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2021-2022 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

POLS 215 Current Issues in Politics

This course will analyze a major, contemporary political topic. Students will learn a political science analytic framework and apply this framework to develop a deeper understanding of the issue. At the discretion of the course instructor and as current events warrant, topics will change with each course offering. Potential topics include race and American politics, religious rights under the Constitution, free speech, Presidential elections and the Electoral College, the politics of gun control, and others.
Pre-requisite(s): Any Political Science POLS course
Terms Offered: Fall, Spring
Liberal Arts and Sciences Designation: Social Science
Credits: 3
Contact Hours:
Lecture: 3