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POLI   210 AMERICAN GOVERNMENT&POLITICS             Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Major topics in American politics:  public opinion, group politics,
political parties, elections, congressional-presidential-bureaucratic
politics, and judicial politics.  Together with Poli 209 meets state
professional requirements for teachers.
Enrollment limited to 75.
A FOUNDATION COURSE.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM BL*123   Brace, Paul                    *CURRENT ENR: 11

POLI   211 INTRO TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS         Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
An introduction to the study of international relations.  The course
examines topics from the role of individuals to the impact of the
international system.  Major issues, such as the causes of war and
development of the third world are also discussed.
Enrollment limited to 150.
A FOUNDATION COURSE.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM SH*301   Stoll, Richard                 *CURRENT ENR: 53

POLI   212 INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS            Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
An examination of political institutions and behavior in selected
democratic, communist, and "third world" countries.
Enrollment limited to 40.
A FOUNDATION COURSE.
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM SH*301   Ambler, John                   *CURRENT ENR: 26

POLI   301 STATE POLITICS                           Credits 3.00  Fall 99
This course is organized around the themes of the constraints and
influences on the adoption and implementation of public policies in the
American states.
001 MWF     11:00AM-11:50AM BB*102   Carman, Christopher            *CURRENT ENR: 21

POLI   305 DIRECTED READING I                       Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Independent reading under the supervision of a member of the department.
Open to junior majors in the honors program and to others in special
cases with the permission of the instructor.
001 TBA     TBA                      Stoll, Richard                 *CURRENT ENR: 1

POLI   307 POLITICAL SCIENCE INTERNSHIP             Credits 3.00  Fall 99
This course is the in-class component of the political science
internship program.  Students will read both a common set of a materials
and a set that is oriented to their forthcoming internship.  A final
paper is required.
Prereq- Permission of instructor.
001 TBA     TBA                      Ostdiek, Donald                *CURRENT ENR: 0

POLI   315 ELECTIONS AND VOTING BEHAVIOR            Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Exploration of voting behavior and elections.  Includes consideration of
both individual level behavior and aggregate level patterns of election
results.
Enrollment limited to 40.
001 TTH     02:30PM-03:50PM SH*303   Alford, John                   *CURRENT ENR: 22

POLI   331 ENVI POLITICS AND POLICY                 Credits 3.00  Fall 99
This course considers the major issues in the increasingly important
public policy area of the environment.  It emphasizes the American
experience, but also considers certain crucial international aspects of
these issues.
Enrollment limited to 40.
001 MW      02:00PM-03:15PM BB*102   Carman, Christopher            *CURRENT ENR: 16

POLI   332 URBAN POLITICS                           Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Exploration of issues of political behavior and public policy in urban
and metropolitan areas.  Includes urban decline, regional governance,
revitalization, and issues of ethnic and racial conflict. See also POLI
432. Enrollment limited to 40.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM BB*114   Stein, Robert                  *CURRENT ENR: 25

POLI   353 REFORM IN POST-MAO CHINA                 Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Study of the origins and development of the gradual but revolutionary
political and economic reforms in China, with emphasis on the changing
roles of the Communist Party, of the central bureaucracy and local
governments, of the military, of the emerging entrepreneurial class, and
of the 80 million members of the overseas Chinese community.
Enrollment limited to 40.
001 MWF     11:00AM-11:50AM BB*102   Lewis, Steven                  *CURRENT ENR: 9

POLI   354 LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS                  Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
A study of the political process in contemporary Latin America, with
particular attention to selected major countries.
Enrollment limited to 40.
001 TTH     02:30PM-03:50PM BB*102   Brown, David                   *CURRENT ENR: 11

POLI   355 GOVERNMENT & POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST Credits 3.00  Fall 99
This course provides an introduction to politics in the Middle East.  A
brief historical overview is combined with detailed description of
political systems in the area.  The region is then used to examine
empirically, critique and revise theories of comparative politics.  A
central issue is the extent to which the region should be considered
unique or exceptional.
Prereq- Intro to Comparative Politics.
Enrollment is limited to 13.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM BB*114   Lust-Okar, Ellen               *CURRENT ENR: 10

POLI   362 EUROPEAN INTEGRATION                     Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Examines the process of European integration since World War II.
Special attention is given to the European Community (EC), its
institutions and policy processes as well as the consequences of
European Unity for the political process in European societies.
Enrollment limited to 40.
001 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM BB*102   Stevenson, Randolph            *CURRENT ENR: 37

POLI   372 AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY                  Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Examination of internal and external aspects of foreign policy
leadership, presidential initiative, congressional control, press,
public opinion, and crisis management.  Not a Managerial Studies
elective.
Enrollment limited to 40.
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM BB*102   Dixon, Jeffrey                 *CURRENT ENR: 23

POLI   395 INTRO TO STATISTICS                      Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Introduction to research design and quantitative methods used in
contemporary political science research.  Students will apply the tools
of social science inquiry in a series of projects designed to examine
political attitudes and behavior.
Enrollment is limited to 13.
001 TTH     09:25AM-10:40AM BB*283   Engstrom, Richard              *CURRENT ENR: 3

POLI   405 SENIOR THESIS                            Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Open to senior honors majors with the permission of the department.
Students must complete both Poli 405 and 406 to obtain credit.
Enrollment limited to 20.
Prereq- permission of instructor.
001                                  Stoll, Richard                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

POLI   439 SOUTHERN POLITICS                        Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Examination of political behavior and political institutions in the
southern states, with emphasis on contemporary Texas politics.
Enrollment limited to 13.
001 W       01:30PM-04:30PM BB*283   Black, Earl                    *CURRENT ENR: 12

POLI   456 REGIME TRANSFORMATIONS AND TRANSITIONS   Credits 3.00  Fall 99
This course examines why political systems may change from democratic to
authoritarian, or vice versa. It distinguishes between different regime
types, and explores the conditions promoting social movements, political
unrest and military coups. The course examines factors which help to
consolidate the newly formed regimes. Examples are drawn from a variety
of post-colonial states. Enrollment is limited to 13.
001 TH      01:30PM-04:30PM BB*114   Lust-Okar, Ellen               *CURRENT ENR: 10

POLI   490 MODERN POLITICAL THEORY & INTERDISC FIEL Credits 3.00  Fall 99
           * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Prereq- permission of instructor.
Enrollment is limited to 13.
001 TH      07:00PM-10:00PM BB*114   Cuthbertson, Gilbert           *CURRENT ENR: 13

POLI   502 INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS               Credits 3.00  Fall 99
This course aims at providing students with a working knowledge of
statistics in political science.  It involves the study of descriptive
and inferential statistics, as well as hands-on experience with computer
statistical packages.
Prereq- permission of instructor.
Enrollment is limited to 13.
Also offered as Stat 495.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM BB*102   Alford, John                   *CURRENT ENR: 0

POLI   504 ADV TOPICS IN METHODOLOGY AND DATA ANALY Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Study of applications of maximum likelihood estimation.
Prereq-Poli 502 and 503.
Enrollment limited to 15.
001 F       01:30PM-04:30PM BB*102   Stevenson, Randolph            *CURRENT ENR: 8

POLI   530 APPROACHES TO AMERICAN GOV'T             Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Core graduate course analyzing basic approaches to the study of American
politics.
Prereq- permission of instructor.
001 TH      01:30PM-04:30PM BB*283   Brace, Paul                    *CURRENT ENR: 3

POLI   534 INTEREST GROUPS AND POLITICAL PARTIES    Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Examines the organization and behavior of political parties and interest
groups within the American political system. The course emphasizes the
extent to which these organizations operate differently across the
national, state, and local levels of government. Enrollment limited to
13. Prereq- permission of instructor.
001 T       01:30PM-04:30PM BB*283   Hamm, Keith                    *CURRENT ENR: 5

POLI   572 FOREIGN POLICY DECISION MAKING           Credits 3.00  Fall 99
Study of foreign policy, its sources, and the process of policy
formulation.
Prereq- permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to 13.
001 M       01:30PM-04:30PM BB*283   Morgan, Cliff                  *CURRENT ENR: 4

POLI   591 DIRECTED READING-METHODOLOGY             Credits 3.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      Brace, Paul                    *CURRENT ENR: 0

POLI   593 DIRECTED READING-AMER POLITICS           Credits 3.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      Hamm, Keith                    *CURRENT ENR: 1

POLI   595 DIR READ-INTERNT'L RELATIONS             Credits 3.00  Fall 99
001                                  Stoll, Richard                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

POLI   597 DIR READ-COMPARATIVE POLITICS            Credits 3.00  Fall 99
001 TBA     TBA                      Ambler, John                   *CURRENT ENR: 0

POLI   599 TEACHING POLITICAL SCIENCE               Credits 1.00  Fall 99
This course prepares graduate students to design and teach classes at
the college level.
Prereq- Approval of instructor.
001 TBA     TBA                      Stoll, Richard                 *CURRENT ENR: 1

POLI   600 TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE              Credits 1.00  Fall 99
Research and thesis for resident students.
001                                  Stoll, Richard                 *CURRENT ENR: 0

POLI   800 PHD RESEARCH AND THESIS                  Credits 1.00  Fall 99
001                                  TBA                            *CURRENT ENR: 10

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