1a. IntroSUS 2003 - University of Maryland University College

GVPT 402 International Law (3)A study of the basic character, general principles, and specificrules of international law. Emphasis is on recent and contemporarytrends in the field. The relationship of law to other aspectsof international affairs is analyzed as well.GVPT 403 Law, Morality, and War (3)(Fulfills the civic responsibility requirement.) An exploration offundamental moral and legal issues concerning war.GVPT 405 Defense Policy andArms Control (3)A survey of contemporary issues of military strategy and internationalsecurity. The processes of formulating defense-related political andeconomic policy are examined. Topics include nuclear war and conventional(limited) warfare, insurgency by guerrillas, arms controland disarmament, and the possibilities for moderation of war.GVPT 411 Public Personnel Administration (3)A survey of components of public personnel administration. Topicsinclude the development of the merit civil service, the personnelagency, classification, recruitment, examinations and techniques ofadministering them, promotion, service ratings, training, discipline,employee relations, and retirement.GVPT 412 Public Financial Administration (3)A survey of governmental financial procedures. Analysis focuseson processes of current and capital budgeting, the administrationof public borrowing, the techniques of public purchasing, and themachinery of control through preaudit and postaudit.GVPT 413 Governmental Organization andManagement (3)A study of the theories of organization and management in the U.S.government. New trends, experiments, and reorganization are majortopics.GVPT 414 Administrative Law (3)A study of the discretion exercised by administrative agencies. Theirfunctions, their powers over persons and property, their procedures,and judicial sanctions and controls are analyzed.GVPT 426 Public Opinion (3)An examination of public opinion and its effect on political action.Emphasis is on propaganda, pressure groups, and the formation andmeasurement of opinions.GVPT 431 Introduction to ConstitutionalLaw (3)A systematic inquiry into the general principles of the U.S. constitutionalsystem. Special reference is made to the role of the judiciary ininterpreting and enforcing the federal Constitution.GVPT 433 The Judicial Process (3)An examination of judicial organization in the United States at alllevels of government. Emphasis is on legal reasoning, legal research,and court procedures.GVPT 434 Race Relations and Public Law (3)A political and legal examination of rights protected by theConstitution as they affect racial minorities. The constitutionalpowers of the federal courts, the executive branch, and Congressto define, protect, and extend those rights are probed.GVPT 436 Legal Status of Women (3)An examination of judicial interpretation and applications ofcommon, statutory, and constitutional laws as they affect thestatus of women in American society.GVPT 442 History of Political Theory:The Middle Ages to the Present (3)(Fulfills the historical perspective requirement.) A survey of theprincipal political theories set forth in the works of thoughtfulwriters from Niccolò Machiavelli to John Stuart Mill.GVPT 443 Contemporary Political Theory (3)(Fulfills the historical or international perspective requirement.)Prerequisite: GVPT 100. A survey of the principal political theoriesand ideologies from Karl Marx to the present.GVPT 444 American Political Theory (3)(Fulfills the historical perspective requirement.) A study of thedevelopment and growth of American political concepts from thecolonial period to the present.182