1981-1982 Senate Document #22 APC Document #20 Department of Political Science - New Courses/Deletions The following changes are proposed in the Political Science course offerings. The appropriate page number in the catalog is referenced. p. 128 Delete PS 265 Comparative Politics Change The Politics of The Third World from PS 103 to PS 266. Rationale: The Department believes that these introductory courses takes the major too long to get off the ground. It also thinks that the Third World course would make a more appropriate introduction to comparative politics for the beginning student. p. 129 Delete PS 388 International Management Add: PS 347 Contemporary Political Ideologies A comparison of the major ideological movements that have influenced domestic and world politics, among them: The various shades of communism and socialism, fascism, liberalism, and anarchism. Dr. Rainey's teaching interests have shifted from international organizations to political ideologies. PS 388 has not been offered for the past three years. p. 129 Delete PS 444 Contemporary Empirical Political Thought Add: PS 323 Mass Media and Politics A study of the influences of the media on government, on public opinion and on voters; an examination of the extent of political effort to use, or manipulate, the media. Dr. Scism has offered "Mass Media and Politics" before his leave of absence this year. The interest in this course has been strong. The department wishes to drop PS 444 to make a way to add this course. p. 128 - 129 Add: PS 242 American Political Thought (3) A historical examination of the ideas which have influenced and shaped American institutions and the political process from the Puritans to contemporary theorists. Add: PS 327 Constitutional Law (3) An analysis of the major issues of contemporary constitutional law using case studies. An overview of Page 2 context for these issues and role of the Supreme Court serves as the context for these issues. Add: PS 328 The Judicial Process (3) An examination of the American judicial process including the roles of the police, attorneys, judges, and juries and the issues raised by such topics as plea bargaining, sentencing options, capital punishment, and crimes without victims. Rationale: Dr. Alfred Canon, who holds faculty rank in Political Science will teach these courses. One will be offered each semester. Thus within a two-year span, all three will be taught by Dr. Canon. The interest in law careers among our students continues to abound. Political Science, as a discipline, supplies more law school admissions than any other discipline. P. 128 - 129 Add: PS 200 Research Methods (3) The study of the basic structure of and some of the tools for political inquiry; objectivity in political research; and the relation of values to both theory development and research strategies. Prerequisites: Statistics 125. Add: PS 350 Modern Political Economy (3) An examination of the relationships between electoral politics and macro economic policy making in industrialized western democracies and with special emphasis on the United States. Prerequisites: Economics 201 or Political Science 100. Add: PS 324 The Politics of Higher Education in the  United States (3) An examination of external political decisions on the evolution of higher education, of the relationship between internal politics and educational objectives in American colleges and universities, and of the impact of an educational elite. p. 128 - 129 Add: Political Science 351 Public Choice (3) An introduction to topics that have a common theoretical basis in mathematics, probability, and statistics, but which have different practical applications in politics and the market, such as social welfare functions, coalition theory, and voting power. Prerequisites: Statistics 125, and either Economics 201 or Political Science 100. Page 3 Rationale: These courses will be taught by Dr. Hoyer over a two year period. His training and research in Political Science, Economics and Educational Administration is the source of these teaching interests.