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.
Modern political ideologies; their assumptions, perceptions, and prescriptions regarding political stability and social injustice: anarchism, communism, socialism, liberalism, conservatism, and fascism.
- Note: Register for lecture and one discussion
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51900R | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Mon, Wed | 86 of 100 | Anthony Kammas | THH102 | ||
| 51901R | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Monday | 19 of 25 | Fabian Borges Herrero | VKC154 | ||
| 51902R | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Wednesday | 20 of 25 | Jamie Simcox | VKC157 | ||
| 51903R | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Wednesday | 21 of 25 | Jamie Simcox | VKC157 | ||
| 51904R | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Monday | 26 of 26 | Fabian Borges Herrero | VKC207 |
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, one discussion, lab and one section of WRIT 140 listed below (unless you have already satisfied the Writing Requirement)
- Concurrent enrollment: WRIT 140
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51910R | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 190 of 203 | Alison Renteln | THH101 | ||
| 51911R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Tuesday | 24 of 25 | Juvenal Cortes | THH108 | ||
| 51912R | Discussion | 10:00-10:50am | Thursday | 24 of 25 | Matthew Jones | THH108 | ||
| 51913R | Discussion | 11:00-11:50am | Friday | 21 of 25 | Justin Berry | VKC154 | ||
| 51914R | Discussion | 12:00-12:50pm | Monday | 24 of 25 | Juvenal Cortes | VKC157 | ||
| 51915R | Discussion | 1:00-1:50pm | Monday | 25 of 25 | Justin Berry | VKC157 | ||
| 51916R | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Tuesday | 24 of 26 | Matthew Jones | VKC260 | ||
| 51917R | Discussion | 2:00-2:50pm | Thursday | 23 of 25 | Michelle Martinez | VKC260 | ||
| 51918R | Discussion | 3:30-4:20pm | Wednesday | 25 of 25 | Michelle Martinez | VKC207 |
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
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64125D | Lecture | 8:00-9:15am | Tue, Thu | 16 of 17 | Jennifer Frazier | GFS223 | ||
| 64130D | Lecture | 8:00-9:15am | Tue, Thu | 15 of 17 | Stacy Lettman | GFS204 | ||
| 64135D | Lecture | 8:00-9:15am | Tue, Thu | 13 of 17 | Trisha Hubbs | GFS205 | ||
| 64635D | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 16 of 17 | Meghan Boyle | GFS107 | ||
| 64640D | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 15 of 17 | Alice Bardan | GFS108 | ||
| 64645D | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 16 of 17 | Joshua Bernstein | GFS109 | ||
| 64650D | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 17 of 17 | Matthew Taylor | GFS222 | ||
| 64695D | Lecture | 12:30-1:45pm | Tue, Thu | 16 of 17 | Trisha Hubbs | SOSB48 | ||
| 66997D | Lab | 7:00-8:50pm | Tuesday | 553 of 1000 | BOV AUD |
b: Continuation of work begun in first semester. Open to freshman and sophomore Political Science majors only.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following major(s): Political Science
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Freshmen, Sophomore
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51920D | Lecture | 7:00-9:50pm | Tuesday | 7 of 15 | Stanley Rosen | VKC104 |
Overview of environmental policy, law and politics at the international, domestic and local levels. Social science gateway to the Environmental Studies major.
- Prerequisite: ENST 100
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51925R | Lecture | 2:00-3:20pm | Tue, Thu | 31 of 32 | Jefferey Sellers | VKC210 |
Underlying principles of American democracy; major issues of contemporary public policy in national and state institutions.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51940R | Lecture | 7:00-9:50pm | Monday | 31 of 40 | Sangay Mishra | VKC152 |
Provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to become active in politics based on understanding the history, theory, and practices of public participation.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51943R | Lecture | 7:00-9:50pm | Thursday | 8 of 15 | John Brady | VKC104 |
American state politics from a comparative perspective. Examines political processes, differing policy outcomes and the impact of social change on system performance.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51945R | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Thursday | 44 of 44 | Jose Gomez, Bill Lockyer | VKC100 |
Introduction to interest group and elite views of the American system, including recent interest group theory and findings and the general critiques of power distribution in American society.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51960R | Lecture | 11:00-12:20pm | Tue, Thu | 37 of 60 | John Barnes | VKC100 |
Introduces students to central concepts and theories in environmental law and regulation; analyzes present environmental laws and regulations.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51970R | Lecture | 7:00-9:50pm | Wednesday | 56 of 64 | Darry Sragow | THH212 |
Theories of development and nation-building; revolutionary and evolutionary modernization; role of history, culture, socioeconomic conditions in affecting political structures and functions.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51974R | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Mon, Wed | 6 of 35 | Jinhee Choung | VKC200 |
Institutions and processes of advanced societies; political culture, interest articulation and aggregation, the governmental process.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51980R | Lecture | 7:00-9:50pm | Wednesday | 15 of 35 | Jinhee Choung | VKC200 |
Cities and the rise of states; globalization and localization; federalism and decentralization; comparative politics of urban regions in developed and developing countries. Recommended preparation: comparative or urban politics.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51985R | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | 14 of 40 | Jefferey Sellers | VKC101 |
Comparative analysis of theories of power and leadership; application to leaders from western democracies, Third World, and socialist countries; societal consequences of their policies.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51990R | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 114 of 150 | Richard Dekmejian | THH301 |
Western political thought since the French Revolution. Rise of Marxist socialism, communism, anarchism, fascism, National Socialism, other doctrines; the democratic tradition; new theories of the state.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52000R | Lecture | 10:00-11:50am | Mon, Wed | 44 of 44 | Anthony Kammas | WPH102 |
Analysis of the political thought of the American Founders; consideration of alternative visions of patriarchalism, republicanism, and liberal democracy; exploration of Founders' core values and their impact on issues of race, class, and gender.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52005D | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 21 of 25 | Mark Kann | VKC202 |
Historical and topical review of American political philosophy from the Puritans to the present. Special emphasis on such recurrent themes as equality, democracy, and racism.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52010D | Lecture | 8:30-9:50am | Mon, Wed | 23 of 25 | Mark Kann | VKC259 |
An evaluation of the ways in which different ideologies, institutions, and policies contribute to differences in political power between men and women.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52020R | Lecture | 5:00-6:20pm | Mon, Wed | 67 of 67 | Anthony Kammas | VKC100 |
Thesis written under supervision, based on research begun in Honors I.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52030D | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Wed, Fri | 8 of 15 | Alison Renteln | VKC204 |
Course covering substantive law, evidence, public speaking and use of societal mores in courtroom advocacy. Open only to Mock Trial team members.
| Section | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52050D | 1.0 | Lecture | 7:00-8:50pm | Tue, Thu | 1 of 30 | Olu Orange, Hooman Kazemi, Katharine Liao | VKC151 | ||
| 52053D | 2.0 | Lecture | 7:00-8:50pm | Tue, Thu | 2 of 25 | Olu Orange, Hooman Kazemi, Katharine Liao | VKC154 | ||
| 52056D | 4.0 | Lecture | 7:00-8:50pm | Tue, Thu | 0 of 25 | Olu Orange, Hooman Kazemi, Katharine Liao | VKC150 |
Analysis of the political behavior and roles of ethnic and racial groups in the American political system; policy issues and patterns of political action are examined.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52059R | Lecture | 12:30-1:50pm | Tue, Thu | 14 of 40 | Kathy Rim | VKC101 |
Roles and behavior of major legal and political participants in the criminal justice system including the police, the legal profession, judges, and the public.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52080R | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Tuesday | 37 of 40 | William Fahey, George Newhouse Jr | VKC100 |
Major techniques, politics, and values involved in the allocation of social and economic resources. Includes such topics as determination of priorities in budgetary processes, economic regulation, control of environmental change, and policies for science.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52090D | Lecture | 9:30-10:50am | Tue, Thu | Canceled |
Analysis of political content of mass media. Audience response to alternative sources of political information. Consideration of the institutional and economic as well as political aspects of the mass media.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52100D | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 9 of 12 | Ann Crigler | THH111 |
Intensive examination of critical issues of particular interest in the field of American politics.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campaign Strategy and Messaging | ||||||||
| 52105R | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Wednesday | 26 of 40 | Daniel Schnur | VKC101 | ||
Psychological forces shaping politics and persons, processes and interactions; emphasis on political socialization and cognitive and effective orientations to politics.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52125R | Lecture | 12:00-1:50pm | Mon, Wed | 24 of 40 | Andrew Manning | VKC101 |
Comparison of relationships between rich and poor countries involving political and economic resources and prospects for development; impact on industrialized states; interdependence; new international economic order.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52130R | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Thursday | 12 of 30 | Eliz Sanasarian | VKC200 |
Intensive examination of special topics in the field of law and public policy.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geopolitics of Energy | ||||||||
| 52135R | Lecture | 12:30-3:20pm | Thursday | 9 of 15 | Mark Bernstein | SOSB50 | ||
How various developmental theories analyze the role of women as producers and how Third World women are increasing their role in development.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52137R | Lecture | 3:30-6:20pm | Tuesday | 17 of 30 | Eliz Sanasarian | VKC200 |
Institutions, cultures and politics of western Europe, eastern Europe and Russia; internationalization; historical and contemporary political, economic and social change.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52140R | Lecture | 6:30-9:20pm | Monday | 8 of 40 | Sun-Young Kwak | VKC101 |
Intensive examination of critical issues of particular interest in the field of comparative politics.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Politics and Film in Latin America | ||||||||
| 52145R | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 11 of 35 | Nora Hamilton | VKC157 | ||
Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.
- Restriction: Registration open to the following class level(s): Junior, Senior
| Section | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52170D | 2.0-8.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 14 of 15 | Ann Crigler | VKC214 | ||
| 52175D | 4.0 | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 1 of 5 | Daniel Schnur | VKC214 |
| Section | Units | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia & Armenians In World Politics | |||||||||
| 52180R | 4.0 | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 15 of 30 | Richard Dekmejian | VKC101 | ||
History of feminist theory and major perspectives of current feminist theory: liberal feminism, socialist/Marxist feminism, radical feminism, psychological feminism, spiritual feminism, and ecological feminism.
- Crosslist: This course is offered by the SWMS department but may qualify for major credit in POSC. To register, enroll in SWMS 560.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34980R | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Tuesday | 12 of 15 | Sharon Hays | HED103 | Word (28639 KB) |
Credit on acceptance of thesis.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52220D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 0 of 10 | VKC327 |
Multivariate analysis of data, computer applications, and research report preparation; multiple regression; analysis of variance; factor analysis and related techniques; time series analysis. Prerequisite: 500 and consent of intructor.
- Prerequisite: POSC 500
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52228R | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Wednesday | 0 of 12 | OFFICE |
Theoretical and methodological problems in American politics with emphasis on emerging research paradigms.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52230R | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Thursday | 3 of 12 | John Barnes | VKC103 |
Determinants, nature, and consequences of political attitudes and behavior exploring psychological-sociological models, political socialization and learning, and factors affecting trends in attitudes and behavior. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52232R | Lecture | 2:00-4:50pm | Monday | 7 of 12 | Jane Junn | VKC103 |
Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.
| Section | Type | Time | Days | Registered | Instructor | Location | Syllabus | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52260D | Lecture | TBA | TBA | 3 of 15 | VKC327 |
Information accurate as of 6/20/2011 9:23 AM.