PSC 102
    American Government 
    3 credits 
    This course provides students with an introduction to the principles and practices of American government. As a means of helping the student understand the origins and evolution of the federal system of government, special attention is paid to the arguments of both the founding fathers and those who have provided the impetus for change. Special attention is also given to the structure of  New Jersey state and local governments. 

PSC 205* 
    The Legislative Process and Electoral Politics 
    3 credits 
    This course examines the legislative branch of the United States government by focusing on the process by which laws are made and the manner in which the legislators are selected. Special attention is paid to understanding the constitutional limits of legislative power, the rules which have been established by the respective houses, the committee and subcommittee systems, and the intimate connection between the electoral process and the quality of our nation's legislators. 
Prerequisites: PSC 102. 

PSC 290
    The American Presidency 
    3 credits 
    This course examines the office of the President and the men who have come to occupy it. Characteristics of great presidents, the constitutional limitations of presidential power, and recent  trends in the exercise of presidential power receive special attention. 
Prerequisites: PSC 102. 

PSC 291* 
    The Judicial System and Constitutional Law 
    3 credits 
    This course examines the judiciary branch of the United States government and the judicial system of the United States. Students will explore the basic structure and underlying principles of American justice, the constitutional limits of the judiciary, and the competing theories of constitutional interpretation employed by the Justices of the Supreme Court by reading landmark judicial decisions. 
Prerequisites: PSC 102. 

PSC 303
    International Relations 
    3 credits 
    This course will introduce the student to the study of international relations by paying special attention to the institutions and actors of international political institutions. In addition, the student will come to understand how the policy choices of all governments are affected by the global economy, the scarcity of natural resources, and the conflicts caused by ethnic and  ideological differences. 

PSC 304* 
    The History of Ancient Political Thought 
    3 credits 
    This course is a survey of political theory beginning with its origin in ancient Greece and ending with the political theories of the Reformation. The student will explore the development of ancient political thought and Christian political thought by reading selections from works such as Plato's Republic, Aristotle's Politics, Aristophanes' Assemblywomen or The Frogs, Cicero's De Civis or De Officis, St. Augustine's City of God, Thucydides' Pelopennesian Wars, and Plutarch's Lives. 
Prerequisites: PSC 101. 

PSC 305
    History of Modern Political Thought
    3 credits 
    This course is a survey of the major political theories that were developed from the Renaissance to  thepresent. Students will explore the development of post-Reformation political thought by reading selections from Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Karl Marx, Friederich Nietszche, and others whose political thought merits attention. 

PSC 402
    The Developing World 
    3 credits 
    This course examines problems and issues such as debt, nutrition and modernization that confront developing nations and how these issues affect the developed nations, especially the United States, in an era of unprecedented interdependence. 

PSC 404
    Global Perspectives and Cross-Cultural Experiences 
    3 credits 
    This course is designed to enable students to experience another culture through study of a  selected country and culture and to explore, analyze and present issues of global significance from a non-Western perspective. In addition to these intellectual and experiential aspects of the course, students address several  related issues, including the nature of traditional and modern societies; ethnocentrism and stereotyping; nationalism and interdependence; "culture shock" and "re-entry shock;" and intercultural sensitivity. 

PSC 405* 
    Senior Seminar 
    3 credits 
    This course consists of an in-depth study of an area within the discipline of Political Science. The student pursues an individual research project under faculty supervision. At the end of the semester the student submits a written report and orally presents the findings of the research project. 
Prerequisites: 7 of the 9 courses required for a PSC concentration.