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  • POLS 3170: Political Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): POLS 1000 or POLS 1100 or HIST 1700 and University Advanced Standing. Examines the integration of political science and psychology to better understand the political world. Analyzes the theories and methods that have been developed to explain political behavior. Studies how dynamic conscious and unconscious processes collectively shape political outcomes.
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  • POLS 3180: Public Opinion and Political Behavior

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Explores the formation and role of public opinion in politics and its impact on political behavior. Topics covered are: how, and to what extent, individuals form their attitudes about politics; how researchers go about attempting to measure public opinion; the distribution and determinants of public opinion regarding a broad range of political issues; and how political attitudes affect political participation.
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  • POLS 3190: Political Communication

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Considers the degree to which American public opinion, political behavior, and public policy are influenced by the mass media. Examines topics such as the history of the mass media, theories of attitude formation and change, news media incentive structures, the effects of changes in news media technology, how news impacts public opinion, campaign communication, and the role of news media within a democratic political system. Investigates constitutional issues regarding freedom of the press and freedom of expression.
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  • POLS 3200: US Congress

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005) and University Advanced Standing. Examines the legislative branch of American national government. Explores concepts of legislative theory, examining basic structure, functions, powers and roles of Congress. Gives special attention to the legislative process, constitutional structure, and modern development of federal legislature.
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  • POLS 3210: World Diplomacy

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): POLS 2100 and University Advanced Standing. Examines diplomacy as the conduct of relations between sovereign states through the medium of officials based at home or abroad. Explores processes and procedures of the diplomatic art that focuses chiefly on the recent past but is rooted in history. Emphasizes negotiation (the most important function of diplomats), as well as unconventional diplomatic methods.
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  • POLS 3220: Interest Groups

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Provides an introduction to interest groups and their role in American politics. Examines the ways that citizens, firms, and institutions struggle to gain representation through organized interest groups in the United States. Includes the reasons why interest groups are formed, the reasons why people join organized interests groups, and the importance of leaders and leadership in attracting members and maintaining the stature of the group.
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  • POLS 3250: Introduction to Law and Politics

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): POLS 1100 and University Advanced Standing. Examines the relationship between law and politics. Addresses the impact politics have on the judiciary and the strengths and weaknesses of law as a means of social order. Focuses on general issues of legal and political theory and the social and political function of law.
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  • POLS 3260: American Federalism

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Examines the origin and development of the American federal system of government. Explores the historical phases and changing conceptions of federalism in the United States. Applies theoretical debates to the study of public policy, including education policy, marijuana regulation, civil rights and civil liberties, and economic development. Analyzes the ways in which decentralized government promote or inhibit other public goods like equality, diversity, and unity.
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  • POLS 3300: Introduction to Public Administration

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing. Introduces basic concepts and principles in the implementation of public policy, as opposed to the formation of public policy. Includes concepts such as chain of command, hierarchy, and span of control.
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  • POLS 3310: Introduction to Public Policy

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 and University Advanced Standing. Provides an introduction to the process of public policy-making in the United States and to the substance of policy in areas like health policy, environmental policy, and education policy. Introduces students to the fundamental skills of policy analysis and to some of the difficult choices involved in identifying, addressing, and resolving public policy problems.
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