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Course Schedule for PUBLIC POLICY & LAW - Fall 2013
Class
No.		 Course ID Title Credits Type Instructor(s) Days:Times Location Permission
Required		 Dist Qtr
1050 PBPL-113-01 Introduction to Law 1.00 LEC Fulco,Adrienne
Smith,Thomas P.		 T: 6:45PM-9:15PM TBA SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 45
  NOTE: This is the first course recommended for students intending to pursue the Legal Studies minor. This course is not open to seniors.
  NOTE: This course DOES NOT require PIN's. Please do not contact Professor Fulco or Professor Smith.
  NOTE: 35 seats reserved for sophomores and 10 for juniors.
  NOTE: Registered students who do not attend the first class will be dropped from the course.
  This course traces the development of law as a stabilizing force and instrument of peaceful change from the state of nature through the present day. Among the topics covered are the differences between civil law and common law systems, law and equity, substantive and procedural law, civil and criminal processes, and adversarial and inquisitorial systems. Federal trial and appellate courts, the role of counsel and the judge, and the function of the grand and petit juries are also studied. The doctrine of substantive due process is explored from its beginning through modern times, as are the antecedents and progeny of Griswold v. Connecticut. The Warren Court and its decisions in Miranda, Escobedo, Massiah, Mapp, Gideon, Gault, Baker and Brown, as surveyed, Though not a course in constitutional law, the role of the U.S. Constitution as the blueprint of a democratic, federated republic, and as the supreme law of the land, is examined. There is some emphasis on the fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, and 14th amendments. Students are exposed to conflicting views on controversial issues such as capital punishment, gay rights, abortion, and rights of the criminally accused.
2516 PBPL-113-02 Introduction to Law 1.00 LEC Fulco,Adrienne
Smith,Thomas P.		 R: 6:45PM-9:15PM TBA SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 45
  NOTE: This is the first course recommended for students intending to pursue the Legal Studies minor. This course is not open to seniors.
  NOTE: This course DOES NOT require PIN's. Please do not contact Professor Fulco or Professor Smith.
  NOTE: 35 seats reserved for sophomores and 10 for juniors.
  NOTE: Registered students who do not attend the first class will be dropped from the course.
  This course traces the development of law as a stabilizing force and instrument of peaceful change from the state of nature through the present day. Among the topics covered are the differences between civil law and common law systems, law and equity, substantive and procedural law, civil and criminal processes, and adversarial and inquisitorial systems. Federal trial and appellate courts, the role of counsel and the judge, and the function of the grand and petit juries are also studied. The doctrine of substantive due process is explored from its beginning through modern times, as are the antecedents and progeny of Griswold v. Connecticut. The Warren Court and its decisions in Miranda, Escobedo, Massiah, Mapp, Gideon, Gault, Baker and Brown, as surveyed, Though not a course in constitutional law, the role of the U.S. Constitution as the blueprint of a democratic, federated republic, and as the supreme law of the land, is examined. There is some emphasis on the fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, and 14th amendments. Students are exposed to conflicting views on controversial issues such as capital punishment, gay rights, abortion, and rights of the criminally accused.
2119 PBPL-201-01 Intro to Ameri Public Policy 1.00 LEC Fulco,Adrienne MWF: 10:00AM-10:50AM TBA Y SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 35
  This course is only open to Sophomore and Junior students.
  NOTE: Course not open to First Year Students
  NOTE: 25 seats reserved for sophomores and 10 seats reserved for juniors.
  This course introduces students to the formal and informal processes through which American public policy is made. They will study the constitutional institutions of government and the distinct role each branch of the national government plays in the policy-making process, and also examine the ways in which informal institutions-political parties, the media, and political lobbyists-contribute to and shape the policy process.
2090 PBPL-323-01 The Legal History of Race Rela 1.00 SEM Stevens,Barry K.
Fulco,Adrienne		 T: 6:45PM-9:15PM TBA Y SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 15
  Prerequisite: C- or better in Public Policy 113 or Public Policy 201 or Permission of Instructor.
  NOTE: Contact Prof. Fulco for permission.
  This course will examine the interaction between the American social and legal systems in the treatment of race relations. The seminar will analyze major Supreme Court cases on equal rights and race relations with an emphasis on the historical and social contexts in which the decisions were rendered. The Socratic method will be used for many of the classes, placing importance on classroom discussion among the students and the lecturer. The goals of the course are to expose the students to the basis of the legal system and the development of civil rights legislations sharpen legal and critical analysis, improve oral expression, and develop a concise and persuasive writing style.
3333 PBPL-331-01 Immigration/Integration Policy 1.00 SEM Williamson,Abigail Fisher TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM TBA Y SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 25
  Prerequisite: A grade of C- or better in either Political Science 102 or Public Policy 201 or permission of instructor.
  Critics of immigration argue that a growing foreign-born population endangers economic health, threatens democratic traditions, and undermines cultural unity. Proponents respond that immigration is central to America’s national identity and crucial for prosperity. This course examines popular and scholarly debates over immigration and immigrant adaptation and analyzes the efficacy of U.S. policies aimed at managing this process. Topics include U.S. border security, the increased state and local regulation of immigration, and the DREAM Act, a proposal that would offer certain undocumented youth a path toward legal status. Course assignments will emphasize persuasive writing and communication for a policymaking audience, including memos and briefings.
2495 PBPL-344-01 Seeking JUSTICE in Amer Life 1.00 SEM Fulco,Adrienne
Schaller,Barry R.		 M: 1:15PM-3:55PM TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 20
  Prerequisite: C- or better in PBPL 201 or PBPL 202 or permission of the instructor.
  This course will examine basic theories of ethics (common morality), found in moral and political philosophy in order to consider the extent to which traditional ethical and moral principles govern legal, political, and private decision-making. We will begin by identifying ethical and moral principles in our founding documents before proceeding with the main work of the course, which is to examine the ethical and moral reasoning behind legal and policy decisions, business decisions, and personal decisions. Among the diverse subjects that will be discussed are physician-assisted suicide, the death penalty, buying and selling of body parts, human cloning, legalizing drugs, affirmative action, national service in war, hate speech and political dissent, wealth and income distribution including disbursing public money to private business, individual rights versus the needs of the community, torture, truth and lying in private and public, equality and inequality, drug-enhancement in sports, immoral behavior on the part of public figures.
2147 PBPL-350-01 Inside the Nonprofit Sector 1.00 SEM Bangser,Michael R. M: 6:45PM-9:15PM TBA Y WEB  
  Enrollment limited to 15
  Prerequisite: C- or better in Public Policy 201, Public Policy 202, or POLS 102, or Permission of Instructor.
  This course will provide students with a firm grounding in the role of the nonprofit sector (also called the independent, third, or voluntary sector) in American public policy and community life. Topics to be studied include: the nature and role of the nonprofit sector; what makes the nonprofit sector distinctive; current challenges facing the nonprofit sector; the role of foundations and other sources of philanthropic giving; and assessment of the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations.
2818 PBPL-398-01 Public Policy & Law Internship 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100
  The required internship is designed to: (1) To provide students with the opportunity to apply what they have learned in the classroom to the work of an organization concerned with the making of public policy; (2) To engage students in academic projects directly linked to the internship experience and their areas of concentration in the major. To enroll in the internship students need the permission of a faculty member, who will supervise the academic work.
2384 PBPL-399-01 Independent Study 1.00 - 2.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100
  Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and director are required for enrollment.
2192 PBPL-466-01 Teaching Assistant 0.50 - 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100
  NOTE: Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and director are required for enrollment.
  Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and director are required for enrollment.
2350 PBPL-490-01 Research Assistantship 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100
  Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairman are required for enrollment.
2193 PBPL-497-01 Senior Thesis 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y WEB  
  Enrollment limited to 100
  NOTE: Submission of the special registration form, availaboe in the Registrar’s Office and the approval of the instructor and director are required for enrollment in this single-semester thesis.
  Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar's Office, and the approval of the instructor and director are required for enrollment in this single-semester thesis. (1 course credit to be completed in one semester.)
2321 PBPL-498-01 Senior Thesis Part 1 2.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y WEB  
  Enrollment limited to 100
3345 PBPL-800-01 Introduction to Public Policy 1.00 SEM Chambers JD,Joseph M: 6:30PM-9:30PM TBA  
  Enrollment limited to 15
3346 PBPL-810-01 Public Finance 1.00 SEM Jacobs,Cindy W: 6:30PM-9:30PM TBA  
  Enrollment limited to 15
  Prerequisite: Grade of B- or better in Public Policy 801
2232 PBPL-828-01 Theory of Democratic Institut 1.00 SEM Fotos III,Michael T: 6:30PM-9:30PM TBA  
  Enrollment limited to 15
  The course applies social choice theory to the study of four components of democratic policy making; voting, political strategy, theories of governance, and bureaucracy. The course emphasizes weekly readings and in-class discussion of central themes in the literature. Examination of the formal properties of voting rules leads to a deeper understanding of representation and political outcomes. The analysis of institutions offers lessons on the problems of delegation, policy design, implementation, and democratic administration.
3347 PBPL-836-01 Moral Theory and Pub Pol 1.00 SEM Wade,Maurice L. M: 6:30PM-9:30PM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 30
  The purpose of this course is to assist students in acquiring the skill in ethical reasoning and analysis needed for mature participation in society’s continuing debates over moral issues of public concern. The course will begin by examining some types of ethical theories and will proceed to consider a number of controversial social issues. Abortion, euthanasia, racial and sexual discrimination, world hunger, treatment of animals, and capital punishment are among the topics to be considered
3348 PBPL-858-01 Alt Paradigms for Health Care 1.00 SEM Reigeluth,George R: 6:30PM-9:30PM TBA  
  Enrollment limited to 15
  In light of widespread recognition that providing high quality, affordable healthcare to everyone is not possible within the current, fragmented system, this course will focus on national, state, and local policy implications of alternative paradigms for addressing this dysfunctional situation. After studying the nature, causes, and implications of the current health and healthcare debacle in the U.S., students will develop their own paradigms for creating more sustainable, equitable, efficient, and effective approaches for addressing current problems, and then develop policy approaches and prescriptions for fostering the paradigm that they wish to propose.
2915 PBPL-891-01 Health Policy 1.00 SEM Hughes,James J. M: 6:30PM-9:30PM TBA  
  Enrollment limited to 15
  This course addresses current major U.S. health policy issues and the critical processes and forces that shape them. Major health policy issues addressed include: Medicare, Medicaid, the uninsured, public health, the impact of welfare policy on health care, managed care development and regulation, state and federal health care reform and others. The course discusses the politics of health policy in terms of legislative and executive processes at the state and federal level; key forces involved including economic, social, ethical and political factors; and central players of importance, including special interest groups, lobbyists, the press, elected officials, legislative staff and public agencies.
2233 PBPL-940-01 Independent Study 1.00 - 2.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100
  Selected topics in special areas are available by arrangement with the instructor and written approval of the director of public policy studies. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form.
2234 PBPL-953-01 Research Project 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100
  A research project on a special topic approved by the instructor and with the written approval of the director of public policy studies. Contact the Office of Graduate Studies for the special approval form. One course credit.
2235 PBPL-954-01 Thesis Part I 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100
  Two credit thesis: start time-approval of idea, initial bibliography, and sketch of the project by pre-registration time for graduate students in the term prior to registration for the credit; first draft by reading week of the second semester, "final" first draft by end of spring vacation week; final copy due one week before the last day of classes.
2255 PBPL-955-01 Thesis Part II 1.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100
2236 PBPL-956-01 Thesis 2.00 IND TBA TBA TBA Y  
  Enrollment limited to 100
2120 COLL-307-01 The Emergence of the Mod Mind 1.00 SEM Jones Jr.,James F. M: 1:15PM-3:55PM TBA  
  Enrollment limited to 12
  Course is open to Senior students only
  An investigation of some of the major texts illustrating the evolving construct of modernity in Western civilization. Among authors to be studied are Descartes, Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau. Lectures and class discussions; written work consists of a bibliography, four essays, and a final examination. Only open to juniors and seniors, with preference given to the latter.
2478 POLS-301-01 American Political Parties 1.00 LEC Evans,Diana TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM TBA SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 30
  Prerequisite: C- or better in Political Science 102.
  An analysis of American political parties, including a study of voting behavior, party organization and leadership, and recent and proposed reforms and proposals for reorganization of existing party structures.
3322 POLS-316-01 Con Law II:Civ Lib & Civ Ri 1.00 LEC Fulco,Adrienne MW: 1:15PM-2:30PM TBA SOC  
  Enrollment limited to 30
  Prerequisite: C- or better in Public Policy 201, Public Policy 202, or POLS 102, or Permission of Instructor.
  An analysis and evaluation of decisions of courts (and related materials) dealing principally with freedom of expression and equal protection of the laws.
2139 RELG-267-01 Religion and the Media 1.00 LEC Silk,Mark R. TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM TBA HUM  
  Enrollment limited to 30
  Western religion, and Christianity in particular, has always put a premium on employing the available techniques of mass communication to get its message out. But today, many religious people see the omnipresent “secular” media as hostile to their faith. This course will look at the relationship between religion and the communications media, focusing primarily on how the American news media have dealt with religion since the creation of the penny press in the 1830s. Attention will also be given to the ways that American religious institutions have used mass media to present themselves, from the circulation of Bibles and tracts in the 19th century through religious broadcasting beginning in the 20th century to the use of the Internet today. (May be counted toward American studies and public policy studies.)
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