CATALOG 1952-1953 PCL. 440.-International Relations of the American Republics. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: PCL. 209-210. Major emphasis on the foreign policies of Latin American states vis-a-vis one an- other. Brief consideration of reciprocal relations of Latin American republics with other powers. PCL. 441.-The Governments of Latin America. 3 hours. 3 credits. Pre- requisite: PCL. 201. Offered 1. The governmental and political practices of the Latin American republics. PCL. 442.-The Governments of Latin America. 3 hours. 3 credits. Pre- requisite: PCL. 201. The second half of the course PCL. 441-442. Offered 2. PCL. 451.-Public Law and Business. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: ES. 205-206. Not offered 1952-53. Constitutional power and business regulation. Right to do business. Prohibition of business. Protection and development of favored industries. Restraint of trade. Price- fixing. Constitutional power in relation to quality, quantity, and purity of product. PCL. 491. (Formerly SCS. 491).-Masterpieces in the Social Sciences. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Senior standing and a major in one of the social sciences. Identical with ES. 491, HY. 491 and SY. 491. Offered 1. A reading course for advanced undergraduate students majoring in the Social Sciences and others with sufficient background in the Social Sciences. Enrollment lim- ited to students having approval of their advisor in the major field and the course chairman. Selected books of representative authors who have contributed most to the fields of economics, history, sociology, political science, geography, and cultural anthro- pology will be read and evaluated. PCL. 492. (Formerly SCS. 492).-Masterpieces in the Social Sciences. 3 hours. 3 credits. Prerequisite: Senior standing and a major in one of the Social Sciences. The second half of the course PCL. 491-492. Identical with ES. 492, HY. 492 and SY. 492. Offered 2. GRADUATE COURSES Both the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees are offered by the Department of Political Science. Students desiring to take work leading to these de- grees must have completed an undergraduate major in Political Science or the equivalent of such a major. A student not having this undergraduate concentration will take foun- dation work. As a minimum requirement, half of the work for the major for the M. A. degree must be at the 500 level, including at least one seminar in each field offered; for the Ph.D. degree, a larger proportion of 500 level work will be required, including seminars in each field offered. For the M. A. degree, the student must take a minimum of 12 hours of work con- centrated within two of the fields of Political Science. In addition a minor of 6 or more hours must be completed in a separate but related discipline. Before being awarded an M. A. degree the student must have completed a minimum of 24 hours of graduate work (major and minor) and have written an acceptable thesis. The completion of an examination in one foreign language is required. The supervisory committee for those candidates for the M. A. degree whose major interest is in Public Administration, for government employment, and who do not plan on work toward the doctorate, may con- sider waiving the language requirement. The statement "Offered 1" means offered first semester; 2, second semester; 3, summer session.