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Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration

Interdisciplinary Minor in Pre-law Studies

Pre-Law Studies

Course Information

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTIONS:

(NOTE: For complete listings see the course catalogue)

PSCI 101. Government of the United States I (3 credits):
The constitution, presidency, congress, courts and citizen participation in the political system. This course satisfies requirements for a teacher’s certificate in Iowa and Illinois. 

PSCI 110. Law and Society (3 credits):
Introduction to the character and organization of the American legal system. Readings include descriptions of the nature of a legal education and examination of cases and controversies regarding the nature of law, the proper role of the judicial system, and the relationship of law to social change.

PSCI 299A POLITICS AND LITERATURE. Click HERE to see syllabus for Politics and Literature

PSCI: 303. The Constitution of the United States (3 credits):
Survey of leading decisions of Supreme Court concerning the development of judicial power and the limitations on government power.

PSCI304. Civil Liberties and the Constitution (3 credits):
Leading Supreme Court decisions concerning human rights, civil rights and personal freedoms.

PSCI 305A MOCK TRIAL. Click HERE to see syllabus for Mock Trial.

PSCI 307. History of Political Thought I (3 credits):
Ideas of great theorists from Plato to Rousseau. Prerequisite: PSCI 101 or instructor permission.

PSCI 308. History of Political Thought II (3 credits):
Ideas of great theorists of modern political thought from Machiavelli to Marx. Prerequisite: PSCI 101 or instructor permission.