Moodle at Eckerd College 2024-25 Academic Year

Quantitative research methods in Political Science. Concept formation, cross-tabulation, control comparisons, probability, statistical inference, tests of significance, linear regression analysis, logistic regression. Prerequisites: sophomore standing and one of the following: ES 172, HD 101S, or one political science course.

Pol Sci Internship

The Presidency as a political and constitutional office, its growth and development from Washington to the present. One lower-division political science course recommended.

Analysis of politics and policy relevant to environmental issues, the complexity of environmental problems and prospects of political solutions on both domestic and global dimensions. Designed for majors in environmental studies and political science. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above.

China's government, politics, political history, cultures, economy, society, religions, women's roles, human rights, village democracy, minority peoples (e.g. Tibetans, Uighurs), Taiwan issue. Recommended: one lower division political science course.

Where do conspiracy theories come from? Why do some people believe them? How do they shape politics? Concentrating on the Middle East and USA, we will examine the political causes and effects of conspiracy theories.

Senior Seminar for political science majors. History of U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia and impact of the Vietnam experience on U.S. policy-making. Causes of war, international mechanisms for conflict resolution, comparative development strategies. Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission of instructor.

The course seeks first to provide an understanding of British political institutions - the constitution, the party systems, the workings of government - and secondly, an insight into the main political debates facing Britain, including the media, the conflict in Northern Ireland and issues of race and gender. Special attention will be given to the discussion of current political developments as they happen.

The scientific study of human behavior and cognitive processes, including biopsychology, learning, memory, motivation, development, personality, abnormality, and social processes.