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Prior selection required.

Prior selection required.

Prior selection required.

Prior selection required.

Prior selection required.

Prior selection required.

Directed Studies courses are taken for individual work not available in regular courses, according to the field to be studied. Topics determined through prior consultation with instructor.

Directed Studies courses are taken for individual work not available in regular courses, according to the field to be studied. Topics determined through prior consultation with instructor.

Directed Studies courses are taken for individual work not available in regular courses, according to the field to be studied. Topics determined through prior consultation with instructor.

Thes course will prepare students for their senior seminar thesis, which will be written as part of POLI 450. The class will meet every other week. Each student will choose a research questions, have it approved, choose a faculty member to supervise the thesis, and begin to review the literature relevant to the chosen topic.

Directed Studies courses are taken for individual work not available in regular courses, according to the field to be studied. Topics determined through prior consultation with instructor.

A capstone seminar requiring Political Science majors to integrate the theoretical, empirical and methodological skills developed by previous course work in the major. Students will complete a research project and present it to the class. The seminar will emphasize the student's research and presentation skills. The course is required of all Political Science majors.

Directed Studies courses are taken for individual work not available in regular courses, according to the field to be studied. Topics determined through prior consultation with instructor.

Directed Studies courses are taken for individual work not available in regular courses, according to the field to be studied. Topics determined through prior consultation with instructor.

Directed Studies courses are taken for individual work not available in regular courses, according to the field to be studied. Topics determined through prior consultation with instructor.

Directed Studies courses are taken for individual work not available in regular courses, according to the field to be studied. Topics determined through prior consultation with instructor.

Assignment to office of county, city, or village administrative official, public service agency, legislator, political party, judge, or attorney. Provides opportunities for testing theories and concepts developed in classroom. Involves full-time work during part of semester.

Discussion and reporting on selected readings and experiences encountered in internships at local government level, including assessment of roles and/or power position of particular agencies, offices, or departments to which interns are assigned. Also involves writing a research paper.

Assignment to law-related office. Provides opportunities for testing theories and concepts developed in classroom. Involves full-time work during part of semester.

Discussion and reporting on selected readings and experiences encountered in legal internships. Also involves writing a research paper.

A zero credit course to be taken in the fall of a student's senior year. The purpose of the course is to start a student on a major research paper. It is expected that the student will define their research question, and begin their bibliographic research and/or data collection during the fall semester. Only students admitted by the department to the honors sequence are eligible.

To be taken in the spring semester of a student's senior year. The course will allow the student the time to complete the writing of their research paper. The requirement for the course will be an oral presentation of the student's research presented at a joint student-faculty reception, and a major research paper. The length of the research paper will be at least 45 pages for an analytical or case study, and at least 25 pages for a quantitative research paper. Only students admitted by the department to the honors sequence are eligible.

Directed Studies courses are taken for individual work not available in regular courses, according to the field to be studied. Topics determined through prior consultation with instructor.