General Prerequisite: The completion of POLI 151 is prerequisite to all of the following courses with the exception of POLI 256.

POLI 201: Introduction to Public Administration 3 cr.
A study of the problems and methods of administering public policies with emphasis on the organization and responsiveness of governmental institutions. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 203: European Politics 3 cr.
A survey of European governments, their political cultures, and their formal and informal institutions. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 204: Third World Politics 3 cr.
Examines the conceptual approaches utilized in comparing political systems and explores in case studies the relevance of such approaches and performance of systems in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America, and the South Pacific. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 211: The Judicial Process and the Supreme Court 3 cr.
An introduction to the structure and decision making of the United States judicial system. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 256: Government of Louisiana* 3 cr.
A general survey of state and local government and politics in Louisiana. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 306: American State and Local Government 3 cr.
A survey of the structures, functions, and problems of state and local governments in the United States. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 307: Urban Politics 3 cr.
An examination of politics in urban America, emphasizing the impact of forms of municipal and county government, public officials, social and economic sites, political parties, factions, interest groups, and the general public upon policy making in urban communities. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 315: Political Parties and Interest Groups 3 cr.
A study of political parties, interest groups, and campaigning in the United States. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 316: Legislative Politics 3 cr.
A study of the organization, functions, and behavior of legislative systems in the United States with a special emphasis on the United States Congress. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 317: Presidential Politics 3 cr.
An examination of the office of the President, its roles and functions. Includes policy formation and a study of the organization and function of the executive branch. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 381: Politics in the Cinema 3 cr.
Investigates how political communication occurs through film, the messages sent through film, and the influence of film in shaping or altering political attitudes. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 392: Practicum in Non-Profit Organizations 1 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of department. Explores strategic planning, marketing, and communication within non-profit organizations and the particular challenges involved differing from for-profit organizations. Also listed as PSYC 392, MADM 392, and SOCL 392. May be repeated twice for a total of three credits. One hour of lecture and laboratory.

POLI 399: Field Research in Government and Law 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Students will be placed in the work environment of various governmental and legal offices. Only one placement may be in the State of Louisiana and one in the Washington, D.C. area. Grading is on a pass no credit basis. Minimum of nine hours of research per week.

POLI 403: Political Behavior 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 216, SOCL 285. A study of individual political behavior, focusing on political psychology and attitudes about politics, participation, issue preferences, and ideological and partisan attachments. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 411: American Constitutional Law 3 cr.
Prerequisite: POLI 211. A study of the development of the United States Constitution emphasizing the role of the Supreme Court in interpreting the Constitution. Attention is devoted to the relationships and powers of the branches of the national government and to the civil liberties. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 423: American Diplomacy to 1914 3 cr.
A study of American foreign policy from Colonial times to 1914 with emphasis on the Revolutionary era, Manifest Destiny, and imperialism. Three hours of lecture. Also listed as HIST 423.

POLI 424: United States Foreign Policy in the 20th Century 3 cr.
A study of American foreign policy from 1900 to the present with emphasis on World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, and the conduct of the Cold War and its aftermath. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 425: International Organizations 3 cr.
An overview of the origins, roles and structures of non state agent in international politics, including their interactions in the areas of conflict, diplomacy and law, security arrangements, and economic and other forms of integration. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 427: Western Political Thought 3 cr.
A study of some of the writings of classical, medieval, Renaissance, and modern political theorists and their contribution to western political ideas. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 434: Public Policy Evaluation 3 cr.
Prerequisites: POLI 201, PSYC 216. Survey of program evaluation methods and the role of evaluation in public policy making. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 442: Jurisprudence 3 cr.
An investigation into how the law describes the relationship between individuals and the state and society, and the appropriateness of law's restrictions upon individual behavior. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 460: International Politics 3 cr.
Analysis of international relations as a political process, concluding with a review of contemporary international problems. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 490: Seminar in Political Science 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Selected topics from current problems in political science. Three hours of seminar.

POLI 492: Seminar in Non-Profit Organizations 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Department. Designed as a preparatory for student internships in a not-for-profit organizations by having them solve problems in areas such as finances, personnel, marketing, and risk management in a simulated organization. There will be individual/group projects. Also listed as MADM 492, PSYC 492, and SOCL 492. Three hours of seminar.

POLI 493: American Humanics Management Training Institute 1 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of department. Participation in the annual meeting of the American Humanics Management Training Institute. Funds for attendance are to be raised by the student. Also listed as MADM 493, and SOCL 493. One hour of independent study.

POLI 495: Independent Studies 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Readings, conferences and reports under the direction of a member of the political science faculty. Three hours of research.

POLI 603: Political Behavior 3 cr.
Prerequisites: PSYC 216, SOCL 285. A study of individual political behavior, focusing on political psychology and attitudes about politics, participation, issue preferences, and ideological and partisan attachments. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 611: American Constitutional Law 3 cr.
Prerequisite: POLI 211. A study of the development of the United States Constitution emphasizing the role of the Supreme Court in interpreting the Constitution. Attention is devoted to the relationships and powers of the branches of the national government and to the civil liberties. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 623: American Diplomacy to 1914 3 cr.
A study of American foreign policy from Colonial times to 1914 with emphasis on the Revolutionary era, Manifest Destiny, and Imperialism. Three hours of lecture. Also listed as HIST 623.

POLI 624: American Diplomacy since 1914 3 cr.
A study of American foreign policy from 1914 to the present with emphasis on World War I, World War II, the Cold War, Korea, and Vietnam. Three hours of lecture. Also listed as HIST 624.

POLI 625: International Organizations 3 cr.
An overview of the origins, roles and structures of non-state agents in international politics, including their interaction in the areas of conflict, diplomacy and law, security arrangements, and economic and other forms of integration. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 627: Western Political Thought 3 cr.
A study of some of the writings of classical, medieval, Renaissance, and modern political theorists and their contribution to western political ideas. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 634: Public Policy Evaluation 3 cr.
Prerequisites: POLI 201, PSYC 216. Survey of program evaluation methods and the role of evaluation in public policy making. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 642: Jurisprudence 3 cr.
An investigation into how the law describes the individual's relationship with the state and society and into the appropriateness of law's restrictions upon individual behavior. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 660: International Politics 3 cr.
Analysis of international relations as a political process, concluding with a review of contemporary international problems. Three hours of lecture.

POLI 690: Seminar in Political Science 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Selected topics from current problems in political science. Three hours of seminar.

POLI 695: Independent Studies 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Readings, conferences and reports under the direction of a member of the political science graduate faculty. Three hours of research.

POLI 790: Special Topics in Political Science 3 cr.
May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Special topics are selected from current problems in political sciences. Topics vary from semester to semester. Three hours of seminar.