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201 Introduction to Political Analysis
Alternative approaches to political analysis, construction of research designs,
and problems of measurement.
(Wiley's syllabus)
(Lee's syllabus)
203 Approaches to Public Policy Analysis
Empirical and normative foundations of systematic policy analysis; concepts,
theories, models, issues, strengths, limitations, and use and misuse in the
policy process.
(syllabus)
215 Judicial Politics
Role of the judiciary in policy formulation; emphasis on the U.S. Supreme
Court, judicial nominations, and civil liberties issues.
(syllabus)
218 Legislative Politics
Theory, structure, and process of the U.S. Congress, with emphasis on
member-constituency relations, individual and collective decision making,
party and committee activities, executive-legislative relations, and
interest-group activities.
(English's syllabus)
(Currinder's syllabus)
(Palmer's syllabus)
(Veillette's syllabus)
219 American Political Parties and Elections
Nature and function of American political parties; organizational status,
nominating and electoral politics, and role in governing.
(syllabus)
220 Public Opinion and Political Socialization
(syllabus)
221 Interest Group Politics
Theory, structure, and activities of interest groups in American politics.
(Kornacki's syllabus)
(Billet's syllabus)
222 Executive-Legislative Relations
Political and institutional relationships between executive and legislative
branches of the federal government.
(Whitlock's syllabus)
(Johnson's syllabus)
224 Special Topics in Domestic Policy
Recent special topics have included:
Executive-Branch Decision Making (syllabus)
Entitlements Policy (syllabus)
Congress and Telecommunications Policy (syllabus)
Bureaucratic Politics (syllabus)
US Health Care Policy (syllabus)
Mental Health Care Policy (syllabus)
Congress and Institutional Change (syllabus)
228 Media and Politics
Role of the media in American politics, with emphasis on television news
coverage, political debates, political advertising, and their impact on
the electorate.
(syllabus)
229 Politics and Public Policy
Examination of political processes that influence policy formulation,
policy implementation, and the uses of policy analysis.
(Cushman's syllabus)
(Johnson's syllabus)
249 National Security Policy
(syllabus)
250 Special Topics in Foreign Policy
Recent special topics have included:
Politics and Policy of Homeland Security, Intelligence and Policy (syllabus)
Congress and Homeland Security Policy (Reese's syllabus)
Congress, Committees and Homeland Security (syllabus)
Congress and Defense Policy (syllabus)
Congress, Media and Foreign Policy (syllabus)
Worldwide Energy Challenges (syllabus)
266 Budgetary Policy
Analysis of U.S. monetary and fiscal policy.
(syllabus)
267 Budgetary Politics
Examines major economics, budget, and tax issues in American politics.
(syllabus)
268 PACs and Congress
Selected problems of PAC management and their interaction with Members of
Congress. Special emphasis on the laws governing PAC participation in
political and policy debates.
(syllabus)
286 Special Topics in American Politics
Comparative Legislative Systems (syllabus)
Parties and Legislative Strategy (syllabus)
Women in Politics, Role of Leadership in Congress (syllabus
The American Presidency (syllabus)
Parliament and the Development of Congress (syllabus)
Congressional Committees (syllabus)
Congress Goes to the Movies (syllabus)
Political Psychology (syllabus)
Advanced Legislative Procedure (syllabus)
Ideas & Politics since the Founding (syllabus)
Party Leadership in the Congress (syllabus)
Congress and the Politics of Ethnicity/Race (syllabus)
Ethics in Congress (syllabus)
297 Readings in Legislative Affairs
299 Thesis Research I
300 Thesis Research II
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