Public Policy. Prerequisite: 2603. Introduces students
to the study of public policy in advanced industrial societies; emphasis is
placed on understanding differences in policy outcomes in countries with
similar economic and political systems; introduces students to the thematic
study of different areas of public policy. (Irreg.)
4613 Conflict, Violence, Warfare: Current Analysis and Future Trends.
Introduces the student to the comparative analysis of different forms of
conflict, violence and warfare in the national, regional and international
arenas. Provides the means to assess present and future trends in reference
to conflict, violence and warfare. (Irreg.)
4623 Globalization and Industrial Democracy. Prerequisite: senior
standing. Examines the impact of globalization on political economies of
the advanced industrial countries, including Germany, Japan, and the
United States. Compares industrial policy for economic development and
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