DESCRIPTIONS


INR 4335 Foreign Policy and the Use of Force. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: INR 2001.
Study of the impact of nationalism, industrialization,
and technology upon the conduct of war in the twen-
tieth century, especially the relationship between poli-
cy and strategy. Case studies include World Wars I
and II, Korea, and Vietnam. (S)
INR 4502 International Institutions. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: INR 2001 and junior or senior
standing.
Analysis of the political and functional aspects of
international organization and administration alter-
nating emphasis on either global organizations, such
as the United Nations, or regional organizations such
as the European Economic Community. (I)

Public Administration
PAD 3003 Introduction to Public Administration. F, S.
 Credits: 3
 The role of administrative agencies in the formulation
 and implementation of public policy. Emphasis on the
 politics of administration. Problems in administration
 management. (S)
 PAD 3803 Urban Administration. S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: junior or senior standing.
 An introduction to government administration and
 management in urban settings. Emphasis will be
 placed upon the programmatic aspects of urban gov-
 ernmental management.
 PAD 4034 Problems of Public Administration and
 Policy.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: PAD 3003 and junior or senior
 standing.
 A treatment of the political-administrative dimensions
 of government programs.
 PAD 4604 Administrative Law and Regulatory
 Politics. F, S.
 Credits: 3
 An introduction to the rapidly expanding and increas-
 ingly important field of administrative law. Materials
 for the course will be balanced between cases in
 administrative law, illustrating the principles of
 administrative procedures and review as well as judi-
 cial review of administrative agencies and studies of
 regulatory politics in administrative agencies.
 PAD 4611 Administration of Justice. F.
 Credits: 3
 How the administration of justice operates through
 the courts and through law.

 Political Science
 POS 2041 American Federal Government. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3
 Basic principles of the Federal Constitution. Civil
 Rights. Political parties and the electoral process. The
 structure and machinery of the federal government,
 including Congress, President, and Judiciary. (S)
 POS 2112 American State and Local Government. F, S.
 Credits: 3;
 State constitutions, political parties, and politics. State
 legislatures, courts and chief executives. The functions
 of state governments. City and county government.
 (S)
 POS 3142 Urban Politics. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: POS 2041.
 An examination of urban problems and their resolu-
 tions. (S)
 POS 3173 Southern Politics. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: POS 2041.
 The changing politics of the South; two party develop-
 ment, urbanism, traditionalism, racism. (S)


POS 3204 Political Behavior. S.
 Credits: 3
Factors influencing political decisions by the individu-
al and by groups. (S)
POS 3233 Politics and Public Opinion. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: POS 2041.
Study of the definition and measurement of political
opinion by polls and surveys, developmental charac-
ter of opinions. Variables in opinion formation, exper-
iments in opinion measurement and the relation of
political opinion to public theory. (S)
POS 3263 Political Leadership. F, S.
 Credits: 3
 Conceptual and comparative study of leadership in a
 variety of political contexts. (S)
 POS 3603 American Constitutional Law. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: POS 2041 and junior or senior
 standing.
 A complete study and analysis of the Federal
 Constitution, with study and briefing of leading cases
 in constitutional law.
 POS 3606 American Civil Liberties. S.
 Credits: 3
 Discussion of statutes and court decisions emphasiz-
 ing First Amendment freedoms, equal protection of
 the law, due process and rights of defendants, implied
 rights, and the rights of women, juveniles, students,
 prisoners and the mentally ill.
 POS 4413 The Presidency. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: POS 2041.
 The central role of the American Presidency in the
 political process. Emphasis on the contemporary insti-
 tutional nature of that office and the behavior of its
 occupants. (S)
 POS 4424 Legislative Politics. F, S.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: POS 2041 and junior or senior
 standing.
 The politics of the legislative process. Recruitment of
 legislators. Formal and informal rules of behavior.
 Legislative-executive relations. The committee system.
 The impact of political parties, interest groups, and
 constituents on the legislative process. (S)
 POS 4443 Political Parties and Elections. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: POS 2041.
 The composition, organization and structure of politi-
 cal parties and their role and relationships in the polit-
 ical process. (S)
 POS 4674 Political Change and Legal Development.
 S.
 Credits: 3
 Introduces the student to the role of law in political
 and social development by providing a background in
 social theory and the history of legal systems, begin-
 ning with Roman law.
 POS 4734 Research Methods in Political Science. S.
 Credits: 3
 An introduction to the theory and method of contem-
 porary political analysis. Emphasis on alternative ana-
 lytical frameworks, concepts, variables, measurement,
 and quantitative analysis of political data.
 POS 4905 Individual Work. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 2 to 3; Can be taken only once.
 Readings and discussion in advanced topics of politi-
 cal science; requires departmental permission.
 POS 4931 Special Topics.
 Credits: 3
 Selected topics in political science; precise course con-
 tent will be announced in advance.
 POS 4934 Honors Preparation. F, S, SS.
 Credits: 1; Maximum of 4 credits allowed. Prereq: UF
 overall GPA of 3.5. This course is required for students
 pursuing the Department Honors Program.
 Must be taken in conjunction with other Political
 Science courses at the 3000 or 4000 level. Open to


majors with overall UF GPA of 3.5. Students must
secure permission of instructor of the course to which
they wish to add this credit.
POS 4936 Senior Colloquium.
 Credits: 3; Senior standing in Political Science and
permission of instructor required.
Special topics in Political Science on a colloquium
basis for seniors.
POS 4970 Senior Thesis. F.
 Credits: 2 to 4
 REL 3127 Church and State in America.
 Credits: 3
 A survey of church-state relations in the United States
 from colonial times to the present, with close attention
 paid to church-state theory, crucial court decisions,
 controversies, and unresolved contemporary issues.

 Political Theory
 POT 3001 Introduction to Political Theory.
 Credits: 3
 Basic principles of political thought. Examination of
 the nature of the state, and of the relationship between
 the individual and the state. Covers topics such as
 authority, consent, freedom, and obligation. (H)
 POT 4013 Great Political Thinkers: Ancient and
 Medieval. F.
 Credits: 3
 Study of major early political theorists including
 Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, and St. Thomas
 Aquinas. Emphasis on the principles of a just political
 order: natural law, civic virtue, constitutionalism.
 Analysis of church-state struggles and the emergence
 of the modern state. (H)
 POT 4044 Great Political Thinkers: Machiavelli to
 Marx. S.
 Credits: 3
 Study of selected political theorists from Machiavelli
 to Marx. Emphasis on the ideas of authority and free-
 dom, obligation and consent in the writing of Hobbes,
 Locke, Rousseau, etc. Liberalism, conservatism, utili-
 tarianism, idealism. (H)
 POT 4054 Contemporary Theories of the State. F.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: 10 hours of Political Science.
 A study of the demands of power and justice in the
 modern state. Consideration of such developments as
 the globalist challenge to state power, the growth of
 technology, environmental constraints, and the pur-
 suit of social justice. Exploration of political theories
 and practices appropriate for late 20th-century demo-
 cratic regimes. (H)
 POT 4414 Communism: Theory and Practice. S, SS.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: junior or senior standing: CPO
 2001 or INR 2001 recommended, but not required.
 Emphasis on the interrelationship of theory and prac-
 tice in the evolution of Marxist-Leninist theory and
 developments in various communist political systems.
 The appeals of communism. Cadre training. The
 development of the international communist system.

 Public Policy
 PUP 3002 Current Controversies in Public Policy. F.
 Credits: 3
 A general introduction to public policy. The focus is
 on the selection, costs and consequences of policy
 goals in America. (S)
 PUP 3232 Politics of Energy.
 Credits: 3
 Review of past and current U.S. energy politics, poten-
 tial sources of future energy and conservation propos-
 als, with special emphasis on Florida's present and
 future energy situation. (S)
 PUP 3204 Politics and Ecology. F, S.
 Credits: 3


. tt Grading is on S-U basis only.