1a. IntroSUS 2003 - University of Maryland University College

GVPT 399H Counterterrorism (3)An examination of the prevention, detection, handling, and investigationof terrorist attacks. Focus is on the interlocking nature of effectivesecurity procedures and investigative techniques and methodologiesused before, during, and after real or abortive terrorist incidents. Topicsinclude the role of the media both in covering and in investigatingterrorist events, and the emerging constitutional and sociopoliticaldilemmas for democracies, such as the threats to privacyand individual rights posed by the emergence of highly sophisticatedterrorist tactics.GVPT 399J The Role of a United Germanyin Post–Cold War Europe (1)A critical examination of the position a reunited Germany, distancedfrom the guilt of the Second World War, is attempting to define foritself in a Europe without the Iron Curtain. Topics include alliances,the Bundeswehr, United Nations membership, European prosperity,and the relationship between Germany and Russia.GVPT 399K NATO Expansion (1)A critical examination of the arguments for and against first-tierNATO expansion and subsequent enlargement. Topics includethe case for NATO expansion, its costs, the three first-tier candidates(Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic), beyond thefirst tier, and Russian concerns.GVPT 399L Japanese Politics SinceWorld War II (3)A study of the evolution of Japanese politics since the end of theSecond World War. Emphasis is on changes in bureaucracies andin party politics.GVPT 399M The European Union and theRoad to European Unification (1)An examination of the European Union from a historical perspectiveand an attempt to chart its course into the future. Issues areexplored through various questions: Can unification work? Howfar can the diverse cultures of Europe merge? How much autonomyare the states willing to relinquish? Topics include the single currency,foreign policy, and possible expansion.GVPT 399N The Communist Manifesto (3)An introduction to the Communist Manifesto of Karl Marx andFrederick Engels. Topics include the legacy of the French Revolutionof 1789, Marx’s appeal to the widest possible audience inthe Manifesto itself, Marx’s and Engels’s subsequent amendmentsto the original published text, and the 150-year-old history of theManifesto and its differing interpretations. The ideological role theManifesto played in both the rise and the demise of the SovietUnion is considered.GVPT 399O Seminar in National Security (1)An overview of the different components of U.S. national security,including policy and organization. Internal and external factorsaffecting national security are covered.GVPT 399P Government and Politics ofSouth Korea (3)A study of the Korean political system and political decisionmakingprocess. Topics include the system of government, theorigin of governmental policies, and the role of public policies inKorean society. The current government reform movement andrecent political events are also discussed. How the political systemcan catch up with recent developments in the Korean economy isconsidered.GVPT 399Q The United Nations (1)An examination of the United Nations—its history, current status,and possible directions for the future.GVPT 399R Violence in the AmericanCharacter (1)A brief survey of recent examples of the more violent aspects ofAmerican culture and systems of government.GVPT 399S The American Congress (1)A study of one of the most powerful legislative bodies in the world—the American Congress. Focus is on the structure and inner workingsof Congress as well as the constitutional basis for its operations.The basic rules of the electoral and legislative processes andthe resources and strategies of members of Congress and other keyplayers are also analyzed.180