PSC Political Science (PSC)

This introductory course provides an overview of the American governmental and political systems. Topics include the history, structure, and purposes of American government; the U.S. Constitution and its evolution; the dynamics and components of the U.S. political system; and citizen participation in the system. TAG approved course- OSS011 effective Spring 2007. Ohio Transfer Module Approved effective Autumn 2008. TMSBS approved Spring 2012.

This course introduces students to the American legal system and the criminal, civil, and administrative components of that system. Topics include the organization of the courts, the origins of law, the adversarial system, legal procedures, an introduction to legal ethics, and several principles of the civil law, including tort and contract law.

This course explains the rules and standards of ethical and professional responsibility for attorneys, policy makers, and government employees, with emphases on the Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility and Ohio Ethics Law for public officials and employees. Topics include competency, confidentiality, conflicts of interest, financial disclosure, and impartiality.

This introductory course provides an overview of the theory and practice of public administration. The course reviews the history of public administration as a discipline, including the legal environment for public management and ethics. Topics include personnel, budgeting, and planning.

This course introduces students to the rich diversity of political life outside the United States. This course examines basic concepts, approaches to and comparisons of different political systems, including institutions and political processes, political cultures, ideologies, participation, and interest groups of six selected countries: China, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, and the United Kingdom. Students compare the effectiveness of approaches to many global issues by examining how different governments solve similar problems. They will also engage in disciplinary practices that require them to read and interpret data, make comparisons and applications, and develop evidence-based arguments.

This course introduces students to the structure and processes of state governments and their relationship with the federal government, as well as the structure and processes of local governments and their relationship to state government. Emphasis will be placed on state and local government in Ohio. TAG approved - OSS014 effective Spring 2018

This course explores the public policy process, from issue identification through policy implementation and evaluation, in the context of specific policy areas. Topics include economic, environmental, education, health care, immigration, welfare, defense, and criminal justice policies.

This course introduces students to the major concepts and themes of Western political thought.