Students majoring in Political Science must complete the Political Science Capstone examination prior to graduation. Prerequisite: Senior Standing.
A study of the Constitution of the United States, including the work of the U.S. Supreme Court and the effects of its various decisions. Court cases are examined, briefed, and discussed. Emphasis is placed on court decisions concerning federalism, separation of powers, and economics. (Same as HIST 4311) Prerequisite: POLS 2310 or 2311 or instructor's consent .
A continuation of POLS 4311, with emphasis placed on U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning civil rights and civil liberties. (Same as HIST 4312) Prerequisite: POLS 2310 or 2311 or instructor's consent.
A study of history and political theory with emphasis on Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Augustine, Aquinas, and Machiavelli. (Same as HIST 4314) Prerequisite: POLS 2310 or 2311, or instructor's consent.
A study of modern and early modern western political theory with emphasis on Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, the English utilitarians, Marx, and Nietzche. (Same as HIST 4314) Prerequisite: POLS 2310 or 2311, or instructor's consent.
A study of the relations among sovereign states and the system within which they operate, with special emphasis on the causes of war, security and peace, human rights and political economy. (Same as HIST 4391.02) Prerequisite: POLS 2315 and POLS 2320 or instructor’s consent.
A study of the geographical factors that affect Texas, national, and world politics. Special emphasis is placed on demography; geography and conflict; landscape and the geography of culture; the geography of religion and politics; spatial dimensions of industrialization, urbanization, and economic development; and environmental pressures and politics. Prerequisite: POLS 1315 or instructor's consent.
A study of the development of the international system of trade, production and finance from the Industrial Revolution through the present era, with special attention to the political effects of this progression. Includes a consideration of specific state and non-state actors within the current international political economic system to investigate their political and political linkages. (Same as BECO 4370) Prerequisite: POLS 2315 and POLS 2320, or instructor’s consent.
A study of the interaction of religion, politics, and the state from colonial times to the present from historical, legal, and social scientific perspectives. (Same as HIST 4330) Prerequisite: POLS 2310, POLS 2311, or instructor's consent.