Study Abroad courses offered at Wroxton College in England
Study Abroad courses offered at the Sorbonne in France
Study Abroad courses offered at Wroxton College in England
POLS3450 - British Government and Politics -
The purpose of this course is to give a broad introduction to the origins, development,
structure and workings of the British system of government and British politics.
The office of prime minister, the Cabinet, the Civil Service, Parliament, political
parties, and pressure groups are among the topics covered. Students may receive
credit for either this course or for PSCI 331 but not for both. This course counts
as part of Group III on the major. Three hours.
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POLS3454 - Descent from Power - This course examines
the foreign policy process in Britain and the movement of Britain from a perceived
position of Great Power status to one of accepted Middle Power status against a
background of changing domestic and international environments during the 20th century.
This course counts as part of Group III on the major. Three hours.
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POLS3456 - The Power and Personality of the British Prime
Minister - The course focuses on the developing role of the British
Prime Minister from Walpole to the present day, placing it within the context of
the British Political System and British Politics. The powers of the office are
looked at, with the analysis being directed towards the extent to which an individual's
personality is important in determining the scope of that power. This course counts
as part of Group III on the major. Three hours. Mr. Baldwin.
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Study Abroad courses offered at the Sorbonne in France
FRN/PSCI338 - The Government and Politics of the Fifth
Republic - This course treats the following: the antecedents of the
present constitutional structure; the characteristics and politics of the parliamentary-presidential
system; the nature of contemporary political parties and constitutional order; and
the nature of economic, social, cultural, industrial, and technological planning
and policy making. Three hours. Prerequisites: FREN 232. It is strongly recommended
that students have completed one upper-level comparative government course. May
be counted toward a major or minor in political science. This course counts as part
of Group III on the major.
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FRN/PSCI360 - European Economic Community Law -
This course will entail an in-depth review of the establishment of the European
Economic Community and of its organizational structure. A major portion of the course
will be devoted to a study of the powers, roles, and policies of the European Economic
Community. Efforts will be undertaken in the final section of the course to present
some of the major problems facing the EEC, and the proposals that have been made
by the EEC, and by some of its individual members, to solve these problems. Prerequisite:
FREN 232. Three hours. May be counted toward a major or minor in political science.
This course counts as part of Group II on the major.
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FRN/PSCI421 - Constitutional Law - This
course is a study of the theory of constitutional law and of some of its applications.
Articles to be studied include the sources of the Fifth Constitution, French political
life, the nature of the executive power, the Parliament, and a comparison between
the French system and those of other countries. Prerequisite: PSCI 331 or equivalent.
This course is entirely different from PSCI 421 or 422 at Randolph-Macon. May be
counted toward a major or minor in political science. This course counts as part
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