POS 3122    Issues in American Government and Politics . . . . . 3(F,S,SS)
Significant issues relative to the constitutional, organizational and political processes of American government and politics

POS 3283     Judicial Process . . . . . 3(S,SS)
Structural-functional introduction to the judicial arena. Personnel involved in administration of justice. Impact of judicial decisions within political systems. General introduction to workings and strategies of judicial politics

POS 3424     The Legislative Process . . . . . 3(F)
Prerequisite: POS 2041
Politics of accommodation in formulating authoritative policies and general rules; emphasis on U.S. Congress and Florida Legislature in action; relations to other governmental processes

POS 3448     Campaigns and Elections . . . . . 3(S)
Practice of political campaigning. Introduces students to the history of campaigning, the concept of campaigning and the various techniques used in campaigning

POS 3453     Political Parties and Interest Groups . . . . . 3(S)
Prerequisite: POS 2041
Political parties, nominations, campaigns, elections, voting behavior, political recruitment, party organization and parties as managers of government. Roles and functions of interest groups

POS 3603     American Constitutional Law . . . . . 3(S,SS)
Growth of the constitutional system; Supreme Court as policy-making body; basic principles of constitutional law; landmark court decisions

POS 3623     Bill of Rights . . . . . 3(F)
Examination of protection of individual rights under the Constitution with particular emphasis on the Bill of Rights and the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses. Among specific topics to be considered will be: the rights of the defendant, racial discrimination, sex discrimination

POS 3625     First Amendment Freedoms . . . . . 3(S)
Problem areas and doctrinal evolution in the judicial protection of First Amendment freedoms. Among specific subjects to be examined will be: free speech and press, free exercise of religion, state aid to religious schools, regulation of obscenity, freedom of association, and regulation of subversive activity

POS 3734    Political Science Research Methods . . . . . 3(S)
Introduction to research methods in political science and the concepts associated with it. Surveys, polling, research design, sampling, data analysis and library research

POS 3948 Service Learning Field Study II . . . . . 1-3(F,S,SS)
Placement in community agency or other social organizational setting related to field of study. Supervision by faculty and agency. Students and faculty “customize” courses to fit a full range of services that are available in the setting. Student must be able to draw correlation between the discipline and field study. Journal and reflective experience paper are required. With the agreement of the student’s faculty sponsor, a minimum of 4-6 hours per week must be done at the field site per semester hour of credit. Permission is required

POS 4606     Constitutional Controversies . . . . . 3(CALL DEPT)
Focuses on contemporary and hotly debated controversies in the area of American constitutional law. Among those to be studied are abortion, affirmative action, censorship, homosexuality, and the “right to die”

POS 4673     Jurisprudence . . . . . 3(F)
A survey of various approaches to theorizing about the Concept of Law. The Natural Law, Legal and Analytical Positivist, Sociological, Realist, and Critical Legal Studies approaches will be studied. In addition, concepts of Justice will be considered

POS 4941     Internships . . . . . 1-6(S,SS)
Special “real-world” encounters programs designed for the individual student. Student must contact their advisor one semester in advance of desired date for internship. Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only. Permission is required

POS 6006     The Study of Politics . . . . . 3(F)
Introduces the graduate study of political science. It concerns “scope” more than “method,” and the range is broad, focusing on what political scientists do—teach, research, advise, and serve. Concerns embrace every conceivable level—local, regional, national, cultural, global, planetary

POS 6045     American Politics . . . . . 3(S)
Concept of politics: some of the principles that have led to the development of the American political system and the political order that has been created by the constitution

POS 6704     Political Science Research Methods . . . . . 3(S)
Methods and logic of research in political science

POS 6940     Internship . . . . . 2-6(F,S,SS)
The Department of Government encourages students to intern at governmental and non-profit agencies, as well as selected private-section firms, as an opportunity to gain practical experiences in a field of endeavor related to political science. In some instances, the internship could provide the intern with an opportunity for future employment. Although students are free to find their own internships, the Department will work with students in accomplishing this task. Eligibility requirements for an internship: 3.0 or higher GPA. Students should be enrolled in the Masters of Political Science Program, and have completed all core courses. Graded on satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only. Permission is required