POLI112 American Political Issues
Department of Social & Behavioral Science: Social and Behavioral Science Department Archive
- I. Course Number and Title
- POLI112 American Political Issues Course No Longer Offered
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- None
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- None
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- An analysis of government policies, examining various approaches to welfare, the economy, urban affairs, race relations, national defense, and foreign policy.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- develop an ability to read critically about policy problems at the level of educated man;
- develop an ability to think analytically about policy problems;
- develop an ability to communicate orally and in writing about policy problems;
- develop an understanding of the major policy dilemmas of government in the United States;
- develop an understanding of the analytical techniques used by political scientists in dealing with policy questions;
- develop an appreciation of the complexity of policy questions; and
- develop an appreciation of the importance of an informed, interested citizenry to the satisfactory resolution of policy issues.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- The Policy Process--Federal, State, and Local
- Domestic Policy--Historical Overview
- Domestic Policy--Environment
- Domestic Policy--Economic
- Domestic Policy--Welfare
- Domestic Policy--Education
- Foreign Policy--Historical Overview
- Foreign Policy--Europe
- Foreign Policy--Asia
- Foreign Policy-Middle East
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
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Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
Text and articles selected by individual instructors of each course section. Details are provided to the students by each instructor and included on the instructor's course syllabus distributed to students.
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Review/Approval Date - 1/99; New Core 8/2015; Deactivated 09/2018