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This course explores the landscape of opinion on a variety of political topics to develop an understanding about how the public thinks about issues and why they think the way they do. It also examines how peoples' opinions influence their behavior, and whether or not political leaders follow the "will of the public" or manipulate public opinion to achieve their own aims.

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An overview of city politics in the U.S. Focus on understanding urban political economy, including its relation to state and federal governments, the complexity of relations between public and private sectors, the structure of city governments, and decision-making processes. Includes such topical issues as education, housing, and economic development.

This course surveys the major political thinkers of the medieval period in both, the Islamic and Western traditions. We will begin by reading the political works of two ancient thinkers, Plato and Aristotle, whose writings have had considerable influence on their medieval counterparts. We will then examine the political writings of al-Farabi, St. Augustine, Avicenna, Averroes, Thomas Aquinas, and al-Ghazali, among others.

The United States leads the world in spending on health care and is without peer in terms of biomedical research. However, the United States is not the healthiest country in the world as measured by key indicators of population health like infant mortality and life expectancy. Unequal access to quality health care is certainly part of the explanation in a country where, even after the new health care reform legislation, some 25 million Americans will have no insurance.

Introduction to Western political thought. Classical Greek political philosophies; their evolution from Socrates to Stoicism; the confrontation of the Greek tradition and Hebraic outlook via Christianity as seen in Augustine and Aquinas. Exploration of the relationship of political theory to history, drama, prophecy, and theology.

This course is an introduction to statistical research methods for political science. The material covered will include probability theory, descriptive statistics, data visualization, the principles of statistical inference, and linear regression. Upon completion, students will be able to understand, evaluate and criticize the use of basic statistical methods for social science research. The course will also serve as a useful prerequisite for more advanced research methods courses.

Development of American constitutional law and a study of the Supreme Court as a policy-making institution. Emphasis on landmark cases and the substantive impact of the Supreme Court in the American polity during different political eras.

Development of American constitutional law and a study of the Supreme Court as a policy-making institution. Emphasis on landmark cases and the substantive impact of the Supreme Court in the American polity during different political eras.