2013-2014 Course Catalog - PDF Format - Flagler College

290 FLAGLER COLLEGE
POLITICAL SCIENCE
POS 241WI – Ethical Issues in the Judiciary (3)
The primary objective of this course is for each student to develop an
awareness of how ethical issues impact the courts and how the courts deal with
those ethical issues. Those issues with which the judiciary deals–ranging from
will be explored. Legal ethics will also be examined in some detail. This course
is cross-listed as PLA 241.
POS 301 – International Relations (3)
An examination of the principles and concepts underlying the relations of the
United States with other nations of the world.
POS 325WI – Islam and Politics (3)
What is Islam? What do people who call themselves Muslims believe, and
what is the particular dynamic of their ethics and politics at this moment in
time? These questions and others will be addressed in this course, which in the
opportunity to read the Koran, and respond to some critical questions regarding
the Muslim faith. In the second half of the course, important Islamic countries
such as Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the Palestinians, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and
Pakistan will be examined.
POS 328 – Hinduism and India (3)
This course will examine prominent religions and the politics of Hinduism
and India. We will be concerned with the culture, religion, and political situations
of India for the most part. Students should come to understand how interwoven
the tapestry of religion, politics, and culture is in this area. Hinduism and the
latter politics of India is of primary importance and the focus of this course –
Buddhism and Islam as constituent elements of India’s history receive fuller
attention in other courses. This course is cross listed with REL 328.
POS 331 – Comparative Government (3)
Prerequisite: POS 221. An introduction to comparative government; a study
of the basic concepts of political science and government with emphasis on
POS 332 – Political Science Scope and Methods (3)
This course is designed to provide an introduction to a variety of empirical research
methods used by political scientists. The primary aim of the course is to make students
more sophisticated consumers of diverse empirical research and to allow them to
conduct sophisticated independent work in the political science discipline.