Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College - University System of Georgia

POLS 4310 Regional Comparative Politics and Geopolitics. 3 hours. Prerequisite POLS 1101 and POLS 2101
Geopolitics will give students an increased appreciation for the influence of geography on political decisionmaking.
This course will help students visualize world politics and understand how geography affects both
national and transnational political behaviors. Students will learn to think and write critically about such issues
and forces as globalization, development, and conflict. Students will develop an understanding of how interests
and perceptions are shaped by geography.
POLS 4410 U.S. Foreign Policy. 3 hours. Prerequisite POLS 1101 and POLS 2401
Through studies of the levels of analysis, personal political psychology, bureaucratic politics, decision-making
theory, and various international relations frameworks, this course examines the processes of American foreign
policy formulation, promulgation, and implementation. It explores the objectives, methods, and consequences
of major U.S. foreign and military policies.
POLS 4420 International Governmental/ Non-Governmental Organizations. 3 hours. Prerequisite POLS 1101
and POLS 2401
This course focuses on the increasingly influential and varied roles international organizations (both
governmental and non-governmental) play in the world today from peace keeping and security to international
development, human rights, and environmental protection. It traces the evolution of the thinking behind and
efforts to establish international organizations, and analyzes not only their promise and challenges, but also
their successes and failures to date. Although particular attention is paid to the United Nations and its many
affiliated bodies, regional organizations (e.g. European Union, Organization of American States, African Union,
NATO), international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and multinational corporations are also assessed.
POLS 4530 American Thought in Contemporary Political Theory. 3 hours. Prerequisite POLS 1101 and
POLS 2101
This course provides a thorough analysis of the primary texts and political thinkers that informed the
Founders in their creation of the American state. In reviewing such thinkers as Plato, Aristotle,
Machiavelli, Smith, and Locke, this course will consider the ideas fundamental to the structure of
American politics as evidenced in the debates surrounding the constitutional convention. Further, in
reviewing such thinkers Burke, Rousseau, Marx, and others, this course will discuss how political theory
continues to shape the conservative and liberal ideological perspectives in the United States. Finally, in
reviewing the work of Butler, Baudrillard, Foucault, and Rawls, students will encounter contemporary
philosophical challenges to the ideas that dominate America thought.
HIST/POLS 4790 History/Political Science Internship. 3 hours. Approval by Department Head required.
This course is designed to offer students an opportunity to gain practical work experience in a field
related to their study within the History or Political Science discipline. Internships are supervised by a
faculty member. Students and the employer/supervisor must complete additional paperwork
{submitted as a final portfolio} as part of the Internship process, to include a project plan that details
students' goals, work hours, responsibilities, expected outcomes; a summative evaluation by the
supervisor; and an experiential report from the student.
d. Provide documentation that all courses in the proposed curriculum have met all institutional
requirements for approval.
The ABAC Curriculum Committee reviewed all proposed programs of study for the BA/BS in History and
Political Science 15 October 2010 and voted unanimously to submit proposal to the Board of Regents for
review. Pending approval at all levels, including the Board of Regents, it is anticipated that the degree
programs will begin to offer new courses during fall semester 2011. See Appendix E.
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