USC Schedule of Classes

Modern political ideologies; their assumptions, perceptions, and prescriptions regarding political stability and social injustice:anarchism, communism, socialism, liberalism, conservatism, and fascism.

Gateway to the major in political science. Comparative analysis of political institutions and processes in selected industrial, developing and socialist countries, in terms of contrasting ideologies, parties, elites, and economies.

Interaction between law and politics; overview of the American legal system; value conflicts and public policy questions which arise within it.

b: Continuation of work begun in first semester. Open to freshman and sophomore Political Science majors only.

Overview of human rights controversies across the globe. Introduction to techniques of analysis for social issues, interdisciplinary research methods, and interpretation of complex political problems.

Overview of environmental policy, law and politics at the international, domestic and local levels. Social science gateway to the Environmental Studies major.

American state politics from a comparative perspective. Examines political processes, differing policy outcomes and the impact of social change on system performance.

Study of a single leader or small set of leaders, including the strengths and weaknesses that distinguish them and the cultural forces that nurture them.

Examines political attitudes, behavior and participation of Asian Americans in diverse U.S. society.

Development of constitutional law by the courts; leading cases bearing on major constitutional issues; the federal system; powers of government; civil liberties.

Institutions and processes of advanced industrial societies; political culture, interest articulation and aggregation, the governmental process.

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.

An evaluation of the ways in which different ideologies, institutions, and policies contribute to differences in political power between men and women.

Thesis written under supervision, based on research begun in Honors I.

Intensive experience in governmental and political offices. Minimum time requirement; evaluation by office and intern report required.

Course covering substantive law, evidence, public speaking and use of societal mores in courtroom advocacy. Open only to Mock Trial team members.

Fieldwork in governmental institutions and processes.

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.

Presidential coalition; sources of presidential power; recent leadership styles; decision-making within the presidency.

Roles and behavior of major legal and political participants in the criminal justice system including the police, the legal profession, judges, and the public.

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.

Intensive examination of critical issues of particular interest in the field of American politics.

A comparative perspective on social and cultural forces that affect American laws and policies concerning discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, and disability.

Psychological forces shaping politics and persons, processes and interactions; emphasis on political socialization and cognitive and effective orientations to politics.

Choice of models in nation- building; party and other means of mass mobilization; elite recruitment and differentiation; peculiarities of cultures and subcultures; integration of ethnic and other minorities; political socialization and secularization; legitimization.

Intensive examination of special topics in the field of law and public policy.

How various developmental theories analyze the role of women as producers and how Third World women are increasing their role in development.

Intensive examination of critical issues of particular interest in the field of comparative politics.

Intensive examination of critical issues of particular interest in the field of political thought.

Individual research and readings. Not available for graduate credit.

National and comparative approaches to law and politics in organized societies; law as a policy science; administration of justice; political forces influencing legal change.

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.

Research leading to the master's degree. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Historical and contemporary consideration of human rights issues in world politics. Examination of the philosophical foundations of human rights and the institutions that enforce international standards.

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation. Graded IP/CR/NC.