Graduate Political Science (POL)

The minimum prerequisite for 50000-69999 level courses is graduate standing. The minimum prerequisite for courses 70000 and higher is doctoral standing. Additional prerequisites may apply and are listed in this catalog.

51191 Seminar: Problems in American Government (3)
For graduate students outside of Political Science who wish to take 40000-level American government courses for graduate credit. Students must meet all of the requirements of the 40000 level plus do additional work as agreed upon by the instructor. May be taken more than once but never for more than 3 hours in any one semester. Instructor and course content may vary from semester to semester. IP permissible.

51591 Seminar: Problems in International Relations/Comparative Government (3)
For graduate students outside of Political Science who wish to take 40000-level international/comparative government courses for graduate credit. Students must meet all of the requirements of the 40000 level plus do additional work as agreed upon by the instructor. May be taken more than once but never for more than 3 hours in any one semester. Instructor and course content may vary from semester to semester. IP permissible.

51391 Seminar: Problems in Public Policy (3)
For graduate students outside of Political Science who wish to take 40000-level public policy courses for graduate credit. Students must meet all of the requirements of the 40000 level plus do additional work as agreed upon by the instructor. May be taken more than once but never more than 3 hours in any one semester. Instructor and course content may vary from semester to semester. IP permissible.

60002/70002 Approaches to Public Policy (3)
This course introduces students to the philosophy of science and scientific inquiry within the context of the social sciences and presents a broad survey of leading paradigms and debates within the field of public policy.

60003/70003 Policy Methods I (3)
This course provides a selective introduction to basic quantitative methods for the analysis of public policy dealing with basic descriptive and inferential statistics and an introduction to qualitative techniques.

60004/70004 Public Policy Methods II (3)
This course introduces students to multivariate quantitative techniques appropriate for the analysis of public policy and incorporates a broad array of advanced qualitative analysis.

60006/70006 Foundations of Public Policy (3)
This course covers the development of policy studies as a field. As a broad survey, this course introduces general concepts and debates with applications within each field of specialization.

60101/70101 Proseminar in American Politics and Policy (3)
This course provides a broad survey of the policy-making process in the U.S. government. Coverage includes formal government structures, as well as informal networks of private groups that seek to influence public policy at the national level.

60102/70102 American Policy Process (3)
This course emphasizes the politics of the policy process. Among topics covered are theories of policy formulation, implementation and evaluation. Prerequisite: POL 60101 or 60301.

60103/70103 Congress, The Presidency and the Courts (3)
Focuses on the three branches of the U.S. government, specifically Congress, the presidency and the judiciary. Coverage includes institutional rules and procedures that shape the incentives of these political actors and ultimately policy outcomes. Prerequisite: POL 60101.

60104/70104 Cultural Context of American Politics (3)
This course examines the ideological foundations upon which the public policy process in the United States is constructed. Particular attention is given to the often conflicting societal attitudes toward the U.S. government and its conduct of public policy. Prerequisite: POL 60101.

60105/70105 Federalism and State Policy Making (3)
This course covers the theory and practice of federalism with emphasis on its consequences for policy outcomes. Students also examine the transformation of the policy role of state governments in recent years. Prerequisite: POL 60101.

60106/70106 Urban Policy and Politics (3)
Urban public policy takes place within the context of suburbanization and metropolitan sprawl. Issues raised in this course include poverty, race and the role of business in local policy-making. Prerequisite: POL 60101 or 60301.

60107/70107 Conflict and Consensus in the Public Sector (3)
This course introduces students to public sector conflict resolution processes such as environmental mediation, regulatory-negotiation, collaborative problem-solving and consensus-building. Of particular interest is the utility of these processes in specific arenas of public policy. Prerequisite: POL 60101 or 60301 or 60701.

60191/70191 Seminar in American Politics and Policy (3)
Seminar on current and important topics in American Politics and Policy. Subject matter varies depending on the emerging issue. This course may be repeated for credit with departmental approval.

60301/70301 Proseminar in Policy Analysis and Administration (3)
This course covers the systematic procedures for analysis of policy problems. Special attention is paid to economic concepts such as cost-benefit analysis and the role of multiple values in the policy process.

60302/70302 Bureaucracy and the Policy Making Process (3)
This course provides students with a theoretical and practical understanding of the bureaucracy as a unit of analysis in policy studies. Of particular interest is the interaction of the bureaucracy with other policy-making institutions and non-state actors. Prerequisite: POL 60301.

60303/70303 Regulatory Policy (3)
This course examines the politics of regulatory policy from a variety of theoretical perspectives. These theories are applied to several domains of regulation, primarily those relating to public finance. Prerequisite: POL 60301.

60304/70304 Analytic Technicques of Policy-Making (3)
This course covers the concepts, techniques and conventions for assessing economic efficiency when this is one of the social and political goals relevant to public policy-makers. Students are introduced to theories of cost-benefit analysis as they pertain to public policy. Prerequisite: POL 60301.

60305/70305 State and Local Government Financial Analysis (3)
This course provides an overview of the state and local sectors of government. Primary attention is paid to the financial role of the sub-national governments with regard to taxing and spending policies. Prerequisite: POL 60301.

60306/70306 Leadership and PUblic Policy (3)
This course exposes students to the role of leadership issues in shaping contemporary public policy. Students are introduced to contending theories of policy leadership in specific domains such as health care, the environment and neighborhood governance. Prerequisite: POL 60301.

60307/70307 Issues in American Public Policy (3)
The primary purpose of this course is to apply the conceptual tools of public policy analysis to current issues facing the U.S. government. Students are introduced to the major policy debates regarding these issues with reference to the historical,political-economic and cultural context in which they occur. Prerequisite: POL 60301.

60391/70391 Seminar in Policy Analysis and Adminsitration (3)
Seminar on current and important topics in Policy Analysis and Administration. Subject matter varies depending on the emerging issue. This course may be repeated for credit with departmental approval.

60501/70501 Proseminar in Transnational and Comparative Politics and Policy (3)
This course introduces students to the primary concepts, theories and subfields of comparative and transnational politics. Each field of study is reviewed along with the primary subfields of analysis.

60502/70502 Global Governance (3)
This course examines issues, problems and debates regarding global governance in the contemporary world. Of primary interest is the array of actors in this process, including nation-states, intergovernmental organizations and nongovernmental organizations. Prerequisite: POL 60501.

60503/70503 Foreign Policy Analysis (3)
This course provides an overview of the diverse analytic traditions and issues that relate to the study of foreign policy. Areas of coverage include theories of foreign policy decisionmaking, levels of analysis and policy domains. Prerequisite: POL 60501.

60504/70504 U.S. Foreign Policy (3)
This course examines the dilemmas facing the U.S. government as it confronts a rapidly changing international system. Historical patterns are considered along with current issues regarding the formulation and conduct of U.S. foreign policy. Prerequisite: POL 60501 or 60101.

60505/70505 Comparative Public Policy and Administration (3)
This course examines theoretical and substantive issues in comparative public policy and public administration. The various frameworks, approaches and schools of thought are reviewed in each area of study. Prerequisite: POL 60501 or 60301.

60506/70506 International Political Economy and Development Policy (3)
This course is designed to provide a variety of perspectives with which to make sense of the structure of the international economy and the policy options available to governments seeking to encourage domestic economic development. Prerequisite: POL 60501.

60507/70507 Conflict Transformation and Reconciliation (3)
Cross-cultural analysis of transition from mass violence to justice and from protracted conflict to democracy. Subjects of study include truth and reconciliation commissions, criminal tribunals, apologies, reparations and other aids to conflict transformation. Prerequisite: POL 60501 or 60701.

60591/75091 Seminar in Transnational and Comparative Politics and Policy (3)
Seminar on current and important topics in Transnational and Comparative Politics and Policy. Subject matter varies depending on the emerging issue. This course may be repeated for credit with departmental approval.

60701/70701 Proseminar in Issues in Contemproray Justice (3)
(Cross-listed with JUS 66762) A policy analysis of current issues in the legislative, policing, judicial and correctional components of the justice system.

60703/70703 Community and Domestic Violence (3)
(Cross-listed with JUS 66763) This course explores the causes and implications of violence in our homes and communities. Conflict management strategies and techniques are reviewed to see how they have served as policy solutions, as agents of change or in maintaining the status quo. Prerequisite: POL 60701.

60704/70704 Theories of Crime and Delinquency (3)
Examination of major theoretical concepts in criminology that have been utilized to explain criminal behavior and juvenile delinquency. Includes discussion of social/policy implications.

60791/70791 Seminar in Justice Politics and Policy (3)
Seminar on current and important topics in Justice Politics and Policy. Subject matter varies depending on the emerging issue. This course may be repeated for credit with departmental approval.

61094/71094 College Teaching in Political Science (1)
Staff training and experience in college teaching; colloquia on professional ethics and responsibilities of political scientists. Maximum of 4 hours applicable toward Ph.D. requirements (with Graduate Studies Committee approval).

61098 Research (1-15)
Research or individual investigation for master’s-level graduate students. Credits may be applied toward meeting degree requirements if department approves and a letter grade is given. Repeat registration permitted. IP permissible.

61199 Thesis I (2-6)
Thesis students must register for a total of 6 hours, 2 to 6 hours in a single semester, distributed over several semesters if desired. S/U grading; IP permissible.

61299 Thesis II (2)
Thesis students must continue registration each semester until all degree requirements are met. S/U grading; IP permissible. Prerequisite: POL 61199.

69091/79091 Seminar: Public Policy Methods (3)
This course focuses on select topics in public policy methods, particularly qualitative methods, Q-methodology or advanced applied policy analysis. More than one seminar may be offered.
Repeat registration permitted.

69095 Special Topics in Political Science and Public Policy (3)
Topics course. Prerequisite: special approval.

70038 Managerial Accounting for Public Administration (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60038 ).Managerial uses of accounting information for planning and control. Emphasis on decision-making in public sector and role of information in making rational choices.

70195 Special Topics in Public Adminstration (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60195) Various topics offered by the Master of Public Adminstration Program. Prerequisite: special approval.

70198 Research (2-15)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60198) Research or individual investigation for master’s-level graduate students. Credits earned may be applied toward meeting requirements if department approves. Prerequisite: special approval.

70370 Public Management Concepts and Practices (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60370) Introductory course for all M.P.A. students. Focus is on “macrolevel” understanding of government agencies: institutional context, agency-environment linkages, internal dynamics, role in public policy.

70372 Administrative Theory and Behavior (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60372) Behavioral, bureaucratic, neoclassical and contemporary theories of organization and management are reviewed in an examination of the environment of public agency managers. Prerequisite: PADM 60370 or POL 70370.

70373 Public Budgeting (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60373) Study of politics, theories, practices and techniques of public budgeting and financing. Budgeting includes process of preparation, adoption and execution of operating, and capital budgets.

70374 Public Financial Management (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60374) Advanced study of the functions of the local government financial management agency and how these functions enhance the productivity and decision-making capacity of the organization.

70375 Public Personnel Administration (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60375) Study of public personnel systems, including underlying system values and current problems, with emphasis on skill development and understanding of techniques for public personnel managers.

70376 Labor Management Relations in the Public Sector (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60376) This course focuses on issues peculiar to public sector labor relations, including the impact of public employee unionism on traditional merit systems and personnel policy decision processes. Prerequisite: PADM 60375.

70378 Municipal Management and Administration (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60378) Detailed analysis of metropolitan complex. Emphasis given to administrative, political, fiscal and legal problems in governing cities.

70379 Program Evaluation I (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60379) Introduction to evaluation of government programs. Emphasis on familiarizing students with the theory and, specifically, the techniques utilized under different evaluation formats.

70381 Methods in Public Administration (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60381) This course is a graduate-level introduction to statistical methods and their use in public administration.

70382 Seminar in Public Administration (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60382) Study of selected problem areas in public service organizations with emphasis on understanding the factors contributing to them, their solution, and literature bearing on the problems. Prerequisite: special approval.

70384 Public Agency Management (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60384) This course is designed to acquaint advanced master’s and doctoral candidates majoring in public administration with the operation and management of bureaucratic organizations.

70385 Advanced Studies Seminar in Public Administration (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60385 )This seminar is designed at each offering to meet the individualized needs of advanced doctoral candidates majoring in public administration. Prerequisite: special approval.

70392 Internship-Public Adminsitration (2-6)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60392) Provides an opportunity for students to gain practical experience and be exposed to processes of public decisionmaking and policy development. Prerequisite: special approval.

70470 Critical Issues in Public Administration (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60470) Course deals with basic questions of value and ethics associated with public service roles in a democratic society and with major contemporary issues in the field. Prerequisite: PADM 6/70370 and 6/70372.

70471 NonProfit Law (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60471) Introduction to legal issues for nonprofit organizations in the United States, including types of IRS tax-exempt status; basic requirements for establishing/operating nonprofit organizations specifically in Ohio.

70472 NonProfit Board-Executive Relations (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60472) Key aspects of effective nonprofit governance, major roles of nonprofit board members and their responsibilities, and governance structures.

70473 Governmental Financial Analysis (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60473) A laboratory in techniques of governmental financial analysis. Course focuses on how to analyze current financial position to develop financial plans for upcoming years.

70474 Health Care Reimbursement (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60474) This is an introductory course to familiarize students with private and public sector reimbursement operations and regulations in the United States health care industry.

70477 Non-Profit Finance Resource Development (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60477) Successful strategies for fundraising and resource development for nonprofit organizations. Students will be exposed to fundraising in practice and will write a resource development plan.

70492 Capstone Seminar (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60492) Capstone course required for all MPA students. Students will complete an approved, written project that is analytical and research-based. Prerequisite: special approval.

70574 Strategic Planning (3)
(Cross-listed with PADM 60574) Introduction to the practice of strategic planning as it relates to policy design and implementation by public and nonprofit organizations.

70702 Justice Institutions (3)
(Cross-listed with JUS 66770) This course introduces students to various institutions related to the U.S. criminal justice system. Students examine techniques for conducting institutional analysis and apply these techniques to law enforcement, judicial and correctional institutions.

70705 Comparative Justice Institutions and Policy (3)
(Cross-listed with JUS 66774) Cross-cultural analysis of crime and the justice institutions/justice policies of various countries. The developmental backgrounds, structure and functioning of the systems are compared. Important issues in international justice are considered.

70706 Victimology (3)
(Cross-listed with JUS 66772) Patterns of victim-offender relationship. Role of victims in the justice studies process. Problems of adjustment to victimization and compensating the victim.

70707 Law, Justice and Society (3)
(Cross-listed with JUS 66761) Course reviews the origins, structure and functioning of law in relation to social context and process. Topics to be covered include theories of law and society, law as a form of social control and the use of law and legal institutions to address societal problems.

79095 Special Topics in Political Science and Public Policy (3)
Topics course. Prerequisite: special approval.

81098 Research (1-15)
Research or individual investigation for doctoral students who have not yet passed their candidacy examination. Credits may be applied toward degree if department approves and if letter grade given. Repeat registration permitted.

81199 Dissertation I (15)
Doctoral dissertation, for which registration in at least two semesters is required, and the first of which will be semester in which dissertation work is begun and continuing until the completion of 30 hours. IP permissible. Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy for doctoral degree. S/U grading; IP permissible.

81299 Dissertation II (1 or 15)
Continuing registration required for doctoral students who have completed the initial 30 hours of dissertation and continuing until all degree requirements are met. S/U grading; IP permissible. Prerequisite: POL 81199.