Majors & Minors

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Abnormal Psychology

Introduction to the study of psychopathology.

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Accounting Information Systems

A comprehensive survey of information systems commonly used in modern business, emphasizing the role of computer hardware/software.

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Administrative Law

The course focuses on the legal framework within which national policy and regulations are promulgated by administrative agencies, and on the role played by federal courts in supervising the process of making regulatory policy.

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Advanced Accounting/Fund Accounting

An advanced analysis of accounting theory and practice designed to prepare the accounting major for complex problems that arise from partnerships, home office and branch relationships, consolidations and mergers, receiverships and governmental units.

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Advanced Financial Management

Analysis of decision-making within the firm, emphasizing the conceptual structure of problems and the use of advanced analytic techniques.

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Advertising

Focuses on communication tools in marketing management: advertising, sales promotion, personal selling, public relations and publicity, packaging and their interaction with personal selling and both externally and internally within the organization. Course culminates with the development of an integrated marketing communication plan.

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African Political Systems

This course concentrates on the dynamics of the post-colonial state in Africa and considers traditional African notions of politics.

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American Conservatism

This course will explore the nature and origin of American conservatism through a careful study of its principal thinkers and writers.

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American Government

This course focuses on the relationship between the major institutions of American government with a special emphasis on the relationship between the Presidency and the Congress in the formation of policy and in the control of the bureaucracy.

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American National Security Studies

This course will investigate the meaning and nature of war and its relationship to politics.

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American Political Thought

This course focuses on the political thought of the late 19th century through today with special emphasis on the Progressive movement, New Deal, Great Society and contemporary politics.

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American Progressivism and Liberalism

An examination of the Progressive political thought that was integral to the new direction undertaken in American politics in the 20th century.

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Ancient Greece

Emphasis on politics and culture from the Mycenaean Age to the Greeks’ conquest of the Persian Empire under Alexander the Great (about 1400-300 B.C.).

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Ancient Near East

Specialized historical survey of the politics and culture of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, Persia and Israel.

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Ancient Rome

Emphasis on politics and culture from the foundations of the city to the reign of the Emperor Constantine (about 750 B.C.-300 A.D.).

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Assessment and Screening in Early Childhood Education

An examination of techniques, materials and purposes for assessing preschool children in various areas of growth and development.

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Austrian Economics I and II

A year-long course which will present, analyze and critically assess the Austrian school of economics from its founder, Carl Menger, to present-day representatives such as Murray Rothbard and Israel Kirzner.

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Biological Psychology

This course addresses findings of neuroscience, cognitive science and cognitive neuroscience involved in the biological bases of fundamental psychological processes, including sensation and perception, action, memory, language, and higher cognition.

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Business and Economic Statistics

An introduction to the collection, presentation and analysis of quantitative economic data, analysis of central tendency, dispersion, statistical inference, index numbers, time series, correlation and regression.

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Business Communication

This course allows students to examine not only the theories, but also the practical applications of those theories to communication in the business environment.

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Business Ethics

A case course focusing on typical ethical dilemmas encountered by business managers.

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Business Law I

An introduction to legal rights and processes as they affect business. Detailed discussion of torts, crimes, sales and contract law.

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Business Law II

A sequel to Business Law I, this course continues the exploration of basic business law. Agency, partnership, employment, corporations, negotiable instruments, secured transactions, bankruptcy, insurance and property are the substantive areas examined.

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Business Topics for the Non-Business Student

A series of one-credit courses in various business topic areas. Designed as a general introduction to topics studied in greater detail in other business courses. May include general discussions of personal finance, beginning investing, leadership, starting a business, as well as other topics.

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Business Written Communication

Emphasis on written communication in various business and professional contexts. Topics include report writing, business plans, professional correspondence and reports, and written communications in the employment context.

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Case Studies in Finance

Case studies covering the topics of corporate financial analysis, value creation, financing alternatives, international finance and derivative securities. Extensive case readings and class participation are required.

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Case Studies in the Origins of War

Historical consideration of five case studies—four sets of developments that eventuated in war, and one that did not.

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Child Psychology

Students will study cognitive and psychosocial development from the prenatal period through the onset of puberty.

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Christianity and Politics

This course explores the political tension between what Augustine called the City of God and the City of Man. It examines the interaction between Christian theology and tradition, politics, and the philosophical claims of reason.

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Civil Rights

A study of civil rights in the American regime, with a view to this question: what are the rights of the individual, and how does government protect them?

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Classic Children's Literature

A survey of classic children’s literature from preschool through secondary grades, with occasional comparisons to modern children’s literature.

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Classical Political Philosophy

The course will focus on the writings of Plato and Aristotle and selections from other writers such as Thucydides, Aristophanes, Xenophon and Cicero.

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Classical Quadrivium

This course focuses on the four mathematical arts known as the quadrivium: arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy.

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Cognitive Psychology

This course addresses these questions and many others by critically examining theory and experimental evidence contributing to an understanding of fundamental cognitive processes, including those involved in perception, attention, memory, knowledge representation, language, problem solving, judgment, and decision making.

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Colonial America to 1763

British colonial America from the founding to the Treaty of Paris of 1763; emphasis on the religious, political and economic elements of colonial culture.

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Comparative Economic Systems

A study of the theoretical and practical differences between highly centralized “command” economies and comparatively decentralized “market” economies.

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Comparative Politics: 20th Century Founders

The 20th century saw new, often radical challenges to the regime of commercial republicanism.

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Constitutional History of the United States Since 1877

Constitutional problems of Reconstruction, labor and trust issues, expansions of governmental operations, controversies of the New Deal, civil liberties during the world wars and the Cold War, the struggle of minority groups for legal equality, the Warren court and legal issues of the Nixon administration.

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Constitutional History of the United States to 1865

The origins of American Constitutional concepts, the writing of the Constitution, American federalism in operation, and legal issues caused by sectionalism and the Civil War.

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Constitutional Law

Survey of the Constitution and leading decisions of the Supreme Court concerning the separation and distribution of power within the national government and between the national government and the state governments.

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Constitutional Political Economy

Conventional microeconomics courses seek to understand individual decisions without regard for the institutional framework under which such decisions are made.

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Contemporary Issues in Education

Students will engage in thorough and systematic examination of contemporary issues in education.

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E-Commerce

E-Commerce, through a business application, directly applies marketing strategies and concepts to a practical commerce-based website. It prepares future business decision makers for the rapidly changing world of Web business practices.

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Early Childhood Directed Teaching

Requires planning and delivering instruction for children in the early childhood grades.

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Early Childhood Education Instructional Programs

A comparative study of the curriculum and philosophy of various early childhood education programs.

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Early Middle Ages

Beginning with an in-depth analysis of the Roman, Germanic and Christian contributions to the emergence of a distinctive medieval culture by the time of Charlemagne, the class will then examine the development of political, social and economic structures in Western Europe, the revitalization of agriculture and trade, and the issues involved in the Investiture Controversy and the Crusades.

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Econometrics

An introduction to, and foundations for, the use of techniques for estimating and testing relationships between variables.

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Economic History of the United States

The economic development of the United States.

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Educational Psychology

The application of psychological principles to the learning process of the school child.

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Elementary Directed Teaching in Grades K-8

The full-time, full semester placement of students in local schools specific to their anticipated certification and endorsements.

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English Grammar

This course covers the elements of English grammar for the purpose of teaching grammar.

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Entrepreneurship

A study of entrepreneurs and the creation of new ventures.

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Europe in the 20th Century

World War I and the “lost peace,” the birth of totalitarian regimes, World War II and the Cold War, European integration and the problems of the nuclear age.

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Europe, 1618-1798

Europe in the 18th century, through the French Revolution to the fall of Napoleon in France; the expansion of education, science and philosophy; the growth of the middle class and the beginnings of industrialism.

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European Military History to 1870

Survey of major military innovations (technological and intellectual), land campaigns in Europe and colonial activity from the medieval period to the Franco-Prussian War.

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Explicit Phonics Reading Instruction

The study of how children best learn to read and print alphabetic language, and practice in explicit phonics instruction.

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Federal Income Tax I

A study of the taxation of individuals under the Internal Revenue Code.

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Federal Income Tax II

A study of the Internal Revenue Code relating to the taxation of corporations, partnerships, trusts, estates and related entities.

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Financial Management

An introduction to business finance, covering the topics of present value, stock and bond valuation, capital budgeting, financial forecasting and capital structure.

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Futures and Options Markets

This course provides an introduction to the trading, pricing and risk management applications of financial derivatives.

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Game Theory

Game theory is the study of the interaction of rational decision makers.

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High and Late Middle Ages

The class will begin by examining medieval civilization at its height: the development of limited monarchies and representative institutions in England, France and the Holy Roman Empire; the growth of papal monarchy; the 12th-century renaissance; the rise of universities; scholasticism; Gothic architecture; and the chivalric ideal.

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History and Systems of Psychology

This history of psychology from the ancient Greek period through the contemporary era is surveyed.

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History of American Foreign Policy

United States foreign policy from the American Revolution through the Cold War.

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History of American Religion

Survey of the Judeo-Christian heritage of the United States, with special attention to church histories.

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History of Colonial Latin America

Survey of Latin American history from pre-colonial times through the coming of independence.

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History of Economic Thought I and II

A two-course evaluation of man’s ideas about economic matters, including an examination of the relationship of economic theories to the respective historical environments in which those theories were developed.

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History of England After 1485

The Tudor and Stuart dynasties, constitutional monarchy under the Hanoverians, the Industrial Revolution, characteristics of the Victorian era, British imperialism and the problems stemming from two world wars.

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History of France Since 1815

Seven different regimes from Louis XVIII to Francois Mitterrand: the revolutionary legacy, the acquisition and loss of a colonial empire, the impact of war and defeat, the redefinition of France’s role in the world, and the transition from Gaullism to socialism.

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History of Modern Latin America

Major themes include the impact of independence, the growth of national consciousness, boundary disputes and war in the 19th century, the rise of the caudillo, economic and social development, international relations and the place of Latin America in the contemporary world.

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History of Russia to 1917

Russia from earliest times to the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917.

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History of Spain

Spanish history and culture from the Islamic invasion of Iberia in 711 to the Civil War and the Franco dictatorship.

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History of the American West

History of the moving frontier from early colonial times to 1890.

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History of the Far East

The ancient civilizations of China, Japan, Korea and Vietnam and their subsequent changes and relations with the West.

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History of the Middle East

The Middle East from the rise of Islam to the present.

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History of the United States Presidency

This course explores the history of the United States Presidency from the administration of George Washington to the present.

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History Study Travel Programs

Offers students an opportunity for intensive and focused exploration of a historically significant region under the close guidance of a member of the history faculty.

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How to Start and Manage a Business—A Seminar

Students receive instruction in five areas, namely; Management, Marketing, Finance, Business Law, and Human Resources selection and development.

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Industrial Organization

A survey of antitrust laws and practices, regulated industries, governmental enterprises and other governmental interventions in the marketplace.

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Intellectual History of the United States

Studies in American thought and its social consequences from the colonial period to the present.

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Interaction and Social Definition

Studies in the sociology of everyday interaction and meaning, usually from a broadly symbolic interactionist perspective.

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Intermediate Accounting I

An in-depth and comprehensive study of the financial statements, with special emphasis on valuation of each class of asset.

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Intermediate Accounting II

A continuation of Intermediate Accounting I, emphasizing liability and stockholders’ equity accounts.

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Intermediate Macroeconomics

A thorough exposure to classical, Keynesian and Monetarist macroeconomics.

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Intermediate Microeconomics

An advanced analysis of exchange, production, productive resource use and price theory.

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International Business

Study of the political, economic and cultural environment of international business, the comparative advantages of countries, and the strategies companies may pursue to gain and sustain competitive advantage.

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International Business Law

An introduction to the legal considerations of international business transactions.

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International Finance

This course surveys the modern paradigms in international finance stressing the behavior and the global competitive environment facing the multinational firm.

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International Monetary Economics

A study of the macroeconomics of international trade.

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International Politics: The 21st Century

“Globalization,” “democratization,” the “clash of civilizations,” the “war on terror”: citizens in the contemporary world confront challenges unanticipated at the end of the last century.

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Introduction to American Foreign Policy

American statesmen have defended the principles of the regime and the rights of its citizens in a world of empires and nation-states.

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Introduction to Early Childhood Education

A survey of general considerations such as instructional strategies, cognitive development, classroom management and discipline.

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Introduction to Political Economy

An introduction to the study of economics and its relationship to political systems.

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Introduction to Psychology

Survey of the contemporary science of psychology.

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Investments I

The course introduces mean-variance portfolio analysis stressing the core knowledge and tools used by professional portfolio managers.

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Investments II

A seminar in portfolio management, this course examines advanced topics in professional management of investment funds.

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Jacksonian America

From the Peace of Ghent to the era of “Manifest Destiny” and the deepening of sectional conflict.

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Labor and Employment Law

This course is designed for the student who is planning a career in business. All major national labor legislation is studied.

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Labor Economics

A survey of the labor movement, union structures and internal political forces.

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Law and Economics

This course uses rational choice theory to understand legal rule-making and institutions.

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Learning

Survey and analysis of major classical and contemporary learning theories.

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Liberal Arts Teacher Apprenticeship

Students complete a part-time (10-20 hours per week) or full-time (30-40 hours per week) apprenticeship in an approved private or charter school.

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Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Considers biological, cognitive, and psychosocial development from birth until the end of life.

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Logic and Rhetoric in Classical Education

This course focuses on logic and rhetoric, which along with grammar comprise the “arts of the word” known as the trivium.

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Looking Backward: Fifty Years of American History

The purpose of the course is to complete the more general survey found in IDS 300, “We the People: An American Journey.” The readings are extensive and delve into post-World War II economic, historical, literary, political, religious and sociological interests.

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Management Theory and Practice

A study of basic principles of management and leadership in global organizations.

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Managerial and Cost Accounting

The accumulating and reporting of costs of operations, budgets and other tools of management for measuring profitability of a business enterprise are studied. Emphasis is given to the various cost systems—job order, process cost, standard cost and variable costing.

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Marketing Management

An in-depth analysis of the quantitative and qualitative factors involved in the management of the marketing function.

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Marketing Research

A seminar outlining the essential components of marketing research. Emphasis is given to the systematic and objective analysis of market research processes.

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Master Teachers in the Western Tradition

This course focuses on the lives, writings, and pedagogical practices of great teachers by reading classic works by or about them.

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Mathematical Economics

A mathematical treatment of the theory of the firm and household behavior, including optimization problems, implicit functions and comparative statistics.

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Medieval England

English history from the coming of the Romans through the early 16th century, with emphasis on Anglo-Saxon, Norman and Plantagenet England.

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Modern European Intellectual History

Explores the contested views regarding the nature of man and his place in society.

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Modern Political Philosophy I: Social Contract Theory

This course will analyze the emergence of early modern political philosophy beginning with Machiavelli and developed later by Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau and other social contract theorists.

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Modern Political Philosophy II: Idealism, Historicism, Nihilism

This course begins with Rousseau’s philosophic critique of human nature and examines the development of that critique in the political philosophy of Kant, Hegel, Marx, Nietzsche and other late modern theorists.

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Monetary Theory

Studies in the theory of money and credit.

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Money and Banking

An analysis of the mechanics and objectives of the Federal Reserve System.

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Negotiations

This course introduces students to the subject of negotiations as an art and science. Prominent writings on the subject will be examined and discussed. Students will take part in actual negotiation exercises designed to reinforce various aspects of negotiation theory and practice. The goal of the class is for students to emerge equipped with the professional and personal skills necessary to thrive in a negotiation setting.

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Nineteenth-Century Europe

Major themes include the persistence of revolution, the reaction of European society to industrialization, the development of new political ideologies and the problems of militarism and international rivalries.

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Operations Management

The processes and management of the production of goods and services, the transformation of inputs into the finished product and services available to the consumer or organization are studied.

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Philosophy of Education

Students will examine various conceptions of human nature, society, and the good life and consider the ways in which these philosophical positions inform the content, organization, methods, and goals of educational practice.

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Philosophy of Social Science

This course grapples with the foundations of social science, foundations that many professionals and students are disinclined to consider or appreciate only at arm’s length.

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Political Economy Senior Thesis

The purpose is to allow the student to demonstrate his or her ability to analyze a topic in political economy using the knowledge gained from their course work in history, political science and economics.

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Political Parties and Elections

This course begins with an overview of the role of elections in a constitutional republic.

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Political Rhetoric and the Electronic Media

Examines the impact of the mass media on American democratic political culture.

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Politics and Literature

This course takes seriously the claim that great works of literature can serve as the source for the serious study of philosophic, moral and political problems.