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POLITICAL SCIENCE (POLI)

POLI 388 The Government and Politics of Eastern Europe (3 credits) (Activated from Other Approved Courses)

Prerequisite: POLI 275
This course will introduce students to the governmental structures and political processes of Eastern European countries, including Russia. Included in the course will be a study of national goals, policies and relations with other countries, and the ideological framework that make up these societies.

POLI 389 Racial Politics in the United States (3 credits) (Activated from Other Approved Courses)

Prerequisite: POLI 172
This course explores the racial politics in the United States. It examines classic and contemporary scholarship on the following topics: social movements; collective action; voting and turnout; key provisions of the Voting Rights Act; social science perspectives on the Voting Rights Act; the concept of voting rights and democratic theory; the relationships between race; representation and political institutions; party politics and racial reorientation; the magnitude and structure of intolerance and its implications for democracy; and the causes and consequences of political socialization.

POLI 455 Totalitarian Political Systems: Dictators and the Reign of Terror (3 credits) (Activated from Other Approved Courses)

Prerequisite: POLI 272 or consent of instructor
This is a course in totalitarianism as a form of political organization. The goal is to review, explain and understand the following: 1) the political, social, ideological and economic forces that give rise to this extremist form of polity; 2) the various mechanisms through which totalitarian rule manifests itself and is exercised; and 3) the role and influence of key political decision makers in totalitarian states.

POLI 473 International Organization (3 credits)

• Title change to: Globalization and Global Governance
• Prerequisite change to: POLI 260 or consent of instructor
• Course description change to:
  This course provides a thorough understanding of the nature of globalization, the new and varied forms of social, economic and political interactions it has produced in the world, and the challenge of governing the resulting complex interdependence among subnational, national, regional, international and non-governmental actors.

POLI 572 Strategies for Successful Nonprofits: Fundraising (3 credits)

• Title change to: Nonprofit Resource Development and Management