Timeroom: Fall 2024

Durham Liberal Arts :: Political Science

POLT 705 (01) - Elections in the United States

Elections in the U.S.

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 16196

Students will study various aspects of elections in the United States while observing and analyzing case studies during campaign season.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : POLT 805.01

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Dante Scala

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	M	3:10pm - 6:00pm	HORT 327

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Durham Liberal Arts :: Political Science

POLT 797C (01) - Seminar in Comparative Politics

Seminar/Comparative Politics

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 15
CRN: 16197

Advanced analysis focusing on government and politics in foreign nations or regions. Areas of interest may include: constitutional structures, political parties and interest groups, legislatures, bureaucracy, and public policy. Topics address such concerns as religion and politics, patterns of economic development, ethnic strife, and political leadership.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : POLT 897C.01

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course

Instructors: Mary Fran Malone

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	R	3:10pm - 6:00pm	HORT 327

Additional Course Details:

In the 21st century, migration patterns in the Americas have changed dramatically. Historically, the decision to migrate tended to rest heavily on economic factors, and the United States typically registered the largest number of migrants from countries like Mexico. Over the past 20 years, these patterns have changed. Migration from Central American countries has increased dramatically, driven primarily by fear of crime and gang violence. The numbers of women, families, and unaccompanied children making the dangerous journey north have also risen sharply and created challenges for U.S. immigration policy.

This course examines migration trends over the past 30 years. Students will study the ways in which crime and violence, particularly at the hands of organized criminal groups, have shaped the politics, economies, and societies of many Latin American countries. Students will analyze how crime and violence have shaped migration trends and assess the ability of U.S. policy to respond to changing migration patterns in the hemisphere.

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Durham Liberal Arts :: Political Science

POLT 799 (01) - Honors Thesis

Honors Thesis

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

CRN: 10302

Senior POLT honors-in-major students (see department for honors-in-major requirements), with a cumulative average of 3.20 or greater, may undertake a special honors project in an area of their choice. The result of this special project is a significant written product constituting an honors thesis, under the supervision of a faculty sponsor. Students must initiate the project discussion and obtain approval of the undergraduate curriculum committee before undertaking the project. The honors thesis constitutes the tenth course in the major.

Section Comments: Students must contact instructor for correct section and course reference number.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Classes not allowed in section: Freshman, Sophomore

Only listed majors in section: POLITICAL SCI

Attributes: Writing Intensive Course, Honors course

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Liberal Arts :: Political Science

POLT 800 (01) - Political Science Pro-Seminar

Political Science Pro-Seminar

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 6
CRN: 14798

Familiarizes students with political science as a profession. Briefly surveys the scope of the discipline in terms of the substantive fields and methodological approaches. Examines the logic of research design and explores diverse methods of inquiry (e.g., archival, experimental, case study, comparative analysis, field study, survey, etc.), including the process of generating a presentable research paper.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : POLT 700.01

Instructors: Lawrence C. Reardon

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	M	3:10pm - 6:00pm	HORT 310

Durham Liberal Arts :: Political Science

POLT 805 (01) - Elections in the United States

Elections in the U.S.

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 3
CRN: 16193

Students will study various aspects of elections in the United States while observing and analyzing case studies during a campaign season.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : POLT 705.01

Instructors: Dante Scala

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	M	3:10pm - 6:00pm	HORT 327

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Durham Liberal Arts :: Political Science

POLT 897C (01) - Seminar in Comparative Politics

Seminar/Crime and Migration

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 7
CRN: 16194

Advanced analysis focusing on government and politics in foreign nations or regions. Areas of interest may include: constitutional structures, political parties and interest groups, legislatures, bureaucracy, and public policy. Topics address such concerns as: religion and politics, patterns of economic development, ethnic strife, and political leadership.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : POLT 797C.01

Instructors: Mary Fran Malone

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	R	3:10pm - 6:00pm	HORT 327

Additional Course Details:

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Durham Liberal Arts :: Political Science

POLT 990 (01) - Internship Capstone

Internship Capstone

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 1
CRN: 15520

Field experience in a governmental or nongovernmental organization at the local, state, national, or international level. Students will consult with a faculty mentor to identify an internship experience, and work with the faculty mentor to complete a culminating project synthesizing the internship experience with their prior academic coursework.

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Liberal Arts :: Political Science

POLT 990 (02) - Internship Capstone

Internship Capstone

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 1
CRN: 15524

Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Instructors: Susan Siggelakis

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Liberal Arts :: Political Science

POLT 995 (01) - Capstone Research Project

Capstone Research Project

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

CRN: 11413

A) American Politics; B) Comparative Politics; C) International Politics; D) Political Thought; E) Public Administration; F) Public Policy. The graduate student engages in independent study under the direction of one of the faculty members of the department.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Equivalent(s): PA 995

Instructors: STAFF

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024		Hours Arranged	TBA

Durham Academic Affairs (Provost) :: Public Policy

PPOL 712 (01) - Strategies for Policy Impact

Strategies for Policy Impact

Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading

Class Size: 3
CRN: 12658

This course explores how to develop and implement strategies that drive policy change. You will learn how to analyze various approaches to changing policy, consider context for the change (timing, climate for change, opposition) and then identify the most viable option to use to influence policy change. This class is about influencing change versus the mechanics of designing policy. Students will review different influence models, discuss which ones work best in various situations, and identify how influence models connect to campaigns that influence legislative and institutional policy. You will better understand policy change efforts by reviewing examples and learning the central elements of a successful endeavor. Finally, students, in teams, will choose their own adventure and create their own policy change strategy.

Department Approval Required. Contact Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.

Cross listed with : PPOL 812.01

Instructors: Steve Marchand

Start Date	End Date	Days	Time	Location
8/26/2024	12/9/2024	M	9:10am - 12:00pm	NEC 153