Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Political Science

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The Interdepartmental Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Political Science allows students to study both disciplines within a single major, addressing foundational issues relating to political life, ethics, and the law. Students develop skill in identifying and critically evaluating arguments, thinking clearly and independently, writing analytically, and applying principles of logic, while acquiring the tools and knowledge to understand the theory and practice of government and politics, both in the U.S. and internationally.

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Requirements

The major requires at least 42 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.

Philosophy Courses. At least 18 credit hours:
1. Ethics and Value Theory. At least one (1) course:
  - PHIL-P 242 Applied Ethics
  - PHIL-P 246 Introduction to Philosophy and Art
  - PHIL-P 332 Feminism and Value
  - PHIL-P 340 Classics in Ethics
  - PHIL-P 342 Problems of Ethics
  - PHIL-P 343 Classics in Social and Political Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 345 Problems in Social and Political Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 346 Classics in Philosophy of Art
  - PHIL-P 347 Contemporary Controversies in Philosophy of Art
  - PHIL-P 375 Philosophy of Law
  - PHIL-P 393 Biomedical Ethics
  PHIL-P 242 Applied Ethics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Application of moral theory to a variety of personal, social, and political contexts, such as world hunger, nuclear weapons, social justice, life-and-death decisions, and problems in medical ethics.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 246 Introduction to Philosophy and Art
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to the philosophical study of art and the relationship between art and philosophy. Topics include the nature of a work of art, the role of emotions in art, the interpretation and appreciation of art, and the way philosophy is expressed in art.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 332 Feminism and Value
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy or advanced work in a field related to the course topic. Students without this background should take PHIL-P 103
  Description
  Selected topics from philosophical feminism. Topics may include gender and its relationship to sex; the relationship among sexism, feminism and sexuality; theories of the institutions through which sexist norms are perpetuated and reified and of the intersections and interactions amongst sexism, classism, racism and heterosexism. Focus is on philosophical frameworks underlying feminist theorizing.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 340 Classics in Ethics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy or 300-level work in a related field such as religious studies, political theory, or intellectual history. Students without this background should take PHIL-P 140
  Description
  Readings from Plato and Aristotle to Kant, Mill, and Nietzsche. Topics include virtue and human nature, pleasure and the good, the role of reason in ethics, the objectivity of moral principles, and the relation of religion to ethics.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 342 Problems of Ethics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in Philosophy or 300-level work in a related field such as religious studies or political theory. Students without this background should take PHIL-P 140
  Description
  May concentrate on a single large issue (e.g., whether utilitarianism is an adequate ethical theory), or several more or less independent issues (e.g., the nature of goodness, the relation of good to ought, the objectivity of moral judgments, moral responsibility, moral emotions, concepts of virtue, cultural conflicts of value, the nature of moral discourse).
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 343 Classics in Social and Political Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
  Description
  Readings from Plato and Aristotle to Hobbes, Locke, Hegel, and Marx. Topics include the ideal state, the nature and proper ends of the state, natural law and natural right, social contract theory, and the notion of community.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 345 Problems in Social and Political Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in Philosophy or in a field related to the course. Students without this background should take PHIL-P 145
  Description
  Problems of contemporary relevance: civil disobedience, participatory democracy, conscience and authority, law and morality.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 346 Classics in Philosophy of Art
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
  Description
  Readings from Plato and Aristotle to Nietzsche and Dewey. Topics include the definition of art, the nature of beauty, and art and society.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 347 Contemporary Controversies in Philosophy of Art
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
  Description
  Topics include the intersection of art, art criticism, philosophy, modernism and post-modernism, and the relation of aesthetic and cognitive judgment.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 375 Philosophy of Law
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
  Description
  Selective survey of philosophical problems concerning law and the legal system. Topics include nature and validity of law, morality and law, legal obligation, judicial decision, rights, justice, responsibility, and punishment.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 393 Biomedical Ethics
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  A philosophical consideration of ethical problems that arise in current biomedical practice, e.g., with regard to abortion, euthanasia, determination of death, consent to treatment, and professional responsibilities in connection with research, experimentation, and health care delivery.
2. History of Philosophy. At least one (1) course:
  - PHIL-P 201 Ancient Greek Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 205 Modern Jewish Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 211 Early Modern Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 301 Medieval Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 304 19th Century Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 305 Topics in the Philosophy of Judaism
  - PHIL-P 319 American Pragmatism
  - PHIL-P 328 Philosophies of India
  - PHIL-P 330 Marxist Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 335 Phenomenology and Existentialism
  - PHIL-P 374 Early Chinese Philosophy
  PHIL-P 201 Ancient Greek Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
  Description
  Selective survey of ancient Greek philosophy (pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle).
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  PHIL-P 205 Modern Jewish Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  A survey and critical analysis of modern Jewish philosophers and thinkers such as Mendelssohn, Cohen, Rosenzweig, Buber, and Fackenheim. Topics: concepts of God; the nature of religion; autonomy and revealed morality; God and history; theodicy and the Holocaust; empiricists and analytic criticism of divine human encounter; Jewish philosophy and modern philosophy.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 211 Early Modern Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in Philosophy
  Description
  Selective survey of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century philosophy, including some or all of the following: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 301 Medieval Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
  Description
  A selective survey of Western philosophy from the turn of the Christian era to the end of the Middle Ages. Readings from some or all of Augustine, Boethius, Anselm, Abelard, Bonaventure, Aquinas, Duns Scotus, and Ockham.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  PHIL-P 304 19th Century Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
  Description
  Selective survey of post-Kantian philosophy. Readings from some or all of Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, Mill, and Nietzsche.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 305 Topics in the Philosophy of Judaism
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
  Description
  Comparative analysis of two or more Jewish philosophers; or selected topics in the philosophical treatment of contemporary Jewish experience; or topics in the history of Jewish philosophy.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated once with different topic.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 319 American Pragmatism
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
  Description
  Examination of the central doctrines of Peirce, James, Dewey, Mead.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 328 Philosophies of India
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Historical and critical-analytic survey of the major traditions of Indian philosophy. Attention to early philosophizing and the emergence of the classical schools in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions. Attention also to contemporary thought in India including critical theory and subaltern theorizing.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of PHIL-P 328 or REL-R 368.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 330 Marxist Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
  Description
  An examination of major philosophical issues in the light of Marxist theory. Historical materialism and the critique of idealism in metaphysics, the theory of knowledge, ethics, and social science. Discussion of both classical and contemporary sources.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 335 Phenomenology and Existentialism
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy or advanced work in a related field
  Description
  An overview of the main problems, themes, and foundational texts of Phenomenology and Existentialism, as well as intensive study of the writings of several of the most prominent thinkers in these movements. Selected readings from Buber, Camus, de Beauvoir, Heidegger, Husserl, Jaspers, Kierkegaard, Marcel, Merleau-Ponty, Nietzsche, Sartre, and others.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 374 Early Chinese Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Origins of Chinese philosophical traditions in the classical schools of Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, and Legalism. Explores contrasting agendas of early Chinese and Western traditions.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of EALC-E 374, PHIL-P 374, REL-B 374, or REL-R 368.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
3. Epistemology and Metaphysics. At least one (1) course:
  - PHIL-P 310 Topics in Metaphysics
  - PHIL-P 312 Topics in the Theory of Knowledge
  - PHIL-P 320 Philosophy of Language
  - PHIL-P 360 Philosophy of Mind
  - PHIL-P 366 Philosophy of Action
  PHIL-P 310 Topics in Metaphysics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
  Description
  Topics such as existence, individuation, contingency, universals and particulars, causality, determinism, space, time, events and change, relation of mental and physical.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 312 Topics in the Theory of Knowledge
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
  Description
  Topics such as various theories of perceptual realism, sense-datum theories, theories of appearing, phenomenalism, the nature of knowledge, the relation between knowledge and belief, relation between knowledge and evidence, and the problem of skepticism.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 320 Philosophy of Language
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: PHIL-P 250 (or another logic course involving formal languages and methods, such as COGS-Q 350 or MATH-M 384) and at least one other course in Philosophy. Students who have not successfully completed a course in logic may find this course difficult
  Description
  A study of selected philosophical problems concerning language and their bearing on traditional problems in philosophy.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 360 Philosophy of Mind
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy or coursework in cognitive science or brain and psychological science
  Description
  Selected topics from among the following: the nature of mental phenomena (e.g., thinking, volition, perception, emotion); the mind-body problem (e.g., dualism, behaviorism, functionalism); connections to cognitive science issues in psychology, linguistics, and artificial intelligence; computational theories of mind.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 366 Philosophy of Action
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
  Description
  The nature of human and rational action: the structure of intentions and practical consciousness; the role of the self in action; volitions; the connections of desires, needs, and purposes to intentions and doings; causation and motivation; freedom; the structure of deliberation; rational actions and duties, whether moral or institutional.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
4. Logic. At least one (1) course:
  - PHIL-P 150 Elementary Logic
  - PHIL-P 250 Introductory Symbolic Logic
  PHIL-P 150 Elementary Logic
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Development of critical tools for the evaluation of arguments. Not a prerequisite for PHIL-P 250.
  Repeatability
  Not open to students who have taken or are enrolled in PHIL-P 250.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 250 Introductory Symbolic Logic
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Propositional logic and first-order quantificational logic.
  Repeatability
  No credit for PHIL-P 150 if PHIL-P 250 taken first or concurrently.
  Fall 2023CASE NMcourse
5. Philosophy Electives. Additional courses, as needed, to fulfill remaining requirements:
  - One (1) of:
    - PHIL-P 103 Gender, Sexuality and Race
    - PHIL-P 105 Critical Thinking
    - PHIL-P 106 Introduction to Problems of Philosophy
    - PHIL-P 107 Philosophy and the Environment
    - PHIL-P 135 Introduction to Existentialism
    - PHIL-P 141 Introduction to Ethical Theories and Problems
    - PHIL-P 145 Liberty and Justice: A Philosophical Introduction
    - PHIL-P 150 Elementary Logic
  - PHIL-P 200 Problems of Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 201 Ancient Greek Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 205 Modern Jewish Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 211 Early Modern Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 240 Business and Morality - Ethics in Context
  - PHIL-P 242 Applied Ethics
  - PHIL-P 246 Introduction to Philosophy and Art
  - PHIL-P 250 Introductory Symbolic Logic
  - PHIL-P 251 Intermediate Symbolic Logic
  - PHIL-P 270 Introductory Topics in Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 300 Philosophical Methods and Writing
  - PHIL-P 301 Medieval Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 304 19th Century Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 305 Topics in the Philosophy of Judaism
  - PHIL-P 310 Topics in Metaphysics
  - PHIL-P 312 Topics in the Theory of Knowledge
  - PHIL-P 319 American Pragmatism
  - PHIL-P 320 Philosophy of Language
  - PHIL-P 328 Philosophies of India
  - PHIL-P 330 Marxist Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 332 Feminism and Value
  - PHIL-P 335 Phenomenology and Existentialism
  - PHIL-P 340 Classics in Ethics
  - PHIL-P 342 Problems of Ethics
  - PHIL-P 343 Classics in Social and Political Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 345 Problems in Social and Political Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 346 Classics in Philosophy of Art
  - PHIL-P 347 Contemporary Controversies in Philosophy of Art
  - PHIL-P 348 Philosophy and Literature
  - PHIL-P 350 Logic of Sets
  - PHIL-P 352 Logic and Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 360 Philosophy of Mind
  - PHIL-P 363 Philosophy and Psychoanalysis
  - PHIL-P 366 Philosophy of Action
  - PHIL-P 370 Topics in Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 371 Philosophy of Religion
  - PHIL-P 374 Early Chinese Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 375 Philosophy of Law
  - PHIL-P 376 Leadership and Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 393 Biomedical Ethics
  - PHIL-P 401 History of Philosophy: Special Topics
  - PHIL-P 470 Special Topics in Philosophy
  - PHIL-P 498 Honors Thesis Directed Research
  - PHIL-P 499 Honors Thesis
  - One (1) of:
    - PHIL-X 471 Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship in Philosophy
    - PHIL-X 473 Internship in Philosophy
  - PHIL-X 490 Readings in Philosophy
  PHIL-P 103 Gender, Sexuality and Race
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores philosophical issues arising out of questions about gender, sexuality and race as they are experienced and culturally enacted in the United States.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE DUScourse
  PHIL-P 105 Critical Thinking
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  We spend a good part of our waking hours thinking and/or critiquing the thoughts and beliefs of ourselves and others. This course is designed to help you develop a toolbox of techniques and skills that will help you become a skilled evaluator and creator of arguments.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 106 Introduction to Problems of Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Covers perennial problems of philosophy, particularly in ethics, metaphysics, and epistemology (e.g., the self, personal identity, knowledge, existence, reality, God, and the good life). Engages historical and contemporary primary resources. Concentrates on reading and interpretation of original philosophical texts, the evaluation of philosophical argumentation, and the development of philosophical skills.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 107 Philosophy and the Environment
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Fundamental problems of environmental philosophy. What is "natural"? What obligations do human beings have regarding non-human animals, endangered species, and the natural environment? How might these obligations be grounded? How may competing environmental interests be balanced, especially when they conflict with human economic interests? Readings mainly from contemporary sources.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 135 Introduction to Existentialism
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Philosophical themes in nineteenth- and twentieth-century existentialism. Topics may include free choice and human responsibility, the nature of values, the influence of phenomenology on existentialism, and existentialism as illustrated in literature. Readings from some or all of Buber, Camus, Heidegger, Husserl, Jaspers, Kierkegaard, Marcel, Nietzsche, Beauvoir, and Sartre. No prior knowledge of philosophy is presupposed.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 141 Introduction to Ethical Theories and Problems
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores ethical theories and fundamental issues in philosophical ethics (e.g., relation of morality to self-interest, objectivity of ethics, happiness and the good life). Applies theory to contemporary problems. Concentrates on reading and interpretation of original philosophical texts, evaluation of argumentation, and development of skills in ethical reasoning, argumentation, and analysis.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 145 Liberty and Justice: A Philosophical Introduction
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Fundamental problems of social and political philosophy: the nature of the state, political obligation, freedom and liberty, equality, justice, rights, social change, revolution, and community. Readings from classical and contemporary sources.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 150 Elementary Logic
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Development of critical tools for the evaluation of arguments. Not a prerequisite for PHIL-P 250.
  Repeatability
  Not open to students who have taken or are enrolled in PHIL-P 250.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 200 Problems of Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Important problems at the center of rational reflection upon human experience, including issues in ethics, aesthetics, political philosophy, philosophy of religion, metaphysics, epistemology, and/or the history of philosophical thought. Emphasis upon interpretation, critical analysis, and evaluation of philosophical texts from contemporary and/or historical perspectives. Topics vary. Introductory level.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 201 Ancient Greek Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
  Description
  Selective survey of ancient Greek philosophy (pre-Socratics, Plato, Aristotle).
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  PHIL-P 205 Modern Jewish Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  A survey and critical analysis of modern Jewish philosophers and thinkers such as Mendelssohn, Cohen, Rosenzweig, Buber, and Fackenheim. Topics: concepts of God; the nature of religion; autonomy and revealed morality; God and history; theodicy and the Holocaust; empiricists and analytic criticism of divine human encounter; Jewish philosophy and modern philosophy.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 211 Early Modern Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in Philosophy
  Description
  Selective survey of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century philosophy, including some or all of the following: Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 240 Business and Morality - Ethics in Context
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Fundamental issues of moral philosophy in a business context. Application of moral theory to issues such as the ethics of investment, moral assessment of corporations, and duties of vocation.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 242 Applied Ethics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Application of moral theory to a variety of personal, social, and political contexts, such as world hunger, nuclear weapons, social justice, life-and-death decisions, and problems in medical ethics.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 246 Introduction to Philosophy and Art
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to the philosophical study of art and the relationship between art and philosophy. Topics include the nature of a work of art, the role of emotions in art, the interpretation and appreciation of art, and the way philosophy is expressed in art.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 250 Introductory Symbolic Logic
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Propositional logic and first-order quantificational logic.
  Repeatability
  No credit for PHIL-P 150 if PHIL-P 250 taken first or concurrently.
  Fall 2023CASE NMcourse
  PHIL-P 251 Intermediate Symbolic Logic
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  PHIL-P 250 or consent of instructor
  Description
  Identity, definite descriptions, properties of formal theories, elementary set theory.
  Fall 2023CASE NMcourse
  PHIL-P 270 Introductory Topics in Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Topics vary.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 300 Philosophical Methods and Writing
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy. Designed primarily for students pursuing a philosophy major or minor
  Description
  Provides intensive training in all aspects of writing clear, grammatical, well-argued and persuasive philosophical essays through a combination of lectures and tutorials.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 301 Medieval Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
  Description
  A selective survey of Western philosophy from the turn of the Christian era to the end of the Middle Ages. Readings from some or all of Augustine, Boethius, Anselm, Abelard, Bonaventure, Aquinas, Duns Scotus, and Ockham.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  PHIL-P 304 19th Century Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
  Description
  Selective survey of post-Kantian philosophy. Readings from some or all of Hegel, Marx, Kierkegaard, Mill, and Nietzsche.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 305 Topics in the Philosophy of Judaism
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
  Description
  Comparative analysis of two or more Jewish philosophers; or selected topics in the philosophical treatment of contemporary Jewish experience; or topics in the history of Jewish philosophy.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated once with different topic.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 310 Topics in Metaphysics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
  Description
  Topics such as existence, individuation, contingency, universals and particulars, causality, determinism, space, time, events and change, relation of mental and physical.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 312 Topics in the Theory of Knowledge
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
  Description
  Topics such as various theories of perceptual realism, sense-datum theories, theories of appearing, phenomenalism, the nature of knowledge, the relation between knowledge and belief, relation between knowledge and evidence, and the problem of skepticism.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 319 American Pragmatism
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
  Description
  Examination of the central doctrines of Peirce, James, Dewey, Mead.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 320 Philosophy of Language
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: PHIL-P 250 (or another logic course involving formal languages and methods, such as COGS-Q 350 or MATH-M 384) and at least one other course in Philosophy. Students who have not successfully completed a course in logic may find this course difficult
  Description
  A study of selected philosophical problems concerning language and their bearing on traditional problems in philosophy.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 328 Philosophies of India
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Historical and critical-analytic survey of the major traditions of Indian philosophy. Attention to early philosophizing and the emergence of the classical schools in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain traditions. Attention also to contemporary thought in India including critical theory and subaltern theorizing.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of PHIL-P 328 or REL-R 368.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 330 Marxist Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
  Description
  An examination of major philosophical issues in the light of Marxist theory. Historical materialism and the critique of idealism in metaphysics, the theory of knowledge, ethics, and social science. Discussion of both classical and contemporary sources.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 332 Feminism and Value
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy or advanced work in a field related to the course topic. Students without this background should take PHIL-P 103
  Description
  Selected topics from philosophical feminism. Topics may include gender and its relationship to sex; the relationship among sexism, feminism and sexuality; theories of the institutions through which sexist norms are perpetuated and reified and of the intersections and interactions amongst sexism, classism, racism and heterosexism. Focus is on philosophical frameworks underlying feminist theorizing.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 335 Phenomenology and Existentialism
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy or advanced work in a related field
  Description
  An overview of the main problems, themes, and foundational texts of Phenomenology and Existentialism, as well as intensive study of the writings of several of the most prominent thinkers in these movements. Selected readings from Buber, Camus, de Beauvoir, Heidegger, Husserl, Jaspers, Kierkegaard, Marcel, Merleau-Ponty, Nietzsche, Sartre, and others.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 340 Classics in Ethics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy or 300-level work in a related field such as religious studies, political theory, or intellectual history. Students without this background should take PHIL-P 140
  Description
  Readings from Plato and Aristotle to Kant, Mill, and Nietzsche. Topics include virtue and human nature, pleasure and the good, the role of reason in ethics, the objectivity of moral principles, and the relation of religion to ethics.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 342 Problems of Ethics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in Philosophy or 300-level work in a related field such as religious studies or political theory. Students without this background should take PHIL-P 140
  Description
  May concentrate on a single large issue (e.g., whether utilitarianism is an adequate ethical theory), or several more or less independent issues (e.g., the nature of goodness, the relation of good to ought, the objectivity of moral judgments, moral responsibility, moral emotions, concepts of virtue, cultural conflicts of value, the nature of moral discourse).
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 343 Classics in Social and Political Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
  Description
  Readings from Plato and Aristotle to Hobbes, Locke, Hegel, and Marx. Topics include the ideal state, the nature and proper ends of the state, natural law and natural right, social contract theory, and the notion of community.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 345 Problems in Social and Political Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in Philosophy or in a field related to the course. Students without this background should take PHIL-P 145
  Description
  Problems of contemporary relevance: civil disobedience, participatory democracy, conscience and authority, law and morality.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 346 Classics in Philosophy of Art
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in philosophy
  Description
  Readings from Plato and Aristotle to Nietzsche and Dewey. Topics include the definition of art, the nature of beauty, and art and society.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 347 Contemporary Controversies in Philosophy of Art
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
  Description
  Topics include the intersection of art, art criticism, philosophy, modernism and post-modernism, and the relation of aesthetic and cognitive judgment.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 348 Philosophy and Literature
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  A study of philosophical issues raised by and in literature. Special emphasis on reading works of literature as texts of philosophical interest.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 350 Logic of Sets
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  PHIL-P 250 or consent of instructor
  Description
  Elementary operations on sets, relations, functions, orderings, introduction to ordinal and cardinal numbers.
  PHIL-P 352 Logic and Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  PHIL-P 250 or consent of instructor
  Description
  Relation of logic to other areas of philosophy. Selected topics from among the following: logic and ontology; logic and language; logic, reasoning, and belief; intentionality and intentional logic; tense and modal logic; individuation, reference, identity.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 360 Philosophy of Mind
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy or coursework in cognitive science or brain and psychological science
  Description
  Selected topics from among the following: the nature of mental phenomena (e.g., thinking, volition, perception, emotion); the mind-body problem (e.g., dualism, behaviorism, functionalism); connections to cognitive science issues in psychology, linguistics, and artificial intelligence; computational theories of mind.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 363 Philosophy and Psychoanalysis
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours in Philosophy
  Description
  A critical study of the basis and philosophical implications of psychoanalytic theory and clinical practice. Topics may include psychodynamic models of the mind, arguments for the dynamic unconscious, unconscious motivation and rational action, emotion, gender, sexuality, autonomy, self-knowledge.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 366 Philosophy of Action
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
  Description
  The nature of human and rational action: the structure of intentions and practical consciousness; the role of the self in action; volitions; the connections of desires, needs, and purposes to intentions and doings; causation and motivation; freedom; the structure of deliberation; rational actions and duties, whether moral or institutional.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 370 Topics in Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
  Description
  A survey of selected topics or figures in an area of philosophy (areas vary).
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 371 Philosophy of Religion
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy or religious studies
  Description
  Topics such as the nature of religion, religious experience, the status of claims of religious knowledge, the nature and existence of God.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 374 Early Chinese Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Origins of Chinese philosophical traditions in the classical schools of Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, and Legalism. Explores contrasting agendas of early Chinese and Western traditions.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of EALC-E 374, PHIL-P 374, REL-B 374, or REL-R 368.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 375 Philosophy of Law
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 3 credit hours of philosophy
  Description
  Selective survey of philosophical problems concerning law and the legal system. Topics include nature and validity of law, morality and law, legal obligation, judicial decision, rights, justice, responsibility, and punishment.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 376 Leadership and Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Allegiance to a philosophical vision of "the right" and "the good" seems to be an important foundation for successful leadership. This course aims to study the connections between leadership and philosophy, by focusing on diverse and illuminating case studies of philosophically-informed leaders such as George Washington, Mahatma Gandhi, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  PHIL-P 393 Biomedical Ethics
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  A philosophical consideration of ethical problems that arise in current biomedical practice, e.g., with regard to abortion, euthanasia, determination of death, consent to treatment, and professional responsibilities in connection with research, experimentation, and health care delivery.
  PHIL-P 401 History of Philosophy: Special Topics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 6 credit hours of philosophy. This course will be difficult for students who have not taken a 300-level philosophy course
  Description
  A focused look at a particular thinker, movement, period, or set of ideas in the history of philosophy.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 470 Special Topics in Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: 6 credit hours of philosophy. This course will be difficult for students who have not taken a 300-level philosophy course
  Description
  Advanced study of a topic (or cluster of related topics) in an area of philosophy.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  PHIL-P 498 Honors Thesis Directed Research
  
  Credits
  4
  Prerequisites
  Approval of departmental honors committee
  Description
  Directed research course preparatory to writing the senior honors thesis. Training in skills necessary for original philosophical research. Goals are to achieve appropriate mastery over a body of philosophical material relevant to the honors thesis project, and to develop core ideas for a successful honors thesis.
  
  PHIL-P 499 Honors Thesis
  
  Credits
  3–6 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  Approval of departmental honors committee
  Description
  None
  
  PHIL-X 471 Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship in Philosophy
  
  Credits
  1–3 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  Approval of major department
  Notes
  Does not count toward the major in philosophy
  Description
  Provides academic credit for assisting a Philosophy faculty member in an undergraduate course. Requires paper or other project related to the teaching internship.
  Grading
  S/F grading.
  
  PHIL-X 473 Internship in Philosophy
  
  Credits
  1–3 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  Consent of major department
  Description
  Designed to provide academic credit for paper or other project done for academic supervisor of the intern in a given semester. Internships may be within the Philosophy Department or in a professional work setting elsewhere. Credit hours tied to the number of internship hours worked.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of PHIL-P 497 or PHIL-X 473.
  
  PHIL-X 490 Readings in Philosophy
  
  Credits
  1–3 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  Consent of instructor.
  Notes
  R: 9 credit hours philosophy
  Description
  Intensive study of selected authors, topics, and problems.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 9 credit hours in PHIL-P 490 and PHIL-X 490.
6. Philosophy 300–499 Level Requirement. At least 12 credit hours in philosophy courses must be at the 300–499 level.
Political Science Courses. At least 18 credit hours:
1. American Politics and Public Policy. At least one (1) course:
  - POLS-P 301 Health Policy and Politics in the United States
  - POLS-Y 301 Political Parties and Interest Groups
  - POLS-Y 302 Public Bureaucracy in Modern Society
  - POLS-Y 303 Formation of Public Policy in the United States
  - POLS-Y 304 Constitutional Law
  - POLS-Y 305 Constitutional Rights and Liberties
  - POLS-Y 306 State Politics in the United States
  - POLS-Y 307 Indiana State Government and Politics
  - POLS-Y 308 Urban Politics
  - POLS-Y 311 Democracy and National Security
  - POLS-Y 313 Environmental Policy
  - POLS-Y 315 Political Psychology and Socialization
  - POLS-Y 316 Public Opinion and Political Participation
  - POLS-Y 317 Voting, Elections, and Public Opinion
  - POLS-Y 318 The American Presidency
  - POLS-Y 319 The United States Congress
  - POLS-Y 320 Judicial Politics
  - POLS-Y 321 The Media and Politics
  - POLS-Y 324 Gender and Politics
  - POLS-Y 325 African American Politics
  - POLS-Y 326 American Social Welfare Policy
  - POLS-Y 329 Racial and Ethnic Politics in the United States
  - POLS-Y 394 Public Policy Analysis
  - POLS-Y 395 Quantitative Political Analysis
  POLS-P 301 Health Policy and Politics in the United States
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The United States is unique among developed countries in not having a national health service. What we have instead are several health care sectors that vary according to which services are provided, by whom, to which beneficiaries, at whose expense. Each sector exhibits a distinctive pattern of politics. In this course we will compare and contrast the patterns of politics that surround different sectors of health policy.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 301 Political Parties and Interest Groups
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Theories of American party activity; behavior of political parties, interest groups, and social movements; membership in groups; organization and structure; evaluation and relationship to the process of representation.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 302 Public Bureaucracy in Modern Society
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines public bureaucracy, with special emphasis upon the United States, as a political phenomenon engaging in policy-making and in the definition of the terms of policy issues. Considers the role of bureaucratic instruments in promoting social change, and in responding to it.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 303 Formation of Public Policy in the United States
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Processes and institutions involved in the formation of public policy in American society.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 304 Constitutional Law
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  American political powers and structures; selected Supreme Court decisions interpreting American constitutional system.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 305 Constitutional Rights and Liberties
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Extent and limits of constitutional rights; selected Supreme Court decisions interpreting American constitutional system.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 306 State Politics in the United States
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Comparative study of politics in the American states. Special emphasis on the impact of political culture, party systems, legislatures, and bureaucracies on public policies.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 307 Indiana State Government and Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Constitutional foundations, political development, organizational and functional process and growth, and current problems of Indiana government. Readings, case studies, problems.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 308 Urban Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Political behavior in modern American communities; emphasizes the impact of municipal organization, city officials and bureaucracies, social and economic notables, political parties, interest groups, the general public, and protest organizations on urban policy outcomes.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 311 Democracy and National Security
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Analysis of fundamental tensions between democratic values and the requirements of national security. Topics include homeland security and civil liberties in an age of terror, civil-military relations, oversight of intelligence operations, effects of interventions and wars on democracy abroad and at home, and debates over the morality of United States security policies.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 313 Environmental Policy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines the processes of social decision reconciling human demands on the natural world with the ability of nature to sustain life and living standards. Analyzes the implications for public policies in complex sequential interactions among technical, economic, social, and political systems and considers the consequences of alternative courses of action.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 315 Political Psychology and Socialization
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Analysis of the relationship between personality and politics. Use of major psychological theories and concepts to understand the attitudes and behavior of mass publics and political elites.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 316 Public Opinion and Political Participation
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The nature of public opinion on major domestic and foreign policy issues; mass political ideology; voting behavior and other forms of political participation; political culture; and the impact of public opinion on political systems.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 317 Voting, Elections, and Public Opinion
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Determinants of voting behavior in elections. The nature of public opinion regarding major domestic and foreign policy issues; development of political ideology; other influences on the voting choices of individuals and the outcomes of elections; relationships among public opinion, elections, and the development of public policy.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 318 The American Presidency
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examination of the American presidency both in historical setting and in contemporary context. Topics such as presidential elections, roles and resources of the president, structures and processes of the presidency, presidential leadership and behavior, relationships of the presidency and other participants in policy making.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 319 The United States Congress
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  This course offers students the opportunity to study the legislative branch of American national government. It includes the structure and process of the Senate and House of Representatives, the roles of parties, interest groups, and lobbyists, the legislative process, and the relations of Congress with the other branches of government.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 320 Judicial Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines the American judicial system in the contemporary context. Analysis of the trial and appellate courts with a focus on the United States Supreme Court. Topics include analyses of the structure of the judicial system, the participants in the system, and the policy making processes and capabilities of the legal system. The course concludes with an assessment of the role of courts in a majoritarian democracy.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 321 The Media and Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines the contemporary relationship between the media and politics, including use of the media by politicians and public officials, media coverage of governmental activities, and media coverage of campaigns and elections. Course focuses primarily on the United States, but includes comparative perspectives.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 324 Gender and Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Analysis of women in contemporary political systems, domestic or foreign, with emphasis on political roles, participation, and public policy. Normative or empirical examination of how political systems affect women and the impact women have on them. Topics vary semester to semester.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 325 African American Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines the African American political condition, with special emphasis on political thought and behavior. The course analyzes not only how the political system affects African Americans, but also the impact African Americans have on it. Themes for this course may vary.
  Fall 2023CASE DUScourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 326 American Social Welfare Policy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Values and social welfare policy. Development, current status, politics and proposals for reform of social security and private pensions, income maintenance policy, health care, and housing. The future of the welfare state.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 329 Racial and Ethnic Politics in the United States
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  A survey of minority group politics in the United States. The course examines the socioeconomic position and political history of various demographic groups and highlights key public policy debates central to the future of ethnic politics and race relations in the United States. Compares theories of racial formation in the context of a political system predicated on majority rule.
  Fall 2023CASE DUScourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 394 Public Policy Analysis
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Place of theory and method in examining public policies in relation to programs, institutional arrangements, and constitutional problems. Particular reference to American political experience.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 395 Quantitative Political Analysis
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to methods and statistics used in political inquiry, including measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, sampling, statistical inference and hypothesis testing, measures of association, analysis of variance, and regression.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of ANTH-A 306, CJUS-K 300, ECON-E 370, ECON-S 370, MATH-K 300, MATH-K 310, POLS-Y 395, PSY-K 300, PSY-K 310, SOC-S 371, SPEA-K 300, SPH-Q 381, STAT-K 310, STAT-S 300, STAT-S 301, or STAT-S 303.
  Fall 2023CASE NMcourse
2. Comparative Politics and International Relations. At least one (1) course:
  - POLS-P 302 The Politics of Economic Crisis and Reform
  - POLS-P 303 Challenges of Democracy
  - POLS-Y 332 Russian Politics
  - POLS-Y 333 Chinese Politics
  - POLS-Y 334 Japanese Politics
  - POLS-Y 335 Western European Politics
  - POLS-Y 336 South East Asian Political Systems
  - POLS-Y 337 Latin American Politics
  - POLS-Y 338 African Politics
  - POLS-Y 339 Middle Eastern Politics
  - POLS-Y 340 East European Politics
  - POLS-Y 341 Authoritarian Regimes
  - POLS-Y 342 Human Rights and State Repression
  - POLS-Y 343 The Politics of International Development
  - POLS-Y 344 Civil Wars
  - POLS-Y 345 Comparative Revolutions
  - POLS-Y 346 Politics in the Developing World
  - POLS-Y 347 German Politics
  - POLS-Y 348 The Politics of Genocide
  - POLS-Y 350 Politics of the European Union
  - POLS-Y 351 Political Simulations
  - POLS-Y 352 The Holocaust and Politics
  - POLS-Y 353 The Politics of Gender and Sexuality
  - POLS-Y 356 South Asian Politics
  - POLS-Y 360 United States Foreign Policy
  - POLS-Y 361 Contemporary Theories of International Politics
  - POLS-Y 362 International Politics of Selected Regions
  - POLS-Y 363 Comparative Foreign Policy
  - POLS-Y 364 International Organization: Political and Security Aspects
  - POLS-Y 366 Current Foreign Policy Problems
  - POLS-Y 367 International Law
  - POLS-Y 368 Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy
  - POLS-Y 372 The Analysis of International Politics
  - POLS-Y 374 International Organization
  - POLS-Y 375 War and International Conflict
  - POLS-Y 376 International Political Economy
  - POLS-Y 399 Politics of the United Nations
  - POLS-Y 407 Problems in Comparative Politics
  POLS-P 302 The Politics of Economic Crisis and Reform
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores the politics of crisis and reform from a comparative and international political economy perspective. In addition to learning general theories of crisis and reform, students will study in-depth case studies of important crisis episodes in the era of industrial capitalism, and seek to understand both the causes and consequences of crisis events.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-P 303 Challenges of Democracy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines the global challenges faced by democracy, including the difficulties encountered in the effort to build them and the hallowing of mature democracies through challenges posed by the forces of populism, nationalism, and authoritarianism.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 332 Russian Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Political process and government structure in the Russian state. Political institutions inherited from tsarist empire and the Soviet state (1917-1991), history of subsequent political reform. Political problems of ethnic conflict, creating democratic institutions, and of transition from socialism to market economy.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 333 Chinese Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores contemporary politics and policy issues in the People\'s Republic of China. Influence of revolutionary practice and ideology; analysis of contemporary economic, political and social organizations; examination of policy issues including social reforms, economic growth, and democratization and globalization.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 334 Japanese Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Political development of Japan, with emphasis on changing attitudes toward modernization; cultural and sociological factors affecting the functioning of contemporary political institutions; and the implication of Japanese experience in modernization of other developing societies.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 335 Western European Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Development, structure, and functioning of political systems, primarily in France, Italy, and Germany. Political dynamics of European integration.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of POLS-Y 335 or EURO-W 301.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 336 South East Asian Political Systems
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Covers the governmental organization, and the political behavior and traditions, of countries in the South East Asian region. Addresses regional issues of political and economic development, and international issues regarding the relationship of the region to the rest of the world.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 337 Latin American Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Comparative analysis of political change in major Latin American countries, emphasizing alternative explanations of national and international developments; examination of impact of political parties, the military, labor and peasant movements, Catholic Church, multinational corporations, regional organizations, and United States on politics; public policy processes in democratic and authoritarian regimes.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 338 African Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores politics in Sub-Saharan Africa. Examines relevance of "traditional" political systems; impact on colonialism; building new nations and states; authoritarian regimes; process of democratization; management of ethnic, regional, religious and class conflict; political challenges of economic development; role of international actors, including the United States, United Nations, World Bank, and non-governmental organizations; and globalization.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 339 Middle Eastern Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Political culture and change in selected Middle Eastern and North African countries. Topics include political elites, traditional cultures, modern political ideology, institutions of political control, conflict management, and social reform policies.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 340 East European Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Compares political change in the East European states, and emphasizes the legacies of authoritarianism and communism and the post-communist transition to democracy. Topics include the building of political institutions, the inclusion of citizens into the polity, the reform of the economy, the management of ethnic and social conflicts, and integration into the European Union.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 341 Authoritarian Regimes
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Comparative study of Fascism, Nazism, and communism as institutional arrangements for governing modern societies. The political process in the one-party "movement regime."
  POLS-Y 342 Human Rights and State Repression
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  A survey of human rights: their content and recognition, protection in national and international laws, and their violation by state and nonstate actors. The effectiveness of political and judicial institutions in curbing these violations is also considered, as is the global diffusion of norms in support of essential human rights.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated once for a total of 6 credit hours.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 343 The Politics of International Development
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines the key debates and issues regarding how "poor" countries develop economically and socially. Analyzes the interactions between politics and economics in the development process at the global, national, and local levels. Cases for comparison will include countries from Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 344 Civil Wars
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines modern civil wars, focusing on their causes, dynamics, and consequences. Introduces theories to explain how civil wars begin and progress, as well as case studies to test those theories in specific contexts. Also considers ways of preventing civil wars and mitigating their consequences.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 345 Comparative Revolutions
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Analysis of major modern revolutions. Focus on the social, economic, and political causes of revolutions; the rise of revolutionary movements; and the strategies for gaining and consolidating power.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 346 Politics in the Developing World
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Focuses on politics in the developing world (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East). Comparison of political history; experiences of colonialism and post-colonial authoritarian systems; political economy; development and globalization; democratization and management of protest and conflict; and interactions with international actors and transnational social movements.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 347 German Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Survey of the German political system including governmental institutions, the origins and role of political parties, opportunities for citizens to participate in politics, and current political culture. Special attention is paid to the question of how well Germany's democracy functions after experiencing several regime changes.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 348 The Politics of Genocide
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Comparative study of major twentieth-century genocides. Examines the political conditions, ideologies, and movements leading up to mass murder, and the ethnic and global context of genocide. Focuses on the question of responsibility and accountability from the viewpoints of perpetrators, victims, and bystanders in the national and international communities.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 350 Politics of the European Union
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Study of the politics of the European Union (EU). Assesses past and present dynamics of economic and political integration in Europe, the structure and work of European Union institutions, and EU public policies such as the Single Market, the common currency, common foreign and security policy, and trade.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 351 Political Simulations
  
  Credits
  1–3 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  May be taken alone or in conjunction with related political science courses
  Description
  A course tied to simulations of international organizations such as the European Union, the United Nations, or the Organization of American States.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours.
  POLS-Y 352 The Holocaust and Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examination of the socioeconomic conditions and political ideologies leading up to the Holocaust, and the political, administrative, and social context for the genocide from the vantage of perpetrators, victims, and bystanders. Focus on the individual, national, and international responses to and responsibilities for the Holocaust. Consideration of the Holocaust's legacies for the postwar world.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 353 The Politics of Gender and Sexuality
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Exploration of how different social, economic, and political practices have influenced the construction of gender and sexuality outside of the United States. Examines the interplay between gender relations and characteristics of public and private institutions.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 356 South Asian Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to the legacy of British colonialism in South Asia, to the development and decay of political institutions, to questions of economic growth, to social movements, and to regional conflicts.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 360 United States Foreign Policy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Analysis of institutions and processes involved in the formation and implementation of American foreign policy. Emphasis is on post-World War II policies.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 361 Contemporary Theories of International Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Theories used in the study of international politics: systems theory, field theory, conflict theory, alliance and coalition theories, balance-of-power theories, and an introduction to game and bargaining theory.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 362 International Politics of Selected Regions
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The region studied will vary with the instructor and the year. Current information may be obtained from the Department of Political Science.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated once for credit, with permission of the departmental undergraduate advisor.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 363 Comparative Foreign Policy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Compares factors that influence foreign policy and the foreign policy process. Focuses on domestic or internal sources of foreign policy behavior, including impact of individual leaders, group decision-making processes, bureaucratic politics, ideology and political culture, historical experience, and type of political system. Classroom simulations are central to the course.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 364 International Organization: Political and Security Aspects
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  International organizations as lateral extensions of the Western state system, exercising influence in accordance with a variety of strategies. Strategies employed by the United Nations in the political and security area.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 366 Current Foreign Policy Problems
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Critique of foreign policy issues: communism, containment, imperialism, and others. Research papers and classroom presentation for critical discussion.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 367 International Law
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Sources and consequences of international law; relationship to international organizations and world order; issues of national sovereignty, human rights, conflict resolution, international property rights, world trade, environmental change, and other topics.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 368 Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: POLS-Y 332
  Description
  Behavior of Russia and U.S.S.R. in world affairs from 1945 to the present. Emphasis on impact of geographic assets and vulnerabilities, historical experience, domestic politics, and the changing international environment.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 372 The Analysis of International Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: POLS-Y 109 or equivalent
  Description
  Introduction to the systematic study of international politics, focusing on the major approaches of decision making (microanalysis) and the international system (macroanalysis) and on a number of specific methodologies, such as game theory, content analysis, simulation, and quantitative/ statistical techniques.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 374 International Organization
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines assumptions about the causes, functions, results, and structures of international (intergovernmental) organizations. Theory is combined with case study of the United Nations particularly. The European Community and regional organization examples provide a basis for understanding an evolving phenomenon.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 375 War and International Conflict
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The nature of war. Theories and evidence on the causes of war. Discussion of the ways in which war has been conceived and perceived across time and of methods employed to study the phenomenon of war.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 376 International Political Economy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Theories about the interaction between the international economic and political systems are the subject of this course. Works from each of the main traditions -- liberal, Marxist, and statist -- will be assigned. Specific topics covered will include (among others): the politics of trade, aid, foreign investment, and international monetary affairs; theories of dependency and imperialism; the politics of international competition in specific industries; the stability/ instability of international economic regimes.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 399 Politics of the United Nations
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Origins and evolution of the UN; principal UN bodies, how they operate and what they do; who finances the UN; controversies and voting patterns in the UN; attitudes toward the UN and debates within member countries regarding its role; impact of UN activities and programs (e.g., conflict resolution and mediation, peacekeeping and peace enforcement; nation building, development aid, weapons proliferation, human rights, health, environment).
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of NELC-N 398 or POLS-Y 399.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 407 Problems in Comparative Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Exploration of issues and themes in the field of comparative politics. Includes advanced methodological, empirical, and theoretical approaches. Topics vary.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
3. Political Theory. At least two (2) courses:
  - POLS-Y 379 Ethics and Public Policy
  - POLS-Y 381 Classical Political Thought
  - POLS-Y 382 Modern Political Thought
  - POLS-Y 383 Foundations of American Political Thought
  - POLS-Y 384 Developments in American Political Thought
  - POLS-Y 386 African American Political Thought
  - POLS-Y 388 Marxist Theory
  - POLS-Y 405 Models and Theories of Political Decision Making
  - POLS-Y 406 Problems in Political Philosophy
  POLS-Y 379 Ethics and Public Policy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  This course examines the ethical responsibilities of public officials in democratic societies. It explores such topics as the meaning of moral leadership, the appeal to personal conscious in public decision making, and the problem of "dirty hands" among others. A special concern is how institutional arrangements affect moral choices.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  POLS-Y 381 Classical Political Thought
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  An exposition and critical analysis of the major political philosophers and philosophical schools from Plato to Machiavelli.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  POLS-Y 382 Modern Political Thought
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  An exposition and critical analysis of the major political philosophers and philosophical schools from Machiavelli to the present.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  POLS-Y 383 Foundations of American Political Thought
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores the evolution of American political ideas from colonization through ratification of the Constitution and its implementation.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  POLS-Y 384 Developments in American Political Thought
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores the evolution of American political ideas under the Constitution of the United States, and its promises and problems.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  POLS-Y 386 African American Political Thought
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Focuses on the various ideologies and strategies informing the African American political struggles in the United States. Readings focus on thinkers and activists from the rebellion against slavery to the contemporary debates about institutional racism and reparations. Features work by African American thinkers associated with a broad range of movements.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  POLS-Y 388 Marxist Theory
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Origin, content, and development of Marxist system of thought, with particular reference to philosophical and political aspects of Russian Marxism.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  POLS-Y 405 Models and Theories of Political Decision Making
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  One course in political science at the 200 level or above
  Notes
  R: ECON-E 201
  Description
  Introduces collective choice and game theory for understanding how societies make political decisions. Examines how institutions, or the political context in which decisions are made, affect group choices. Theories of individual and group decision making, collective choice, and social dilemmas. Applications to congressional politics, intergovernmental relations, and parliamentary democracies.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 406 Problems in Political Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Centers on conflicting interpretations of justice, liberty, and equality, as well as certain problems of democracy, including the tension between majority rules and minority rights, and the correlation of rights and duties. Topics vary.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
4. Seminar. One (1) course:
  - POLS-Y 490 Senior Seminar in Political Science
  POLS-Y 490 Senior Seminar in Political Science
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Senior standing or consent of department
  Notes
  Research paper required
  Description
  Seminar sessions arranged to present papers for evaluation and criticism by fellow students. Subject matter varies by semester.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
5. Political Science Electives. Additional courses, as needed, to fulfill remaining requirements:
  - One of:
    - POLS-Y 100 American Political Controversies
    - POLS-Y 101 Introduction to Political Science
    - POLS-Y 102 International Political Controversies
    - POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics
    - POLS-Y 104 The Politics of Saving the World
    - POLS-Y 105 Introduction to Political Theory
    - POLS-Y 107 Introduction to Comparative Politics
    - POLS-Y 109 Introduction to International Relations
    - POLS-Y 110 Mathematics and Politics
    - POLS-Y 121 Capitalism and Democracy
  - POLS-P 301 Health Policy and Politics in the United States
  - POLS-P 302 The Politics of Economic Crisis and Reform
  - POLS-P 303 Challenges of Democracy
  - POLS-X 276 Political Science Practicum I
  - POLS-X 299 Careers for Political Science Students
  - POLS-X 376 Political Science Practicum II
  - POLS-X 471 Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship
  - POLS-X 476 Political Science Practicum III
  - POLS-X 477 Field Experience in Political Science
  - POLS-X 490 Undergraduate Readings in Political Science
  - POLS-Y 200 Contemporary Political Topics
  - POLS-Y 202 Politics and Citizenship in the Information Age
  - POLS-Y 204 Institutional Analysis and Governance
  - POLS-Y 205 Analyzing Politics
  - POLS-Y 207 The Politics of Business
  - POLS-Y 208 Leadership, Civil Society, and Public Policy
  - POLS-Y 209 Protests in a Global World
  - POLS-Y 210 Honors Seminar
  - POLS-Y 211 Introduction to Law
  - POLS-Y 212 Making Democracy Work
  - POLS-Y 239 US Foreign Policy and the Muslim World
  - POLS-Y 243 Governance and Corruption across the World
  - POLS-Y 249 Religion, Politics, and Public Policy
  - POLS-Y 281 Modern Political Ideologies
  - POLS-Y 300 Topics in Current Politics and Governance
  - POLS-Y 301 Political Parties and Interest Groups
  - POLS-Y 302 Public Bureaucracy in Modern Society
  - POLS-Y 303 Formation of Public Policy in the United States
  - POLS-Y 304 Constitutional Law
  - POLS-Y 305 Constitutional Rights and Liberties
  - POLS-Y 306 State Politics in the United States
  - POLS-Y 307 Indiana State Government and Politics
  - POLS-Y 308 Urban Politics
  - POLS-Y 311 Democracy and National Security
  - POLS-Y 313 Environmental Policy
  - POLS-Y 315 Political Psychology and Socialization
  - POLS-Y 316 Public Opinion and Political Participation
  - POLS-Y 317 Voting, Elections, and Public Opinion
  - POLS-Y 318 The American Presidency
  - POLS-Y 319 The United States Congress
  - POLS-Y 320 Judicial Politics
  - POLS-Y 321 The Media and Politics
  - POLS-Y 324 Gender and Politics
  - POLS-Y 325 African American Politics
  - POLS-Y 326 American Social Welfare Policy
  - POLS-Y 329 Racial and Ethnic Politics in the United States
  - POLS-Y 332 Russian Politics
  - POLS-Y 333 Chinese Politics
  - POLS-Y 334 Japanese Politics
  - POLS-Y 335 Western European Politics
  - POLS-Y 336 South East Asian Political Systems
  - POLS-Y 337 Latin American Politics
  - POLS-Y 338 African Politics
  - POLS-Y 339 Middle Eastern Politics
  - POLS-Y 340 East European Politics
  - POLS-Y 341 Authoritarian Regimes
  - POLS-Y 342 Human Rights and State Repression
  - POLS-Y 343 The Politics of International Development
  - POLS-Y 344 Civil Wars
  - POLS-Y 345 Comparative Revolutions
  - POLS-Y 346 Politics in the Developing World
  - POLS-Y 347 German Politics
  - POLS-Y 348 The Politics of Genocide
  - POLS-Y 349 Policy Making Around the Globe
  - POLS-Y 350 Politics of the European Union
  - POLS-Y 351 Political Simulations
  - POLS-Y 352 The Holocaust and Politics
  - POLS-Y 353 The Politics of Gender and Sexuality
  - POLS-Y 356 South Asian Politics
  - POLS-Y 360 United States Foreign Policy
  - POLS-Y 361 Contemporary Theories of International Politics
  - POLS-Y 362 International Politics of Selected Regions
  - POLS-Y 363 Comparative Foreign Policy
  - POLS-Y 364 International Organization: Political and Security Aspects
  - POLS-Y 366 Current Foreign Policy Problems
  - POLS-Y 367 International Law
  - POLS-Y 368 Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy
  - POLS-Y 372 The Analysis of International Politics
  - POLS-Y 374 International Organization
  - POLS-Y 375 War and International Conflict
  - POLS-Y 376 International Political Economy
  - POLS-Y 379 Ethics and Public Policy
  - POLS-Y 381 Classical Political Thought
  - POLS-Y 382 Modern Political Thought
  - POLS-Y 383 Foundations of American Political Thought
  - POLS-Y 384 Developments in American Political Thought
  - POLS-Y 386 African American Political Thought
  - POLS-Y 388 Marxist Theory
  - POLS-Y 394 Public Policy Analysis
  - POLS-Y 395 Quantitative Political Analysis
  - POLS-Y 399 Politics of the United Nations
  - POLS-Y 401 Topics in Political Science
  - POLS-Y 405 Models and Theories of Political Decision Making
  - POLS-Y 406 Problems in Political Philosophy
  - POLS-Y 407 Problems in Comparative Politics
  - POLS-Y 490 Senior Seminar in Political Science
  - POLS-Y 496 Foreign Study in Political Science
  - POLS-Y 499 Honors Thesis
  POLS-Y 100 American Political Controversies
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores various controversies in American politics, from the motivations of the American Founders to debates about civil rights and liberties and other public disagreements. Examines what types of arguments have been used in public debate about these controversies and how such arguments can be made effectively.
  Fall 2023CASE DUScourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 101 Introduction to Political Science
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introductory survey of the discipline of political science: integrates basic elements of American politics, political theory, comparative politics, and international relations. Intended especially for actual or prospective majors.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 102 International Political Controversies
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to current or past controversial issues in international and comparative politics, presenting multiple sides of complex issues. Topics vary from semester to semester.
  Repeatability
  The course may be repeated once; however, it may be counted only once toward a political science major.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to the nature of government and the dynamics of American politics. Origin and nature of the American federal system and its political party base.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 104 The Politics of Saving the World
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Focuses on how science policies are shaped by public opinion, partisan divisions, and political institutions, with specific emphasis on the debate over the cause, consequences, and political responses to climate change. Introduces the evidence and theories that underlie the debate, as well as political science theories that explain the current lack of policy response in the US.
  POLS-Y 105 Introduction to Political Theory
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Perennial problems of political philosophy, including relationships between rulers and ruled, nature of authority, social conflict, character of political knowledge, and objectives of political action.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of POLS-Y 105 or POLS-Y 215.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  POLS-Y 107 Introduction to Comparative Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines countries around the world to investigate fundamental questions about politics. Topics include democratic development, promotion of economic prosperity, maintenance of security, and management of ethnic and religious conflict. Critical thinking skills encouraged. Cases for comparison include advanced industrialized democracies, communist and former communist countries, and developing countries.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of POLS-Y 107 and POLS-Y 217.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 109 Introduction to International Relations
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Causes of war, nature and attributes of the state, imperialism, international law, national sovereignty, arbitration, adjudication, international organization, major international issues.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of POLS-Y 109 or POLS-Y 219.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 110 Mathematics and Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: High school algebra
  Description
  Examines the concept of democracy through the lens of collective decision-making. Employs simple mathematical concepts and logical analysis to examine democratic decisions. Introduces an analytical approach to decision-making with broad applicability beyond politics, including any group or organization that incorporates feedback from multiple people to make collective decisions.
  Fall 2023CASE NMcourse
  POLS-Y 121 Capitalism and Democracy
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines economics and politics through the lenses of capitalism and democracy. Compares virtues of different economic systems (socialism, communism, capitalism) and political systems (autocracy, democracy) based on efficiency and equality. Discusses relationships between systems with focus on whether the erosion of liberal democratic norms affects how economy functions, and vice-versa.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of POLS-Y 121 or ECON-E 113.
  POLS-P 301 Health Policy and Politics in the United States
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The United States is unique among developed countries in not having a national health service. What we have instead are several health care sectors that vary according to which services are provided, by whom, to which beneficiaries, at whose expense. Each sector exhibits a distinctive pattern of politics. In this course we will compare and contrast the patterns of politics that surround different sectors of health policy.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-P 302 The Politics of Economic Crisis and Reform
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores the politics of crisis and reform from a comparative and international political economy perspective. In addition to learning general theories of crisis and reform, students will study in-depth case studies of important crisis episodes in the era of industrial capitalism, and seek to understand both the causes and consequences of crisis events.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-P 303 Challenges of Democracy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines the global challenges faced by democracy, including the difficulties encountered in the effort to build them and the hallowing of mature democracies through challenges posed by the forces of populism, nationalism, and authoritarianism.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-X 276 Political Science Practicum I
  
  Credits
  1
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  Information on topic and course affiliation available in the online schedule of classes
  Description
  In the practicum, students will conduct experiments, or participate in simulations, or hold moot court sessions, or compete in debates or engage in problem-solving exercises.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 2 credit hours in POLS-X 180 and POLS-X 276.
  Grading
  S/F grading.
  
  POLS-X 299 Careers for Political Science Students
  
  Credits
  1
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Through presentations and discussions with IU alumni with professional careers in law, government, business, non-profits and research institutes, international service, polling, and other fields, introduces various career options available to political scientists as well as how to write a resume and excel in interviews for such opportunities.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of two credit hours.
  Grading
  S/F grading.
  
  POLS-X 376 Political Science Practicum II
  
  Credits
  1
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  Information on topic and course affiliation available in the online schedule of classes
  Description
  In the practicum, students will conduct experiments, or participate in simulations, or hold moot court sessions, or compete in debates or engage in problem-solving exercises.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours in POLS-X 280 and POLS-X 376.
  Grading
  S/F grading.
  
  POLS-X 471 Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship
  
  Credits
  1–6 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  Consent of instructor
  Description
  Faculty-directed participation in the various aspects of academic teaching and research. Students will assist a faculty member in such activities as directing simulations, grading, teaching discussion sections, doing research, etc. Individual assignments will vary by instructor.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in POLS-X 471 and POLS-Y 484.
  Grading
  S/F grading.
  
  POLS-X 476 Political Science Practicum III
  
  Credits
  1
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  Information on topic and course affiliation available in the online schedule of classes
  Description
  In the practicum, students will conduct experiments, or participate in simulations, or hold moot court sessions, or compete in debates or engage in problem-solving exercises.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours in POLS-X 380 and POLS-X 476.
  Grading
  S/F grading.
  
  POLS-X 477 Field Experience in Political Science
  
  Credits
  1–6 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  Junior or senior standing, 15 credit hours of political science, and project approval by instructor
  Description
  Faculty-directed study of aspects of the political process based on field experience. Directed readings, field research, research papers. Certain internship experiences may require research skills.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in POLS-X 477 and POLS-Y 481.
  
  POLS-X 490 Undergraduate Readings in Political Science
  
  Credits
  1–6 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  Consent of instructor
  Description
  Individual readings and research.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours in POLS-X 490 and POLS-Y 480.
  POLS-Y 200 Contemporary Political Topics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Extensive analysis of selected contemporary political problems. Topics vary from semester to semester and are listed in the online
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with different topics for 6 credit hours.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 202 Politics and Citizenship in the Information Age
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to the influence of the news media on citizen preferences and behavior in the information age. Analysis of the forces shaping the media, the relation between the media and politics, and the effect on citizens. Topics include decision making and development of critical skills in response to the information age.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 204 Institutional Analysis and Governance
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduces the design and development of political, economic, and social institutions that support democratic governance or its alternatives. Uses theory to understand connections among individual choice, collective action, institutions, and constitutional order. Institutional analysis as a mode of reasoning about contemporary policy problems, law, and public affairs.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 205 Analyzing Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduces the approaches and techniques used to study politics. Includes an introduction to social science language, concepts, and critical research skills. Overview of political science research approaches, including case study, surveys, and model-building. Emphasizes skills such as interpreting the presentation of data in charts, graphs, and tables, and elementary analysis of qualitative and quantitative data.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 207 The Politics of Business
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  How does the government affect business and vice-versa? This class provides an overview of government-business relations from a historical and international perspective with focus on political analysis of private organizations. Topics include US business-government relations, regulatory capture, lobbying and the revolving door, advanced/developing economy comparisons, globalization, offshoring, and multinational corporations.
  
  POLS-Y 208 Leadership, Civil Society, and Public Policy
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores the relationship between leadership, civil society, and public policy with special focus on the American political scene. Examines challenges posed by hyper-polarization from a variety of viewpoints, including disagreement, free speech, civility, incivility, moderation, and radicalism. Considers how to promote a healthy civil society in a complex, polarized environment
  
  POLS-Y 209 Protests in a Global World
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines theories that explain protest activity in the age of globalization and social networking, asking (and answering) the critical question: Why do individuals join protest movements even when it challenges their personal safety? Combines discussion, documentaries, debate with in-class assignments and exercises.
  POLS-Y 210 Honors Seminar
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Intensive examination of selected political topics for freshman and sophomore honors students. Emphasis on critical discussion and preparation of brief papers.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated once for credit.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 211 Introduction to Law
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  An introduction to law an aspect of government and politics, and as a means of dealing with major social problems. Students will study legal reasoning, procedures, and materials, and may compare other nation's legal systems. The course usually includes a moot court or other forms of simulation.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 212 Making Democracy Work
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Nature and justifications for democratic politics and the problems confronting democracy today. Demise of liberalism in America; rise of identity politics and its significance; racial inequality and the problems of deliberative democracy; problems of political alienation and participation.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  POLS-Y 239 US Foreign Policy and the Muslim World
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduces salient policy debates that shape contemporary American foreign policy toward the Middle East and the Muslim world. Explores foreign policy decision making and international relations theory. Addresses major policy questions, including US reactions to the crisis in Syria and the Arab Spring.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 243 Governance and Corruption across the World
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Analysis of problems of governance and corruption in developing and/or more developed countries. Examines conditions for effective governance and challenges to economic growth and provision of public goods. Addresses political causes and consequences of corruption. Case studies will vary and may be drawn from Asia, Latin America, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and North America.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 249 Religion, Politics, and Public Policy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to the effects of religious belief, behavior, and institutions on political processes and public policy. Implications of religion as an alternative source of public legitimacy in contemporary societies. Topics may include controversies or developments in American, comparative, or international politics.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 281 Modern Political Ideologies
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Assesses leading political ideologies of the past two centuries, e.g., conservatism, liberalism, socialism, communism, fascism, feminism, environmentalism, anarchism, populism, and various forms of religious fundamentalism. Analyzes those ideologies as forms of thought and as motivators of political agency and organization that have shaped the contours of the modern political world.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  POLS-Y 300 Topics in Current Politics and Governance
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  What's happening in current politics and governance? This course focuses on a contemporary issue or political event or process, covered at a more advanced level than POLS-Y 200. Topics vary from semester to semester and are listed in the online schedule of classes.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 301 Political Parties and Interest Groups
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Theories of American party activity; behavior of political parties, interest groups, and social movements; membership in groups; organization and structure; evaluation and relationship to the process of representation.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 302 Public Bureaucracy in Modern Society
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines public bureaucracy, with special emphasis upon the United States, as a political phenomenon engaging in policy-making and in the definition of the terms of policy issues. Considers the role of bureaucratic instruments in promoting social change, and in responding to it.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 303 Formation of Public Policy in the United States
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Processes and institutions involved in the formation of public policy in American society.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 304 Constitutional Law
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  American political powers and structures; selected Supreme Court decisions interpreting American constitutional system.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 305 Constitutional Rights and Liberties
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Extent and limits of constitutional rights; selected Supreme Court decisions interpreting American constitutional system.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 306 State Politics in the United States
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Comparative study of politics in the American states. Special emphasis on the impact of political culture, party systems, legislatures, and bureaucracies on public policies.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 307 Indiana State Government and Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Constitutional foundations, political development, organizational and functional process and growth, and current problems of Indiana government. Readings, case studies, problems.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 308 Urban Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Political behavior in modern American communities; emphasizes the impact of municipal organization, city officials and bureaucracies, social and economic notables, political parties, interest groups, the general public, and protest organizations on urban policy outcomes.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 311 Democracy and National Security
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Analysis of fundamental tensions between democratic values and the requirements of national security. Topics include homeland security and civil liberties in an age of terror, civil-military relations, oversight of intelligence operations, effects of interventions and wars on democracy abroad and at home, and debates over the morality of United States security policies.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 313 Environmental Policy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines the processes of social decision reconciling human demands on the natural world with the ability of nature to sustain life and living standards. Analyzes the implications for public policies in complex sequential interactions among technical, economic, social, and political systems and considers the consequences of alternative courses of action.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 315 Political Psychology and Socialization
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Analysis of the relationship between personality and politics. Use of major psychological theories and concepts to understand the attitudes and behavior of mass publics and political elites.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 316 Public Opinion and Political Participation
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The nature of public opinion on major domestic and foreign policy issues; mass political ideology; voting behavior and other forms of political participation; political culture; and the impact of public opinion on political systems.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 317 Voting, Elections, and Public Opinion
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Determinants of voting behavior in elections. The nature of public opinion regarding major domestic and foreign policy issues; development of political ideology; other influences on the voting choices of individuals and the outcomes of elections; relationships among public opinion, elections, and the development of public policy.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 318 The American Presidency
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examination of the American presidency both in historical setting and in contemporary context. Topics such as presidential elections, roles and resources of the president, structures and processes of the presidency, presidential leadership and behavior, relationships of the presidency and other participants in policy making.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 319 The United States Congress
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  This course offers students the opportunity to study the legislative branch of American national government. It includes the structure and process of the Senate and House of Representatives, the roles of parties, interest groups, and lobbyists, the legislative process, and the relations of Congress with the other branches of government.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 320 Judicial Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines the American judicial system in the contemporary context. Analysis of the trial and appellate courts with a focus on the United States Supreme Court. Topics include analyses of the structure of the judicial system, the participants in the system, and the policy making processes and capabilities of the legal system. The course concludes with an assessment of the role of courts in a majoritarian democracy.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 321 The Media and Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines the contemporary relationship between the media and politics, including use of the media by politicians and public officials, media coverage of governmental activities, and media coverage of campaigns and elections. Course focuses primarily on the United States, but includes comparative perspectives.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 324 Gender and Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Analysis of women in contemporary political systems, domestic or foreign, with emphasis on political roles, participation, and public policy. Normative or empirical examination of how political systems affect women and the impact women have on them. Topics vary semester to semester.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 325 African American Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines the African American political condition, with special emphasis on political thought and behavior. The course analyzes not only how the political system affects African Americans, but also the impact African Americans have on it. Themes for this course may vary.
  Fall 2023CASE DUScourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 326 American Social Welfare Policy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Values and social welfare policy. Development, current status, politics and proposals for reform of social security and private pensions, income maintenance policy, health care, and housing. The future of the welfare state.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 329 Racial and Ethnic Politics in the United States
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  A survey of minority group politics in the United States. The course examines the socioeconomic position and political history of various demographic groups and highlights key public policy debates central to the future of ethnic politics and race relations in the United States. Compares theories of racial formation in the context of a political system predicated on majority rule.
  Fall 2023CASE DUScourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 332 Russian Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Political process and government structure in the Russian state. Political institutions inherited from tsarist empire and the Soviet state (1917-1991), history of subsequent political reform. Political problems of ethnic conflict, creating democratic institutions, and of transition from socialism to market economy.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 333 Chinese Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores contemporary politics and policy issues in the People\'s Republic of China. Influence of revolutionary practice and ideology; analysis of contemporary economic, political and social organizations; examination of policy issues including social reforms, economic growth, and democratization and globalization.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 334 Japanese Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Political development of Japan, with emphasis on changing attitudes toward modernization; cultural and sociological factors affecting the functioning of contemporary political institutions; and the implication of Japanese experience in modernization of other developing societies.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 335 Western European Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Development, structure, and functioning of political systems, primarily in France, Italy, and Germany. Political dynamics of European integration.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of POLS-Y 335 or EURO-W 301.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 336 South East Asian Political Systems
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Covers the governmental organization, and the political behavior and traditions, of countries in the South East Asian region. Addresses regional issues of political and economic development, and international issues regarding the relationship of the region to the rest of the world.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 337 Latin American Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Comparative analysis of political change in major Latin American countries, emphasizing alternative explanations of national and international developments; examination of impact of political parties, the military, labor and peasant movements, Catholic Church, multinational corporations, regional organizations, and United States on politics; public policy processes in democratic and authoritarian regimes.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 338 African Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores politics in Sub-Saharan Africa. Examines relevance of "traditional" political systems; impact on colonialism; building new nations and states; authoritarian regimes; process of democratization; management of ethnic, regional, religious and class conflict; political challenges of economic development; role of international actors, including the United States, United Nations, World Bank, and non-governmental organizations; and globalization.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 339 Middle Eastern Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Political culture and change in selected Middle Eastern and North African countries. Topics include political elites, traditional cultures, modern political ideology, institutions of political control, conflict management, and social reform policies.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 340 East European Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Compares political change in the East European states, and emphasizes the legacies of authoritarianism and communism and the post-communist transition to democracy. Topics include the building of political institutions, the inclusion of citizens into the polity, the reform of the economy, the management of ethnic and social conflicts, and integration into the European Union.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 341 Authoritarian Regimes
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Comparative study of Fascism, Nazism, and communism as institutional arrangements for governing modern societies. The political process in the one-party "movement regime."
  POLS-Y 342 Human Rights and State Repression
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  A survey of human rights: their content and recognition, protection in national and international laws, and their violation by state and nonstate actors. The effectiveness of political and judicial institutions in curbing these violations is also considered, as is the global diffusion of norms in support of essential human rights.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated once for a total of 6 credit hours.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 343 The Politics of International Development
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines the key debates and issues regarding how "poor" countries develop economically and socially. Analyzes the interactions between politics and economics in the development process at the global, national, and local levels. Cases for comparison will include countries from Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Middle East.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 344 Civil Wars
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines modern civil wars, focusing on their causes, dynamics, and consequences. Introduces theories to explain how civil wars begin and progress, as well as case studies to test those theories in specific contexts. Also considers ways of preventing civil wars and mitigating their consequences.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 345 Comparative Revolutions
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Analysis of major modern revolutions. Focus on the social, economic, and political causes of revolutions; the rise of revolutionary movements; and the strategies for gaining and consolidating power.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 346 Politics in the Developing World
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Focuses on politics in the developing world (Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East). Comparison of political history; experiences of colonialism and post-colonial authoritarian systems; political economy; development and globalization; democratization and management of protest and conflict; and interactions with international actors and transnational social movements.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 347 German Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Survey of the German political system including governmental institutions, the origins and role of political parties, opportunities for citizens to participate in politics, and current political culture. Special attention is paid to the question of how well Germany's democracy functions after experiencing several regime changes.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 348 The Politics of Genocide
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Comparative study of major twentieth-century genocides. Examines the political conditions, ideologies, and movements leading up to mass murder, and the ethnic and global context of genocide. Focuses on the question of responsibility and accountability from the viewpoints of perpetrators, victims, and bystanders in the national and international communities.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 349 Policy Making Around the Globe
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Compares public policies and policy making among both advanced industrial democracies and the developing world. Surveys policy areas such as immigration, health care, education, and workers' rights.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 350 Politics of the European Union
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Study of the politics of the European Union (EU). Assesses past and present dynamics of economic and political integration in Europe, the structure and work of European Union institutions, and EU public policies such as the Single Market, the common currency, common foreign and security policy, and trade.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 351 Political Simulations
  
  Credits
  1–3 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  May be taken alone or in conjunction with related political science courses
  Description
  A course tied to simulations of international organizations such as the European Union, the United Nations, or the Organization of American States.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours.
  POLS-Y 352 The Holocaust and Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examination of the socioeconomic conditions and political ideologies leading up to the Holocaust, and the political, administrative, and social context for the genocide from the vantage of perpetrators, victims, and bystanders. Focus on the individual, national, and international responses to and responsibilities for the Holocaust. Consideration of the Holocaust's legacies for the postwar world.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 353 The Politics of Gender and Sexuality
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Exploration of how different social, economic, and political practices have influenced the construction of gender and sexuality outside of the United States. Examines the interplay between gender relations and characteristics of public and private institutions.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 356 South Asian Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to the legacy of British colonialism in South Asia, to the development and decay of political institutions, to questions of economic growth, to social movements, and to regional conflicts.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 360 United States Foreign Policy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Analysis of institutions and processes involved in the formation and implementation of American foreign policy. Emphasis is on post-World War II policies.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 361 Contemporary Theories of International Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Theories used in the study of international politics: systems theory, field theory, conflict theory, alliance and coalition theories, balance-of-power theories, and an introduction to game and bargaining theory.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 362 International Politics of Selected Regions
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The region studied will vary with the instructor and the year. Current information may be obtained from the Department of Political Science.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated once for credit, with permission of the departmental undergraduate advisor.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 363 Comparative Foreign Policy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Compares factors that influence foreign policy and the foreign policy process. Focuses on domestic or internal sources of foreign policy behavior, including impact of individual leaders, group decision-making processes, bureaucratic politics, ideology and political culture, historical experience, and type of political system. Classroom simulations are central to the course.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 364 International Organization: Political and Security Aspects
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  International organizations as lateral extensions of the Western state system, exercising influence in accordance with a variety of strategies. Strategies employed by the United Nations in the political and security area.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 366 Current Foreign Policy Problems
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Critique of foreign policy issues: communism, containment, imperialism, and others. Research papers and classroom presentation for critical discussion.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 367 International Law
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Sources and consequences of international law; relationship to international organizations and world order; issues of national sovereignty, human rights, conflict resolution, international property rights, world trade, environmental change, and other topics.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 368 Russian and Soviet Foreign Policy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: POLS-Y 332
  Description
  Behavior of Russia and U.S.S.R. in world affairs from 1945 to the present. Emphasis on impact of geographic assets and vulnerabilities, historical experience, domestic politics, and the changing international environment.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 372 The Analysis of International Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Notes
  R: POLS-Y 109 or equivalent
  Description
  Introduction to the systematic study of international politics, focusing on the major approaches of decision making (microanalysis) and the international system (macroanalysis) and on a number of specific methodologies, such as game theory, content analysis, simulation, and quantitative/ statistical techniques.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 374 International Organization
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Examines assumptions about the causes, functions, results, and structures of international (intergovernmental) organizations. Theory is combined with case study of the United Nations particularly. The European Community and regional organization examples provide a basis for understanding an evolving phenomenon.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 375 War and International Conflict
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  The nature of war. Theories and evidence on the causes of war. Discussion of the ways in which war has been conceived and perceived across time and of methods employed to study the phenomenon of war.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 376 International Political Economy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Theories about the interaction between the international economic and political systems are the subject of this course. Works from each of the main traditions -- liberal, Marxist, and statist -- will be assigned. Specific topics covered will include (among others): the politics of trade, aid, foreign investment, and international monetary affairs; theories of dependency and imperialism; the politics of international competition in specific industries; the stability/ instability of international economic regimes.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 379 Ethics and Public Policy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  This course examines the ethical responsibilities of public officials in democratic societies. It explores such topics as the meaning of moral leadership, the appeal to personal conscious in public decision making, and the problem of "dirty hands" among others. A special concern is how institutional arrangements affect moral choices.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  POLS-Y 381 Classical Political Thought
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  An exposition and critical analysis of the major political philosophers and philosophical schools from Plato to Machiavelli.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  POLS-Y 382 Modern Political Thought
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  An exposition and critical analysis of the major political philosophers and philosophical schools from Machiavelli to the present.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  POLS-Y 383 Foundations of American Political Thought
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores the evolution of American political ideas from colonization through ratification of the Constitution and its implementation.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  POLS-Y 384 Developments in American Political Thought
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Explores the evolution of American political ideas under the Constitution of the United States, and its promises and problems.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  POLS-Y 386 African American Political Thought
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Focuses on the various ideologies and strategies informing the African American political struggles in the United States. Readings focus on thinkers and activists from the rebellion against slavery to the contemporary debates about institutional racism and reparations. Features work by African American thinkers associated with a broad range of movements.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  POLS-Y 388 Marxist Theory
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Origin, content, and development of Marxist system of thought, with particular reference to philosophical and political aspects of Russian Marxism.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  POLS-Y 394 Public Policy Analysis
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Place of theory and method in examining public policies in relation to programs, institutional arrangements, and constitutional problems. Particular reference to American political experience.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 395 Quantitative Political Analysis
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Introduction to methods and statistics used in political inquiry, including measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, sampling, statistical inference and hypothesis testing, measures of association, analysis of variance, and regression.
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of ANTH-A 306, CJUS-K 300, ECON-E 370, ECON-S 370, MATH-K 300, MATH-K 310, POLS-Y 395, PSY-K 300, PSY-K 310, SOC-S 371, SPEA-K 300, SPH-Q 381, STAT-K 310, STAT-S 300, STAT-S 301, or STAT-S 303.
  Fall 2023CASE NMcourse
  POLS-Y 399 Politics of the United Nations
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Origins and evolution of the UN; principal UN bodies, how they operate and what they do; who finances the UN; controversies and voting patterns in the UN; attitudes toward the UN and debates within member countries regarding its role; impact of UN activities and programs (e.g., conflict resolution and mediation, peacekeeping and peace enforcement; nation building, development aid, weapons proliferation, human rights, health, environment).
  Repeatability
  Credit given for only one of NELC-N 398 or POLS-Y 399.
  Fall 2023CASE GCCcourse
  
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 401 Topics in Political Science
  Credits
  2–3 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Topic varies with the instructor and year; consult the online
  Repeatability
  May be repeated once for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 405 Models and Theories of Political Decision Making
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  One course in political science at the 200 level or above
  Notes
  R: ECON-E 201
  Description
  Introduces collective choice and game theory for understanding how societies make political decisions. Examines how institutions, or the political context in which decisions are made, affect group choices. Theories of individual and group decision making, collective choice, and social dilemmas. Applications to congressional politics, intergovernmental relations, and parliamentary democracies.
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 406 Problems in Political Philosophy
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Centers on conflicting interpretations of justice, liberty, and equality, as well as certain problems of democracy, including the tension between majority rules and minority rights, and the correlation of rights and duties. Topics vary.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  Fall 2023CASE AHcourse
  POLS-Y 407 Problems in Comparative Politics
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  None
  Description
  Exploration of issues and themes in the field of comparative politics. Includes advanced methodological, empirical, and theoretical approaches. Topics vary.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours
  Fall 2023CASE SHcourse
  POLS-Y 490 Senior Seminar in Political Science
  
  Credits
  3
  Prerequisites
  Senior standing or consent of department
  Notes
  Research paper required
  Description
  Seminar sessions arranged to present papers for evaluation and criticism by fellow students. Subject matter varies by semester.
  Repeatability
  May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  
  POLS-Y 496 Foreign Study in Political Science
  
  Credits
  3–8 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  Consent of instructor
  Description
  Course involves planning of research project during year preceding summer abroad. Time spent in research abroad must amount to at least one week for each credit hour granted. Research paper must be presented by end of semester following foreign study.
  
  POLS-Y 499 Honors Thesis
  
  Credits
  1–12 credit hours
  Prerequisites
  Consent of instructor and departmental honors director
  Description
  None
  Repeatability
  May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
1. Major GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
2. Major Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
3. Major Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
4. Major Residency. At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
5. College Breadth. At least 38 credit hours must be completed in courses from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines outside of the major area.

Major Area Courses

Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:

Any course at the 100-499 level with the PHIL or POLS subject area prefix--as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent
Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken--as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent--except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception

The above courses cannot be applied toward the College Breadth requirement in the major.

Exclusions

The following courses cannot be applied toward major requirements or the College Breadth requirement:

PHIL-F 116

Restrictions

The following restrictions apply to the minimum credit hours required in the major:

Maximum of one (1) course::
- PHIL-P 103 Gender, Sexuality and Race
- PHIL-P 105 Critical Thinking
- PHIL-P 106 Introduction to Problems of Philosophy
- PHIL-P 107 Philosophy and the Environment
- PHIL-P 135 Introduction to Existentialism
- PHIL-P 141 Introduction to Ethical Theories and Problems
- PHIL-P 145 Liberty and Justice: A Philosophical Introduction
- PHIL-P 150 Elementary Logic
Maximum of one (1) course:
- PHIL-X 471 Undergraduate Teaching Assistantship in Philosophy
- PHIL-X 473 Internship in Philosophy
No more than three credit hours may count toward the major:
- POLS-Y 351 Political Simulations

This program of study cannot be combined with the following:

Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science (ECONPOLSBA)
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy (PHILBA)
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religious Studies (PHILRELBA)
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (POLSBA)
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics (POLSECONBA)
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Philosophy (POLSPHILBA)
Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and Philosophy (RELPHILBA)
Interdepartmental Minor in Economics and Political Science (ECONPOLMIN)
Interdepartmental Minor in Political Science and Economics (POLSECNMIN)
Minor in Philosophy (PHILMIN)
Minor in Philosophy of Mind and Cognition (PHILMCMIN)
Minor in Philosophy of the Arts (PHILARMIN)
Minor in Political Science (POLSMIN)

Exceptions to and substitutions for major requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.