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Wealth and Power in America (POL 443)
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University of Phoenix
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This course discusses the issue of wealth, power, and influence in the United States. Who has the wealth in America? Who has power? How is this power wielded to influence public policy? To help students develop perspectives on these issues, two main and c
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Public Policy Communication (PLCY 205)
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Friday Center
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Public Policy (PLCY 205) provides practical experience in communicating to make or to analyze public policy and to develop critical awareness of language use in democratic governance. Course assignments are designed to develop the competence, confidence,
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Introduction to Government in the United States (POLI 100)
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Friday Center
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This is a general introduction to government and politics in the United States. We will examine government from both normative and empirical perspectives. How should our government function, and how does it function in reality? As a society, how close hav
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State and Local Government in the United States (POLI 101)
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Friday Center
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The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the politics of state and local governments through the prism of political science. At the course's conclusion, students should be able to identify and discuss the operation of major political act
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International Relations and World Politics (POLI 150)
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Friday Center
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The objectives of this course are three-fold: to introduce students to the central concepts of and analytical approaches to the study of international politics, to apply those ideas to historical and current international events, and to provide students w
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Introduction to European Politics ( POLI 239)
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Friday Center
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The course looks at the political institutions and processes of Western European democracies, with special attention to France, Germany, England, and Italy.
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Modern Political Thought (POLI 271)
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Friday Center
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People living in the United States today have formed similar or shared opinions about the nature of human beings, what liberty and equality mean, what the ends of government should be, and, given those ends, how government ought to be structured. Few disp
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Major Issues in Political Theory (POLI 276)
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Friday Center
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In this course, students will examine major issues in political thought, including: equality; obedience; violence and nonviolence; justice; forms of social, economic, and political life; liberty; and human nature and politics.
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Introduction to Government in the United States (POLI 100) - Self-Paced
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Friday Center
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An Introduction to Government in the United States is designed to give you a broad introduction to the study and workings of the American national government.
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State and Local Government in the United States (POLI 101) - Self-Paced
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Friday Center
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State and Local Government in the United States is an introductory course on the politics and policies of sub national governments in the United States. The course devotes some attention to localities but concentrates on the states. Emphasis is placed on
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State and Local Government (PS 202) - Self-Paced
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Friday Center
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This course studies the state and local governments within the context of the American federal system. Special emphasis on federalism, the constitutional/legal relationships between state and local governments, and the institutions, organizational forms,
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European Political Systems (PSC 215) - Self-Paced
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Friday Center
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This course is designed to establish a basic understanding of European government, business, and economic systems, and to lay a foundation for future study in the field. The course will focus on relevant themes and concepts—not specific countries.
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Mass Media and American Politics (PSC 336) - Self-Paced
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Friday Center
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It is impossible to understand the current state of American politics without understanding the role of the mass media. The media are at the center of current debates over American politics. In this course we will examine the ways politicians attempt to u
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Contemporary Social Policy
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Stonebridge Associated Colleges (UK)
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Through this course you will increase your awareness of the extent to which social policy affects all of us in our everyday personal and working lives. It builds on your knowledge by considering substantive areas of social policy, in particular policies o
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