2023-2024 BSC Catalog Updated_UG ONLY_FINAL[82]

232 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
PS 249 CI The Notorious Angie D: Angela Davis and the Project of Liberation (1)
An examination of global liberation struggles explored through the lens of Angela Y.
Davis’ body of work. A Community Interests and Black Studies designated course. (Also
listed as HI 249.)
PS 260 GP Race in Antiquity and Its Legacies (1)
An introduction to Greek and Roman thought about race, and the complicated
relationship between modern and ancient ideas concerning race, status, and power. A
Global Perspectives and Black Studies designated course. (Also listed as GRS 260.)
PS 293, 393, 493 Independent Study in Political Science (½ or 1)
Directed study for advanced students in the major. Specific guidelines concerning
independent study projects appear in the “Exploration Term and Contract Learning”
section of this catalog.
PS 297, 397, 497 Internship in Political Science (½ or 1)
An internship opportunity allowing students to practice career skills and/or further
develop abilities beneficial for graduate study. Specific guidelines concerning internships
appear in the “Exploration Term and Contract Learning” section of this catalog.
PS 298, 398, 498 Teaching Experience in Political Science (½ or 1)
A contracted teaching experience that requires instructor approval. Specific guidelines
concerning teaching experiences appear in the “Teaching Experiences” section of this
catalog.
PS 300 CI Media and Society (1)
An exploration of the interactive relationship between media and society from political,
psychological, economic, and sociological perspectives. This course will focus on how
media sources, such as television, film, and the Internet, influence society at group and
individual levels and how society, in turn, influences the creation and production of
media. A Community Interests designated course. (Also listed as MFS 300.)
PS 305 Black Political Thought (1)
An examination of several frameworks through which to identify, analyze, and theorize
questions which emerge from the black experience. Major themes include the formation
of the black subject both in the context of the United States and other regions of the
African diaspora, the responses taken by black people and others to address the problem
of racism, and the challenges that black people continue to face.
PS 307 CI Civil Rights and Justice (1)
A review of the Civil Rights Movement in the South, focusing on the judicial process and
the role of the courts, followed by an examination of contemporary issues in housing,
education, and employment that reflect the continuing struggle to achieve full civil rights
and justice. A Community Interests and Leadership Studies designated course. Instructor
consent required.
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2023-2024