Graduate Courses in Political Science

PS 5301 Seminar in Comparative Government (3-0)
An examination of various approaches to the study of comparative government with individual research problems designed to explore specific topics. May be repeated when topic varies.

PS 5302 Seminar in International Relations (3-0)
An examination of key concepts and approaches to the study of international relations in connection with a study of recurrent issues and topics through individual research problems. May be repeated when topic varies.

PS 5303 Public Administration Survey (3-0)
The conduct of public business by organized agencies at national, state and local levels. (Public Administration)

PS 5304 Selected Topics in Political Theory (3-0)
An introduction, on the graduate level, to the problems and techniques of analytic political philosophy or other topics in theory.

PS 5305 Readings and Research in Government
A readings and research course for graduate students in political science designated to meet needs not provided for in other available courses. May be repeated for credit with the approval of the department.

PS 5307 Scope and Methods in Social Science (3-0)
An introduction to the subject matter of the social sciences and the major contemporary approaches to it. This course is cross-referenced with Criminal Justice 5307.

PS 5308 Case Studies in Public Administration (3-0)
Case studies and readings in administration, organization processes and goals; the major and characteristic problems of public administration approached through analysis of actual incidents in various executive agencies and theoretical explanations of administrative behavior. Applicable to administration in education settings. (Public Administration)

PS 5309 Internship in Public Administration
Students who enroll in this course are involved in work experience in public or non-profit agencies. Permission of the department chairman required. Academic and work experience evaluations. Maximum of six semester credit hours allowed toward degree requirements. (Public Administration)

PS 5310 Public Budgeting and Finance (3-0)
Focuses on the development and execution of various budgeting systems with special attention given to the political content of the budgetary process in the public sector. (Public Administration)

PS 5311 Intergovernmental Relations (3-0)
A study of governmental relations among public administrators at various levels -- national, state, regional, local -- focusing on interactions among these public officials. (Public Administration)

PS 5312 Agency Politics (3-0)
A seminar which deals with the several types of non-electoral politics in which public agencies are regularly involved: intraorganizational conflicts, accommodations, negotiations and competitions, and inter-organizational with other agencies, clientele-constituency groups and legislative and executive entities. (Public Administration)

PS 5313 Public Policy Analysis (3-0)
Focuses on techniques used in policy development, adoption and evaluation in the public sector. Topics include policy reviews, needs assessment, the establishment of goals and objectives and the analysis of benefits, costs, and risks. (Public Administration)

PS 5314 Public Management (3-0)
Public agency administration, including leadership, planning, delegation, supervision, motivation and performance. (Public Administration)

PS 5315 Local Government Administration (3-0)
Administration of local government with particular reference to small cities in Texas. May also include counties, metro systems, school districts and other special purpose units. (Public Administration)

PS 5316 Special Topics in Public Administration (3-0)
Special courses in Public Administration not included in the regular curriculum. May be repeated for credit with departmental approval.

PS 5317 Seminar in U.S. Government (3-0)
Course focuses on selected topics in U.S. Government. May be repeated when topic varies.

PS 6301 Thesis (0-6)
Satisfactory completion of this course will result in an acceptable prospectus presented to the Graduate Committee. The student will normally register for this course no earlier than the second semester of graduate study. The student will enroll each semester or summer term in which assistance is provided by committee members or when use of the library or other research facilities of Sul Ross State University is made.

PS 6302 Thesis (0-6)
The student will enroll in this course each semester or summer term in which assistance is provided by committee members or when use of the library or other research facilities of Sul Ross State University is made. Satisfactory completion of this course will result in the completed thesis presented to the Graduate Committee, accepted by the dean of the school and filed in the Office of the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs.