Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2010 - Immaculata University

POL 211 Violence (3)
Examines the origins, nature, and impact of violence in
American society from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.
POL 213 Legal Research and Writing (3)
Introduction to theoretical and practical applications of the law;
fact finding methods and legal problem-solving skills. Students
analyze cases, organize research, and write effectively.
POL 216 Reels of Change (3)
This course examines the contemporary issue of globalization as
it is portrayed in some of the best movies ever made. Cultural
conflict, gender roles, economic change, race, love, and murder all
receive attention as key themes of the modern age. The
accompanying sound-track for the course may be available on CD at
the end of the term. (Meets cross-cultural studies requirement.)
POL 219 Comparative Urban Politics (3)
The issues facing cities in the developing world are having a
significant impact upon a variety of public policy issues ranging
from questions of globalization to vast economic disparities to
environmental problems. By 2050 most of the world’s mega-cities
will be in what we now think of as the developing world.
POL 223 Urban America and the Roman Catholic Church (3)
Explores the role that the Roman Catholic Church played in
influencing governmental policy in relation to urban affairs at the
local, state and federal levels, and how these events, in turn, caused
the church itself to change. Particular attention will be paid to the
development of Catholic social doctrine- specifically its
commentary on human work, economic life and the political
community and individuals who played significant roles in
developing church doctrine and responding to the problems of urban
America such as Msgr. Geno Baroni and Msgr. George Higgins.
(See THE 223)
POL 228 Philadelphia Politics (3)
An examination of the political and social development of the
City of Philadelphia with particular emphasis will be placed on
recent political leaders beginning with the reform mayors, Clark and
Dilworth, continuing through Tate, Rizzo, Green, Goode, Rendell
and Street.
POL 229 Campaigns and Elections (3)
American campaigns and elections from the nomination process
through the general elections. Pays particular attention to campaign
finance, research, polling, advertising, and media.
POL 230 The Irish-American Political Experience (3)
Examines the evolution of the Irish-American community in the
United States in light of the nation’s political development with an
emphasis upon the period from the Civil War forward. Special
attention will be paid to the role of the urban political machine,
portrayals of Irish ethnicity and their political effects throughout
U.S. history, and the role of Irish-Americans in lobbying for change
in Northern Ireland.
POL 233 American Public Policy (3)
Combines theory, case studies, and historical analysis to see how
particular issues are included on the government agenda, how policy
then is shaped, and what impact policies actually have. Issues
studied will be drawn from the broad categories of health care,
economic policy, science and environmental regulation, and social
problems - poverty and welfare racial divisions, crime, generations.
POL 311 Parties and Interest Groups (3)
Explores the roles that parties, interest groups and social
movements play in effecting party organization and electoral
strategies and outcomes. Special attention is paid to the historical
development of the two major political parties. Case studies may be
used to evidence the developmental differences between interest
groups and social movements.
POL 312 Cyber War and Cyber Peace (3)
Examines the role of computers, the Internet, and
telecommunications in and as the subject of international affairs.
POL 317 The Politics of Jurisprudence (3)
An examination of the appointment process to the federal court
system, the role of a federal judge, and the intellectual challenges
Supreme Court Justices face in their development of a method of
constitutional meaning. Original writings from Supreme Court
Justices will be used to explore these issues.
POL 318 American Political Thought (3)
An examination of the development of political thought in the
United States centered around themes such a liberty, justice,
manifest destiny, and the melting pot. Special attention will be paid
to such thinkers as Jefferson, Franklin, Madison, Hamilton,
Tocqueville, Calhoun, Lincoln, James, Emerson, Thoreau through
tot modern thinkers such as Dewey, King and Berry.
POL 319 The United States Congress (3)
The role of Congress in the legislative process; its internal
operations and external political relations with the other branches of
government. Special attention will be paid to the effect that changes
in the internal operations of Congress have had upon the legislative
process.
POL 320 Environmental History (3)
The course examines the relationship between humans and their
environment, and the political, social and economic consequences
of that relationship. Being interdisciplinary in its approach the
course draws upon the disciplines of history, the social sciences, the
hard sciences and even literature at times to develop an
understanding of the role of the environment in the development of
American history
POL 335 The Modern Far East (3)
Topics in the history of the Far East to illustrate the growing
significance of the area and of its relations with the Pacific Rim.
(See HIS 335.)
POL 336 International Laws and Rights (3)
Theory of fundamental freedoms from its philosophy to its legal
formulation in the American and French Revolutions; the
emergence of the individual as a subject of rights and duties and
international concern. Assessment of the United Nations in the area
of human rights. (Prerequisite: POL 206)
POL 337 Irish Politics (3)
Examination of the development of the Irish constitution,
political institutions and political parties since the emergence of the
Irish Free State in the early twentieth century. Special attention will
be paid to the Oireachtas (parliament) and the role of the Taoiseach
(prime minister), the development of party and electoral systems,
and the changing role of Ireland in relation to Northern Ireland, the
European Union and the larger world.
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