• POLS 5420: Sem In Pub Adm

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  A reading and research course in selected topics in public administration. Dual listed with POLS 4420. Prerequisites: POLS 1000 and consent of instructor.
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• POLS 5430: US Presidency

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Analyzes the office of the president, its roles, development, relationships with other governmental agencies, and problems in the contemporary world. Dual listed with POLS 4430. Prerequisite: 9 hours of political science.
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• POLS 5435: 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 4435. Prerequisite: POLS 1000.
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• POLS 5445: 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 4445. Cross listed with INST 5445. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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• POLS 5450: Admin Regulation

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Significant points of contact between government and business are stressed. Government activities designed to regulate and aid such economic interests as business, labor, agriculture, and consumers are dealt with at length. Prerequisite: POLS 5000.
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• POLS 5455: 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 POLS 4455. Dual listed with INST 5455. Prerequisites: 9 hours of INST or POLS coursework, including INST/POLS 2310.
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• POLS 5460: Pub Ad & Law

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Focuses on various facets of the relationship between American public administration and law. Emphasis is placed on the emerging body of administrative law as a context for jurisprudential reasoning in administrative decision making. Prerequisite: POLS 5000.
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• POLS 5465: Survey of Nonprofit Sector

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  This foundational course is designed to give students of diverse backgrounds a common framework for understanding the nonprofit sector in the United States and globally. Students in this course will identify and interpret key theories, issues, and challenges in the nonprofit world and will consider the implications for practice. Dual listed with POLS 4465. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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• POLS 5475: Pols?of?Nat?Resources?Lat?Amer

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  This course examines major trends in resource extraction, management, and conservation in Latin America, and the politics surrounding those trends, from theoretical, social, political, economic, and ecological perspectives and through a variety of grounded case studies. The theories and concepts we study are applicable to resource politics beyond Latin America. Dual listed with POLS 4475. Cross listed with INST 5475. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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• POLS 5480: Ethics In Gov

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  The student is introduced to the ethical nature and dilemmas of public administration in American constitutional government. Such topics are addressed as source of ethical obligation, role of loyalty, application of moral philosophy, constitutional theory and ethical obligation, relation of theory and practice, and methods of ethical reflection. Prerequisite: POLS 5000.
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