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Political Science Courses (PLSC)
Note: Semesters listed are when courses are normally offered. However, course offerings and
scheduling are subject to change at the discretion of the department.
Programs of Study
PLSC 121 Introduction to Politics (3)
Fall
This examination of the discipline of political science emphasizes the history and development
of political theory. Fulfills the social science general education requirement.
PLSC 201 American Government and Politics (3)
Fall, Spring
This course in the organization and processes of American national government examines the
contemporary socio-political culture, constitutional foundations, and the major institutions and
processes of American politics.
PLSC 241 Law and Western Culture (3)
Fall, Even
This course examines the significance of law in the development of Western culture by studying
the classical and Judeo-Christian roots of law, by analyzing the legal principles and systems that
have been derived from those foundations, and by assessing contemporary legal interpretative
schools and applications of those interpretations. This course is identical to History 241.
PLSC 244 Law, Justice, and Culture Institute (3)
Summer
Offered in partnership with the Center for Law and Culture, this annual May-term course
prepares students for public service in law, government, and politics by providing worldview
training in the Judeo-Christian tradition. Students are introduced to the concept of transcendent
moral truth in the Western legal tradition and challenged to integrate the biblical understanding of
justice into their lives and career callings. In addition, by exploring the concept of law and justice
among the ancient Hebrews, the natural law foundations of the United States Constitution, and
the grand legal issues posed by Nazism and the Nuremberg Trial, students begin to formulate a
Christian jurisprudence. This course is identical to History 244.
PLSC 250 United States Constitutional Law (3)
Fall, Odd
This course explores the historical development of the American constitutional heritage,
including the political theory underlying this heritage and judicial interpretations of the United
States Constitution.
PLSC 255 Comparative Government (3)
Varies
This course compares the democratic governments of such consociational states as Belgium,
Austria, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, and such majoritarian democratic governments as
Canada and the United States.
PLSC 260 Politics of Race and Ethnicity (3)
Fall, Even
This course will examine the rich diversity of ethnic communities in the world, especially
America, as they have confronted political systems and the need for developing political thought
and action. The various meanings of pluralism will be examined from a Christian perspective,
especially as they relate to politics. A substantial portion of the course will be in Chicago as a case
study of ethnic politics in America. This course is identical to Sociology 260.
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