• POLS 4340: Internatl Organzn

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Encompasses development of world organizations, such as League of Nations, United Nations and its affiliate bodies. Also studies regional organizations and private international bodies. Dual listed with POLS 5340. Cross listed with INST 4340. Prerequisite: 9 hours of political science including POLS 2310 or consent of instructor. Link to Fall 1996 course syllabus.
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• POLS 4350: Sustainable Development

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Consider in-depth meaning of "sustainable development" and trade-offs necessary to achieve it. Considers this issue from global perspective through application of theories in economics, political science, international relations, technology studies and ethics. Dual listed with POLS 5350. Prerequisite: 9 hours of political science or economics.
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• POLS 4360: Intl Peace & Conflict

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Why do nations go to war, engage in atrocities such as genocide, or move toward peace following conflict? Examines underlying processes behind both conflict and peace in the international system, including sources of conflict and ways conflicts might be moved toward sustainable peace. Dual listed with POLS 5360. Cross listed with INST 4360. Prerequisites: 9 hours of political science or international studies including POLS 2310.
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• POLS 4375: Transitional Justice

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Mechanisms provide accountability for gross human rights violations and acts of mass atrocity within nations. Case studies are used to examine types of transitional justice interventions; tensions between demands of justice at local, national, and international levels; and transitional justice's role in post-conflict peace-building and reconciliation. Dual listed with POLS 5375. Cross listed with INST 4375. Prerequisites: 9 hours of political science or international studies including POLS 2310.
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• POLS 4385: Env and Resource Conflict

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Drawing on key theory and contemporary real-world case studies this course explores how environmental change and the competition for scarce resources (such as food, water, oil, gems, and timber) have increasingly been linked to violent interstate and intrastate conflict and how such conflicts might be addressed, managed, or resolved through international and national action. Dual listed with POLS 5385; cross listed with INST 4385. Prerequisite: 9 hours of POLS or INST, including POLS/INST 2310.
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• POLS 4420: Sem-Public Admin

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Includes reading and research in selected public administration topics. Prerequisites: POLS 2410 and consent of instructor.
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• POLS 4430: US Presidency

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Analyzes office of president, its roles, development, relationships with other governmental agencies and problems in the contemporary world. Dual listed with POLS 5430. Prerequisite: 9 hours of political science.
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• POLS 4435: Presidential Elections

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Examines the process of electing the U.S. president. Topics include the roles of presidential primaries, caucuses, and conventions; campaign strategies; media coverage; citizen participation; the electoral college; and reforms. Dual listed with POLS 5435. Prerequisite: POLS 1000.
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• POLS 4445: Drug War Geopols in Americas

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  This course examines illegal drug commodity chains and international efforts to police the drug trade in the Americas. It approaches the drug war through a "critical geopolitics" framework, also covering broader themes such as international politics, livelihoods, development, environmental justice, the global economy, race-based discrimination, public health, and resistance movements. Dual listed with POLS 5445. Cross listed with INST 4445. Prerequisites: 9 hours of international studies or social science coursework and junior standing.
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• POLS 4455: Energy Security

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  This course evaluates the geopolitical and socioeconomic issues surrounding the roots of energy insecurity and the global challenge to provide adequate, affordable, and accessible energy. Topics of study include the questions of energy nationalism, climate security, import dependence and transportation insecurities, the future of fossil fuels and alternative energies. Cross listed with INST 4455. Dual listed with POLS 5455. Prerequisites: 9 hours of INST or POLS coursework, including INST/POLS 2310.
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