Political Science (POSC)
- http://dornsife.usc.edu/politicalscience/
- D class assignments for undergraduates available in VKC214; phone 740-3621.
- D class assignments for graduate students available in VKC327; phone 740-1695.
Interaction between law and politics; overview of the Americanlegal system; value conflicts and public policy questions whicharise within it. Concurrent Enrollment: WRIT 140.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: Register for lecture and WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement.)
- Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 051 | 51900R | Lecture | 10:00-12:05pm | MTuWTh | 28 of 25 | Alison Renteln | VKC109 |  | |
| 051 | 51901R | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Tuesday | 14 of 15 | MRF229 | | ||
| 051 | 51902R | Discussion | 9:00-9:50am | Wednesday | 14 of 15 | MRF229 | |
Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)
Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 051 | 64113D | Lecture-Lab | 1:00-3:05pm | MTuWTh | 11 of 17 | Jose Navarro | GFS204 |  |
Examination of the challenges of environmental problem-solving at the personal, local, national and global scales, focused on the issue of climate change.
- General Education: This course satisfies the university's general education requirement.
- Note: This class will meet the Social Issues requirement for students who have already satisfied the WRIT 140 requirement. This class is not affiliated with WRIT 140 during Summer 2010.
- Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 050 | 51910R | Lecture | 9:30-1:40pm | Mon, Wed | 11 of 30 | Jefferey Sellers | WPH103 | PDF (230211 KB) | |
Concurrent Course
WRIT 140: Writing and Critical Reasoning (4.0 units)
Focuses on analytical and argumentative writing skills requisite to academic and professional writing. Emphasizes logical analysis of texts and other data, effective use of evidence, ethical argumentation, and stylistic and grammatical fluency. Requires concurrent enrollment with an affiliated General Education course in the Social Issues category. Students must achieve a satisfactory score on the verbal portion of the SAT, the USC Writing Examination, or credit for WRIT 120 or 121 bef
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 055 | 64114D | Lecture-Lab | 1:00-2:35pm | MTuWTh | 11 of 17 | Paul Blomeyer | GFS212 | | |
| 051 | 64117D | Lecture | 2:00-4:05pm | MTuWTh | 4 of 17 | Eric Rawson | GFS104 | | |
| 051 | 64113D | Lecture-Lab | 1:00-3:05pm | MTuWTh | 11 of 17 | Jose Navarro | GFS204 | |
Social problems and governmental policy in the urban environment, emphasizing such problem areas as education, environment, race, police and the system of criminal justice, and poverty.
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 051 | 51920R | Lecture | 9:30-1:40pm | Tue, Thu | 12 of 30 | Jefferey Sellers | WPH103 | PDF (88917 KB) | |
Major systems of political thought in Chinese, Japanese, and other Asian cultural traditions. Confucianism, Buddhism, Islam, and other classical systems and their present-day adaptations under the impact of communism and democracy.
- Note: Islamic Political Thought
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 052 | 51930R | Lecture | 2:00-6:10pm | TuWTh | 14 of 30 | Eliz Sanasarian | WPH106 | | |
| 052 | 51931R | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 7 of 20 | WPH202 | |
Intensive experience in governmental and political offices. Minimum time requirement; evaluation by office and intern report required.
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 051 | 51940D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 13 of 15 | Arthur Auerbach | VKC263 | | |
| 059 | 51945D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 5 of 25 | Arthur Auerbach | VKC263 | |
Jurisprudential approach to the study of cultural differences. Consideration of circumstances under which law should accommodate cultural diversity in the United States and abroad.
- Diversity: This course satisfies the university's diversity requirement.
| Session | Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 051 | 51950R | Lecture | 2:00-4:05pm | MTuWTh | 11 of 25 | Alison Renteln | VKC109 | |
Information accurate as of 10/11/2010 2:26 PM.