POLITICAL SCIENCE (POL–Arts and Science)
411/511 American Political Thought (3)
Examines how traditions of liberalism, republicanism, and religion have shaped American political ideas and culture. Attention to the thought of the Founding, Lincoln’s refounding, feminism, and African-American political thought. Prerequisites: (411) POL 201; (511) graduate standing.
423/523 European Union: Politics and Policies (4)
Exploration of the development, structure, and operation of the EC as well as its main policies and their effects on governments, business organizations, and other interests operating in the EC. Examines the interface between politics and economic activity within the EC and its role as a principal economic partner of the U.S., an emerging security actor, and the world’s most developed example of regional integration.
424/524 Transatlantic Seminar: Politics of International Business (4-6; maximum 6)
Concentrated examination of political climate of economic activity in Western Europe with special emphasis on operations, procedures, and policies of the European Community. Based at the European Center in Luxembourg, sessions are also held in Brussels, Paris, and/or other major centers as may be required by the program. Daily seminar sessions primarily with European specialists. Students have access to libraries, data archives, and specialist consultants of the European Community in preparing research. Prerequisite: POL 423/523 or equivalent. Summer only.
425/525 British and Irish Politics (3)
Surveys the political culture, institutions, and policy processes of the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Contemporary developments are examined in a comparative context that explore the impact of dramatic demographic, economic, and political change.
440/540 Havighurst Center Seminar (4)
Exploration of significant issues related to Russian and post-communist affairs. Each semester focuses on a central theme or topic that is examined through presentations, readings, research, discussion, and writing. May be repeated once with only 4 hours counting towards graduation.
467/567 Public Budgeting (3)
Theories and techniques of the role of the modern budget in determination of public policy, in administrative planning, control of government operations, and intergovernmental relations.
468/568 Public Personnel Administration (3)
Influence of social and political values on public service concepts and institutions. Analysis of the decline of the spoils system and development of civil service. Problems, challenges, and prospects in managing human resources in the public sector at national, state, and local levels, including public service unions, civil liberties of public employees, equal opportunity, affirmative action, health and safety and public productivity. Credit for graduation not given for both POL 468/568 and MGT 401/50l.
488/588 Russia and the Republics in International Relations (3)
Seminar examines the impact and consequences of the collapse of the Soviet Union on international relations. Special attention is devoted to examining the emerging relationships among the former Soviet Republics and between these states and the larger world community. Prerequisite: POL 271.
605 Discipline and Theories of Political Science (4)
Political science as a discipline: its development, scope, fields, goals, functions, and ethics; its foundations in philosophy and methods of science and social science; the nature, elements and practice of research design; major contemporary theoretical approaches to the study of politics.
606 Quantitative Methods for Political Scientists (4)
Methods for analysis of data from all subfields of the discipline of political science. Use of statistical packages and computers.
607 Intermediate Quantitative Political Analysis (4)
Multivariate research methods applied in research for all political science subfields. Assumes and advances skills in data analysis and statistical packages. Prerequisite: POL 606.
608 Techniques of Political Analysis (4)
Advanced quantitative techniques of political analysis. Prerequisite: POL 605, 606, and 607. Offered alternate years.
609 Qualitative Methods of Political Analysis (4)
Non-quantitative methods of political analysis examined and applied to areas of the discipline. Survey of classic and contemporary research employing qualitative approaches to political science. Prerequisite: POL 605 and 607. Summer only; offered infrequently.
610 Seminar on Political Theory and Methodology (4; maximum 8)
Selected topics and problems in political theory and methodology. Offered infrequently.
623 Pro-seminar on Comparative Political Analysis (4)
Graduate survey of field: basic concepts and definitions, development of scholarship in the field, current theoretical approaches and methods, survey of the major literature of comparative analysis and its contributors, and an overview of selected theories.
630 Seminar: Comparative Political System (4)
The Russian Cultural Workshop allows undergraduate and graduate students to immerse themselves in Russian Culture through activities, excursions, and lectures form Miami faculty while applying their experiences to a specific academic discipline (“track”) of their choosing. Guest lecturers from Russian universities will provide added perspective on issues and topics covered.
630A Comparative Political Analysis
630B Political Systems of the Russia and Eastern Europe
630C Political Systems of Western Europe
630D Political Systems of Asia
630E Political Systems of Latin America
630H Seminar in Ethno-Nationalism
640 Public Affairs Internship (1-6; on pass/fail basis)
Supervised work experience in federal, state, and local government and nonprofit organizations. Prior permission of instructor and department chair required.
641 Pro-seminar on the American Political System (3)
Graduate survey of the field: its development, scope, divisions, basic concepts, major literature, theories, and modes of analysis; major aspects of the field. Offered infrequently.
650 Seminar on the American Political System (4; maximum 8)
Selected topics and problems in the field of the American political system.
650A The Presidency and Congress
650C Law and Judicial Politics
650D Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Behavior
650E The Mass Media and Politics
650F Environmental Politics
660 Seminar on Public Administration and Policy Analysis (4; maximum 8)
Selected topics and problems in the field of public administration and policy analysis.
660A Public Administration
660B Public Policy Analysis
661 Pro-seminar on Public Administration (3)
Graduate survey of the field of public administration: its development and scope, major literature, theories and modes of analysis; in-depth consideration of such major aspects as organizational theory and structure, bureaucratic behavior and policymaking, decision theory, comparative administration, budgetary process.
664 Seminar on Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations (4)
Provides an understanding of the dynamics of and the interrelationships among and between the federal, state, and local levels of government. Analyzes origins, evolution, controversies, and prospects for survival of the American federal system and seeks to expand an understanding of intergovernmental relations in federal systems outside the U.S.
666 Pro-seminar on Public Policy Analysis (4)
Graduate survey of the field of public policy analysis: its development and scope, major literature, theories and mode of analysis; major aspects of public policy in the American political system: national, state, and local.
670 Seminar on International Relations (4; maximum 8)
Selected topics and problems in the field of international relations.
670A International Politics
670B Foreign Policy Analysis
671 Pro-seminar on International Relations (3)
Graduate survey of principal areas and approaches to the field of international relations as a research discipline; development and scope of the field, major theories, and modes of analysis; logic and methods of various forms of inquiry and research in the several major areas of the field.
672 Foreign Policy Analysis (4)
This seminar entails studying foreign policy in a comparative fashion - across countries, several time frames, different levels of analysis, etc. Examines foreign policy by looking at the ways in which scholars think about foreign policy. The first major task is to survey recent foreign policy scholarship. The second major task is to try to translate into useful information what scholars are doing for policy makers.
673 U.S. Foreign Policy (4)
Seminar provides an overview of themes and approaches to the study of U.S. foreign policy within political science literature. Main approaches, methods, and critiques of U.S. foreign policy.
674 Foreign Policy of Developing Countries (4)
Advanced seminar looks at the theory and practice of foreign policy in the developing or _Third_ world. Examines the impacts of colonialism, neo-colonialism, economic weakness and dependence, internal conflict, and other factors of foreign policy behavior.
675 American Trade Policy (4)
Examines trade theory, the role of the president and Congress in formulating and implementing trade policy, the American role in GATT and WTO, protectionism, trade and coercion, and current trade issues.
681 International Organization (4)
The role of international governmental and nongovernmental organizations as instruments for dealing with problems in an increasingly interdependent world. Introduction to competing theories and approaches to multilateral cooperation and different frameworks for organizing at the international level.
682 International Law (4)
Survey of international law and organization. Topics include theoretical approaches to the study of international law, the historical development of international law, and the nature and function of international law and institutions in the contemporary world.
695 Research Tutorial for Master’s Degree (4)
Directed research on subject matter to be determined in consultation with student’s adviser and director of tutorial.
698 Teaching Political Science (1)
Theory and practice of teaching political science. Required of graduate students seeking appointment as teaching associates. Pass/fail registration only; credit may not be applied to the minimum requirements for a graduate degree. Summer only.
700 Research for Master’s Thesis (1-12; minimum 6, maximum 12)
710 Research on Political Theory and Methodology (4; maximum 12)
Advanced research on selected topics and problems in political theory and methodology.
710A Research on Political Philosophy
710B Research on Empirical Theory
710C Research on Methods of Policy Analysis
730 Research on Comparative Political Systems (4; maximum 12)
Advanced research on selected topics and problems on comparative political systems.
730A Comparative Political Analysis
730B The Political Systems of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
730C The Political Systems of Western Europe
730D The Political Systems of Asia
730E The Political Systems of Latin America
750 Research on the American Political System (4; maximum 12)
Advanced research on selected topics and problems on the American political system.
750A The Presidency and Congress
750C Law and Judicial Politics
750D Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Behavior
760 Research on Public Administration and Policy Analysis (4; maximum 12)
Advanced research on selected topics and problems on public administration and policy analysis. Offered infrequently.
760B Public Policy Analysis
770 Research on International Relations (4; maximum 12)
Advanced research on selected topics and problems on international relations.
770A International Politics
770B American and Comparative Foreign Policy
780 Readings in Political Science (1-4; maximum 4)
Directed readings on selected topics in political science.
780C China Political Economy Seminar (2)
Visits factories in major clusters of automotive and electronics production in Beijing, Tianjin, Changchun, the Shanghai-Zuzhou-Hangzhou High-Teck Triangle, and electronic component producers in the Shenshen-Dongguan-Shekou area. Structured discussions prepare students for interaction with officials, foreign and local executives and operational personnel; walk-through tours of major manufacturing and assembly facilities, including clean-rooms, state of the art assembly lines, low-tech, labor intensive casting, and more traditional Chinese metal working workshops and assembly operations. Prerequisites: POL 335/375, POL 386/486 or equivalent. Permission by instructor required.
780T Transatlantic Seminar on European Union 2005 (2)
The Transatlantic Seminar is a pre-professional program designed to build the background and analytical skill of participants concerning the politics, policies, structure and operation of the contemporary movement toward European integration and, especially, the European Union. The seminar meets with leading European specialists in Paris, Berlin, Prague, Luxembourg, Brussels, and London. POL 423/523 or approved equivalent is a prerequisite for participation. Participants are admitted by permission of instructor only.
790 Directed Study in Political Science (1-16; maximum 24, on credit/nocredit basis)
Directed and supervised study in doctoral student’s major and minor fields of comprehensive examination preparation, including tutorials and reports. Prerequisite: completion of field course credits for doctoral degree.
790C China Political Economy Seminar (10)
Visits factories in major clusters of automotive and electronics production in Beijing, Tianjin, Changchun, the Shanghai-Zuzhou-Hangzhou High-Teck Triangle, and electronic component producers in the Shenshen-Dongguan-Shekou area. Structured discussions prepare students for interaction with officials, foreign and local executives and operational personnel; walk-through tours of major manufacturing and assembly facilities, including clean-rooms, state of the art assembly lines, low-tech, labor intensive casting, and more traditional Chinese metal working workshops and assembly Permission by instructor required.
850 Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-16; minimum 16, maximum 60)
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