Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Public Administration & International Affrs
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PAI 745 - Intergovernmental Relations Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Forces, theories, and institutions that have shaped and are shaping the centralization and localization of foci of governmental power, especially the American system.
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PAI 746 - Ethics and Morality in Public Affairs Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Helps the student understand the nature of his or her own ethical and moral commitments as they relate to public affairs. Selected literature in philosophy, sociology, political science, law, and public administration.
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PAI 747 - Human Resources Management for the Public Sector Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Theory, research, and practices for effective human resources management in public and nonprofit agencies. Political and institutional context of public sector human resources management, evolution of U.S. civil service system, critical issues confronting public managers.
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PAI 748 - Seminar on Nonprofit Management Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Attributes of the nonprofit sector as compared with government and business; public policy relationships that intertwine these sectors, highlight distinctive skills and talents needed for effective leaders in the nonprofit sector.
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PAI 749 - Financial Management in Nonprofit Organizations Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Fundamental concepts of accounting and financial management and issues relevant to charitable, tax-exempt nonprofit organizations; how financial information and analysis are used in management and policy-making in the public sector.
PREREQ: PAI 734
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PAI 750 - Managing Interpersonal, Group and Systemic Conflict Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Introduces concepts, skills, and processes used by collaborative managers to achieve results. Students learn skills and processes needed to manage conflict or lead collaboration at the individual, group, and organizational and system levels.
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PAI 751 - JD/MPA Seminar Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Impact of courts on public management and public policy. Open to JD/MPA students only. Satisfies University’s comprehensive requirement for master’s program. Prereq: JD/MPA student status.
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PAI 752 - MPA Workshop Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Only during the summer
Consulting assignment that addresses current topics in public management. Objective of team project is application of MPA subject matter and techniques. Prereq: Completion of majority of MPA coursework.
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PAI 753 - Leadership and Public Policy Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Only during the summer
Simulation exercise involving current public policy issues. Focus on politics of formulating and setting policy. Satisfies the University’s comprehensive requirement for a master’s degree.
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PAI 755 - Public Administration and Democracy Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Public policy and administration in the context of a constitutional demo-cracy. Relationships between administrative and constitutional values.
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PAI 756 - International Development Policy and Administration Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
The course provides an overview of the key concepts, actors and institutions, as well as policy context and goals in the field of international development cooperation/foreign aid.
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PAI 757 - Economics of Development Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: ECN 661
Economic development in international settings. Labor and employment, population, education, health and nutrition. Why some countries have rapid economic development, and others low growth and pervasive poverty.
PREREQ: PAI 723 OR ECN 601
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PAI 758 - Public Finance in Developing Areas Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: ECN 662
Public finance in less-developed countries. Urban taxation and provision of public services. Considering efficiency and equity issues.
PREREQ: PAI 723
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PAI 759 - Girls’ Education in the Developing World Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Explores the benefits of girls’ education; obstacles to higher numbers of girls in school; current situation in various developing countries.
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PAI 760 - Public Policy Process Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Course provides an introduction to the policy process, focusing on new directions in policy process scholarship and evidence-based insights for practitioners.
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PAI 762 - Challenges of International Management and Leadership Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Every semester
Preparation for careers leading and managing organizations in a global environment. Students will think strategically about organizations and gain skills and competencies that effective leaders of all types of organizations need.
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PAI 763 - NGO Management in Developing and Transitioning Countries Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Examines concerns central to NGO management and the NGO community regarding accountability, effectiveness, professionalism, and understanding the context in which NGO’s operate.
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PAI 764 - UN Organizations: Structure and Function Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Highlights UN operations, including the influence of member states on the organization and the exertion of UN influence in the world through the establishment of norms and efforts at normative implementation.
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PAI 765 - Humanitarian Action: Challenges, Responses, Results Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Major humanitarian challenges worldwide since 1992. Disasters caused by nature and man: conflicts and major economic stress. Challenges for women, children, refugees, displaced people. Involvement of government, UN agencies, NGO’s, militaries, donors, press, and others.
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PAI 766 - Federal Budget Policy Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Course provides an overview of the federal budget process, major elements of federal spending, drivers of deficits and debt, impact on the economy, and options for reform.
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PAI 767 - Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Theory and practice of fund development for nonprofit organizations. Students develop portfolio of fund development for real nonprofit organization.
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PAI 768 - Law, Courts and Human Rights Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: PSC 768
This course aims to introduce students to comparative judicial politics and human rights, and familiarize them with relevant theories and methodoligies for conducting research on comparative legal systems, human rights and judicial institutions.
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PAI 769 - Public Sector Reform Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Profound changes in structure of public sector which have occurred in many countries over the last two decades. How structure has changed, consider why changes took place, and make judgments about the desirability of these changes.
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PAI 770 - Climate Change: Science, Perception, and Law Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s)
An interdisciplinary exploration of the challenges posed by climate disruption and how to face this most pressing of issues.
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PAI 771 - Public Management of Technology Development Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Public management of technology from a variety of perspectives: private sector roles as developer and technology provider contrasted with public sector roles as regulator, user of new technology, and promoter, by advancing policy, supporting scientific and technical research and engaging in collaborative management and decision making.
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PAI 772 - Science, Technology, and Public Policy Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Variety of concepts concerned with the interaction of science and technology and government.
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PAI 773 - Technology and Its Processes Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Descriptive survey of selected technologies and technological developments. Technical and scientific aspects rather than economic and political impact.
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PAI 774 - Public Policy and Program Evaluation Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Various approaches to determining effectiveness of public programs and policies, emphasizing experimental and quasi-experimental designs for evaluation. Strategies, politics, and logistics of policy evaluation.
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PAI 775 - Energy, Environment and Resources Policy Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Relation of government to policymaking in the domain of energy, environment, and resources; politics of administration at all levels of government; comparative international aspects of these environmental issues.
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PAI 776 - Economics of Science and Technology Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: ECN 776
Interaction of technological change and policy. Introduction to the economic analysis of knowledge as a public good. Diffusion of knowledge and the role knowledge transfer plays in the industrialized world and in the economic growth of developing nations.
PREREQ: PAI 723 OR ECN 601
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PAI 777 - Economics of Environmental Policy Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: ECN 777
How economic incentives may lead to environmental problems and how government policy can maintain or improve environmental quality. Methods for valuing the benefits of environmental amenities and the effects of environmental policy on economic growth.
PREREQ: PAI 723 OR ECN 601
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PAI 778 - Development Finance: Building Inclusive Financial Systems Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: ECN 778
Focus on how to build the policy and institutional infrastructure for delivering financial services that serve the poor.
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PAI 779 - Social Policy: Financing the Poor Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Examines the role of informal finance and the design of financial interventions in the population to increase social policy program impact.
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PAI 781 - Social Welfare Policy Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
The American system of public policy toward social concerns; problem and needs analysis, program development and evaluation; implementation and management in health education, welfare reform, aging, etc.
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PAI 782 - Health Services Management Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Roles and functions of managers in health services organization. Issues in accountability. Unique role involving work with various disciplines: medical, nursing, social work, insurance, finance, etc.
PREREQ: PAI 783
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PAI 783 - The Changing American Health Care System Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Components of U.S. health care system. Evolution of health care organizations, personnel and their relationships. Environment of integrated delivery systems, managed care, and finance systems for health care; public policy implications of these changes in the public health and social services systems.
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PAI 784 - Education Policy Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Overview of education policies designed to reform American schools and school systems. Topics include market based reforms, enhanced accountability, teacher recruitment and compensations plans, and decentralization, among others.
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PAI 785 - Policy Design and Implementation Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Introduces policy design and implementation within the broader public policy process focusing on stages of the policy process and key related phenomenon, types and features of policy, and factors influencing implementation
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PAI 786 - Urban Policy Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Recent evidence of urban problems; housing markets, neighborhood change and housing policy; discrimination, segregation, and racial transition; urban poverty and welfare programs; urban employment and economic development programs; urban education.
PREREQ: PAI 723 OR ECN 601
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PAI 787 - Child and Family Policy Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Applying microeconomic theory to the study of family. Focuses on the theoretical models developed to inform our understanding of theory, including marriage and divorce; fertility; employment; and human capital.
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PAI 788 - Global Issues: Drugs, Crime and Terrorism Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Transnational issues of drugs, crime, and terrorism; impacts of each on United States national interests and foreign policies of the United States and other countries and the national/international organizations and laws created to deal with these issues.
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PAI 789 - Advanced Policy Analysis Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Key steps in policy analysis: (1) assessing alternative rationales for government policy; (2) developing policy alternatives; (3) analyzing alternatives through a variety of analytical techniques; (4) communicating results; and (5) adopting and implementing policy.
PREREQ: PAI 721 , PAI 723
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PAI 790 - Public Finance: An International Perspective Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Course covers international public finance, surveying the area as well as general economic principles and administrative practices in international public finance.
PREREQ: PAI 723
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PAI 791 - Education Financial Administration Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Overview of the major concepts and tools involved in the financial administration of a school district. Topics include evaluation of revenue sources, budgeting, financial management, and government accounting.
PREREQ: PAI 734
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PAI 792 - Managing School District Non-Instructional Functions Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Overview of concepts and tools used in the management of non-instructional functions of a school district. Topics include management of finances, payroll, facilities, procurement, risk, transportation, food service, and information technology.
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PAI 793 - Predictive Analytics Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
This course introduces students to the field of predictive analytics with applications in the public policy field. Students will develop skills for training, testing, and validating predictive models for complex policy relationships.
PREREQ: PAI 721, PAI 722
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PAI 794 - Aging, Demography, and Public Policy Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Course provides students with an understanding of basic demographic analysis, key features of demographic trends, and consider policy issues connected with population and individual aging.
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PAI 795 - Smart Grid: Security, Privacy, and Economics Smart Grid: Security, Privacy, and Economics
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Course covers the engineering, economic, and legal principles underlying the next generation electrical grid. It builds skills needed to design and test the protocols, policies, and specifications to guarantee security and integrity of the grid, preserve privacy and provide market flexibility.
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PAI 801 - Intellectual History of Public Administration Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Analyze the historical, cultural and intellectual currents that undergird theories and concepts in public administration.
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PAI 802 - Public Organization Theory and Research Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Seminar will address the central questions of: organizations as units of analysis; public and private organizations; structure; relationships; decision making and leadership; and motivations and incentives.
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PAI 803 - Quantitative Methods I: Research Methods for Public Administration Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the logic, design, and conduct of applied social research for students interested in public management and policy.
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PAI 804 - Quantitative Methods II: Research Methods for Public Administration Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
The second course in the methodology sequence for Public Administration Ph.D. students, course covers the use of regression analysis for social sequence research, including OLS regression, heteroskedasticity, autocorelation, and instrumental variables techniques.
PREREQ: PAI 803
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PAI 805 - Foundations of Policy Analysis and Management Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Every semester
Course exposes students to foundations of public policy
analysis and management with three distinct focuses:
consumer theory, critiques of rational decision making, and
policy processes. Source material derived from
microeconomics, political science, and public administration.
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PAI 810 - Advanced Seminar: Policy and Administration Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Every semester
Special problems in the politics, substance, or methodology of policy making, or in the execution, administration, or evaluation of public policy.
Repeatable
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PAI 811 - Quantitative Methods III: Advanced Quantitative Methods Seminar Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Develop a familiarity with advanced multivariate statistical techniques, recognize special analytic problems, and develop a capacity to present and interpret statistical results and their implications.
PREREQ: PAI 803 AND PAI 804
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PAI 812 - Public Finance Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Course covers selected topics in state and local public finance at the Ph.D. level. Specifically designed for Ph.D. students in the Public Administration Department.
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PAI 890 - Independent Study Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
1-6 credit(s) Every semester
Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
Repeatable
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PAI 895 - Managerial Leadership Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
1-3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Designed for managerial leaders in the public sector and focuses on the changing environment of management at all levels of the organizational hierarchy, the latest thinking in leadership, and concrete ideas to enhance students’ managerial abilites. Students will apply the theory to managerial situations and reflect on how they can continue to develop new leadership skills.
Repeatable 1 time(s), 6 credits maximum
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PAI 896 - Mid-career Training Group Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Core seminars for mid-career administrators who have had some years of experience in government or public service institutions to prepare them for responsible management posts.
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PAI 897 - Fundamentals of Policy Analysis Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Every semester
Provides an understanding of some of the models and methods used in policy analysis for the public and nonprofit sector.
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PAI 930 - Readings and Research on Public Administration and Policy Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
1-3 credit(s) Every semester
Crosslisted with: PSC 911
Repeatable 2 time(s), 9 credits maximum
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PAI 996 - Master’s Project Course Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Every semester
Students will apply concepts and skills from the EMPA curriculum to a real-world policy or organizational issue. They will design a data driven research project to study the issue and effectively communicate the results of the project to both academic and professional colleagues upon its completion. This is the capstone course required for Executive Master of Public Administration (EMPA) degree (mid-career students only).
Repeatable
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PAI 999 - Dissertation Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
1-15 credit(s) Every semester
Repeatable
Political Science
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PSC 500 - Selected Topics Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable
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PSC 600 - Selected Topics Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable
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PSC 602 - Public Policy Analysis: Theory and Practice Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: SOS 604
Overview of policy literature, including political economy and practical politics. Formal analyses and case studies.
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PSC 611 - American Parties and Elections Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Political parties, interest groups, and electoral behavior in American political context.
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PSC 612 - Development of the American Administrative State Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Origins, development, and character of the American administrative state from 1877 to the present. Welfare state, regulatory state, and the civil state.
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PSC 620 - The East Asian Century? Opportunities and Challenges for the Region & the US Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: HST 620
Double Numbered with: PSC 420
Examines the trajectories of and interactions between China, Japan, and Korea, with a focus on the
implications of these developments for the region and the United States.
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PSC 621 - Theories of American Politics Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Basic introduction to the ways in which political scientists have conceptualized and studied American politics, primarily through an examination of influential approaches and “classic” works.
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PSC 651 - Theories of International Relations Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Contemporary theories of international relations. Approaches to understanding and explaining international behavior at single-nation, multiple-nation, and systematic levels.
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PSC 670 - Experience Credit Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
1-6 credit(s) Every semester
Crosslisted with: PAI 670
Participation in a discipline- or subject-related experience. Students must be evaluated by written or oral reports or an examination. Limited to those in good academic standing.
Repeatable
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PSC 671 - Comparative Political Analysis Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Major theoretical approaches in comparative analysis: structural functionalism, systems, Marxism, dependency theory. Comparative research techniques: use of elite studies, aggregate data, theory, cross-national surveys, political sociology, diachronic analysis, and causal modeling.
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PSC 681 - Comparative State, Society Relations Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Even Academic Yr e.g. 2004-5
Crosslisted with: AAS 681
Conceptual, methodological, and theoretical tools in comparing state, society relations, and their political and socioeconomic outcomes in the Pan African world and the rest of the world.
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PSC 682 - Social Theory and Middle East Politics Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: MES 682
Orientalist, Marxian, Weberian, and postmodern viewpoints about such issues as colonialism, Islamism, nationalism, secularism, authoritarianism, modernity, and patriarchy in the Middle East.
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PSC 684 - International Relations of the Middle East Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: MES 684 , PAI 684
Analysis of some of the central issues of contemporary regional and international politics of the Middle East.
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PSC 690 - Independent Study Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
1-6 credit(s) Every semester
In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
Repeatable
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PSC 691 - Logic of Political Inquiry Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Major debates in logic of political inquiry. Includes alternative approaches to explanation and theory, nature of political knowledge, place of values in political inquiry, and policy relevance of political science.
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PSC 693 - Introduction to Quantitative Political Analysis Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Basic statistics, including measures of central tendency and dispersion, hypothesis testing, indices of association, and bivariate analysis. Application of statistics to political science data.
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PSC 694 - Qualitative Political Analysis Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Survey of qualitative methods in political science research. Topics include elite interviewing, participant observation, content analysis, and discourse analysis. Discussions center on research practices and exemplary applications.
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PSC 700 - Selected Topics Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
1-6 credit(s) Irregularly
Exploration of a topic (to be determined) not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable
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PSC 703 - Governance and Global Civil Society Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: PAI 713
Survey of perspectives and literatures on global civil society organizations and transnational NGOs. Begins the process of integrating these literatures through critical analysis.
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PSC 704 - Comparative Political Economy Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Political economy of economic growth, redistribution and inequality. Political institutions, origins and evolution. Cross-national variations in economic institutions.
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PSC 706 - United States National Security: Defense and Foreign Policy Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Crosslisted with: PAI 718
Current problems in planning and administering national security policy in the United States.
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PSC 711 - American Constitutional Development Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Key moments, periods, and themes in American constitutional development. The influence of constitutional ideas and institutions on political development and the influence of political ideas and institutions on the Constitution.
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PSC 712 - Public Opinion and Communication Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Comparative perspective, emphasizing United States. Opinion formation, political communication systems, impact of news media, propaganda, and methods, including opinion surveys and content analysis.
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PSC 713 - Congress and the Presidency Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Separate and shared powers of Congress and the Presidency. Consequences for policy making.
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PSC 715 - Judicial Politics Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Judicial structure and process, emphasizing U.S. Supreme Court. Behavioral and institutional perspectives on judicial attitudes and behavior.
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PSC 716 - Foundations of American Political Thought Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: HST 682 , SOS 716
American political thought to about 1820. Puritans, American Revolution, establishment of the Constitution, and thought of Hamilton and Jefferson.
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PSC 718 - Politics and the Environment Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Examines the opportunities and constraints for addressing environmental problems through the political process. Its aim is to understand how problems, political actors, and institutions come together to shape policymaking in this arena.
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PSC 719 - Fundamentals of Post-Conflict Reconstruction Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: PAI 719
The goal of this class is to provide students with a broad overview of the field of post-conflict reconstruction (PCR) from both a theoretical and applied point of view. Over the course of the semester we will consider the various goals of PCR work, the range of actors that conduct it and the lessons learned from its application across various settings.
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PSC 722 - Surveys and Experiments Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Introduces graduate students to the use and analysis of surveys and experiments in political science. Explores both technical aspects of surveys and experiments and applied substantive social science literature that uses these methods.
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PSC 749 - International Security Theory Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Explores key controversies and debates in contemporary security studies.
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PSC 752 - International Law and Organizations Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Foundations and application of international law. Institutional and political capability of international organizations. Recent theoretical and methodological development.
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PSC 753 - International Political Economy Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Relation between international politics and economics. Neoclassical and leftist approaches to problems of expansion, North-North relations, North-South relations, and system transformation.
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PSC 754 - International Conflict and Peace Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Forms of international conflict and explanations for occurrence and resolution.
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PSC 755 - Politics and Governance in the Information Age Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
The impact of advanced computing and communications technologies on the structure, organization, and behaviors of contemporary systems of public governance.
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PSC 756 - Politics of the European Union Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
History, institutions, policies, and political dynamics of the European Union and its relations with the rest of the world.
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PSC 757 - Non-State Actors in World Affairs Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Analysis and assessment of the causes of transnational non-state activism, the means and goals chosen by activists, and the effects of non-state actors in international and domestic affairs.
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PSC 758 - Global Migration Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Why do people move across international borders, and where do they go? How should local communities, national governments, and international institutions respond? What are the goals of these policies, and are they effective?
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