POS 211: Introduction to Political Science. An introduction to the study of behavior in a political context, including an analysis of behavioral concepts such as political roles, groups, and power. Prerequisite: POS 101 or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.

POS 311: Comparative Government. An analysis of the major political systems of Europe, with emphasis on Great Britain, France, the German Federal Republic, and the Soviet Union. Prerequisite: POS 211 or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.

POS 322: Legislative Process. A comprehensive study of legislative organization, procedures and problems governing the legislative power structure, the selection of legislators, and the roles they play. Prerequisites: POS 101 and POS 160, or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.

POS 331: American Constitutional Law. An analysis of the constitutional development of separation of powers, federalism, the regulation of commerce, contracts, taxing and spending, and the state police power. Prerequisite: POS 160. Credit: 3 semester hours.

POS 355: Classical Political and Sociological Theory. An examination of western political philosophy from Plato to Marx with emphasis on Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Marx. Prerequisite:

Consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.

POS 361: World Politics. An examination of the dynamics of world politics, international tension, conflict, and resolution. Credit: 3 semester hours.

POS 363: International Organizations. An analytical examination of the origins and character of the various international organizations, especially the United Nations. Its importance, relevance, and roles as instruments for solving conflicts in the global system will be explored. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.

POS 431: The Constitution and Civil Liberties. An examination of constitutional development and the definition of American rights in the areas of freedom of speech, press, assembly, association, and religion. Prerequisites: POS 160 and POS 211. Credit: 3 semester hours.

POS 446: American Political Executives. An analytical examination of the powers, duties, and functions of American political executives in national, state, and local governments. Prerequisites: POS 201, POS 211, and POS 331 or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.

POS 461: American Politics. An advanced political science course that addresses the American political heritage. Specific emphasis is placed on the Constitution, political behavior, and electoral systems. Prerequisite: POS 160 or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.

Constitution, political behavior, and electoral systems. Prerequisite: POS 160 or consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.

POS 462: Politics of Developing Nations. A comparative analysis of political culture, processes, and problems of selected nations, the majority of which have become independent since World War II. Prerequisite: POS 211. Credit: 3 semester hours.

POS 464: African Politics. A survey course designed to introduce students to African political structure, its historical background, the impact of colonization, recent trends, and ideologies. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.

POS 291, 391, 491: Political Science Internship I, II, III. A semester or session of supervised practical experience to complement classroom instruction. Final grade, placement, and number of semester credit hours determined by student's advisor. Prerequisites: Political Science major or minor and consent of instructor. Credit: 3-12 semester hours.

POS 495: Directed Study in Political Science. Course content, instructional activities, and student assignments are tailored to specific needs. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.

POR 101: Portuguese I. This course provides an introduction to the basics of the Portuguese language. Course content will focus on building proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing Portuguese. Prerequisite: ENG 101. Credit: 3 semester hours.

POR 102: Portuguese II. This course builds upon the foundational material in Portuguese 101. Course content will focus on building proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing Portuguese. Prerequisite: POR 101. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PSY 200: General Psychology. A first course in human behavior. Among the topics covered are heredity and environment, development of the individual, motivation, emotion, perception, personality, and abnormal behavior. Credit: 3 semester hours.

PSY 215: Orientation to Psychology. A course focused on preparing students to write in the discipline, meet and learn about psychology faculty research interests, introduction to research methods, and statistical analyses in the behavioral sciences. Prerequisite/Co-requisite: PSY 200 & grade of C or above in MAT 111; Psychology Majors Only or consent of the instructor. Credit: 3 semester hours.