Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2003
Political Science (POLI)

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POLI 210   AMERICAN GOVT AND POLITICS               Credits 3.00  Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
* 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.
001 HZ 212 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM      Black, Earl               Enr: 51 Max: 75

POLI 211   INTRO TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS         Credits 3.00  Spring 03
* 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 is limited to 75.
001 SH 301 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM      Leeds, Ashley             Enr: 51 Max: 75

POLI 212   INTRO TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS            Credits 3.00  Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
An examination of political institutions and behavior in selected democratic,
communist, and "third world" countries. Enrollment limited to 75.
001 DH 1070 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM     Al-Momani, Mohammad       Enr: 33 Max:

POLI 306   DIRECTED READING II                      Credits 3.00  Spring 03
See Poli 305.
001 TBA - TBA                           Stoll, Richard J.         Enr: 3 Max: 0
002 TBA - TBA                           Stoll, Richard J.         Enr: 0 Max: NA

POLI 307   POLITICAL SCIENCE INTERNSHIP I           Credits   Spring 03
This course is the in-class component of the political science internship
program.  Students will read both a
common set of materials and a set that is
oriented to their forthcoming internship.  A final paper is required.
Prereq- Permission of instructor.
001 TBA - TBA                           Alford, John R.           Enr: 0 Max:

POLI 308   POLITICAL SCIENCE INTERNSHIP II          Credits   Spring 03
This course is the work component of the political science internship program.
Students will be required to submit weekly progress reports and a final
portfolio.
Prereq- Permission of instructor.
001 TBA - TBA                           Alford, John R.           Enr: 0 Max:

POLI 315   ELECTIONS AND VOTING BEHAVIOR            Credits 3.00  Spring 03
Exploration of voting behavior and elections.  Includes consideration of both
individual level behavior and aggregate level patterns of election results.
001 BB 114 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM      Arceneaux, Kevin Timothy  Enr: 8 Max: NA

POLI 317   THE CONGRESS                             Credits 3.00  Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Examines the role of Congress in the American political system.  Attention is
given to the historical development of Congress, the current status of the
Congress, and the functions of Congress in the American political system.
Enrolllment limited to 30.
001 BB 114 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM      Wilson, Rick K.           Enr: 23 Max: 0

POLI 321   AMER CONSTITUTIONAL LAW                  Credits 3.00  Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Interpretation of the Constitution by the Supreme Court. (Juniors and Seniors
preferred).  Enrollment limited to 50.
001 SH 301 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM      Cuthbertson, Gilbert M.   Enr: 66 Max: 0

POLI 333   COMPARATIVE LEGISLATURES                 Credits 3.00  Spring 03
Examination of similarities and differences of legislatures in different
countries. Includes the causes and consequences of these differences. See also
POLI 433.  Enrollment limited to 30.
Enrollment limited to 40.
001 BB 114 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM      Hamm, Keith E.            Enr: 23 Max: 0

POLI 338   POLICY ANALYSIS                          Credits 3.00  Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
This class familiarizes students with the analytical tools necessary for
evaluating and analyzing public policies.
Enrollment limited to 40.
001 HZ 212 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:15PM      Post, Stephanie S.        Enr: 38 Max: 0

POLI 357   DEMOCRACY AND DEMOCRATIZATION            Credits 3.00  Spring 03
This course will examine the theoretical and practical idea of democracy. It
will do so by trying to explore the following questions: What is democracy? How
does democracy arise? How may democracy survive and consolidate? Enrollment is
limited to 40.
001 BB 102 - MWF 02:00PM - 02:50PM      Al-Momani, Mohammad       Enr: 10 Max: NA

POLI 360   WESTERN EUROPEAN DEMOCRACIES             Credits 3.00  Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
A survey of government and politics in Western European democracies, with
primary emphasis on Great Britain, France, and Germany. Enrollment limited to
40.
001 SH 309 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM      Ambler, John S.           Enr: 35 Max: 0

POLI 378   POLITICS OF AMER NATL SECURITY           Credits 3.00  Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Examination of major issues of national security policy.  Includes stategic
doctrines, policy-making processes on defense issues, arms control, and the
defense of Europe.  Not a managerial studies elective.  Enrollment is limited
to 75.
001 SH 309 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM      Stoll, Richard J.         Enr: 61 Max: 0

POLI 395   INTRO TO STATISTICS                      Credits 3.00  Spring 03
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 limited to 35.
001 BB 102 - MW 11:00AM - 12:15PM       Alford, John R.           Enr: 51 Max:

POLI 406   SENIOR THESIS                            Credits 3.00  Spring 03
See Poli 405.
001 TBA - TBA                           Stoll, Richard J.         Enr: 3 Max: 0

POLI 430   SEMINAR IN TEXAS POLITICS                Credits 3.00  Spring 03
Research seminar in the history of Texas politics. Enrollment limited to 13.
Prereq- Written permission of instructor.
001 BB 283 - TH 07:00PM - 10:00PM       Cuthbertson, Gilbert M.   Enr: 30 Max: 0

POLI 432   URBAN POLITICS                           Credits 3.00  Spring 03
Enriched version of POLI 332, conducted as a research
seminar.  Enrollment
limited to 13.
Prereq- Permission of instructor.
001 BB 114 - TH 01:30PM - 04:30PM       Hamm, Keith E.            Enr: 6 Max: 0

POLI 438   RACE AND PUBLIC POLICY                   Credits 3.00  Spring 03
Study of minority group politics and how race structures contemporary U.S.
politics.  Includes the myths and realities of minority groups, symbolic
politics and race, pluralism as a model of U.S. democracy, the intersection of
class, race, and gender, civil rights movements, group consciousness, public
opinion regarding minorities, and the response of national institutions to
issues of race. Enrollment limited to 13.
001 BB 114 - W 01:30PM - 04:30PM        Branton, Regina           Enr: 13 Max: 0

POLI 441   COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES                Credits 3.00  Spring 03
Common Property Resources (CPRs), such as fisheries, aquifers, and the
Internet, appear in many guises and pose a fundamental problem for governing.
This course explores the theoretical underpinnings for CPRs, their growing
literature, and the political and economic institutions that mediate
CPR
dilemmas.  Students will engage in an original research project in
conjunction with the instructor.  Enrollment limited to 13.
001 HZ 120 - T 01:30PM - 04:30PM        Wilson, Rick K.           Enr: 4 Max: 0

POLI 457   CONDITIONS OF DEMOCRACY                  Credits 3.00  Spring 03
This course starts with definitions and theories/preconditions of democracy and
then looks at specific cases of democratic consolidation, reaction, and the
prospects for the future. Enrollment limited to 13.
Prereq- permission of instructor.
001 BB 114 - F 01:30PM - 04:30PM        Javeline, Debra           Enr: 4 Max: 0

POLI 477   DOMESTIC POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELA Credits 3.00  Spring 03
Seminar on the influence of domestic politics on international relations. The
course will explore when, why, and how the political, economic, and social
conditions within countries affect international political and economic
relations. Enrollment is limited to 13.
Prereq- POLI 211 or permission of instructor.
001 BB 114 - M 01:30PM - 04:30PM        Leeds, Ashley             Enr: 13 Max: 0

POLI 503   TOPICS IN METHODS & DATA ANALYSIS        Credits 3.00  Spring 03
Applications of least squares and general linear model. Enrollment limited to
13.
Also offered as STAT 503
001 BB 283 - F 01:30PM - 04:30PM        Stevenson, Randolph T.    Enr: 8 Max: 0

POLI 520   APPROACHES TO COMPARATIVE GOV'T          Credits 3.00  Spring 03
Core graduate course analyzing basic approaches to the study of comparative
government.  Open to qualified undergraduates with permission of instructor.
Enrollment limited to 13.
001 BB 283 - TH 01:30PM - 04:30PM       Stevenson, Randolph T.    Enr: 11 Max: 0

POLI 535   RACE, ETHNICITY, AND AMERICAN POLITICS   Credits 3.00  Spring 03
Graduate seminar that examines the role of race and ethnicity in American
politics. This course provides an examination of the behavorial and electoral
implications of racial and ethnic diversity.
Prereq-Permission of instructor.
001 BB 114 - T 01:30PM - 04:30PM        Branton, Regina           Enr: 5 Max: 0

POLI 565   POLITICAL PROTEST                        Credits 3.00  Spring 03
This course looks at various theories of collective action and social
movements.  It will examine theoretical debates about why individuals and
groups occasionally redress their grievances through protest and more often
endure hardships passively.  It will evaluate the relative merit of these
theories in explaining cases of protest and passivity worldwide. Enrollment
limited to 13.
001 BB 283 - W 01:30PM - 04:30PM        Javeline, Debra           Enr: 10 Max: 0

POLI 575   GAME THEORY                              Credits 3.00  Spring 03
Examination of current developments in game  theory with application to
political science. Enrollment limited to 13.
Prereq- Permission of instructor.
001 BB 283 - M 01:30PM - 04:30PM        Morgan, Cliff             Enr: 11 Max: 0

POLI 592   DIRECTED READING METHODOLOGY             Credits 3.00  Spring 03
No description
001 TBA - TBA                           Stevenson, Randolph T.    Enr: 1 Max: 0

POLI 594   DIRECTED READING AMERICAN POLITICS       Credits 3.00  Spring 03
No description
001 TBA - TBA                           Hamm, Keith E.            Enr: 2 Max: 0

POLI 596   DIR READ-INTERNAT'L RELATIONS            Credits 3.00  Spring 03
No description
001 TBA - TBA                           Stoll, Richard J.         Enr: 2 Max: 0

POLI 598   DIR READ-COMPARATIVE POLITICS            Credits 3.00  Spring 03
No description
001 TBA - TBA                           Javeline, Debra           Enr: 8 Max: 0

POLI 599   TEACHING POLITICAL SCIENCE               Credits 1.00  Spring 03
This course prepares graduate students to design and teach classes at the
college level.
Prereq- Approval of instructor.
001 TBA - TBA                           Stoll, Richard J.         Enr: 5 Max:

POLI 600   MA RESEARCH AND THESIS                   Credits   Spring 03
Research and thesis for resident students.
001 TBA - TBA                           Stoll, Richard J.         Enr: 0 Max:

POLI 800   PH.D. RESEARCH AND THESIS                Credits   Spring 03
No description
001 TBA - TBA                           Staff                     Enr: 5 Max: