La Salle University Course Catalog
  • Undergraduate

    Day

    1. Accounting
    2. American Studies
    3. Art and Art History
    4. Biology
    5. Business Administration Major
    6. Business Systems and Analytics
    7. Chemistry/Biochemistry
    8. Classical Languages
    9. Communication
    10. Communication Sciences and Disorders
    11. Computer Science
    12. Coordinated Program in Dietetics
    13. Criminal Justice
    14. Didactic Program in Nutrition
    15. Digital Arts and Multimedia Design (DArt)
    16. Economics
    17. Economics and International Studies
    18. Education
    1. English
    2. Environmental Science
    3. Environmental Studies
    4. Finance
    5. French
    6. Geology
    7. German
    8. Health Studies
    9. History
    10. Information Technology
    11. Integrated Science, Business, and Technology (ISBT)
    12. International Business
    13. Italian
    14. Japanese
    15. Law
    16. Management and Leadership
    17. Marketing
    18. Mathematics
    1. Military Science
    2. Music
    3. Nursing
    4. Nutrition
    5. Philosophy
    6. Physics
    7. Political Science
    8. Psychology
    9. Public Administration
    10. Public Health
    11. Religion
    12. Russian
    13. Social Work
    14. Sociology
    15. Spanish

    Evening and Weekend

    1. Accelerated RN-BSN Program
    2. Accounting
    3. Art and Art History
    4. Biology
    5. Business Administration
    6. Chemistry
    7. Communication
    8. Criminal Justice
    9. Economics
    10. English as a Second Language (ESL)
    11. Finance
    12. Foreign Language - Conversation and Culture
    13. Foreign Languages
    14. Geology
    15. History
    16. Humanities
    17. Literature in Translation
    18. Management and Leadership
    19. Marketing
    20. Mathematics, Computer Science, and Information Technology
    1. Music
    2. Organizational Leadership
    3. Philosophy
    4. Physics
    5. Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Certificate Program
    6. Pre Speech-Language Pathology Program
    7. Pre-Business Administration Program (PBA)
    8. Pre-Nursing Program
    9. Psychology
    10. Public Administration
    11. R.N.-BSN to MSN Program
    12. Religion
    13. RN to MSN Bridge Program
    14. Social Work
    15. Sociology
    16. The Achieve Program
  • Minors
    1. Asian Studies Minor
    2. Business Administration Minor
    3. Catholic Studies Minor
    4. Central and Eastern European Studies Minor
    5. Communication Sciences and Disorders Minor
    6. Entrepreneurship Minor
    7. Entrepreneurship Minor
    8. Environmental Studies Minor
    1. Film Studies Minor
    2. Forensic Studies Minor
    3. International Studies Minor
    4. Leadership and Global Understanding Minor (LGU)
    5. Life Science Minor
    6. Risk Management and Insurance Minor
    7. Urban Studies Minor
    8. Women's Studies Minor
  • Masters
    1. Bilingual/Bicultural Studies
    2. Business Administration (Full-time)
    3. Business Administration (One-Year)
    4. Business Administration (Part-Time)
    5. Central and Eastern European Studies
    6. Computer Information Science
    7. Counseling and Family Therapy
    8. Economic Crime Forensics
    1. Education
    2. English
    3. Hispanic Institute
    4. History
    5. Human Capital Development
    6. Information Technology Leadership
    7. Instructional Technology Management
    8. MBA in Switzerland
    1. Nursing
    2. Professional and Business Communication
    3. Public Health
    4. Speech-Language Pathology
    5. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Including ESL Program Specialist Certification (Pa.)
    6. Theology and Ministry
    7. Translation and Interpretation: English/Spanish-Spanish/English
  • Certificates
    1. Application Development
    2. Autism
    3. Certification (Only) as a Reading Specialist
    4. Certification as a Reading Specialist
    5. Classroom Management
    6. Fraud and Forensic Accounting
    7. Fraud and Forensic Accounting
    8. History (Certificate)
    1. Instructional Leadership
    2. Intelligence/Security Policy Studies with a Central/Eastern European Focus
    3. Interpretation: English/Spanish-Spanish/English
    4. Nursing Certificates
    5. Program Specialist-English as a Second Language (ESL Program Specialist)
    6. Social and New Media
    7. Software Project Leadership
    8. Special Education Certification
    1. Special Education Certification (Only)
    2. Teacher Certification
    3. Teaching English as a Second Language
    4. Translation: English/Spanish-Spanish/English
  • Doctoral
    1. Doctor of Nursing Practice
    2. Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) in Clinical Psychology
    3. Doctor of Theology
  • General Info

    Overall

    1. La Salle University

    Undergraduate

    1. Admission
    2. Campus Services
    3. Division of Student Affairs
    4. Financial Services
    5. Programs and Procedures

    Evening and Weekend

    1. Admission
    2. Campus Services
    3. Financial Services
    4. Information
    5. Policies and Procedures

    Graduate

    1. Academic Policies
    2. Centers, Offices, and Services
    3. Mission Statements
    4. Philosophy of Graduate Education
    5. Student Services
  • Curriculum

    Undergraduate

    1. School of Arts and Sciences (Day)
    2. School of Arts and Sciences (Evening)
    3. School of Business (Day)
    4. School of Business (Evening)
    5. School of Nursing and Health Sciences
    6. College of Professional and Continuing Studies

    Special

    1. BUSCA (Bilingual Undergraduate Studies for Collegiate Advancement)
    2. English Lanugage Institute

Political Science

Faculty

Frameworks Course

Requirements

Mission Statement- Political Science

Program Goals

Student Learning Outcomes

American Government

  • POL 215
  • POL 301
  • POL 302
  • POL 303
  • POL 304
  • POL 305
  • POL 310
  • POL 311
  • POL 314
  • POL 316
  • POL 319
  • POL 385

Comparative Government

  • POL 120
  • POL 221
  • POL 322
  • POL 334

Course Descriptions

  • POL 151

International Politics

  • POL 240
  • POL 341
  • POL 342
  • POL 344
  • POL 348

Other Courses

  • ECN/HIS/POL 332
  • POL 270, 370, 470
  • POL 460
  • POL 461
  • POL 480
  • POL 481

Political Theory

  • POL 171
  • POL 260
  • POL 361
  • POL 363

Course Descriptions

POL 151: PRINCIPLES OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT (F, S)

3 credits/ Core: Frameworks of Scientific Understanding

This course provides an overview of the principles, institutions, and decision-making processes of American government. The course focuses on the foundations of the American constitutional order and the development of contemporary American government at the national level. Topics are approached in a critical and analytical way, seeking to understand the trade-offs inherent in particular democratic choices. Historical, comparative, and analytical methods are employed. This course is required of all political science majors and minors. The course requirements include a minimum of 10 to 12 pages of academic writing.