Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2000
Political Science (POLI)
Rice Course Schedule as of 01/03/2000.
This schedule is maintained by the Office of the Registrar
(reg@rice.edu).
NOTE: Course web pages are available for some POLI courses.
POLI 209 INTRO CONSTI & MOD POL THOUGHT Credits 3.00 Spring 00 * RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II Constitutionalism and authoritarianism from Machiavelli to Marx; introduction to contemporary ideologies. Together with Poli 210 meets state professional requirements for teachers. A FOUNDATION COURSE. 001 TBA Cuthbertson, Gilbert M. Enr: 0 Max: NA POLI 210 AMER GOVERNMT&POLITICS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 * 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. 001 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: 75 POLI 211 INTRO TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 * 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. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: 75 POLI 212 INTRO-COMPARATIVE POLITICS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 * RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II An examination of political institutions and behavior in selected democratic, communist, and "third world" countries. 001 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: 40 POLI 306 DIRECTED READING II Credits 3.00 Spring 00 See Poli 305. 001 TBA Stoll, Richard J. Enr: 0 Max: NA 002 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: NA POLI 307 POLITICAL SCIENCE INTERNSHIP Credits 1.00 Spring 00 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 Enr: 0 Max: POLI 308 POLITICAL SCI INTERNSHIP II Credits Spring 00 This course is the work component of the political science intership program. Students will be required to submit weekly progress reports and a final profolio. Prereq- permission of instructor. 001 TBA Ostdiek, Donald H. Enr: 0 Max: NA POLI 317 CONGRESS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 * 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. 001 TBA - MW 02:00PM - 03:15PM Staff Enr: 0 Max: 40 POLI 318 THE PRESIDENCY Credits 3.00 Spring 00 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II Presidential powers and behavior are analyzed in the context of the legal, electoral, personal, and other forces that shape and limit the actions of the president. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: POLI 321 AMER CONSTITUTIONAL LAW Credits 3.00 Spring 00 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II Interpretation of the Constitution by the Supreme Court. (Juniors and Seniors preferred). 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: POLI 331 CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 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. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: POLI 332 URBAN POLITICS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Exploartion of issues of political behavior and public policy in urban and metropolitan areas. Includes urban decline and revitalization, the conflict between "Snowbelt" and "Sunbelt" cities, fiscal management, and urban and suburban relations. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: POLI 333 COMPARATIVE LEGISTURES Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Examines the similarities and differences of legislatures in different countries. Explores the causes and consequences of these differences. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: POLI 334 PARTIES & INTEREST GROUPS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Examines the organization and behavior of political parties and interest groups within the American political system. 001 TBA - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Hamm, Keith E. Enr: 0 Max: 25 POLI 335 POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II This class focuses on (1) understanding the foundations of government involvement in public policy and, (2) the institutional process guiding executive, legislative and bureaucratic officials. The class introduces theories of collective action and applies them in the political world. Prereq- Poli 210 or Econ 211 or Econ 212. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: NA POLI 337 BUREAUCRACY & PUB POLICY Credits 3.00 Spring 00 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II The role public bureaucracy plays in national policy-making process. Sources of agency power are examined and then linked to different policy outcomes. 001 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: 40 POLI 338 POLICY ANALYSIS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 This class familiarizes students with the analytical tools necessary for evaluating and analyzing public policies. Also offered as SOSC 301 001 TBA - TTH 01:00PM - 02:15PM Ostdiek, Donald H. Enr: 0 Max: 30 POLI 341 COMMON PROPERTY RESOURCES Credits 3.00 Spring 00 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. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: POLI 353 REFORM IN POST-MAO CHINA Credits 3.00 Spring 00 * 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. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: POLI 355 GOVERNMENT & POLITICS OF THE MIDDLE EAST Credits 3.00 Spring 00 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. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: POLI 356 THE POLITICS OF LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC Credits 3.00 Spring 00 This course examines the evolution of economic development in Latin America, focusing on its political foundations. Special attention will be given to the interaction between economic growth and the construction of democratic political institutions in Latin America. 001 TBA - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Brown, David P. Enr: 0 Max: 40 POLI 360 WESTERN EUROPEAN DEMOCRACIES Credits 3.00 Spring 00 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II A survey of government and politics in Western European democracies, with primary emphasis on Great Britain, France, and Germany.OD. 001 TBA - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Ambler, John S. Enr: 0 Max: 40 POLI 372 AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY Credits 3.00 Spring 00 * 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. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: POLI 373 INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Exploration of the theoretical basis of, and empirical evidence for, a number of explantions for interstate war. Includes contemporary theories dealing with dispute escalation, arms races, deterrence, crisis management, and low-intensity conflict. 001 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: 50 POLI 374 STRATEGIC INTERACTION Credits 3.00 Spring 00 This class will introduce students to the uses of game theory in the study of international relations. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: POLI 378 POLITICS OF AMER NATL SECURITY Credits 3.00 Spring 00 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II Major issues of national security policy, including strategic doctrines, policy-making processes on defense issues, arms control, and defense of Europe. Not a Managerial Studies elective. 001 TBA Stoll, Richard J. Enr: 0 Max: 75 POLI 379 PROBLEMS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 This course examines one or more current problems in the field of International Relations. The content varies year to year. 001 TBA - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA POLI 380 POLITICAL BEHAVIOR Credits 3.00 Spring 00 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II Examines basic concepts in political behavior including political socialization, models of voting behavior, public opinion, and political participation. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: POLI 382 PUB OPINION, POLLING&THE MEDIA Credits 3.00 Spring 00 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II Covers survey research methodology as it applies to political opinion polling. Attention is given to theories of attitude formation and change, the impact of the media on public opinion, and measurement issues in the survey research process. Prior coursework in the social sciences is required. Prereq- Permission of the instructor. 001 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: 15 POLI 395 INTRO TO STATISTICS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 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. 001 TBA - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Staff Enr: 0 Max: 15 POLI 406 SENIOR THESIS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 See Poli 405. 001 TBA Stoll, Richard J. Enr: 0 Max: 20 POLI 425 POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 00 * DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II Examination of ethnic, economic, gender, and religious conflict, the tension between individualism and a quest for community, the influence of money on policy, the "culture wars", the social bases of political parties, and other topics of current interest. Also offered as SOCI 425 001 TBA Davidson, Chandler Enr: 0 Max: 15 POLI 430 SEMINAR IN TEXAS POLITICS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Research seminar in the history of Texas politics. Prereq- written permission of instructor. 001 TBA - TBA Cuthbertson, Gilbert M. Enr: 0 Max: 15 POLI 431 ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Examines the role of campaigns in determining the outcome of political races. Prereq- permission of instructor. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: POLI 433 COMPARATIVE LEGISLATURES Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Enriced version of POLI 333, conducted as a research seminar. Prereq- permission of instructor 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: 20 POLI 435 POLITICAL PARTICIPATION Credits 3.00 Spring 00 This course will consider normative issues, theories and empirical evidence relating to the value, meaning and consequences of political participation, with readings taken from American and comparative politics. 001 TBA - M 01:30PM - 04:30PM Alford, John R. Enr: 0 Max: 15 POLI 438 RACE AND PUBLIC POLICY Credits 3.00 Spring 00 The objective of this course is for the students to gain a basic knowledge regarding minority group politics in the U.S., as well as to use this information to better understand how race structures contemporary politics in the U.S. Some of the topics addressed include: 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 of, and toward, minorities; and national institutions' responses to issues of race. 001 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: POLI 439 RES. SEM. ON SOUTHERN POLITICS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Examination of political behavior and political institutions in the southern states, with emphasis on contemporary Texas politics. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: POLI 462 COMPARATIVE PUBLIC POLICY Credits 3.00 Spring 00 This seminar will examine the process and substance of public policy across nations, with a primary focus upon Western democracies. Attention will be given to such policy areas as education, health, economic policy, and defense. Prereq- permission of instructor. 001 TBA - T 07:00PM - 10:00PM Ambler, John S. Enr: 0 Max: 15 POLI 464 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEV Credits 3.00 Spring 00 A central priority developing nations face today concerns establishing economic growth. How best to achieve strong economic performance has both an economic and political dimension. This course seeks a rudimentary understanding of economic growth, concentrating on its political determinants. 001 TBA - W 01:30AM - 04:30PM Brown, David P. Enr: 0 Max: 13 POLI 470 TOPICS-INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 This seminar covers a variety of specialized topics in international relations. See instructor. Prereq- permission of instructor. 001 TBA - TH 01:30PM - 04:30PM Morgan, T. Clifton Enr: 0 Max: 15 POLI 472 AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY Credits 3.00 Spring 00 The content of American foreign policy, its sources, and the process of policy formulation. Prereq- permission of the instructor. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: POLI 475 GAME THEORY Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Examines current developments in game theory and applications to political science. Prereq- permission of instructor. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: POLI 503 TOPICS IN METH & DATA ANALYSIS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Applications of least squares and general linear model. Also offered as STAT 503 001 TBA - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Brace, Paul R. Enr: 0 Max: 15 POLI 520 APPROACES TO COMPARATIVE GOV'T Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Core graduate course analyzing basic approaches to the study of comparative government. Open to qualified undergraduates with permission of instructor. 001 TBA - F 01:30PM - 04:30PM Stevenson, Randolph T. Enr: 0 Max: 20 POLI 527 INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Examination of applications of organization theory to the study of American political institutions. 001 TBA - W 01:30PM - 04:30PM Wilson, Rick K. Enr: 0 Max: 15 POLI 531 STATE POLITICS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Examines similarities and differences in the organization of state politics. Major issues include state legislative organization, state elite behavior, and policy implementation. 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: POLI 533 ADVANCED TOPICS IN POLITICAL BEHAVIOR Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Graduate research seminar in the subfield of political behavior. Content varies from year to year. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to 15. Prereq- permission of instructor. 001 TBA Alford, John R. Enr: 0 Max: 20 POLI 537 PUBLIC POLICY Credits 3.00 Spring 00 The administration and implementation of public policies across federal, state, and substate governments. Prereq- permission of instructor. Also offered as ADMN 563 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: 13 POLI 570 SEMINAR IN INTER-NATIONAL CONFLICT Credits 3.00 Spring 00 Graduate oriented seminar that reviews literature in international conflict; emphasis on formal theories and quantitative analysis of the causes of international conflict. Students without a background in mathematics and/or statistics will be at a serious disadvantage. Enrollment limited to 15. Prereq-: at least on course using quantitative analysis and permission of instructor. 001 TBA Stoll, Richard J. Enr: 0 Max: 13 POLI 580 SEM IN AMERICAN POLITICS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 No description 001 TBA TBA Enr: 0 Max: POLI 592 METHODOLOGY & RESEARCH DESIGN Credits 3.00 Spring 00 No description 001 TBA Brace, Paul R. Enr: 0 Max: NA POLI 594 DIR READ-AMERICAN POLITICS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 No description 001 TBA Hamm, Keith E. Enr: 0 Max: NA POLI 596 DIR READ-INTERNAT'L RELATIONS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 No description 001 TBA Stoll, Richard J. Enr: 0 Max: NA POLI 598 DIR READ-COMPARATIVE POLITICS Credits 3.00 Spring 00 No description 001 TBA Ambler, John S. Enr: 0 Max: NA POLI 599 TEACHING POLITICAL SCIENCE Credits 1.00 Spring 00 This course prepares graduate students to design and teach classes at the college level. Prereq- Approval of instructor. 001 TBA Stoll, Richard J. Enr: 0 Max: NA POLI 600 TOPICS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE Credits Spring 00 Research and thesis for resident students. 001 TBA Stoll, Richard J. Enr: 0 Max: NA POLI 800 PH.D. RESEARCH AND THESIS Credits Spring 00 No description 001 TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
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