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Program Change:
P01186
Program Title: Political Science
Undergraduate
Describe the proposed degree program change(s) in terms of how the changes differ from the program as currently approved and published in the latest WOU catalog (specify the latest catalog date).
1. New Course: PS444 National Security
a. add to the ¿Public Policy and Law¿ section of the major
PS444 National Security ¿ the course has been taught as a special topics PS407 course twice with strong student interest. The new course has been approved this year and the department would like to add the course to the ¿public policy and law¿ section to broaden our offerings for students.
2. Course revision: PS426 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
a. Add (in addition to the ¿administration and political process¿ section) to the ¿international relations and comparative politics¿ section of the major
The course content has been revised to be comparative in nature with expanded focus on the federal system of other states in comparison to the United States. Including the course in the additional section will allow our majors to more easily fulfill major requirements.
Describe the reasons for making this change:
Both changes are on Page 69 of the WOU 2012-2013 catalog - changes below follow "INSERT HERE":
Choose two in public policy and law: (6)
PS 423 Issues in National Policy
PS 424 Policy Making in the States
PS 430 Aging Society
PS 432 Global Health Policy
PS 435 Women and Politics
PS 436 Gender and Politics
INSERT HERE: PS444 National Security
PS 445 Introduction to Policy Analysis
PS 446 Land Resource Politics and Policy
PS 447 Environmental Politics and Policy
PS 449 Environmental Values and Political Action
PS 471 Immigration Politics and Policy
PS 479 Constitutional Law
PS 480 Administrative Law
PS 484 American Jurisprudence
PS 485 Legal Reasoning and Writing
PS 494 Human Rights
(depending on content, PS 199, 399, 406, 407, 409, 410)
Choose two in international relations and comparative politics: (6)
PS 193 Introduction to Model United Nations
PS 393 Advanced Model United Nations
INSERT HERE: PS426 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations
PS 440 Causes of War
PS 441 Causes of Peace
PS 459 Government and Politics of Latin America
PS 460 Government and Politics of Asia
PS 461 Politics and Government of Post- Communist States
PS 462 Politics and Government of Europe
PS 463 Government and Politics of Developing States
PS 464 Government and Politics of Africa
PS 465 Government and Politics of the Middle East
PS 473 Globalization Issues
PS 477 International Environmental Politics
PS 478 Political Fiction and Film
PS 481 International Law
PS 492 Political Ideologies
PS 493 International Organizations
PS 497 U.S. Foreign Policy
(depending on content, PS 199, 399, 406, 407, 409, 410)
For Dean Review only:
How and when will the effectiveness of these changes be determined?
The effectiveness of these changes will be assessed by the department based on student enrollment (demonstrating interest in the course) as well as assessing student interest during advising appointments and in discussing graduation requirements with our majors.
Approval Queue
| Step |
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Decision |
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1 - Department |
Eliot Dickinson |
Approved | March 01 2013 |
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2 - Division |
Mark Henkels |
Approved | March 03 2013 |
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3 - Division Curriculum |
Mark Henkels |
Approved | March 03 2013 |
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4 - Library Dean |
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Approved | March 03 2013 |
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5 - Curriculum Committee |
Thaddeus Shannon |
Approved | March 21 2013 |
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6 - Faculty Senate |
Keller Coker |
Approved | March 25 2013 |
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7 - Dean |
Diane Tarter |
Approved | March 26 2013 |
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8 - Provost |
Stephen Scheck |
Approved | March 26 2013 |
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9 - President |
Dianna Nickelson |
Approved | March 26 2013 |
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Attached Files:
| Political Science Department - Program changes 2012-13.docx |
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