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• POLI U361: Political Behavior

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  Political participation in the United States through such activities as interest groups, political protest, contacting officials, voting, running for office. Who participates and why, and the consequences of participation for policy decisions and for society are also examined.
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• POLI U362: Voting and Elections

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  The process of registering to vote and voting, the environment within which elections operate, and the different actors within the system. This designated service-learning course requires volunteering with a non-profit, interest group, political party, campaign, or some other political entity or institution during the semester.
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• POLI U363: Southern Politics

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  Selected political patterns and trends within the eleven states of the American South including historical developments since 1950.
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• POLI U364: State & Local Government

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  The institutions, functions, policy making processes, and politics of state and local governments including an examination of the relations between state and local government, and the relations between state and local government and the national government.
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• POLI U365: Politics and Media

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  Interpretation of the pivotal role of media in contemporary American politics. Familiarizes the student with fundamental concepts regarding the pervasive role of media in how it shapes our life, political ideology, political culture and political behavior.
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• POLI U366: Politics and Social Media

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  How social media is utilized by politicians, the media, parties and interest groups, as well as the public. Methods of content analysis applied to social media will be emphasized.
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• POLI U370: Intro. to Public Admin.

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  The basic principles and theory of administrative structure, responsibility, and control in relation to policy making in the modern state.
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• POLI U374: Intro. to Public Policy

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  Social, political, and technical forces in policy making including various theories of public policy and inquires into selected policy areas. Current policy issues are included and integrated into the larger theories of decision making.
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• POLI U380: Environmental Policy

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  An investigation of American national and international issues relating to the ecological basis of human living. Special attention is on environmental issue-areas including air, water, forests, soil erosion, and wildlife as well as the impact of population, the economy, and technology on the quality of the environment.
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• POLI U385: American Political Thought

  3.00 Credits

  University of South Carolina-Upstate

  
  A survey of American political theorists from the colonial period to the present with an examination of the social, cultural, historical and scientific developments that have contributed to the nature of American political thinking.
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