Arts, Letters and Science — Political Science Arts, Letters and Science — Philosophy 389. Politics and Governments of Developing Nations—A course dealing primarily with the common economic and political problems of developing nations. (Offered alternate years.) S (3) 401. American Constitutional Law—A foundation course. The case method is used extensively in dealing with landmark decisions of the Supreme Court. Prerequisite: Political Science 110. A (5) 410. Advanced American Government—An intensive examination of the formal and informal organization and functions of the Congress, Presidency, and Courts. A (4) 412. Legislative Process—A study of legislative structure, behavior, and processes, with application of models to case studies. A (4) 421. History of Political Thought—Political thought from its beginnings in the Greek period to the Reformation. (Offered alternate years.) A (3) 422. History of Political Thought (cont'd)—Political thought from the Reformation to the Utilitarians. (Offered alternate years.) W (3) 423. History of Political Thought (cont'd)-Political thought emphasizing the modern period and such men as Hegel, Freud, Marx, Weber and others as well as the concepts of socialism, communism, facism, and democracy. (Offered alternate years.) S(3) 424. Elements of Communism—Theory and practice of Communism. S (3) 427. Political Analysis—Fundamental concepts in Political Science and the major theories and methodologies used to examine them. Examination of the behavioral, philosophical, historical and juridical approaches to political investigation. W (3) 445. International Organization—Problems associated with and attempts at international organization, with special attention to the League of Nations, the United Nations and its auxiliaries. (Offered alternate years.) W (4) 448. International Politics—Theories of International Politics. Elements of national power with an examination of contemporary foreign policies of the major powers. S (5) 473. Public Personnel Administration—The process of formulating public personnel policies; concepts and principles utilized in selecting governmental personnel systems. Focus will be primarily on governmental systems in the United States. (Offered alternate years.) S (3) 476. The Public Policy Process—A study of the policy-making process and the implementation and administration of public policy. The course will generally utilize the case method and may be directed toward a variety of policy areas. A (3) 483. Directed Reading-A W S (1-4) 491. Individual Projects and Research—Individual supervised work in various areas of Political Science. Available only upon consent of the instructor. Prerequisites: Political Science 110 plus those additional courses in the project area as determined by the instructor. A W S (1-5) 499. Seminar—A study of resources, research methodology, writing, and criticism. Required for political science majors. A S (2) PHILOSOPHY The study of philosophy provides general as well as more specialized education for various professional objectives in many departments of the College. The student should understand that the study of philosophy is not the same as the study of many other fields where emphasis is placed upon memorization and rote response. Historically, philosophy has been an inclusive, almost boundless intellectual discipline in which the love and pursuit of wisdom was sought. And despite the historical fragmentation of knowledge, the diversification and alienation of specialized fields of human experience, philosophy at its best is still the critical, reflective, and synoptic interpretation of life in all its dimensions with the love and pursuit of wisdom its rightful goal. Philosophy exists in order to make clear the alternatives in the philosophic culture we inherit. And to the extent that critical thinking can affect the future, philosophy assumes its responsibility with the other subjects of the college to provide instruction, methodology, and insight in this area as well. Minor in Philosophy—Twenty hours of approved work, including any two lower division courses (Philosophy HU101, HU112, or 116) and at least 10 hours of approved courses in upper division work. 176 177