Teaching Areas

Undergraduate Courses

2301  Federal and State Government (3-0).  A study of the constitution and organization of agencies in the United States and Texas governments integrating the study of comparable agencies on both levels.  Designed to fulfill certification requirements for prospective teachers as required by Texas law.

2302  Federal and State Government (3-0).  A study of the functions of the various agencies in federal, state and local governments.  Court systems, foreign affairs, taxation, finance, city and county governmental functions, and other subjects are covered.

3301  Scope and Methods (3-0).  An overview of the major questions in the various social sciences that includes a principal focus on the fields of political theory, American, comparative and international politics.  The course will also survey the major sources of social science information as well as the methods used to evaluate this information.  (Required for all government majors.  Credit may not be earned for this course and Sociology 3301).

4311  Urban Problems and Public Policy (3-0).  A study of issues and research areas in selected urban problems and the development of public policy in response to these problems.  (Credit may not be earned for this course and Sociology 4311)

4381  Special Topics (3-0). A course dealing with selected topics in government.  (May be repeated once for credit when topic varies.)  Prerequisite: Junior standing.

4391  Research in Government (3-0).  A specialized course that may be directed reading or research for exceptional students majoring in government.

Graduate Courses

6321   Urban Politics (3-0).  An examination of legal and political characteristics of city government, such as municipal powers and responsibilities, state supervision, urban political behavior, and special problems of urban and metropolitan areas.

6324   Administrative Methodology (3-0).  A study of research methods used to examine decisions and policy in the public sector.

6328   Public Personnel Management (3-0).  A course focusing on the process of personnel management for public institutions. Issues such as labor relations, federal and state employment procedures and salary systems are stressed.

6330    Application of Administrative Methods (3-0).  An application of research methods used to examine decisions and policy in the public sector.