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• PSCI 462: Con Law: Civil Rights

  3.00 Credits

  The Citadel

  
  A study of the underlying and basic principles of the Constitution as reflected in the leading decisions of the United States Supreme Court with special attention directed to the Bill of Rights and the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments.
  SharePSCI 462 - Con Law: Civil Rights

• PSCI 492: Topics Pol Phil & Theory

  3.00 Credits

  The Citadel

  
  (Modern Political Theory) or permission of the course instructor. Cannot be used as a subfield elective. Selected special topics in the general area of political philosophy and theory; offered periodically as the interests of faculty and students permit.
  SharePSCI 492 - Topics Pol Phil & Theory

• PSCI 498: Independent Study

  3.00 Credits

  The Citadel

  
  An independent research project resulting in a formal paper, this study must be approved by the department head in consultation with an appropriate member of the faculty who will supervise the project. Virtually any aspect of politics may be investigated. Especially recommended for those considering graduate or professional study
  SharePSCI 498 - Independent Study

• PSCI 499: Internshp in Pol Science

  3.00 Credits

  The Citadel

  
  Internships with government agencies and private sector entities are offered to combine academic training with professional experience.
  SharePSCI 499 - Internshp in Pol Science

• PSCI 500: Seminar in Social Science

  3.00 Credits

  The Citadel

  
  An interdisciplinary introduction to the social sciences with an emphasis on the perspectives and patterns of inquiry of several subfields. This course surveys the empirical and theoretical contributions of different social science disciplines in order to provide a fundamental understanding of the dynamics of individual and group behavior. Topics include ethics, social science methodology, and the key criticisms of these methods.
  SharePSCI 500 - Seminar in Social Science

• PSCI 501: Research Meth in Social Scien

  3.00 Credits

  The Citadel

  
  An examination of methods in the scientific study of social phenomena with emphasis given to the systematic study of society and contemporary research problem in the social sciences, including research design, data collection, data analysis, and computer applications.
  SharePSCI 501 - Research Meth in Social Scien

• PSCI 503: Politics of Amer Democ

  3.00 Credits

  The Citadel

  
  This course will examine the political process in the United States, including an analysis of public opinion, the mass media, political parties, interest groups, voting behavior, and elections. It will incorporate an introduction to the basic methods of data analysis in order to allow students to read and understand social science literature
  SharePSCI 503 - Politics of Amer Democ

• PSCI 506: Legislative Process

  3.00 Credits

  The Citadel

  
  A study of the organizations and procedures of a legislative body with attention on its role in policy formation and its relationships with other parts of a political and governmental system.
  SharePSCI 506 - Legislative Process

• PSCI 509: Urban Politics

  3.00 Credits

  The Citadel

  
  A survey of urban areas and their development with emphasis on the politics of U.S. urban and suburban areas. Topics explored through lectures, seminars and student-led discussions of the professional literature include types of urban governance; urban demographics; suburbanization and gentrification; "urban sprawl"; the development of professionalized city planning; public administration and finance; pluralist competition in city regimes; race and politics; economic development; issues of federalism; and city-county consolidation and state-city relations.
  SharePSCI 509 - Urban Politics

• PSCI 510: Topics in Social Science

  3.00 Credits

  The Citadel

  
  Selected topics that fit the needs of students as well as the specialized knowledge of the faculty. Topics could range from stability and change in the American political system to the best way to attain security in a nuclear-armed world.
  SharePSCI 510 - Topics in Social Science