5120 Contemporary Political Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 hours
A general education course dealing with current and generally controversial political issues. May be repeated to a maximum of three hours credit.

5220 Individual Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 hours
Readings of an individual nature under the direction of a major professor. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 hours credit.

5283 Campaigns and Elections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 hours
An advanced course for graduate students which analyzes campaigns, elections, and electoral politics in the American political process.

5293 Politics and the Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 hours
Graduate study designed to examine the media's role as a participant in the American political process and analyze its impact upon public policy and the policy process.

5330 Seminar: International Politics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 hours
A detailed analysis of the forces and factors which influence the relations of nations, and an examination and evaluation of the devices used to resolve basic conflicts in international politics.

5350 Seminar: American Government and Politics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 hours
Individual or group investigation on American political and governmental problems selected in terms of the interests and needs of the individual students. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 hours credit.

5543 Political Philosophy and the Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 hours
Designed for graduate students to examine the legal norms and philosophical values that have historically been used to regulate the social and political community.

5623 Public Policy Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 hours
Graduate study analyzing the roles of information and evaluation in policy making process. The emphasis is upon how social, political, ethical, and organizational factors influence the way policy gets made as well as the "positive" or "negative" results of policies. Attention is given to current problems and issues.