POLI 295 – Methods of Political Science
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take POLI-101 or POLI-103. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Examination of the history of the study of politics; the development and scope of political science; and the methods of conducting political research.
POLI 305 – Political Parties & Organizations
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take POLI-101 or POLI-103. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Description and analysis of the role and function of political parties, lobbying groups, and political actions committees. The impact of these organizations on American political life is of particular interest.
POLI 311 – Southern Politics
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take POLI-101 or POLI-103. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Examination of selected aspects of change and continuity in Southern politics from Reconstruction until the present.
POLI 202 – State and Local Government
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take POLI-101 or POLI-103. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Survey of the functioning and problems of state and local government in the United States, with illustrations from South Carolina jurisdictions.
POLI 203 – International Relations
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take POLI-101 or POLI-103. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Examines the major factors underlying international relations, methods of conducting foreign relations, foreign policies of the major powers, and the means of avoiding or alleviating conflicts.
POLI 204 – Political Geography
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take GEOG-101 or GEOG-102. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: The physical and cultural factors of various countries and regions have greatly influenced political relations among these countries. Study of the development of the modern state and the relationships between political blocs in this context.
POLI 215 – Intro to Public Administration
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take POLI-101 or POLI-103. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Study of the nature of public administration in the United States with attention to policies of organization and management and to fiscal, personnel, planning, and public relations practices.
POLI 101 – United States Government
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: An examination of United States political institutions with particular attention to the principles, processes, structure, and functions of the national government. This course includes an examination of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, and other documents pertinent to the founding of the United States […]
POLI 103 – Introduction to Political Science
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Introductory study of the normative origins of government, structure and function of different political systems, relations between nation states, and various methods and approaches to the study of politics. This course includes an examination of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation, and other documents […]
GEOG 215 – Environmental Geography and Gis
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Introduction to major environmental issues and sustainability through the application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Emphasis is on gaining hands-on knowledge about the collection, manipulation, display and analysis of spatial data via the use of desktop GIS software.
GEOG 306 – Geog of Subsaharan Africa
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take GEOG-101 or GEOG-102. (Required, Previous). Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Introductory analysis of the geography of Africa, with particular emphasis upon cultural diversity and social organization, environmental perception, agricultural systems, economic development, and political instability.
GEOG 101 – Cultural Geography
Prerequisites/Corequisites: Credit Hours: Min: 3; Max: Description: Study of humans and their interrelationship with the environment as well as the development of differing cultures. The diffusion of knowledge and similarities between cultures is stressed.